Fall Mini-Plugfest [August 25, 2025]

We are hosting a fall mini-plugfest on August 25, 2025.

A plugfest is a unique opportunity to gain implementation experience with IMF and network with the members of the community. Read our explainer at https://www.imfug.com/plugfest/.

Location and registration

Thanks to Warner Bros. Discovery, the plugfest will be held in person in Burbank, CA, USA.

The plugfest will be open to members and guests, with guests being subject to the IMF UG participation rules, including a duty to keep the contents of the meeting confidential. Any result made available publicly will be anonymized.

You must register at the link below before August 18, 2025:

https://forms.gle/parW6HXgRzUr12pR9

Space is limited.

Program

10:00 Plugfest starts

12:00 Lunch

14:00 Plugfest ends

All times are in Los Angeles local time.

Topics

The mini-plugfest will focus on:

  • 4K in SMPTE ST 2067-21 5ED (test vector: Harvey Landy, NBCU)
  • 8K in SMPTE ST 2067-21 5ED (test vector: Mike Smith, Warner Bros.)
  • Dolby Vision in ISXD (SMPTE ST 2067-202) (test vector: Florian Schleich, Netflix)
  • Markers in the IMF UG scope (test vector: John Hurst, Cinecert)

Submitting and accessing content

Our plugfests are cloud first. Content will be submitted to and accessed from a shared Amazon S3 bucket.

Contacts

Michael Smith [Host]

Pierre-Anthony Lemieux [IMF UG chair]