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Encyclopedia > High definition video
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Sony HDV-Camcorder
Sony HDV-Camcorder

High-definition video or HD video generally refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard definition (SD), which includes NTSC and PAL. Original HD specifications date back to the early 1980s, when Japan experimented with a 1025-line TV standard. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... It has been suggested that High Definition Video be merged into this article or section. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (975x776, 327 KB) Eine Sony HDV Kamera mit der Produktbezeichung HDR-FX1 (2005) Beschreibung: HDV-FX1 Sony HDV Camcorder Quelle: selbst fotographiert (Public Domain) Fotograf sjr Datum der Aufnahme: 23. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (975x776, 327 KB) Eine Sony HDV Kamera mit der Produktbezeichung HDR-FX1 (2005) Beschreibung: HDV-FX1 Sony HDV Camcorder Quelle: selbst fotographiert (Public Domain) Fotograf sjr Datum der Aufnahme: 23. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... For other meanings of PAL see PAL (disambiguation). ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...


High definition signals require a high definition television or computer monitor in order to be viewed. High definition video generally has an aspect ratio of 16:9 (1.78:1). The aspect ratio of regular widescreen film shot today is typically 1.85:1 or 2.40:1. Standard definition television (SDTV) has a 4:3 aspect ratio. The 16:9 aspect ratio (also known as widescreen) is an aspect ratio that is 16/9 or 1. ... 1. ... 2. ...


High Definition Television (HDTV) resolution is 1080 interlaced lines or 720 progressive lines. In contrast, regular digital television is 480 lines (NTSC-like) or 576 lines (PAL/SECAM-like). Current DVD quality is not high definition, though high definition disc systems like HD-DVD and Blu-ray are expected to be released later in 2005. SÉCAM (Séquentiel couleur à mémoire, French for sequential colour with memory) is an analog color television system first used in France. ... DVD is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... HD-DVD disc HD DVD (High Density Digital Versatile Disc) is a digital optical media format which is being developed as one standard for high-definition DVD. HD DVD is similar to the competing Blu-ray Disc, which also uses the same CD sized (120 mm diameter) optical data storage... Blu-ray discs Blu-ray Disc is a next-generation optical disc format jointly developed by a group of leading consumer electronics and PC companies called the Blu_ray Disc Association (BDA), which succeeds the Blu_ray Disc Founders (BDF). ...


HDTV resolutions

To take full advantage of HDTV's ability to render spectacular clarity and detail, you must find an LCD, plasma, CRT, or DLP device that has a native resolution of either 720p (1280 × 720 pixels: 720 lines progressively scanned with a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio) or 1080i (1920 × 1080: 16:9 widescreen image with 1920 pixels across each of 1080 interlaced scan lines). These are the only two HD formats defined by the US HDTV standard (ATSC). All network broadcasters use one or the other for their HD programs. For instance, ABC and Fox broadcast in 720p, while CBS, NBC, and PBS use 1080i. Likewise, cable and satellite networks will use one or the other: HBO, HDNet, DiscoveryHD and Showtime use 1080i, whereas ESPN uses 720p. Broadcasters choose one or the other for different reasons. Progressive scanning (720p) produces a smoother, more film-like look, but a 1080i image actually contains greater detail. Though it has fewer lines, the native progressive scan format (720p) eliminates motion artifacts that originate in interlacing. For subject matter that contains a lot of rapid motion—football, basketball or hockey games, for example—720p will produce a clearer, more stable picture than 1080i. Alternatively, for subject matter that has very little motion, 1080i is capable of rendering more picture detail. And because 720p has the highest data bandwidth and horizontal scan rate, it usually means that 720p programming is converted or scaled to 1080i for transmission (it occupies less digital "space" than 720p). LCD redirects here. ... A plasma display is an emissive flat panel display where light is created by phosphors excited by a plasma discharge between two flat panels of glass. ... The initialism CRT has more than one use: In electronics, the cathode ray tube of a display device, such as a television In U.S. schools, the Criterion-Referenced Test In mathematics, the Chinese remainder theorem In computing, the C Run-Time Library In medicine, it means Corneal Refractive Therapy. ... Digital Light Processing (DLP) is a technology used in projectors and projection televisions. ... 720p is the shorthand name for a category of video modes. ... 1080i is the shorthand name for a category of video modes. ... The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) is the group that helped to develop the new digital television standard for the United States, also adopted by Canada, Mexico, and South Korea and being considered by other countries. ... ABC is a widely used three-letter abbreviation that may refer to: Organizations // Look up ABC and abc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... HBO logo HBO (Home Box Office) is a premium cable television network. ... HDNet is a high-definition television channel broadcasting in the United States. ... Showtime is a subscription television brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world, but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United States. ... ESPN, formerly an abbreviation of Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ...


Movies that have been shot in HDV

Arguing that film is not high quality enough to make movies (in part because of poor film development processing, poor monitoring system, and a general inabilty to see what the camera is actually capturing) and the increasing usage of computer generated, augmented or edited picture sequences has led some directors to engage in shooting their movies with HD digital cameras, starting with [[George Lucas[[, then Robert Rodriguez. Others are expected to follow. Robert Rodriguez (born June 20, 1968) is a Mexican-American film director. ...


Many television shows with science fiction themes and special effects (like Enterprise or Stargate) have also begun to use digital cameras.


Movies that have been shot on digital video include:



 

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