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SMPTE's Regional Seminar program is designed to bring highly practical, one-day technical seminars to select local SMPTE Sections. These popular seminars allow attendees to learn about highly relevant technology through a concentrated session taught by leaders in the field.
Today’s consumers of motion imaging content have many options when it comes to service providers and display devices. They may subscribe to on-demand services via satellite or cable operators. PCs and the Internet are now very common sources for content, smartphones and tablets have matured and become almost ubiquitous. This creates many new challenges when it comes to producing and managing content. With this in mind, the 2012 SMPTE Regional Seminar is designed to provide crucial knowledge to help participants plan, produce and manage content so it can be effectively utilized with minimal regard to the distribution platform used or the display device viewed.
What participants should expect to learn:
- Technological differences between types and formats of various multi-platform distribution systems and display devices
- Technologies and processes required to generate/automate content for correct display on a variety of devices including iPad/iPhone; android tablet/phone, set-top-boxes, satellite and laptop
- Methodologies for effectively planning workflows and technologies to support multi-platform distribution systems and various display devices
- Impact of SMPTE’s Interoperable Master Format (IMF) standard on content produced for multi-platform/multi-display environments
Hear what attendees said about the 2011 Seminar:
- “One of the most effective and engaging technical seminars I’ve been to in my 22 years in the broadcast realm. Great job all!” - Toronto Seminar Participant
- “Excellent seminar! Anybody will learn something, but professional from IT or broadcast will learn a lot.” - Montreal Seminar Participant
- “Both speakers did an excellent job with the "Making Use of MXF" portion of the seminar; this was by far my highlight of the event.” - Toronto Seminar Participant
