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	The Digital Betacam Format
		Digital Betacam, AKA Digibeta or D-Beta, was introduced by Sony in 1993 as a replacement for the analog Betacam SP format.
		Digital Betacam was superior in performance to DVCam and DVCPro, while being cheaper than D1.
		Digital Betacam attracted a fair amount of professional support but didn't go as far as to become an industry standard like it's predecessor.
	www.mediacollege.com /video/format/beta/digital-betacam.html (150 words)

	Articles
		Digital Betacam and it's related systems is the first component digital format that can challenge the composite digital environment for cost and functionality.
		Digital Betacam mastering should be avoided if the client expects to take the master and play it on Betacam SP equipment.
		Digital Betacam may be freely used to transport graphics from the digital component graphics environment into any edit suite equipped with a machine that will play it.
	www.henninger.com /library/digibeta/home.html (7543 words)

	Betacam PALsite: The Betacam Format
		Betacam SP differs from the plain Betacam system in that it uses high grade Metal Oxide tape to achieve greater performance through increased carrier and deviation frequencies.
		Digital Betacam, is a full 4:2:2 digital variant of the format which uses DCT (Discrete Cosine Transform) to achieve the 2:1 compression.
		Heralded as 'Betacam for the masses' the launch of the UVW range brought the Betacam SP format within reach of many who until then had been unable to afford the high cost of the BVW series machines.
	betacam.palsite.com /format.html (616 words)

	DV vs. Betacam SP
		Both oxide Betacam and Betacam SP produce image quality superior to S-VHS and Hi8 formats, primarily because of Betacam's separate recording tracks for luminance (Y) and chroma (Cr and Cb), rather than the color-under modulation method of S-VHS and Hi8.
		Betacam SX is a proprietary MPEG-2 derivative format (4:2:2 Profile@Main Level) proposed by Sony to ultimately replace Betacam SP.
		Betacam SX gains some compression credit for the use of B-frames and compressing the audio stream, but it's highly likely that the effective spatial compression of Betacam SX is greater than 5:1.
	www.dvcentral.org /DV-Beta.html (3827 words)

	Analog vs Digital
		Digital is better when you consider high end digital formats such as Digital Betacam, HD Cam, or MPEG-IMX.
		Betacam SP and other high end formats use the 4:2:2 environment, where the chrominance is sampled at 6.75, twice the rate of the 4:1:1 format, providing higher quality and more professional images.
		Betacam SP and high end digital format cameras feature three 2/3 inch chips with over 520,000 pixels per chip.
	www.bvatv.com /analogvsdigital.htm (410 words)

	DIGITAL VCR FORMATS
		For this article were talking about VCRs that start with analog or digital video and audio, and record the signal digitally (as streams of ones and zeros), and can play back the data, converting it into analog video and audio.
		The other digital formats in the table use some form of compression to reduce the data flow and tape consumption.
		Betacam SX uses an ultrahigh compression (MPEG-2) to squeeze its data rate down to 18Mbps.
	videoexpert.home.att.net /artic3/256dvcr.htm (2670 words)

	Sony-Biz France: Digital Betacam - HD Actualités (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Digital Betacam uses very mild data compression of 2 to 1, ensuring outstanding multi-generation performance.
		Digital Betacam has also become the dominant digital format for programme interchange, with a large majority of broadcasters using it as their preferred transmission format.
		Digital Betacam is the format that means quality and offers extra peace of mind to production teams and broadcasting organisations.
	www.sonybiz.net /b2b/sony-business-fr/47827-sony-biz-france-digital-betacam-hd-actualites.html (181 words)

	Digital Betacam
		Digital Betacam ist das meistgenutzte Speichermedium in der heutigen Fernsehtechnik.
		Auf einer Digital Betacam Kassette werden zusätzlich zum Bild noch vier digitale Audiospuren, sowie eine analoge CUE-Spur aufgezeichnet.
		Digital Betacam (aka Digibeta) wurde 1993 in Umlauf gebracht und unterstützt beide Betacamsysteme wie Betacam und Betacam SP, und ist außerdem kostengünstiger als das D1 System von SONY das 1987 entwickelt wurde.
	www.xn--enzyklopdie-s8a.de /Digital_Betacam.html (334 words)

	D1,D2,D3,DIGITAL BETACAM
		What it does is not only provide a degradation proof digital medium, but a means of achieving some unbelievable effects and layered composite or process shots, quicker and less expensive than can be obtained on film.
		Both the video and the audio signals are digitally recorded on the tape.
		Otherwise known as "digital component", this is the most versatile digital format as it relays "component" images.
	www.jamesarnett.com /guidebook/2-1-6-4.html (399 words)

	Sony-Biz France: International commercials are shot with Digital Betacam - HDCAM Témoignages Clients Films (Monde) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Director Remi Faillant says Digital Betacam was chosen because the format suited the production style of the commercial, allowing him to work more slowly, with more takes.
		Digital Betacam, and even more so, HDCAM, is able to create something very close to 35mm if you’re able to create the right parameters.
		Another recent commercial shot with Digital Betacam was a series of spots for John Player Gold Leaf, shot aboard a yacht in the Pacific by British production company All Films.
	www.sonyisstorage.com /b2b/sony-business-fr/25945-sony-biz-france-international-commercials-are-shot-with-digital-betacam-hdcam-temoignages-clients-films-monde.html (276 words)

	Sony VTR repair. Sony camera repair. Betacam repair. Digital Betacam repair. HDCAM repair. Canon Fujinon lens repair.
		I'm also a broadcast engineer with over 25 years experience in the repair and maintenance of broadcast Sony gear.
		I have serviced Sony Betacam gear since it was introduced to the market.
		This includes Betacam, Betacam SP, Digital Betacam, Betacam SX, and High Definition gear.
	www.kinescope.tv (158 words)

	Rent a Digital Betacam deck or other VTR decks: HDCAM \| Panasonic AJ-1200A
		The Betacam SP format has quickly established itself as the preferred format for analog component recording and playback in the broadcast and production industry.
		Component and composite inputs and outputs are available, offering the UVW-1800 as an economical and easy means by which to enter the Betacam SP format.
		It plays back Betacam SP and Digital Betacam tapes in both analog (composite and component) and digital (SDI and AES/ EBU) formats for both audio and video.
	www.studiobfilms.com /rentals/vtr-detailed.html (839 words)

	2003 - 2005 Digital Cinema Marketplace Report
		From a consumer standpoint, current digital cinema systems are capable of more satisfying results than current film release prints and from a quality perspective are ready for deployment.
		Digital Cinema Systems will allow distributors to increase overall net revenue because of alternative content opportunities for programming and distributing to theaters.
		From a consumer standpoint, current digital cinema systems are capable of more satisfying results than film release prints and from a quality perspective are ready for deployment.
	www.digitalmedianet.com /HTM/RESEARCH/SCRI/reports2003/03-05DigitalCinemaMarketplace.htm (1975 words)

	Station Operations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The initial problem that many face when wanting to convert from an analog format to a digital format is the enormous library of analog tapes on their shelves.
		Most of these tapes are either Betacam or Betacam SP and can represent literally years of footage that a station wants to archive for future use and not have to duplicate or maintain additional archives.
		Betacam SX VTRs have the ability to playback Betacam and Betacam SP videotapes, while providing MPEG interoperability in your plant.
	www.digitaltelevision.com /tvtoday/sony/station.htm (2876 words)

	FUJIFILM Global \| Products \| Professional AV Media \| Digital BETACAM
		Specially formulated ultra-fine metal magnetic particles ensure high output and a low error rate, while superior binder and backcoating materials provide the durability and reliability that broadcasters demand.
		Ultra-fine metal magnetic particles that are approximately 20% smaller than those used in Fujifilm Betacam SP tapes are densely packed together to achieve +2dB higher output.
		The figures marked with * are comparisons with the Fujifilm Digital Betacam reference tape.
	www.fujifilm.com /products/professional_av/digitalbetacam.html (243 words)

	Broadcast and Business Solutions Company - Videotape & Digital Recorders
		Sony's new digital format is built for the demands of news gathering and production within the DTV standards.
		Betacam SX® is an extensive family of cost-efficient products bringing digital advantages of superior picture quality, portability, high speed image transfer, and non-linear editing, all with Betacam SP compatibility.
		The world-wide standard for digital recorders, Digital Betacam® equipment is ideal for applications requiring high quality without compromise.
	bssc.sel.sony.com /Professional/webapp/Category?m=0&p=16 (681 words)

	Mpeg Imx - Betacam Post - Find Articles
		But they'll still play your analog Betacam SP and Betacam Oxide tapes going all the way back to 1982, when we developed the recorders and tape that established the Betacam format.
		Which means that your existing Betacam Oxide, Betacam SP, Betacam SX[R] and Digital Betacam recordings have a clear migration path into the future.
		It also means that you can continue to shoot on your existing Betacam SX and Betacam SP camcorders, confident that the material you acquire today will still be available, accessible and compatible tomorrow.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0HNN/is_9_17/ai_92864507 (817 words)

	All Brand-New Sony, Fuji, Maxell, Quantegy Digital Betacam in All Lengths @ Tapestockonline
		Since it's launch in 1994, Sony's Digital Betacam tape format has become the standard in mainstream high-end digital acquisition and post-production.
		The superb multi-generation recording characteristics of Sony Digital Betacam tape and recorders have led to the digital betacam format becoming the de0facto global mastering format in standard definition digital production.
		BCT-D Digital(Digi) Betacam represents a new stage of metal videocassettes tape in terms of high output, durability, and long-term archive capability.
	www.tapestockonline.com /digital-betacam.html (189 words)

	Digital in the Arctic
		The quality of DV features varies, but it's always been obvious that the movie was shot digitally, usually because it lacks the crispness and depth of film.
		With a modest budget of only a few million dollars and shooting in a climate where temperatures normally fall in the negative double digits, the subtitled movie is truly a personal vision come to life.
		And bear in mind that when you get a camera that good, digital shooting requires a digital shooting style, neither film nor TV, but more like guerrilla video from the old days.” Applying your video skills set to the film medium works in ways you might not have imagined.
	digitalcontentproducer.com /shoot/video_digital_arctic/index.html (1219 words)

	Digital VCR Formats Compared: Tabular Specifications
		All digital formats on this table sample the Y component at 13.5 MHz (although D5 is switchable to 18 MHz for HDTV)
		Color quality is reported to be equal to Betacam and Betacam SP, but not as good as digital Betacam, D1 and D5.
		The two digital audio channels are 16 bit, 48kHz (better than CD quality).
	videoexpert.home.att.net /artic3/256atab.htm (799 words)

	HD Studios - HD Camera News and Samples
		Obviously, in the hands of a capable Digital Imaging Technician (D.I.T.), this means that you can save a lot of money by minimizing the time, and therefore the cost, of your HD color correction.
		A HDCAM tape is the same size as Digital Betacam.
		Tapes are usually downconverted to another digital format—DVCAM is common HD downconvert format.
	www.hdstudiosla.com /news.html (1058 words)

	HD Deck Rentals - Edit Personal Information
		The J-30/SDI has proved to be phenomenally popular for desktop playback by broadcast producers and journalists for material viewing, logging, and digitizing into nonlinear editing systems.
		All standard definition, half-inch Betacam format tapes, dating back some twenty years, can now easily be converted to a 25 Mbps DV signal and transferred to a compatible DV device via a single digital interface cable.
		The J-30/SDI also provides one time code output and has the ability to read Unique Material Identifier (UMID), a type of metadata approved as a SMPTE standard (SMPTE-330M) on MPEG IMX and Digital Betacam tapes, and output this data through the SDI interface.
	www.digitalbetacamtodvd.com (396 words)

	Collage Digital Video Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		COLLAGE DIGITAL VIDEO maintains a state of the art digital video post-production facility.
		Three digital editing bays including AVID Symphony, Digital Betacam, Betacam SP, DVCAM.
		Conveniently located in Glendale between 2 major freeways, the Golden State 5 and the Ventura 134, COLLAGE DIGITAL VIDEO is just 10 minutes from Downtown Los Angeles and 15 minutes from Hollywood.
	www.digital-post.com /homepage.html (102 words)

	maxell:Product Lineup:Products for companies:Professional Video&Audio:Digital BETACAM
		To achieve recording at levels of density at 7.5m2/bit required for the Digital BETACAM format, Maxell brought together its extensive expertise in developing advanced metal tape technology and cassette mechanisms for professional broadcasting applications.
		The result: Maxell Digital BETACAM videocassettes for high-density component digital recording.
		The backcoating used in Maxell’s new “Digital BETACAM” tape has been carefully designed to optimize smooth tape travel.
	www.maxell.co.jp /e/products/industrial/db_camsp/index.html (236 words)

	Sony VTRs, sony video tape recorders, digital betacam, dvw-500p, dvw-a500p, j3/a, j3/sdi
		The DVW-M2000P is a Digital Betacam editing VTR with Betacam, Betacam SP, Betacam SX and MPEG IMX playback.
		The DVW-250P records Digital Betacam video and 4 channels of 20-bit digital audio onto both S and L cassettes, for up to 124 minutes of continuous recording.
		They also have all the features required for viewing and logging, and – although not designed for linear editing applications or on-air use – are ideal for source feeding to servers or non-linear editing systems.
	www.pec.co.uk /sonyvtrstype/sonyvtrsdigi.htm (467 words)

	Digital Betacam
		SONY Digital Betacam 64 minutes, large shell, BCT-D64L
		SONY Digital Betacam 94 minutes, large shell, BCT-D94L
		SONY Digital Betacam 124 minutes, large shell, BCT-D124L
	www.tapesuperstore.com /digitalbetacam.html (178 words)

	Video Equipment rentals/Seattle
		Digital Broadcast Rentals is pleased to announce the immediate availability in our rental inventory of the P + S Techniks Mini 35 adapter.
		This exceptional piece of equipment lets the users of these cameras control the depth of field in the same way that a DP shooting a 35mm film would.
		Absolute Digital Broadcast Rentals is pleased to be able to provide the P + S Techniks mini 35 adapter for daily rental.
	www.absolutedigi.com (356 words)

	Sony Digital Betacam Camcorders and Recorders (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Sony has further evolved its range of Digital BETACAM products by enhancing their flexibility, scalability, and operability - the result is the new DVW-M2000P and DVW-2000P Studio Recorders.
		This is possible not only from Digital BETACAM playback, but also from the playback signals of other compatible formats such as the BETACAM(TM), BETACAM SX(TM) and MPEG IMX(TM) formats, providing a very smooth migration to future HD operations.
		Further advancements such as metadata handling capability, flexible audio operation, and a compact body design are all incorporated in these VTRs to increase their operational convenience.
	www.protel.co.nz /sony/DigiBeta/index.html (439 words)

	Re: Digital Betacam / Analog question. -- Erling C. Hollmann -- 2000/01/11
		You can only record in the digital betacam format on a digibeta vtr...
		If you put in analog, it will be converted to digital But some machines can also play the sp format - and I've heard of a machine that also can play sx - but if it's on the market yet I don't know...
		> Kind of a stupid question but I believe we are the only > Animation studio/production house w/c uses Digital Betacam > in the Philippines.
	www.softimage.com /community/xsi/discuss/archives/ds.archive.0001/msg00106.htm (242 words)

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