Standard Video Characteristics
The following table lists key characteristics of popular analogue and digital video formats. Figures shown are the maximum supported by the format specification in each case.
Format | Frame rate | Field order | Color sampling | Bandwidth | Compression | Precision |
Digital Betacam (NTSC) | 29.97 | Upper first | 4:2:2 | 90 Mb/s | 2.31:1 | 10-bit |
Digital Betacam (PAL) | 25 | Upper first | 4:2:2 | 90 Mb/s | 2.31:1 | 10-bit |
D1 (NTSC) | 29.97 | Lower first | 4:2:2 | 270 Mb/s | 1:1 | 8-bit |
D1 (PAL) | 25 | Lower first | 4:2:2 | 270 Mb/s | 1:1 | 8-bit |
Digital8 (NTSC) | 29.97 | Lower first | 4:1:1 | 25 Mb/s | 5:1 | 8-bit |
Digital8 (PAL) | 25 | Lower first | 4:2:0 | 25 Mb/s | 5:1 | 8-bit |
DV-SP (NTSC) | 29.97 | Lower first | 4:1:1 | 25 Mb/s | 5:1 | 8-bit |
DV-SP (PAL) | 25 | Lower first | 4:2:0 | 25 Mb/s | 5:1 | 8-bit |
DVCAM (NTSC) | 29.97 | Lower first | 4:1:1 | 25 Mb/s | 5:1 | 8-bit |
DVCAM (PAL) | 25 | Lower first | 4:2:0 | 25 Mb/s | 5:1 | 8-bit |
DVCPRO (NTSC) | 29.97 | Lower first | 4:1:1 | 25 Mb/s | 5:1 | 8-bit |
DVCPRO (PAL) | 25 | Lower first | 4:1:1 | 25 Mb/s | 5:1 | 8-bit |
DVCPRO 50 | 29.97 | Lower first | 4:2:2 | 50 Mb/s | 3.3:1 | 8-bit |
DVCPRO-P | 30p | n/a | 4:2:0 | 50 Mb/s | 5:1 | 8-bit |
DVD (NTSC) | 29.97 | Upper first | 4:2:0 | 9.8 Mb/s | 22:1 (MPEG-2) | 8-bit |
DVD (PAL) | 25 | Upper first | 4:2:0 | 9.8 Mb/s | 22:1 (MPEG-2) | 8-bit |
Betacam SX (NTSC) | 29.97 | Upper first | 4:2:2 | 18 Mb/s | 10:1 (MPEG-2) | 8-bit |
Betacam SX (PAL) | 25 | Upper first | 4:2:2 | 18 Mb/s | 10:1 (MPEG-2) | 8-bit |
HDV @720p | 25p, 30p | n/a | 4:2:0 | 25 Mb/s | 22.5:1 (MPEG-2) | 8-bit |
HDV @1080i | 25, 30 | Upper first | 4:2:0 | 25 Mb/s | 22.5:1 (MPEG-2) | 8-bit |
DVCProHD-100 | 25, 29.97, 29.97p, 30, 30p | Lower first | 4:2:2 | 100 Mb/s | 6.7:1 | 8-bit |
HDD5 | 23.98p, 24p, 25, 25p, 29.97, 29.97p, 30, 30p | Upper first | 4:2:2 | 250 Mb/s | 4:1 (8-bit), 5:1 (10-bit) | 8-bit, 10-bit |
HDCAM | 23.98p, 24p, 25, 25p, 29.97, 29.97p, 30, 30p | Upper first | 3:1:1 | 143 Mb/s | 7.1:1 | 8-bit |
HDCAM SR | 23.98p, 24p, 25, 25p, 29.97, 29.97p, 30, 30p | Upper first | 4:4:4, 4:4:4 (log), 4:2:2 | 880 Mb/s (4:4:4), 440 Mb/s (4:2:2) | 4.2:1 (MPEG-4, 4:4:4), 2.7:1 (MPEG-4, 4:2:2) | 10-bit |
Blu-ray | 23.98p, 24p, 25, 25p, 29.97, 29.97p, 30, 30p | Upper first | 4:2:0 | 40 Mb/s | 25:1 | 8-bit |
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