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Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers

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The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers or SMPTE (pronounced "simptee" or sometimes "sumptee") is a 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
  • MXF

Their site is http://www.smpte.org, and they sell CD-ROMs.