DIgital VTR Format
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  Unit NTSC HDTV
D-1 D-2 D-3 D-5 Digital
BETACAM
BETACAM
SX
D-7
(DVCPRO)
DVCPRO
50
DVCPRO
P
DVCAM D-9
(Digital S)
MPEG
IMX
1 inch
Digital
D-6 HDD5 HDCAM HDCAM
SR
DVCPRO
HD
DVCPRO
HD EX
Tape width mm 19.01 19.01 12.65 12.65 12.65 12.65 6.35 6.35 6.35 6.35 12.65 12.65 25.4 19.01 12.65 12.65 12.65
6.35 6.35
Tape thickness µm 12.5 12.5 11.0/14.0 11.0/14.0 14.0 14.0 8.5 8.5 8.5 7.0 14.4 13.5 18.0 11.0 11.0 14.0 11.0
6.5/8.5 6.5/8.5
Tape material - oxidant metal metal metal metal metal metal metal metal vapor
deposition
metal metal metal metal metal metal metal metal metal
Track pitch µm 45 39.1 20.0 20.0 21.7 32.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 15.0 20.0 21.7 37.0 22.0 20.0 21.7 13.2 18.0 9.0
Shortest recording wavelength µm 0.89 0.85 0.77 0.63 0.69 0.74 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.59 0.56 0.69 0.81 0.63 0.49 0.29
0.49 0.43
Video input signal - 4:2:2
Component
Composite Composite 4:2:2
Component
4:2:2
Component
4:2:2
Component
4:1:1
Component
4:2:2
Component
4:2:0
Component
4:1:1
Component
4:2:2
Component
4:2:2
Component
4:2:2
Component
4:2:2
Component
4:2:2
Component
4:2:2
Component
4:2:2
Component
4:4:4
RGB
4:2:2
Component
4:2:2
Component
Sampling frequency Video MHz 13.5 14.3 14.3 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 27.0 13.5 13.5 13.5 74.25 74.25 74.25 74.25 74.25 74.25 74.26
Audio KHz 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48/28 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48 48
Quantization Video bit 8 8 8 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8/10 8/10 10 8 8
Audio bit 16-20 20 16-20 20 20 16 16 16 16 16/12 16 16/24 20 20/24 20 20 24 16 16
Audio channels - 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 2/4 4 8/4 8/D+1/A 10 4 4 12 8 8
Compression - - - - - Intrafield
DCT
compression
MPEG2
422P
@ML
Intraframe
DCT
compression
Intraframe
DCT
compression
Intraframe
DCT
compression
Intraframe
DCT
compression
Intraframe
DCT
compression
MPEG2
422P
@ML
- - Intrafield
DCT
compression
Intrafield
DCT
compression
MPEG-4
studio
profile
Intraframe
DCT
compression
Intraframe
DCT
compression
Compression ratio - - - - - 1/2 1/10 1/5 1/3.3 1/5 1/5 1/3.3 1/3.3 - - 1/4 1/7 1/2.7
1/6.7 1/6.7
Video recording rate Mbps 173.0 94.0 94.0 250.0 88.0 18.0 25.0 50.0 50.0 25.0 50.0 50.0 958.5 958.5 235.0 140.0 440.0
100.0 100.0
Tape transfer mm/s 286.6 131.7 83.9 167.2 96.7 59.6 33.8 67.6 67.6 28.2 57.7 64.5 805.2 497.0 167.2 96.7 117.7
135.3 67.6
Relativity m/s 35.6 27.4 21.4 21.4 22.9 19.1 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 14.5 15.3 51.5 46.0 21.4 22.9 22.9
20.4 20.4
Drum rotation rps 150 90 90 90 90 75 150 150 150 150 75 60 120 150 90 90 90
300 300
Drum diameter mm 75.0 96.4 76 76 81.4 81.4 21.7 21.7 21.7 21.7 62.0 81.4 134.6 96.5 76.0 81.4 81.4
21.7 21.7
Track/Field units 10 6 6 12 6 10/2frame 10/1frame 20/1frame 20/1frame 10/1frame 10/1frame 8/1frame 16 40 12 6 12 40/1frame 40/1frame
Maximum recording time min. 94 (L)
34 (M)
6 (S)
208 (L)
94 (M)
32 (S)
185 (L)
94 (M)
50 (S)
124 (L)
63 (M)
23 (S)
124 (L)

40 (S)
194 (L)

62 (S)
184 (L)
66 (M)

92 (L)
33 (M)

92 (L)
33 (M)

184 (L)

40 (S)
124 184 (L)

60 (S)
64 64 (L)
28 (M)
8 (S)
124 (L)
63 (M)
-
124 (L)
-
40(S)
124(L)

40(L)
46 (L)
16 (M)

126 (XL)
92 (L)
33 (M)
Maximum tape length m 1640 (L)
604 (M)
121 (S)
1653 (L)
751 (M)
260 (S)
935 (L)
481 (M)
254 (S)
1249 (L)
635 (M)
233 (S)
732 (L)

241 (S)
707 (L)

231 (S)
377 (L)
137 (M)


377 (L)
137 (M)

377 (L)
137 (M)

315 (L)

71 (S)
437 725 (L)

239 (S)
3120 1920 (L)
850 (M)
285 (S)
1249 (L)
635 (M)

732 (L)
-
241 (S)
893(L)
-
293(S)

377 (L)
137 (M)
515 (XL)
377 (L)
137 (M)
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