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8:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Registration is Open
Ray Dolby Ballroom Terrace
Registration is Open
Ray Dolby Ballroom Terrace
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
SMPTE Foundations 3
Session Room 1
SMPTE Foundations Sessions provide very deep coverage of the technologies and topics selected for the program and are meant to help attendees better understand the conference content by providing focused foundational concepts.
SMPTE Foundations 4
Session Room 2
SMPTE Foundations Sessions provide very deep coverage of the technologies and topics selected for the program and are meant to help attendees better understand the conference content by providing focused foundational concepts.
9:59 AM - 8:00 PM
Solutions Hub is Open!
Solutions Hub - Ray Dolby Ballroom
Solutions Hub is Open!
Solutions Hub - Ray Dolby Ballroom
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Advances in Audio Perception and Exposure
Session Room 1
This session reviews clinical trials and animal studies on sound exposure, comparing these with sound levels in various settings like public theatres and gaming, and introduces the Loudness-to-Dialog-Ratio (LDR) metric, which can manage sound exposure in children's media and advocates for its use to protect young listeners from high sound levels. The session also explores auditory envelopment (AE) and its potential effects across different ages, suggesting AE is a fundamental percept.
Standards
Session Room 2
The SMPTE Standards team will present the latest updates from the Sustainability Workgroup, highlighting key advancements and initiatives aimed at promoting environmentally responsible practices in media technology and production.
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Delivering Creative Intent
Session Room 1
This session explores the variability in sound levels in commercial cinemas and its effect on the viewing experience. Feedback linked playback levels with perceived loudness, suggest a need for updated sound level guidelines to enhance cinema audio quality.
1:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Buffet Lunch (Board of Editors meets in Mt Olympus room, third floor of the Loews Hotel)
Loews Hotel Poolside and Solutions Hub - Ray Dolby Ballroom
Buffet Lunch (Board of Editors meets in Mt Olympus room, third floor of the Loews Hotel)
Loews Hotel Poolside and Solutions Hub - Ray Dolby Ballroom
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Enhancing Media Infrastructures: Security, Flexibility, Efficiency
Session Room 1
The shift from SDI to IP-based infrastructures has exposed broadcast systems to significant security risks akin to IT networks. A study of 44 media systems, including cameras and IP converters, found 18 critical vulnerabilities across 15 products from 10 vendors, revealing a third of systems have severe flaws. Vendors lacked proper disclosure policies, with only four addressing issues within three months. Additionally, 18 CVE entries were linked to non-vendor domains, underscoring a need for better security practices and transparency in the industry.
Advancing Media Technologies: Color, Streaming, and Standards
Session Room 2
This session will explore the evolving landscape of color grading and science. Delve into preserving the richness of these crafts amid contemporary homogenization trends. Discover RIS OSA's latest initiative to define best practices for decentralized streaming ecosystems. Additionally, get an update on the latest SMPTE Precision Time Protocol (PTP) and IP standards, essential for ensuring synchronization and interoperability in modern media workflows.
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions
HDR Innovations in Media Production
Session Room 1
This session delves into three cases of HDR technology integration: Sky Sports' adoption of live HDR for Premier League football, addressing operational and workflow challenges, LG and Disney’s development of an API for large-scale TV management, enhancing calibration efficiency, and HDR’s underutilized potential in social media content creation. It covers HDR’s impact on sports broadcasting, large-scale display management improvements, and strategies for leveraging HDR to boost social media engagement, while navigating technical hurdles like compatibility and file management.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Case Studies on Transforming Broadcast Events with ST 2110
Session Room 1
This session delves into The Eurovision Song Contest's successful shift from SDI to SMPTE ST 2110, leveraging a 100Gb dual redundant network for enhanced live event performance, and advancements in IP infrastructure, highlighted by ST 2110-41, streamline metadata workflows for HDR video and immersive audio, enhancing live sports and broadcast coverage.
9:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Tuesday VOD Test
Tuesday VOD Test
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Registration is Open
Ray Dolby Ballroom Terrace
Registration is Open
Ray Dolby Ballroom Terrace
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
SMPTE Foundations 5
Session Room 1
SMPTE Foundations Sessions provide very deep coverage of the technologies and topics selected for the program and are meant to help attendees better understand the conference content by providing focused foundational concepts.
SMPTE Foundations 6
Session Room 2
SMPTE Foundations Sessions provide very deep coverage of the technologies and topics selected for the program and are meant to help attendees better understand the conference content by providing focused foundational concepts.
9:59 AM - 4:00 PM
Solutions Hub is Open!
Solutions Hub - Ray Dolby Ballroom
Solutions Hub is Open!
Solutions Hub - Ray Dolby Ballroom
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Enhancing Visual Fidelity in Media Production
Session Room 1
Film grain is essential to analogue cinema's aesthetic but challenges video compression by losing authenticity in low-bitrate scenarios. AV1 film grain synthesis technology improves this by estimating and reconstructing grain during decoding. However, block size selection affects reconstruction quality, with larger blocks potentially introducing noticeable noise. We propose a perceptual quality assessment method that leverages the human visual system to detect and penalize repetitive noise patterns by comparing decoded frames to grain templates. This approach efficiently processes high-resolution videos, showing strong correlation with expert judgments.
AI Conversations
Session Room 2
Three innovative papers present cutting-edge technologies in media and data management: Generative AI's impact on video production, from text-to-video advancements to enhanced post-production workflows, a novel method for constructing Knowledge Graphs from unstructured text to improve news data management, and a tool to streamline voice casting for localized content, utilizing voice similarity metrics to enhance efficiency and accuracy across diverse languages and accents.
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Digital Media Advances
Session Room 1
In the evolving digital media landscape, embedding interactive "clickable objects" directly into videos and images using digital watermarking is key to sustaining user engagement. This approach offers a seamless interaction layer, enhancing viewer experience across all media formats. Additionally, we'll delve into the importance of provenance metadata, the structure of C2PA manifests, and provide practical guidance for broadcasters and content publishers on integrating these solutions effectively.
1:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Buffet Lunch
Loews Hotel Poolside and Solutions Hub - Ray Dolby Ballroom
Buffet Lunch
Loews Hotel Poolside and Solutions Hub - Ray Dolby Ballroom
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
HDR Innovations in Media Production
Session Room 1
This session delves into three cases of HDR technology integration: Sky Sports' adoption of live HDR for Premier League football, addressing operational and workflow challenges, LG and Disney’s development of an API for large-scale TV management, enhancing calibration efficiency, and HDR’s underutilized potential in social media content creation. It covers HDR’s impact on sports broadcasting, large-scale display management improvements, and strategies for leveraging HDR to boost social media engagement, while navigating technical hurdles like compatibility and file management.
Inclusive and Accessible
Session Room 2
Dicsover three innovative applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in media: AI's role in improving emotional accuracy in media translation and dubbing through advanced deep learning and natural language processing, and automation in Descriptive Video Service (DVS) using generative AI for scriptwriting and text-to-speech technology for narration. Additionally, learn about Remote Integration Modle (REMI) worflows as an alternative to extensive on-site infrastructure.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Innovations in Camera Technology for Live Production
Session Room 1
This session will offer hands-on advice for addressing technical challenges and fully utilizing SLS cameras in TV production, and attempt to present solutions for achieving a cinematic look in live settings while meeting the unique requirements of each environment.
Innovations in Visual Content Technology
Session Room 2
Enhancing image discoverability in vector-based search engines, and markerless motion capture technology, which uses computer vision to track movements without physical markers, reducing time and costs compared to traditional methods.
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Registration is Open
Ray Dolby Ballroom Terrace
Registration is Open
Ray Dolby Ballroom Terrace
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Concurrent Sessions
ST 2110 Training Program Part 1
Mt. Olympus - 3rd Floor, Loews Hotel
This is a five-hour training course planned for Thursday, October 24. It includes lunch and provides attendees with a certificate of completion after a course test. Space is limited to 70 individuals and participation can be added to an All-Access or Thursday Summit Registration Package. Participants need to add this option during their registration.
Optimization techniques for Improved Perceptual Quality
Session Room 1
This session presents a novel content-driven approach utilizing the Video Multimethod Assessment Fusion (VMAF) metric and a deep learning model with a SlowFast Network Architecture. Additionally, you can hear about "Virtual Reference," a method for loudspeaker calibration using Transfer Function measurements.
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Concurrent Sessions
Cloud-based Broadcasting and Modern Metadata Applications
Session Room 1
Explore a framework for implementing ATSC 3.0 in the cloud, detailing how it handles ROUTE/DASH streams and Physical Layer Pipes (PLPs), with dual reception capabilities for simultaneous broadcast and broadband access. In contrast, legacy metadata standards within ST 2110, such as ST 2110-40 and ST 2110-31, are limited in flexibility and utility, particularly for user-defined metadata. Learn how SiriusXM integrates ST 2110-41 with SCTE DPI triggers and proprietary data, discussing its impact on media workflows and identifying areas for further research.
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions
ST 2110 Training Program Part 2
Mt. Olympus - 3rd Floor, Loews Hotel
This is a five-hour training course planned for Thursday, October 24. It includes lunch and provides attendees with a certificate of completion after a course test. Space is limited to 70 individuals and participation can be added to an All-Access or Thursday Summit Registration Package. Participants need to add this option during their registration.
RIS OSVP
Session Room 1
RIS OSVP sessions bring you the latest updates on the work done in this group.
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Concurrent Sessions
ST 2110 Training Program Part 3
Mt. Olympus - 3rd Floor, Loews Hotel
This is a five-hour training course planned for Thursday, October 24. It includes lunch and provides attendees with a certificate of completion after a course test. Space is limited to 70 individuals and participation can be added to an All-Access or Thursday Summit Registration Package. Participants need to add this option during their registration.
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Awards Gala Cocktail Reception and Silent Auction - Ticket Required
Ray Dolby Ballroom Terrace
Awards Gala Cocktail Reception and Silent Auction - Ticket Required
Ray Dolby Ballroom Terrace
6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Awards Gala Ceremony and Dinner - Ticket Required
Ray Dolby Ballroom
Awards Gala Ceremony and Dinner - Ticket Required
Ray Dolby Ballroom
9:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Thursday VOD Test
Thursday VOD Test
9:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Thursday VOD Test (Clone)
Thursday VOD Test (Clone)
9:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Awards Gala Afterparty
Ray Dolby Ballroom
Awards Gala Afterparty
Ray Dolby Ballroom
