European Multimedia Associations Convention
Encyclopedia
The European Multimedia Associations Convention (EMMAC) is a Europe
an network of multimedia
associations driven by the European Multimedia Forum (EMF).
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an network of multimedia
Multimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
associations driven by the European Multimedia Forum (EMF).
Mission
The mission of the EMMAC is to:- promote the multimedia industries at a pan-European and an international level
- strengthen the multimedia community in European through pro-active networking
- develop joint services for the European multimedia industry (international expansion & funding acquisition)
- discover synergies between its members and to develop joint projects to strengthen their network
- increase the dissemination impact through pooled membership and joining forces
- organise joint events for its members
See also
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- Moving Picture Experts GroupMoving Picture Experts GroupThe Moving Picture Experts Group is a working group of experts that was formed by ISO and IEC to set standards for audio and video compression and transmission. It was established in 1988 by the initiative of Hiroshi Yasuda and Leonardo Chiariglione, who has been from the beginning the Chairman...
- Society of Motion Picture and Television EngineersSociety of Motion Picture and Television EngineersThe Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE , founded in 1916 as the Society of Motion Picture Engineers or SMPE, is an international professional association, based in...