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A video tape recorder (VTR), is a tape recorder that can record video material. This article deals mainly with analog tape recorders for audio applications information on digital recording, recording of video signals, and Video is the technology of electronically capturing, Recording, processing storing transmitting and reconstructing a sequence of Still images The video cassette recorder (VCR), where the videotape is enclosed in a user-friendly videocassette shell, is the most familiar type of VTR known to consumers. PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS IS A GENERAL ARTICLE ABOUT VCRs/VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDERS Videotape is a means of recording images and sound onto Magnetic tape as opposed to movie film. Videotape is a means of recording images and sound onto Magnetic tape as opposed to movie film. Professionals may use other types of video tapes and recorders.

Sony Betacam-SP VTP BVW-65 VTR
Sony Betacam-SP VTP BVW-65 VTR

History of video tape recording

Technologies

Video tape recorder technologies include:

Analog reel-to-reel

Professional cassette / cartridge based systems


A Betamax video tape by BASF. Betacam is a family of half-inch professional Videotape products developed by Sony from 1982 onwards Charles Ginsburg (1920-1992 was the leader of a research team at Ampex which developed one of the first practical Videotape recorders Ampex ( is an American electronics company founded in 1944 by Alexander M VERA (Vision Electronic Recording Apparatus was an early Videotape format developed by the BBC beginning in 1952 2 inch Quadruplex (also called 2″ Quad, or just quad, for short was the first practical and commercially successful Videotape format Ampex ( is an American electronics company founded in 1944 by Alexander M RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986 Robert Bosch GmbH is a German diversified technology-based corporation which was started in 1886 by Robert Bosch in Stuttgart Germany. The Fernseh AG Television company was registered in Berlin on July 3, 1929 by John Logie Ampex ( is an American electronics company founded in 1944 by Alexander M Robert Bosch GmbH is a German diversified technology-based corporation which was started in 1886 by Robert Bosch in Stuttgart Germany. The Fernseh AG Television company was registered in Berlin on July 3, 1929 by John Logie Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV ( Royal Philips Electronics Inc. IVC 2 inch Helical scan was a high end analog Helical scan VTR format developed by International Video Corporation (IVC and introduced in International Video Corporation or IVC, was a company that manufactured several models of low to middle-end Videotape recorders, or VTRs for industrial and professional is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with Ampex ( is an American electronics company founded in 1944 by Alexander M is a Japanese multinational IT company headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan. () is a Multinational corporation specializing in high-technology and services headquartered in Marunouchi Itchome Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. U-matic is the name of a Videocassette Betacam is a family of half-inch professional Videotape products developed by Sony from 1982 onwards is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with This article discusses the MII video tape format For information on the game console by Panasonic please see Panasonic M2 MII is a professional Betacam is a family of half-inch professional Videotape products developed by Sony from 1982 onwards is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with BASF SE () is a German chemical company and the largest chemical company in the world

Standard definition Digital video tape formats

High definition Digital video tape formats

Consumer formats

See video cassette recorder for a full treatment of domestic formats. 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Thomson SA (,) formerly known as Thomson Multimedia is an international provider of solutions for the creation management delivery and access of video for the Grass Valley, previously known as Grass Valley Group, is a subsidiary company of the French company Thomson. Digital Video (DV is a Digital video format created by Sony JVC Panasonic and other video camera procuers and launched in 1995 and in its smaller tape Form factor D-VHS is a Digital video format developed by JVC, in collaboration with Hitachi, Matsushita, and Philips. ( usually referred to as JVC, is an International consumer and professional electronics Corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded HDV is a High-definition_video format that uses MPEG2 compression to record HD content onto tapes originally designed for standard definition DV recording is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with ( usually referred to as JVC, is an International consumer and professional electronics Corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded Digital Video (DV is a Digital video format created by Sony JVC Panasonic and other video camera procuers and launched in 1995 and in its smaller tape Form factor Digital8 (or D8) is a consumer digital videotape format developed by Sony, and introduced in 1999 is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with Note This article is about the format sometimes known as 'VCC' or 'Video Compact Cassette' Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV ( Royal Philips Electronics Inc. ---- Betamax is a home Videocassette tape recording format developed by Sony, and released on May 10, 1975. Introduced in Japan in 1987, S-VHS ( Super VHS) is an improved version of the VHS standard for consumer Video cassette recorders ( usually referred to as JVC, is an International consumer and professional electronics Corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded VHS-C is the compact VHS format introduced in 1982 and used primarily for consumer-grade compact Camcorders. ( usually referred to as JVC, is an International consumer and professional electronics Corporation based in Yokohama, Japan which was founded The 8 mm video format refers informally to three related Videocassette formats for the NTSC and PAL / SECAM television systems The 8 mm video format refers informally to three related Videocassette formats for the NTSC and PAL / SECAM television systems MicroMV was a videotape format introduced in 2001 by Sony. This cassette is physically smaller than a Digital8 or DV cassette Cartrivision was a videocassette format introduced in 1972 and the first format of its kind available in the USA PLEASE BEAR IN MIND THAT THIS IS A GENERAL ARTICLE ABOUT VCRs/VIDEOCASSETTE RECORDERS

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