D-5HD

HD

A High Definition videotape format developed by Panasonic based on the highly successful D-5 platform for standard definition. It uses 1\/2" wide tape stock and records 22:11:11 10 bit HD Video. It uses compression that that reduces the data rate approximately 4:1 to 210Mb\/s. The tape format supports 1920x1080 at 23.98P,24P,25P,29.97P, 30P, 50i, 59.94i, and 60i and 1280x720 at 59.94P and 60P. The format became the preferred mastering format for telecine transfers when HD was introduced. D-5HD VTR's are now also capable of 525 or 625 line standard definition, a move towards creating HD equipment that responds to a more universal approach where equipment can be used in both the HD and SD environments