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ť VTR redirects here. For other meanings, see VTR (disambiguation).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 videocassette shell, is the most familiar type of VTR known to consumers. Professionals may use other types of video tapes and recorders.

History of video tape recording

Charles P. Ginsburg, at Ampex Corporation

Technologies

Video tape recorder technologies include:
Analog reel-to-reel

VERA (BBC)

2" Quadruplex (Ampex,(RCA and (Bosch's Fernseh)

1" Type A (Ampex)

1" Type B (Bosch's Fernseh - BTS Philips)

IVC 2 inch Helical scan (International Video Corporation's IVC 9000 Format)

1" Type C (Sony, Ampex, NEC and Hitachi) Professional cassette / cartridge based systems

U-matic (3/4")

Betacam (Sony)

M-II (Panasonic)

Betacam SP (Sony)

A Betamax video tape by BASF.

Standard definition Digital video tape formats

D1 (Sony) and Broadcast Television Systems Inc.

D2 (Sony and Ampex)

D3 (Panasonic)

DCT (Ampex)

Digital Betacam (Sony)

Betacam IMX (Sony)

DVCAM (Sony)

DVCPRO (Panasonic)

D9 (Digital-S) (JVC) High definition Digital video tape formats

HDCAM (Sony)

HDCAM-SR (Sony)

D5 HD (Panasonic)

D6 HDTV VTR (BTS - Philips - Thomson SA - Grass Valley (company))

DVCPROHD (Panasonic)

D-VHS (JVC and Panasonic)

HDV (Sony and JVC) Consumer formats

DV (miniDV is the cassette size)

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.

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