Full Name
Michael Smith
Award Name
The Journal Award Recipients
Award Description
High Throughput JPEG 2000 for Broadcast and IP-Based Applications, in SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, vol. 130, no. 4, pp. 22-35, May 2021
Honoree Citation
Michael D. Smith has worked as a digital imaging and intellectual property consultant for 20 years. He has worked on projects for many organizations including Warner Bros., Sony Pictures Entertainment, DCI, NOAA, Dolby, and DTS. He was co-editor of the High-Throughput JPEG 2000 image compression standard that was published in 2019. In 2018, he received a screen credit for his color science work on Mary Poppins Returns. From 2013-2015, he was co-chair of Blu-ray Disc Association's UHD-TF Video Subgroup which defined the video-related requirements for the Ultra HD Blu-ray disc format. In 2012, Mr. Smith’s work on Warner Bros. Digital End to End (DETE) system led to winning a Technical Emmy.
In addition to novel technology achievements, Mr. Smith has done extensive work in intellectual property. His work on more than forty IP matters related to infringement and validity of patents has resulted in settlements and judgements of approximately $1.7 billion.
Mr. Smith was editor of the book "3D Cinema and Television Technology: The First 100 Years" published by SMPTE in 2011 and achieved SMPTE Fellow in 2019. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from UCLA in 2001 and 2004 respectively.
In addition to novel technology achievements, Mr. Smith has done extensive work in intellectual property. His work on more than forty IP matters related to infringement and validity of patents has resulted in settlements and judgements of approximately $1.7 billion.
Mr. Smith was editor of the book "3D Cinema and Television Technology: The First 100 Years" published by SMPTE in 2011 and achieved SMPTE Fellow in 2019. He received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from UCLA in 2001 and 2004 respectively.
