A video tape recorder (VTR), is a tape recorder that can record video material. The video cassette recorder (VCR), where the videotape is enclosed in a user-friendly cassette shell, is the most familiar type of VTR known to consumers. Professionals may use other types of video tapes and recorders. In general, a tape recorder, tape deck, cassette deck or tape machine is any device that records a fluctuating signal by moving a strip of magnetic tape across a tape head, which is a strong electromagnet. ... Look up Video in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Video is the technology of capturing, recording, processing, transmitting, and reconstructing moving pictures, typically using celluloid film, electronic signals, or digital media. ... The video cassette recorder (or VCR, less popularly video tape recorder) is a type of video tape recorder that uses removable cassettes containing magnetic tape to record audio and video from a television broadcast so it can be played back later. ... Bottom view of VHS videotape cassette with magnetic tape exposed Videotape is a means of recording television pictures and accompanying sound onto magnetic tape as opposed to movie film. ... Usability is a term used to denote the ease with which people can employ a particular tool or other human-made object in order to achieve a particular goal. ... A standard audio cassette Cassette may refer to: A small cartridge of some form. ...

History of video tape recording

• Charles P. Ginsburg, at Ampex Corporation

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Technologies

Video tape recorder technologies include:

Analog reel-to-reel

• VERA (BBC)
• 2" Quadruplex (Ampex)
• 1" Type B (Bosch and Philips)
• 1" Type C (Sony and Ampex)

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• U-matic (3/4")
• Betacam (Sony)
• M-II (Panasonic)
• Betacam SP (Sony)

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• D1 (Sony)
• D2 (Sony and Ampex)
• D3 (Panasonic)
• DCT (Ampex)
• Digital Betacam (Sony)
• Betacam IMX (Sony)
• DVCAM (Sony)
• DVCPRO (Panasonic)
• D9 (D-VHS) (JVC)

High definition Digital video tape formats Sonys D1 format was the first major professional digital video format, introduced in 1987. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... D2 is a professional digital video tape format created by Ampex and other manufacturers through a standards group of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) and introduced at the 1988 NAB (National Association of Broadcasters) convention as a lower-cost alternative to the D1 format. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Ampex is based in Redwood City, California. ... D3 is a professional digital video tape format. ... Panasonic is principal sponsor of the Toyota F1 team Panasonic was also the name of a road bicycle racing team and a Finnish electronic music duo. ... Ampex is based in Redwood City, California. ... Betacam is a family of half-inch professional videotape formats developed by Sony from 1982 onwards. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Betacam is a family of half-inch professional videotape formats developed by Sony from 1982 onwards. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... DVCAM is Sonys professional implementation of the DV standard, using 15 micrometre tracks instead of DVs 10 micrometre tracks. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... DVCPRO, DVCPRO 50, and DVCPRO HD refer to digital videotape formats using the DV codec, and devised by Panasonic. ... Panasonic is principal sponsor of the Toyota F1 team Panasonic was also the name of a road bicycle racing team and a Finnish electronic music duo. ... JVC, or Japan Victor Company (日本ビクター株式会社) (TYO: 6792) is a Japanese consumer electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927. ... When used as a specific technical term used to distinguish from standard definition television in the context of High Definition Television (HDTV) the term high definition has become associated with a particular set of technical specifications or with the values of certain parameters within such specifications. ... Digital video is a type of video recording system that works by using a digital, rather than analog, representation of the video signal. ...

• HDCAM (Sony)
• HDCAM-SR (Sony)
• D5 HD (Panasonic)
• DVCPROHD (Panasonic)
• HDV (Sony and JVC)

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• MiniDV
• Digital8 (Sony)
• Video 2000 (Philips)
• Betamax
• VHS
• S-VHS (JVC)
• VHS-C (JVC)
• Video8
• Hi8™
• MicroMV™
• Cartrivision

See video cassette recorder for a full treatment of domestic formats. A MiniDV tape Digital Video (DV) is a video format launched in 1996, and, in its smaller tape form factor MiniDV, has since become one of the standards for consumer and semiprofessional video production. ... Digital8 (or D8) is a consumer digital videotape format developed by Sony in the late 1990s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Video 2000 (or V2000; also known as Video Compact Cassette, or VCC) was a consumer VCR system and videotape standard developed by Philips and Grundig AG to compete with JVCs VHS and Sonys Betamax video technologies. ... Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Royal Philips Electronics N.V.), usually known as Philips, (Euronext: PHIA, NYSE: PHG) is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. ... Sonys Betamax is the 12. ... Top view VHS cassette with U.S. Quarter for scale Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed The Video Home System, first released in September 1976, better known by its abbreviation VHS, is a recording and playing standard for video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by JVC (with some... Introduced in Japan in 1987, S-VHS (Super VHS) was an improved version of the VHS standard for consumer video cassette recorders. ... JVC, or Japan Victor Company (日本ビクター株式会社) (TYO: 6792) is a Japanese consumer electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927. ... VHS-C is the compact VHS format used for portable video recorders. ... JVC, or Japan Victor Company (日本ビクター株式会社) (TYO: 6792) is a Japanese consumer electronics corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded in 1927. ... A 8mm Camcorder The 8mm Video Format (official name: Video8) is a type of video cassette recorder and video tape. ... A 8mm Camcorder The 8mm Video Format (official name: Video8) is a type of video cassette recorder and video tape. ... MicroMV is a new videotape format by Sony. ... The video cassette recorder (or VCR, less popularly video tape recorder) is a type of video tape recorder that uses removable cassettes containing magnetic tape to record audio and video from a television broadcast so it can be played back later. ...