Asset Management, or: 'The Program We Think We Want
May Be Somewhere in That Pile; But Where?'
Speakers:
Date & time: Thursday, 28 June 2001
6:30 PM Social hour with refreshments sponsored
by Thomson Multimedia Broadcast Automation
7:30 PM Program
Meeting organizer: John Hartwell, Sony Electronics
Program:
Archival experts estimate that over a billion hours of film, video
and audio tapes, and audio discs currently sit in storage around the world,
with thousands of hours being added every week. Broadcasters, program producers,
and archives face the almost overwhelming task of keeping track of their
holdings and accessing them in a timely way via asset management and automation
control. Accurate and easily accessible metadata and efficient delivery
methods can transform a liability -- an unknown reel in a can costing money
to store -- into a valuable asset and a potentially significant revenue
source. While SMPTE, AES, and other industry groups are developing metadata
standards, manufacturers are also working on solutions.
This month Thomson Multimedia Broadcast Solutions hosts an evening to
examine the challenges of asset management, including metadata methods
and standards, physical storage, accessibility, and scheduling the time
and method of media 'fulfillment'.
The formal presentations will be followed by an open question and answer
session. If you know broadcasters and archivists who might not be on this
mailing list, please invite them to the event.
Peter Hammar
SMPTE-SF Secretary
Welcome:
SMPTEsf welcomes members and friends to attend without charge.
Reservations are not required for this meeting.
Location:
Thomson Automation,
Philips Electronics Campus,
1000 West Maude Avenue,
Sunnyvale
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