[AVT] SMPTE EBU Joint Task Force on Timing & Synchronization

[Michael A Dolan <md.1 at newtbt.com>]

> From: Peter Symes 
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2007 2:50 PM
> To: 'standards_action at lists.smpte.org'
> Subject: SMPTE EBU Joint Task Force on Timing &
> Synchronization
>  
> SMPTE and EBU are pleased to announce the formation of a new Joint Task
> Force on Timing and Synchronization.  To quote the official
> announcement:
>
> ?Current methods of timing and synchronization for television, audio and
> other moving picture signals rely on standards that have been in place
> for over 30 years. These standards are becoming increasingly
> inappropriate for the digital age with, for example, networked content
> sharing or higher frame rate HDTV image formats, and they now impose
> unacceptable limitations for the future.
>
> The Task Force will begin by focusing on user requirements from
> broadcasters, and the media and entertainment industries. Once these user
> requirements are known, the Task Force will publish one or more Requests
> for Technology (RFT). The industry's responses to these RFT will be
> evaluated against the user requirements. The outcome of this process will
> be a set of specifications that will be passed to the appropriate SMPTE
> Technology Committees for due process standardization.?
> The Task Force will operate using a combination of face-to-face meetings
> and on-line discussions.  The first face-to-face meeting will be
> held in New York City on November 5 & 6, 2007.  Pre-registration
> is required for this meeting.  More details, and links to the
> participation agreement and meeting registration are at
>
> http://www.smpte.org/standards/meeting_schedule/tf_home 

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