Section Officials
Chair
David Siegler
Turner Studios
404-885-0314
[email protected]
Secretary/Treasurer
Zandra Clarke
Turner Networks
[email protected]
Membership Chair
T.J. Scott
Thomson Multimedia
770-338-4273
[email protected]
Program Chair
Ron Caird
Miranda
770-578-0096
[email protected]
Managers
Sterling Davis �04
Cox Broadcasting
404-843-5230
[email protected]
Earl Higgins �04
AVID Broadcast
770-889-4591
[email protected]
Roger Hatcher �05
Georgia Technology Authority
404-656-2919
[email protected]
Ron Caird �05
Miranda
770-578-0096
[email protected]
Jim Edwards �05
Tektronix
[email protected]
Webmaster
Andy Funk
FOX5 News, WAGA-TV
404-898-0116
[email protected]
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Last Updated: 08 November 2025
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of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
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Next Meeting:
Monday, October 11, 2025
Spiced Right BBQ at 6:30 PM
Program Starts at 7:30 PM
Hosted By:
Turner Broadcasting
1050 Techwood Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30306
Topic:
Optical Disc Products For Acquisition, Production and Storage of AV Content
IN the past decade, advancements in IT technologies have served to break the traditional barriers between current AV and IT infrastructures. The advent of nonlinear editing systems, news servers, and Sony e-VTRs has clearly demonstrated the benefits of bringing these two worlds together. While technologies such as random access, file transfers, central storage and metadata have introduced major benefits to production workflows in broadcasting, a media solution to fulfill this transition had not yet been established � until now.
THE Sony XDCAM Series of optical disc products utilizes the Professional Disc media and state-of-the-art blue-violet laser technology to achieve high data transfer rates and long recording times for practical day-to-day operations. Its file-based recording and random access capabilities not only remove the 'linear-natured' barriers common to tape media, but also merge the AV and IT worlds by featuring the functions required for both domains.
NOTE: For security reasons, anyone planning on attending this meeting must e-mail Dave Siegler ([email protected]) in advance as he must prepare an attendance list for Turner Security beforehand.
Directions:
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FROM NORTH: Exit I-75/85S at 10th/14th Streets exit. Proceed straight through light at 14th Street. Stay in right lane to enter Turner.
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FROM SOUTH: Exit I-75/85 N at 10th/14th Streets exit. Turn left on Tenth Street. Turn right on Techwood to Turner entrance on left.
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Program Suggestions:
Is there a topic that you would like us to cover or want to present? Do you have new equipment or a facility you would like to show off?
We are always looking for hosts and presenters for our meetings.
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David Siegler Section Chair 404-885-0314 [email protected] |
Ron Caird Section Program Chair 770-578-0096 [email protected] |
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We have a full-featured Internet mailing list for support of Section activities. List members receive meeting notices and other appropriate announcements. The list is easily administered via the web. You can subscribe, unsubscribe, and change your list options �yourself� on the list Info Page, or view past list messages kept the list Archive.
And now there's another list that may be of interest � AtlTech � created for those in the Atlanta area interested in broadcast, television and motion picture engineering. It is a "place" online where SMPTE members interested in the SBE can learn of what they're doing, and where SBE members can learn of SMPTE activities, etc. You can subscribe, unsubscribe, and change your list options �yourself� on the list Info Page, or view past list message kept in the list Archive.
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Send your announcements, job openings, or other information of general interest to Program Chair Ron Caird:
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News of Related Organizations:
The Peach State Chapter of the Society of Broadcast Engineers web site at www.broadcast.net/~sbe5/ has information on the activities of this related group.
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