The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has released the program for its Media Technology Conference 2022, which will take place on June 29 at the BFI Southbank, London.
The event brings together leading technologists from the industry to present and discuss topics affecting the industry in 2022.
SMPTE says the media technology conference is “guaranteed to be opinionated and thought-provoking” and says audience participation will be encouraged throughout the day.
The conference is separated into two areas – one focused on creative technology, including sessions on virtual production; cloud technology for production and publishing; and studio technology.
The second area will look at technology infrastructure and will include sessions covering standards versus owners for practical IP studio builds; whether to choose a public cloud or a private virtual infrastructure; and how useful 5G really is for broadcasters.
This one-day conference is aimed at senior technology leaders and their media broadcast, production and distribution teams, as well as graduates and students entering the industry.
A number of discounted tickets are available for young engineers. Each full price ticket entitles the buyer to purchase two discounted tickets, so a senior engineer can bring two junior team members to the conference, for example. A limited number of free tickets will also be available for students. Full price tickets cost £250 for SMPTE members and £315 for non-members. Reduced tickets (for Junior Engineers) cost £75 each.
Attendance provides a hands-on understanding of upcoming technologies, including their strengths and weaknesses, and the experiences others have had in implementing them.
After the event, there will be a networking reception at the BFI Southbank.
The complete program
Technological infrastructure (Room: NFT2)
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Opening of registrations, coffee and pastries
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Welcome and Login
John Ellerton – BT Media and Broadcasting
Ian Trow – Ian Trow Tech Ltd
10:15 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.
NDI
10:35 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.
Standards – ST.2110, PTP and JPEG XS
Dave Mitchison – Appear TV
10:55 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
SDN, PTP and orchestration
Andy Rayner – Nevion
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Coffee and cake in the blue room
11:45 – 12:05
2110 Accurate Sync on Windows and Remote Displays with GPU and DPU
12:05 – 12:25
From OB vans to the cloud
12:25 – 12:45
Round table – ST.2110 – boom or bust?
12:45 – 13:45
Lunch in the blue room
13:45 – 14:05
Should DTH fully embrace social media?
Greg Bensberg – D34
14:05 – 14:25
5G for media – just faster 4G or new apps?
14:25 – 14:45
10 cloud myths
Larissa Görner-Meeus – Grass Valley
14:45 – 15:15
Tea and cake in the blue room
3:15 p.m. – 3:35 p.m.
OTT and streaming royalty tracking
Mark Rawlings-Smith – Conviva
3:35 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.
Infrastructure Security – A Broadcaster’s View
3:55 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Round table: cloud or on-premises?
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Session recap
John Ellerton – BT Media and Broadcasting
Richard Welsh – Deluxe
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Drinks and snacks in the blue room
Creative Technology (Room: NFT3)
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Opening of registrations, coffee and pastries
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Welcome and Login
Richard Welsh – Deluxe
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Session 1 – To be determined
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Coffee and cake in the blue room
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Remote and cloud post-production vs on-site in a post-pandemic world
Cara Sheppard – Twickenham Studios
Darren Woolfson – Molinaire
12:45 – 13:45
Lunch in the blue room
1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Next generation cinematography
Christina Nowak – Anna Valley
Julia Lou – Lux Machina
14:45 – 15:15
Tea and cake in the blue room
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
What Blockchain and NFTs Mean for Filmmakers – Reclaiming Rights and Making Money
Tracie Mitchell – Greenfish.io
Mark Kenna – Bad Blood Films
Solene Marvian – Angel Films
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Session recap
Ian Trow – Ian Trow Tech Ltd
4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Drinks and snacks in the blue room
