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- 5. A reel format videotape found only in low-end, industrial equipment.
- 6. A 1/2″ format, broadcast quality videotape.
- 8. A 1/2″ videotape format that emerged as the preferred standard for consumer VCRs.
- 9. A tiny white dot seen on the television screen when the medium has fallen off an analog videotape and the video head passes over an “empty spot” on the tape.
- 10. An optical disc that can store a very large amount of digital video data, as well as text and/or music.
- 11. A 6mm digital format that is proprietary to Sony Corporation.
- 12. A 6mm digital format with even higher quality than DVCPRO.
- 13. A hybrid television that can receive pure video and audio signals, as well as RF signals.
- 16. A 6mm, metal particle tape used as a professional digital video format.
- 17. The common term used for a video recorder/player.
- 18. A knob on a professional VCR that is used to manually adjust the tape tracking speed.
- 20. A small module inside the VCR that combines pure video and audio into one radio frequency.
- 22. The professional name for the signal placed onto S-VHS videotape.
- 23. The ability of a tape that was recorded on one machine to be played back on another machine.
- 27. A reel format videotape available in three formats: Type A, Type B, and Type C.
- 29. A static memory card that is proprietary to Panasonic and used in certain high end cameras.
- 31. A 1/2″ digital videotape format that is broadcast quality.
- 33. A 1/2″ videotape that uses digital MPEG compression.
- 34. The pattern in which a video signal is placed onto a videotape. The videotape is wrapped around the video head and, because the head is slanted, the video signal is recorded diagonally on the tape. Also called slant track.
- 35. A port or connection on a video device through which the signal leaves the deck and travels to another piece of equipment, such as the “video out” port.
- 36. A reel format videotape used on older machines called quadruplex recorders.
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- 1. A 1/2″ videotape with higher quality than Betacam SP and the capability of recording of digital signals instead of analog signals.
- 2. The process of using the video recorder to record audio and video signals before the session recording begins to ensure the equipment is functioning properly and to indicate any necessary adjustments.
- 3. A low-end, industrial 1/2″ videotape format that is superior to VHS.
- 4. A metal evaporated tape, 6mm digital video format used by many industrial video producers.
- 6. A 1/2″ videotape format that used to be the best format for professional television use, but digital video formats are challenging this format in professional markets.
- 7. A television set that can receive only pure video and audio signals.
- 10. A device that records a digital signal directly onto either a hard drive or a solid state memory module inside or connected to the DVR unit.
- 14. Radio frequency signal that is a combination of both audio and video.
- 15. A television set that can receive only RF signals.
- 16. The process of copying a video recording.
- 19. The high definition format of DVCPRO tape.
- 21. A very large, older videotape recorder that uses 2″ tape.
- 23. The components inside a VCR that lay down the video signal onto a tape when in record mode. When a VCR is in playback mode, the video heads pick up the video signal from a tape.
- 24. A series of inaudible pulses recorded onto a tape that regulates the speed of the tape in playback.
- 25. A 1/2″ videotape format that is shorter than regular VHS and is, therefore, packaged in a compact cassette.
- 26. A 10 second “leadout” recorded at the end of each scene.
- 28. Tiny, rectangular distortions that appear on the screen in digital video formats when a portion of the digital signal is corrupted.
- 30. The white dots seen on a screen if the videotape is blank or if the heads are dirty.
- 32. A port or connection on a video device through which a signal enters the device, such as the “audio in” port.
- 34. A 10 second “leadout” recorded at the beginning of each scene.