Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers - Definition and Overview

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers or SMPTE (pronounced "simptee" or sometimes "sumptee") is a US professional association of engineers. They describe standards for media, publish a journal, find jobs for members and etc.

Significant standards for which they hold the copyright include:

• All film and television transmission formats and media, including digital.
• The SMPTE time code
• The SMPTE color bar test pattern
• The Material eXchange Format, or MXF

External link

http://www.smpte.org/