DIGITAL CAMCORDERS AND VCRS
Like DTV broadcasting, digital video recording only became possible with the introduction of a practical data-compression system and mass-produced LSI processing and memory chips. The mechanics of DVC recorders have much in common with the decks described in the previous chapter of this book (especially Video 8 types), and the electronics and data-processing sections are akin to those dealt with in Chapter 12, ‘Digital TV.
DVC FORMAT
DVC stands for Digital Video Cassette, a format agreed between 56 electronic equipment companies as a uniform digital standard for consumer video. DVC embraces different cassette sizes and formats: the standard DV cassette can run for 270 minutes and the mini-DV cassette for ...
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