The Video Services Forum (VSF) has announced its October meeting will be hosted by PBS in Crystal City, Arlington, Va. VSF has reserved two blocks of rooms for the meetings, Oct. 3-4, and a special rate including breakfast is available Oct. 1-5. Rooms are available at the Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport and the […]
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VSF Sets October Meeting For PBS Venue
The Video Services Forum will hold its October meeting at PBS in Arlington, Va. VSF is seeking papers for the meeting, which will be held Oct. 3-4 at 2100 Crystal Drive, Crystal City, Arlington, Va. Those wishing to present a paper should submit a 100- to 200-word synopsis by Aug. 15. Among the paper topics […]
VSF Seeks Presentation Proposals For May NYC Meeting
NBCUniversal will host the Video Services Forum May Meeting Series, May 9-10, at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan, VSF announced this week. The VSF also has issued a call for presentations for the gathering. It is seeking presentations on a wide variety of topics, including adaptive bit rate transport; human visual/auditory system and perception of […]
Time Running Out On VidTrans 2017 Early Bird Special
If you are planning to attend VidTrans 2017, the Video Services Forum annual gathering Feb. 28-March 2 at the Marina del Rey (Calif.) Marriott, time is running out to take advantage of a $100-discount early bird special. Those registering for the event before Feb. 1 will receive the special $675 rate, as opposed to the […]
Membership Has Its Privileges
Last week’s Tech Thursday article on SMPTE ST-2110 professional video IP standard and a supplemental blog posting on VidTrans 2017’s upcoming 2110 interoperability event prompted one of Playout’s followers to ask if SMPTE plans to publish the standard before the interop, or “will it be an interop test on an unpublished standard.” I am sharing […]
Open Interoperability Road Map Evolves
The organizations behind development of the Joint Task Force on Networked Media, also known as JT-NM, announced they have updated their road map to open interoperability. The groups, which include the European Broadcasting Union, the Advanced Media Workflow Association, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers and the Video Services Forum, are on record […]