Ask An expert
We're pleased to annouce the addition of the Ask an Expert feature of the SMPTE 2020 event! During the conference, you will be able to schedule brief one on one conversations with any of our Experts. They are standing by to answer questions, join a debate, or brainstorm on a problem in a variety of areas! We encourage you to bring your questions and problems to our Experts! We especially encourage students and early career professionals to use the experts as a resource!
View our Experts and their Subject Matter Expertise Below
Thomas Bause Mason
Everything relating to standards development
Standards Document Types
SMPTE Standards development process
Relationships to other organizations
How to start work in SMPTE
What are our technology committees
Bruce Devlin
MXF, IMF, Cloud, SMPTE standards, SMPTE liaisons with other groups, New SMPTE Technical projects and Open Source
Rory Gordon
Color Science -Ask Rory about Color Science Triage: Working Through Color Problems in the Field
John Hurst
Digital Cinema:
How to Read SMPTE Standards for Digital Cinema
Mastering for Digital Cinema
Advanced DCP Mastering
Working with an Encrypted Digital Cinema Package
Dave Siegler
ATSC 3.0- Dave is a recognized expert in the new ATSC 3.0 Standard and is available to answer any questions you may have about the Standard, configuration and implementation.
Ian Trow
Video Compression, Contribution link technologies / standards and Content Protection and Infrastructure Security
Jack Watts
Digital Cinema Mastering
Digital Cinema Distribution
Digital Cinema (21DC) Standards
SMPTE vs Interop DCP Distribution
IMF Mastering & Delivery
Peter Wharton
Running Television Operations in the Cloud
Where a TV Channel Begins: Master Control and Playout
Making Sure Everything Works: The Art of Monitoring and Control