Information About SMPTE
Next Meeting:
Monday May 15th
Note: The Third Monday of the Month
Refreshments at 6:30 PM
Program Starts at 7:30 PM
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Next Generation Video Coding:
A Comparison of MPEG-4 AVC and SMPTE VC-1 to MPEG-2 Video
From the birth of broadcast-quality digital television, MPEG-2 Video has been the ubiquitous compression standard used for terrestrial broadcasting, direct-to-home satellite, Cable television, and DVDs. Now a new set of video compression standards have emerged and are starting to be deployed in some market segments and in various parts of the distribution chain.
MPEG-4 AVC (also referred to as H.264) and SMPTE VC-1 (the standardization of Windows Media Video 9) deliver similar quality to MPEG-2 Video but at approximately half the bit rate. And both are available today.
Come to this session and learn all about these exciting new video compression technologies and how they compare to MPEG-2 Video. This session will walk you through the various aspects of video compression techniques and translate these to understandable examples. The information will be presented in a way that will be beneficial to both the engineer and manager alike.
Presented by Tony Howard
Principal Systems Engineer, Tandberg Television
Tony has a degree in Electronic Engineering & Physics from Loughborough University of Technology (UK) and is a Chartered Engineer and member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (UK).
Tony has been working in the broadcasting industry for 23 years with the last 4 years in Canada. Following the path of one company : IBA / NTL / DMV / NDS / TANDBERG Television - he started work as a Project Engineer for the UK's Independent Broadcasting Authority working on all aspects of UHF TV transmitter systems including the first use of 34 Mbit/s codecs to carry program feeds. He went on to install some of the first major MPEG-2 compression systems and later moved to a technical product support role as Customer Support Manager. Based near Toronto, he now is responsible for producing system designs and technical proposals for new Tandberg Television compression systems throughout the Americas.
Meeting Hosted by WAGA-TV Fox 5
1551 Briarcliff Road NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30306
It is with deep appreciation that we thank Andy Funk for his many years or service
to the local section. His web site has provided timely information about the
meetings and the community. We wish him well in his new venture in Houston.
You can write Andy by
email or visit his website.
Please bookmark the new location of the SMPTE Atlanta Section:
www.Atlanta-SMPTE.org
There are still a few tickets left for a Tour of the Audio - Visual facilities
at Turner Field and an afternoon of Braves Baseball. Sunday May 14th
at 1:05 PM is the start of the game with a tour immediately following.
Cost is $ 25 per person. Contact
Ed Welly to make arrangements.
(Ed is the Chairperson for the Audio Engineering Society, Atlanta Section).
If you have received automatic meeting notifications in the past,
please bear with us as we change web hosts. Current users
should still be receiving notifications and we will have the
ability for new individuals to sign up in the future.
We apologize for the delay.
If you have a topic you would liked to see presented,
or if you would like to host a meeting or present to
the local section, contact Ron Caird
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