Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
Atlanta Section

Section Officials

Chairperson
Paul Hogan 
Louth, Inc.
770-641-1277
[email protected]

Managers 

Geoffrey D. King ('99) 
CNN Post Production 
404-827-5056 
[email protected] 

Next Meeting:

May 8, 2025

Spiced Right BBQ at 6:30 PM
Program at 7 PM

Program:

Turner Entertainment Networks & ADC/NVision present:

The Nuts and Bolts of 1.5 Gigabits Television

ADC/NVision will cover the knowledge and insights gained during the implementation of 1.5 Gigabit systems over the past 2 years. The technical issues associated with plant design will be discussed and key performance criteria for equipment identified. The SMPTE 292 standard will be analyzed with respect to equipment specifications and design tradeoffs.

Speaker: Chuck Meyer, Director of Engineering, heads the NVISION design team that has developed the most innovative line of digital audio, video, and HDTV routing products on the market today, including the ENVOY Super Wide Band Video and TDM Audio Routers. Prior to Joining NVISION in 1990, Mr. Meyer Co-founded Applied Design Laboratories where he successfully developed and licensed consumer electronic products to Tyco, Hasbro, Nike, and Nolan Bushnell's AXLON Toys. Mr. Meyer earned his BS and MS degrees in Electrical Engineering at the University of California at Berkley, where he was a Tektronix Foundation Fellow, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, and Eta Kappa Nu honor societies.

Dave Siegler, Turner Entertainment Networks, has scheduled a tour of the new Turner Studio Building following the ADC/NVision presentation.

Location:

Turner Broadcasting
1010 Building MultiPurpose Room
1010 Techwood Drive
Atlanta, GA

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        Last Updated: 14 February 2025