1. Formats
Film Videotape
 35mm  2” Quadraplex
 16mm  Helical scan/Analog
 8mm 1” proprietary
½” reel
 Super 8
¾” U-matic
 70mm
Betamax
VHS
Super VHS
Betacam
Video-8
Hi-8

2. Formats
 Helical scan/Digital
D1, D2, D3, DCT
Digital Betacam
Mini-DV
DVCAM
DVCPRO

3. International Standards
NTSC HDTV
 525 lines  1125 lines
 30 fps  30 fps
 Interlace  Progressive
PAL/SECAM 24P
 625 lines  24 fps
 25 fps  Progressive
 Interlace

4. Screen Resolutions
VHS - 200 by 480
Hi-8 - 400 by 480
MiniDV - 720 by 480
24P - 1920 by 1080
35mm film - 4000 by 3000

5. Scanning

6. Aspect Ratio
Ratio of width of
screen to height
 4 by 3 (1.33:1)
8mm, 16mm, 35mm
film
TV
 Widescreen film
1.85:1 U.S.
1.66:1 Europe
 Anamorphic lens
2.35:1
 HDTV
16:9