D6 HDTV VTR is

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videocassette Videotape is magnetic tape used for storing video and usually sound in addition. Information stored can be in the form of either an analog or digital signal. Videotape is used in both video tape recorders (VTRs) and, more commonly, videocassette ...

standard. A D6

VTR A video tape recorder (VTR) is a tape recorder designed to record and playback video and audio material from magnetic tape. The early VTRs were open-reel devices that record on individual reels of 2-inch-wide (5.08 cm) tape. They were us ...

can record and playback

HDTV High-definition television (HD or HDTV) describes a television system which provides a substantially higher image resolution than the previous generation of technologies. The term has been used since 1936; in more recent times, it refers to the g ...

video Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) syste ...

uncompressed. The only D6 VTR product is the

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, now

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's Media Recorder, model DCR 6024, also called the D6 Voodoo VTR. The VTR was a joint project between Philips Digital Video Systems of Germany and

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. The tape deck module was designed and made by Philips in

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(formerly Bosch

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), and the

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processor module designed and made by Toshiba. Since there is no

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, after 20 tape copies of multi generations there is no noticeable loss of quality. As a very high-end, costly system about 70 were sold to high-end post houses from about 2000 to 2005. The VTR had a data record option. The data module could record and play back 2k

DPX Digital Picture Exchange (DPX) is a common file format for digital intermediate and visual effects work and is a SMPTE standard (ST 268-1:2014). The file format is most commonly used to represent the density of each colour channel of a scanned n ...

files at 6 frames per second over a HIPPI connection. The VTR came in a data only model, or with a switch module, so the record deck could be used for both video and data recording. The tape deck was also sold stand alone as a

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recorder to record and playback raw data. Toshiba made the video tape for the VTR. The high price of the video tape limited the use of the VTR.

Specs

*Tape format D-6 19 mm tape cassette housing, SMPTE 277/278M *Also marketed under the name "Digital Voodoo" *The tape cassette housing looks like a 19mm D1 or D2 cassette, but inserting these older standard definition tape cassettes would be rejected by the VTR. *

Magnetic tape Magnetic tape is a medium for magnetic storage made of a thin, magnetizable coating on a long, narrow strip of plastic film. It was developed in Germany in 1928, based on the earlier magnetic wire recording from Denmark. Devices that use magne ...

is a

metal particle tape Audio compact cassettes use magnetic tape of three major types which differ in fundamental magnetic properties, the level of bias applied during recording, and the optimal time constant of replay equalization. Specifications of each type were se ...

*Scanner diameter 96 mm, a

helical scan Helical scan is a method of recording high-frequency signals on magnetic tape. It is used in open-reel video tape recorders, video cassette recorders, digital audio tape recorders, and some computer tape drives. History Earl E Masterson from ...

*Track pitch: 22 um *D6 tape thickness 11 um *Head to tape speed ~46 m/s *Tape speed ~497 mm/s *Records and playback of 1 Gbit/s uncompressed data—the only real-time uncompressed HD videotape format marketed (the more ubiquitous Sony HDCAM, Panasonic D5-HD and Sony XDCAM HD/422 all used compression) *Uses cassette sizes L – M – S *Recording time: **Small type 8 minutes **Med. type 28 minutes **Large type 64 minutes *

Helical scan Helical scan is a method of recording high-frequency signals on magnetic tape. It is used in open-reel video tape recorders, video cassette recorders, digital audio tape recorders, and some computer tape drives. History Earl E Masterson from ...

Record heads 2 clusters of 8 (0/180) total of 16 *Play heads 2 clusters of 8 (0/180) Total of 16 *Erase heads 2 (0/180) **Yes, that is a total of 34 heads on the scanner. *Video error correction

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code, 2D *Longitudinal tracks three: Control track,

Timecode A timecode (alternatively, time code) is a sequence of numeric codes generated at regular intervals by a timing synchronization system. Timecode is used in video production, show control and other applications which require temporal coordination ...

and,

Audio Audio most commonly refers to sound, as it is transmitted in signal form. It may also refer to: Sound *Audio signal, an electrical representation of sound *Audio frequency, a frequency in the audio spectrum *Digital audio, representation of sound ...

cue * Playback Slow motion +/- ¼ and with a video visible search mode *HDTV Video Signal Formats (SMPTE 274M) **1920 x 1080 @ 24p **1920 x 1080 @ 23.976p **1920 x 1080 @ 25p *Progressive modes DTV **1920 x 1080 @ 24sF **1920 x 1080 @ 23.976sF **1920 x 1080 @ 25sF ”segmented frame” modes **1920 x 1080 @ 60i **1920 x 1080 @ 59.94i **1920 x 1080 @ 50i 2:1 interlace modes *The unit can cross play some formats *

Sampling Frequency In signal processing, sampling is the reduction of a continuous-time signal to a discrete-time signal. A common example is the conversion of a sound wave to a sequence of "samples". A sample is a value of the signal at a point in time and/or sp ...

4:2:2: **

Luminance Luminance is a photometric measure of the luminous intensity per unit area of light travelling in a given direction. It describes the amount of light that passes through, is emitted from, or is reflected from a particular area, and falls withi ...

Y 74.25 MHz and 74.25/1.001 = 74.1758 MHz **

Chrominance Chrominance (''chroma'' or ''C'' for short) is the signal used in video systems to convey the color information of the picture (see YUV color model), separately from the accompanying luma signal (or Y' for short). Chrominance is usually represente ...

37.125 MHz and 37.125/1.001 = 37.0879 MHz * Quantization: **Y-Luminance = 10 Bits 24/25 fr/sec modes and 8 Bits 30 fr/sec modes **Chroma = 8 Bits *AUDIO: **30 Frames System: 10 channel, 5 stereo pairs **24/25 Frames System: 12 channels, 6 stereo pairs **Audio standard

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**Sampling frequency 48 kHz **Quantization, digital I/O 20 or 24 bit

Worldwide past users list

Europe: *Artisan video, Netherlands *Augustus, Italy *Cinefekt *Digital Film Lab, Copenhagen, Denmark *Digital Images, Halle, Germany *Digital Film Finland, Helsinki, Finland *DMV Research, UK *Eclair Épinay, France *Frame Image, Helsinki, Finland *Frithiof Telecine, Stockholm, Sweden *Generator Post, Finland *Geyer Video, Berlin, Germany *Interactive Group, Milan, Italy *LTC Scanlab, France *Listo, Vienna, Austria *Mars Motel, Sweden *Molinare, Spain *Philips Research, Netherlands *Rudas, Germany *Sertek, Turkey *Short Cut, Denmark *Epoka Ltd, Poland *EBH Polska, Warsaw, Poland *Taurus Media Technik, Munich, Germany *VCC, Hamburg, Germany *VDM Courbevoie, France *Video Copy Company – VCC, Berlin, Germany *VTR, London *Warehouse, Denmark Americas *Casablanca Finish Ltda, São Paulo, Brazil *Command Post, Toronto, Canada *Complete Post, Hollywood, CA *Discreet, Montreal, Canada *Digital Images, Los Angeles, CA *Galicia Ramirez y Asoc. Mex., Mexico *The Ed Guzman HDTV Museum, Burbank, CA *

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, San Francisco, CA *IVC, International Video Conversions, Burbank, CA *Laser Pacific, Hollywood, CA *

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, Washington, DC *Mega, Brazil *Rede Globo, Brazil *Rhinoceros Editorial & Post, New York, NY *SMA Video, New York, NY *Technique, Burbank, CA *Vid-Film (now Technicolor Creative Services), Glendale, CA Asia/Pacific *Noriko Post, Osaka, Japan

Photo gallery

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External links

Manual for a D6 VooDoo (PDF)

cilect.org on Digital Film Melbourne

digitalcontentproducer.com - video NAB choose weapons

pmotions.com, PDF file, D6 on page 50

Digital Fact Book 2008

References

{{Magnetic tape data formats Video storage Film and video technology Recording Computer storage tape media Audiovisual introductions in 2000

Specs

Worldwide past users list

Photo gallery

See also

External links

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