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Post by Chris on Feb 12, 2004 19:51:26 GMT
HELP! Can anybody confirm what different formats of U-Matic there are...
i.e. are BVU / U-matic-SP & U-Matic High Band exactly the same formats of U-Matic but just different terms?
thanks in advance.....
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Post by Gareth R on Feb 12, 2004 20:22:58 GMT
IIRC...
A low-band U-Matic machine can play low-band tapes in colour and high-band tapes in monochrome. It can only record in low-band.
A high-band machine can play both HB and LB tapes in colour. Not sure if it can record in LB.
A U-Matic SP deck can play SP, HB and LB. SP is a further development of HB, using chrome tapes for better video response and lower noise.
"BVU" is the designation Sony gave to its higher-end HB and SP U-Matic decks (it supposedly stands for Broadcast Video Unit).
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Post by Matthew K Sharp on Feb 12, 2004 22:25:37 GMT
ISTR that BVU only referred to SP machines. The designation for high-band was a "U-Matic H" badge on the machine. But I could be wrong... it's been a long time.
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