Philip J. Cianci

Magic and Miracles

 

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Dec. 5, 2017 — The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, SMPTE®, the organization whose standards work has supported a century of advances in entertainment technology and whose membership spans the globe, today announced that “Magic & Miracles: 100 Years of Moving Image Science & Technology” is now shipping. Documenting a century of innovation fueled by SMPTE’s standards work, the richly illustrated hardcover book features more than 350 pages of historical photographs, movie stills, insider stories, and milestone events.

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“‘Magic & Miracles’ is a must-have for any friend of SMPTE and any dedicated enthusiast of the moving image,” said SMPTE Executive Director Barbara Lange. “I think that James Cameron explained it best in his acceptance speech last year when he received SMPTE Honorary Membership. He thanked the Society for its work over the past 100 years, and added, ‘It’s only when you stop and look back over a century that you see how far we’ve come. It’s dazzling. It’s astounding. It’s magic.’ He was right! It has been a magical journey, and we have captured it all with this beautiful new book.”

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Using essays contributed by SMPTE Members, descriptions of landmark events, insights into the Society’s standards development work, and archival material that documents the course of moving-image technology evolution, “Magic & Miracles” commemorates the work of the Society and its members in the development of motion-picture, television, and digital media technology.