[AtlSMPTE] February 2006 Atlanta SMPTE meeting

[James Wilson]

SMPTE
January Section Meeting
Monday, February 13th, 2006 
Television and IT -- Challenges and Opportunities 
PROGRAM BY: 
Peter Symes, Grass Valley Group
HOSTED BY: 
Grass Valley Group 
Refreshments 6:30 PM           Program at 7:30 PM
 Progress in the television business is increasingly dependent on leveraging
technology from other, larger, industries. The IT industry has had, and
continues to have, more impact than any other.
We must always remember that these technologies were not developed with
consideration for the specific needs of television engineers, or of the
broadcast industry. There are cost effective technologies that we must use
to be competitive, but only if we can meet the needs of our users. It is not
acceptable to choose a technology and then to advise the user of the (new)
operational restrictions that will result.
The presentation will review aspects of progress in television that build on
IT developments, some of the dangers, and some of the lessons learned.
Today, it is possible to create products that bring out the benefits of
cost-effectiveness and flexibility of IT systems, yet meet all the needs of
television professionals. Some recent developments will be described.
Peter Symes gained his Bachelor of Science degree with honors in 1967 and
began his career in television in the engineering department of the British
Broadcasting Corporation. He worked in product management for Philips and
Central Dynamics before joining Grass Valley in 1983. He is now Manager,
Advanced Technology with responsibilities that include strategic planning,
intellectual property, and technological liaison. In the latter role he
represents Grass Valley in many organizations including the Society of
Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). He served two terms as
Engineering Vice President of SMPTE, and is currently the Financial Vice
President.
Symes holds patents and is the joint recipient of Emmy awards for the
architecture of the digital picture processor. He is a Senior Member of the
Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEEE), and a Fellow of SMPTE.
He has written and presented numerous papers at industry conferences, and is
the author of Video Compression (1998), Video Compression Demystified
(2001), and Digital Video Compression (2003), all published by McGraw Hill.
He has also contributed to other books, including the NAB Engineering
Handbook and Understanding Digital Cinema (Focal Press, 2004).
Turner Broadcasting 1000 Building Multipurpose Room
1000 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, GA  30318
Please contact Zandra Clarke at  <mailto:zandra.clarke at turner.com>
zandra.clarke at turner.com or 404.575.5277 to be listed with Security for
access to the Techwood Turner campus.
All interested people are invited to this meeting.  While we encourage you
to join our organization, you do not have to be a SMPTE member to attend.
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