The Australian Television Archive can recover & digitise content from the long obsolete D2 composite digital videotape format which was first introduced by Ampex in the late 1980s. info@austvarchive.com
The Sony D2 Composite Digital Videotape Format is a video recording format developed by Sony in the 1980s. It was designed as a professional-grade recording format for broadcast television and video production.
The term "composite" in the name refers to the fact that the format combines both luminance (black and white) and chrominance (color) information into a single signal, which is then recorded onto magnetic tape.
The D2 format uses a digital recording method, which provides higher quality and more reliable recordings than analog recording methods. It also uses a higher tape speed than earlier digital video formats, which allows for more data to be recorded on the tape.
Overall, the Sony D2 Composite Digital Videotape Format was an important development in the history of professional video production, offering high quality digital recordings at a time when analog formats still dominated the industry.
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Get access to a vast collection of historical footage with the Australian Television Archive's research and supply service. Contact them at info@austvarchive.com
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