
SMPTE announced that Raymond Yeung, head of content standards at Amazon MGM Studios Technology, has taken on the role of standards vice president for the Society beginning January 1, 2025, and will serve as standards vice president for the remainder of 2025.
“I am honored to be serving as the new standards vice president,” said Yeung. “Leading this renowned standards development institution is a great responsibility and one that I take very seriously. I plan to draw from my experience serving as a SMPTE standards director and chair of Technology Committee 35PM to drive innovation for the standards community.”
With extensive experience in digital visual effects and film mastering, Yeung joined the HDR imaging development effort at Dolby Laboratories in 2012. Yeung is a SMPTE Life Fellow and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
“I’m delighted to welcome Raymond to the board as vice president of standards,” said SMPTE President Richard Welsh. “His commitment to SMPTE standards work and his high standing in the community are reflected in this leadership role. I look forward to working with Raymond as we continue to lead and evolve standards development in the rapidly changing media technology world.”
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SMPTE is the global society of media professionals, technologists, and engineers working in the digital entertainment industry. The Society fosters a diverse and engaged membership from both the technology and creative communities, delivering vast educational offerings, technical conferences, and exhibitions, the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, and access to a rich network of colleagues essential to their career success. As an internationally recognized standards organization, SMPTE also provides a vital technical framework of engineering standards and guidelines that allow the seamless creation, management, and delivery of media for art, entertainment, and education.
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