Video

Video is the technology of processing signals representing moving pictures.

All television is video, but not all video is television. In addition to the use of video in television, video is widely used in engineering, scientific, manufacturing, and security applications. However, other uses of video have tended to use the video formats designed for television use.

Analog video encoding formats

• NTSC
• PAL
• SECAM

Analog video tape formats

• [on Tape]?
  • Ampex?
  • U-matic? (Sony)
  • Betamax? (Sony)
  • Betacam?
  • VHS? (JVC?)
  • S-VHS? (JVC?)
  • VHS-C? (JVC?)
  • [Video 2000]? (Philips)
  • [8mm tape]?
  • Hi8?

Digital Video encoding formats

• [CCIR 601]?
• MPEG-2

Digital Video tape formats

• D1?
• D3?
• D5?
• [Digital Betacam]?
• DV?
• MiniDV
• Digital8?

see also:

• audio
• Film formats
• codecs
• timecode
• Television

Links:

• http://www.videofonics.com/videofonics/glossary.html

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