AMWA Accepts Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award for SMPTE ST 2067

AMWA is so pleased to announce that we’ve received a Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award for SMPTE ST 2067 — Standardization of Interoperable Master Format (IMF) from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. 

We’d like to thank colleagues across our industry who contributed to the formation of this technology. IMF would not exist without Annie Chang and her colleagues at Disney, and we were delighted to collaborate with her. Clyde Smith at Turner Broadcasting System drove adoption, Bruce Devlin (Mr. MXF), and Phil Tudor and Philip de Nier from BBC R&D provided critical components of the technology which AMWA contributed to the IMF effort. We also recognize the ongoing support from CBC/Radio-Canada R&D who supported this work. We thank our colleagues at SMPTE, which harmonized the contributions from Annie and the cinema world with contributions from Turner and the television industry.  It was an outstanding collaboration across organizations and industry segments.

Watch Brad Gilmer, Executive Director of AMWA, accept the Emmy® Award. 

AMWA is a co-honoree along with SMPTE, Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI), and the University of Southern California’s Entertainment Technology Center. 

IMF is a file-based media format that simplifies the delivery and storage of audio-visual masters intended for multiple territories and platforms. Using open-source, proven technology, IMF works with any finished audio-visual masters, including long-form movies, episodic content, advertisements, and short-form content. 

“This is a great example of how trade associations, industry partnerships, and standards bodies can work together to achieve great things,” said Brad Gilmer, AMWA Executive Director. “On behalf of AMWA, we're thrilled to have been a part of it.

You can find out more about SMPTE ST 2067 at SMPTE.org. 

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