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This Module is part of the Cinematography section of the Movie Making Manual





Please see the Comparison table of cameras for camera details such as sensor size, sensor resolution etc

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Part 1

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Name Media Intro'd Developer raw Mbps* raw MBps* real-world MBps* chroma subsampling Colour space recorded res video compression type video compression ratio luma sampling freq b/p/c** audio encoding audio channels audio sampling rate audio quantisation audio kbps digital interfaces notes
VHS*** tape 1976 JVC analogue analogue analogue
Betamax*** tape 1975 Sony analogue analogue analogue
sVHS*** tape 1987 JVC analogue analogue analogue
Hi8*** tape 1989 analogue analogue analogue
tape 1986 Sony analogue analogue analogue
DV tape, miniDV tape 1995 25 Mbps 3.1 MBps 3.7 MBps 4:1:1(NTSC) 4:2:0(PAL) 720x480(NTSC) 720x576/25i/p(PAL) 768x576/25/i/p(PAL) DCT intraframe MJPEG 8 linear PCM 2 / 4 48 kHz(2ch) 16 bit IEEE1394
DV tape, miniDV tape, XDCAM disks 1997 Sony 25 Mbps 3.1 MBps 3.7 MBps 4:1:1(NTSC) 4:2:0(PAL) 720x480(NTSC) 720x576/25i/p(PAL) 768x576/25/i/p(PAL) DCT intraframe MJPEG 8 linear PCM 2 / 4 48 kHz(2ch) 16 bit IEEE1394
XDCAM disks 2003 Sony 25 Mbps 3.1 MBps 3.7 MBps 4:1:1(NTSC) 4:2:0(PAL) 720x480(NTSC) 720x576/25i/p(PAL) 768x576/25/i/p(PAL) DVCam or MPEG IMX 8 linear PCM 2 / 4 48 kHz(2ch) 16 bit IEEE1394
DV or miniDV tape 2003 25Mbps 3.1MBps 3.7MBps 4:2:0 1440x1080/25i 720/60p, 720/30p, 720/50p, 720/25p, 1440x1080/60i, 1440x1080/50i MPEG2 74.25MHz 55.7MHz 8 linear MPEG1 Audio Layer II 2 48kHz 16 bit 384kbps IEEE1394
tape or P2 1997 Panasonic 25 Mbps 3.1 MBps 3.7 MBps 4:1:1 MJPEG IEEE1394
tape or P2 Panasonic 50 Mbps 6.25 MBps 7.5 MBps 4:2:2 MJPEG
tape or P2 Panasonic 100 Mbps 12.5 MBps 15 MBps 4:2:2 960x720(0.7MP)p, 1280x1080(1.4MP)p HD SDI
tape 1996 Sony 4:2:2 MPEG Main Profile @ Main Level (MP@ML) GOP 2 PCM 4 48 kHz
tape 1993 Sony 90Mbps 4:2:2 YUV DCT compressed component video Intraframe MJPEG 10bit PCM 4 48 kHz SDI
tape or XDCAM disks 2001 >Betacam SX CCIR 601 MPEG 8+cue+TC SDI
tape 1997 144Mbps 4:2:2 1440x1080i 720p DCT 10 bit 4 48 kHz 20 bit HD SDI
tape 2003 440Mbps / 880Mbps 4:4:4(880Mbps) 4:2:2(440Mbps) 2x4:2:2(880Mbps) RGB 1920x1080 MPEG-4 Studio Profile 12 dual HD SDI

Part2

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Name Media Intro'd Developer raw Mbps* raw MBps* real-world MBps* chroma subsampling Colour space recorded res video compression type video compression ratio luma sampling freq b/p/c** audio encoding audio channels audio sampling rate audio quantisation audio kbps digital interfaces notes
uncompressed DDR 1492 Mbps 187 MBps 234 MBps 4:4:4 1920x1080(2.1MP)/24p none 1:1 10 log/lin
DDR 2294 Mbps 286 MBps 344 MBps 4:4:4 RGB / XYZ 2048x1556(3.2MP) none 1:1 10 log/lin none 0
DDR 6370 Mbps 796 MBps 956 MBps 4:4:4 4096x2160(8.9MP) or 4520x2540(11.5MP) none 1:1 10 lin/log none 0
DDR 4:4:4 none 1:1 10 lin/log none 0
DDR 4:4:4 none 1:1 10 lin/log none 0
19mm tape 1987 Sony CCIR 601 uncompressed 1:1 4:2:2 PCM
D3 tapes 1994 Panasonic uncompressed component video uncompressed
250 Mb/s 1035/1080/720/i/p /24/25/30/59.94/60 intra-frame 4:1 Uncompressed 4 40 kHz 20 bit
Encrypted hard disk 2005 ~190 Mbps ~24 MB/s 4:4:4 XYZ 2k 24p JPEG2000 12 uncompressed 128 bit AES encryption
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Part 3

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Name Media Intro'd Developer raw Mbps* raw MBps* real-world MBps* chroma subsampling Colour space recorded res video compression type video compression ratio luma sampling freq b/p/c** audio encoding audio channels audio sampling rate audio quantisation audio kbps digital interfaces notes
Avid 220(10-bit 6:1) 145(8-bit 7:1) 4:2:2 7:1 - 4:1 8/10 bit
August 2003 CineForm Variable Variable 4:2:2 601 and 709 Upto 2048x1556 Wavelet Variable (average 6:1)
Optical disk 1996 4:2:0 MPEG-2 48kHz, PCM, DTS, MP2, Dolby Digital (AC-2)
MPEG
Microsoft
Quicktime
 		Apple
MPEG
MPEG
WM9
 		Microsoft
Real Media
 		Real

Notes
* Constant bitrate unless otherwise stated
** b/p/c = bits per pixel per colour channel
*** Obviously, these analogue formats can't be measured absolutely in these terms. These estimates provide an interesting comparison to the electronic formats.

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