| The following data was compiled from several publications, online and in print, with a range of publications dates. Every attempt has been made to use the most recent information, but some of the formats are historic and some, such as ITU 601 and ITU 709, are still evolving. |
| Range of Video Formats | ||||||||||||||
| NTSC TV | NTSC TV | 1"Reel-Reel | U-Matic | U-Matic | U-Matic | VHS | S-VHS | Betamax | Hi-8 | BetaCam | ||||
| ANALOG | Broadcast | Broadcast | C | Lo-Band | Hi-Band | SP | SP | |||||||
| Mono 1941 | Color 1953 | 1977-85 | 1971-Pr? | 1971-Pr? | 1986-Pr? | 1978-Pr | 1980-Pr | 1976-88 | 1983-Pr | 1980-2000 | ||||
| Type | Composite | Composite | Composite | Composite | Composite | Composite | Composite | Y/C | Composite | Y/C | Y/Cr/Cb | |||
| Horz Lines | 480 | 480 | 440 | 250 | 280 | 340 | 240 | 400 | 250 | 400 | 320-360 | |||
| Vertical Lines | ||||||||||||||
| Video Bandwidth� | 4.2 MHz | 4.2 MHz | 4.1 MHz | 3.0 MHz | 3.0 MHz | 4.0 MHz | 3.0 MHz | 5.0 MHz | 3.2 MHz | 5.0 MHz | 4.5 MHz | |||
| Video Bandwidth: Luma | Composite | Composite | 5.5 MHz | Composite | Composite | Composite | Composite | 5.0 MHz | Composite | Composite | 4.5 MHz | |||
| Video Bandwidth: Chroma | Composite | Composite | 1.5MHz | Composite | Composite | Composite | Composite | 0.6 MHz | Composite | Composite | 1.5MHz | |||
| SNR | 49 | 49 | 49 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 40 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 52 | |||
| Video data Rate | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
| Data Compression | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
| Color Compression | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
| Y sample rate | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
| Br/Cr Sample Rate | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
| Sample Resolution | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
| Byte per Frame | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||
| Tape Media | NA | NA | Co:GmFe3O2 | Co:GmFe3O2 | Co:GmFe3O2 | Co:GmFe3O2 | Co:GmFe3O2 | Co:GmFe3O2 | Co:GmFe3O2 | MP | Co:GmFe3O2 | |||
| Tape Width | NA | NA | 1" | 3/4" | 3/4" | 3/4" | 1/2" | 1/2" | 1/2" | 1/4" | 1/2" | |||
| Scan Area | NA | NA | 2.1 cm2 | 0.4 cm2 | 0.4 cm2 | 0.28 cm21 | 0.14 cm2 | 0.14 cm2 | 0.17 cm2 | 0.04 cm2 | 0.493 cm2 | |||
| Scan Type | NA | NA | Perpendicular | Helical | Helical | Helical | Helical | Helical | Helical | Helical | Helical | |||
| Examples & Used by | Advertising | TV studios | African TV | |||||||||||
| VO-5850 | VO-5850 | VO-9600 | SVO-5800 | |||||||||||
| VP-7020 | VP-7020 | VO-9800 | ||||||||||||
| RGB | Digital | ITU-R | ITU-R | ITU-R | Sony | BetaCam | Digital | DV | DV | DV | DV | |||
| DIGITAL | 640x480 | TV | 601 | 601 | 709 (SD) | D1 | SX | Betacam | DVCPRO 50 | DVCPRO | DVCAM | miniDV | ||
| SVGA | SDTV | 4:2:2 | 4:4:4 | 4:4:4 | ||||||||||
| Type | RGB | Composite | Y/Cb/Cr | Y/Cb/Cr | Y/Cb/Cr | Y/Cb/Cr | Y/Cb/Cr | Y/Cb/Cr | All | All | All | All | ||
| Horz Lines | 525 | 525 | 525/625 | 525/625 | 525-720 | 460 | 512 | 505 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | ||
| Vertical Lines | ||||||||||||||
| Video Bandwidth� | RGB | 58 Mz | 10.8 MHz | 13.5 MHz | 13.5 MHz | 5.75 MHz | 5.75 MHz | 4.5 MHz | 5.5 MHz | 5.5 MHz | 5.5 MHz | 5.5 MHz | ||
| Video Bandwidth: Luma | RGB | Composite | 13.5 MHz | 13.5 MHz | 13.5 MHz | 13.5 MHz | 1.4 MHz | 5.9 MHz | 4.1 Mhz | 2.7 Mhz | 2.7 Mhz | 2.7 Mhz | ||
| Video Bandwidth: Chroma | RGB | Composite | 6.75 MHz | 13.5 MHz | 13.5 MHz | 6.75 MHz | 0.7 Mhz | 5.9 MHz | 1.0 MHz | 0.7 MHz | 0.7 MHz | 0.7 MHz | ||
| SNR | 60 | 60 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | ||||
| Video data Rate | 64.5 Mb/s | 115Mb/s | 216 Mb/s | 270 Mb/s | 270 Mb/s | 270 Mb/s | 18 Mb/s | 90 Mb/s | 50Mb/s | 25Mb/s | 25Mb/s | 25Mb/s | ||
| Data Compression | 1:1 | NA | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 1:1 | 10:1 | 2.31:1 | 3.3:1 | 5:1 | 5:1 | 5:1 | ||
| Color Compression | 1:1:1 | NA | 4:2:2 | 4:4:4 | 4:4:4 | 4:2:2 | 4:2:2 | 4:2:2 | 4:2:2 | 4:1:1 | 4:1:1 | 4:1:1 | ||
| Y sample rate | RGB | NA | 13.5 MHz | 13.5 MHz | 13.5 MHz | 13.5 MHz | 13.5 MHz | 13.5 MHz | 13.5 MHz | 13.5 MHz | 13.5 MHz | 13.5 MHz | ||
| Br/Cr Sample Rate | RGB | NA | 6.75 MHz | 13.5 MHz | 13.5 MHz | 6.75 MHz | 6.75 MHz | 6.75 MHz | 6.75 Mhz | 3.375 MHz | 3.375 Mhz | 3.375 Mhz | ||
| Sample Resolution | RGB | NA | 8/10-bits | 8/10-bits | 8/10/12/14-bits | 8-bits | 8-bits | 10-bits | 8-bits | 8-bits | 8-bits | 8-bits | ||
| Byte per Frame | RGB | NA | 2880 | 2880 | 2880 | 2880 | 2880 | 2880 | 817 | 817 | 738 | |||
| Tape Media | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | MP | MP | MP | MP | MP | ME | ME | ||
| Tape Width | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3/4" | 1/2" | 1/2" | 1/4" | 1/4" | 1/4" | 1/4" | ||
| Scan Area | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1.18 cm2 | 0.25 cm2 | 0.23 cm2 | 0.23 cm2 | 0.16 cm2 | 0.07 cm2 | |||
| Scan Type | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Helical | Helical | Helical | Helical | Helical | Helical | Helical | ||
| Storage Type | NA | NA | HD & Data Tape | HD & Data Tape | HD & Data Tape | Video Tape | Video Tape | Video Tape | Video Tape | Video Tape | Video Tape | Video Tape | ||
| Examples & Used by | AJA - Kona & Xena LS | AJA - Kona & Xena LS | AJA - Kona & Xena LS | |||||||||||
| AJA - Kona Io | AJA - Kona Io | AJA - Kona Io | ||||||||||||
| Blackmagic - | Blackmagic - | Blackmagic - | ||||||||||||
| (1) Decklink Extreme | (1) Decklink Extreme | (1) Decklink Extreme | ||||||||||||
| (2) Multibridge Pro | (2) Multibridge Pro | (2) Multibridge Pro | ||||||||||||