Digital Video (DV)
Revolutionizing the consumer and semi professional video production, the Digital video (DV) format came into existence in 1996. Since then it has standardized both levels giving best of the codec and the tape format. The DV specification originally known as the Blue book or IEC 61834 has intraframe compression for uncomplicated editing, a standard interface for transfer to non-linear editing systems (FireWire also known as IEEE 1394) and a good video quality, especially compared to earlier consumer analog formats such as 8 mm, Hi-8 and VHS-C. Currently associated with the inexpensive and non budget film making, the DV has two main standards namely the DVCAM and the DVCPRO, developed by Sony and Panasonic respectively. More higher end versions like the HDV, which is technically superior to the others has not only the DV and MiniDV tape form factor but also has MPEG-2 for compression, as a result of which there is better resolution with high compression.
Revolutionizing the consumer and semi professional video production, the Digital video (DV) format came into existence in 1996. Since then it has standardized both levels giving best of the codec and the tape format. The DV specification originally known as the Blue book or IEC 61834 has intraframe compression for uncomplicated editing, a standard interface for transfer to non-linear editing systems (FireWire also known as IEEE 1394) and a good video quality, especially compared to earlier consumer analog formats such as 8 mm, Hi-8 and VHS-C. Currently associated with the inexpensive and non budget film making, the DV has two main standards namely the DVCAM and the DVCPRO, developed by Sony and Panasonic respectively. More higher end versions like the HDV, which is technically superior to the others has not only the DV and MiniDV tape form factor but also has MPEG-2 for compression, as a result of which there is better resolution with high compression.
