File Formats and Systems (31FS)

Thomas Bause Mason is director, advanced digital media technology, NBCUniversal. As part of the NBCUniversal Advanced Technology Team, Bause researches and implements emerging technologies as well as standards for file-based workflows for production, post-production and distribution, including traditional broadcast, cable, and the Web. In addition, Bause works with many different NBCUniversal operational teams, implementing standards and technology at the corporate level. Formerly, he worked at a major Hollywood post-production company where he built and ran encoding operations and supported business development with implementing new media workflows. Previously, Bause worked in Germany as a programmer developing process visualization software and database solutions. He also managed a quality control department for several private broadcast networks at a large broadcast service provider. Bause has a bachelor's degree in media technology. He has been a SMPTE member since 2007. Bause served a two-year term as the co-chair 35PM TC and chaired the now completed SMPTE Studio Group on UHDTV Ecosystems.