Standards organization SMPTE appoints Raymond Yeung from Amazon as its Vice President.
SMPTE Appoints New Standards Vice President
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has announced a new addition to its leadership team. Raymond Yeung, a renowned industry expert with extensive experience in digital effects, film mastering, and HDR imaging development, has been appointed as the vice president of standards.
SMPTE President Richard Welsh expressed his delight at the appointment, believing that Yeung's expertise and experience will be valuable in driving innovation for the standards community. He expressed his eagerness to work with Yeung in his new role.
Yeung, who is a SMPTE Life Fellow and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, currently serves as the head of content standards at Amazon MGM Studios Technology. He joined the HDR imaging development effort at Dolby Laboratories in 2021.
In his new role, Yeung plans to use his experience as a SMPTE standards director and Technology Committee 35PM chair to drive innovation for the standards community. He will remain in the standards VP role until the end of the year.
While specific biographical details about Thomas Bause Mason, the newly appointed SMPTE Standards Director, were not found in the current search results, his position indicates that he is deeply involved in leading SMPTE’s standards development. SMPTE is a global society made up of media professionals, technologists, and engineers dedicated to advancing technical and creative standards in the motion picture and television industries.
Richard Welsh looks forward to working with Yeung as they continue to lead and evolve standards development in the media technology world. He described the appointment of Yeung as a leadership role and believes that his appointment will contribute to the organization’s continued leadership and evolution in standards development.
- In his role as the head of content standards at Amazon MGM Studios Technology, Yeung previously joined the HDR imaging development effort at Dolby Laboratories in 2021.
- As a SMPTE Life Fellow and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Yeung will bring his extensive experience in digital effects, film mastering, and HDR imaging development to his new position as the standards vice president at SMPTE.
- SMPTE President Richard Welsh anticipates that Yeung's expertise and experience will contribute to innovation in the standards community, particularly in areas related to technology such as HD, ATSC, and IP content delivery systems.
- SMPTE is an organization focused on advancing technical and creative standards in the motion picture and television industries, which includes the development of digital media formats and technologies like video streaming over the internet (IP) and digital television (ATSC) standards.
- As the standards vice president, Yeung aims to use his experience as a SMPTE standards director and Technology Committee 35PM chair to spearhead innovation in various aspects of digital media content creation, such as video production for television entertainment and beyond.
