SMPTE is the leading standards development body for motion imaging standards. Individuals and organizations from around the world come to SMPTE to develop standards that are adopted by manufacturers, broadcasters and studios.

Standards collection = access to all SMPTE standards on digital library through purchase of the standards subscription product.  There are 860 documents in the Standards Library (includes superseded versions) — about 500 current documents as of mid 2015. 

Available on SMPTE.org for individual member subscribers only

• Institutional subscribers, including SMPTE Sustaining Members, contact IEEE at onlinesupport@ieee.org
• Individual non-member subscribers, please contact IEEE for your renewal or new subscription at onlinesupport@ieee.org 

You are required to fill out and return the license agreement to subscribe@smpte.org prior to gaining access. Once we have received your completed form you will be sent instructions on how to access the library within 48 hours.