Retrospective: Historical Briefs from Past Issues

The October 2001 Journal published in: “A Short History of Standardization in the SMPTE, by Gordon A. Chambers.” “At the incorporation meeting in Washington, D.C. on 24 July 1916, Henry D. Hubbard of the Bureau of Standards spoke on the desirability of standards in the industry. The dimensions he proposed for what we now call 35mm film were exceedingly close to what is used today. Frame-Line Location…American War Standards/JAN…Pitch…Television…Video Magnetic Recording…International Standardization (and) Standards and Recommended Practices. The Society publishes annually a list of its Standards. In addition, related material not considered as meeting the criteria for standards is prepared and published by the Society as “Recommended Practices” and Engineering Guidelines. For the full article, see: https://tinyurl.com/3krzht39

Print ISSN

1545-0279

Electronic ISSN

2160-2492

Published

2026-10

Content type

Opinion

DOI

10.5594/JMI.2026/XDSA5574