SMPTE ST 296 is a

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published by

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which defines the 720 line

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formats including 720p50 and 720p60. It is frequently carried on

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physical cables defined by the

SMPTE 292M SMPTE 292 is a digital video transmission line standard published by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE). This technical standard is usually referred to as HD-SDI; it is part of a family of standards that define a Serial ...

standard. The standard is also known as SMPTE 296M, but was renamed following a policy change by

dropping the "M" (which originally referred to "Metric").

References

*"ST 296:2011 - SMPTE Standard - 1280 × 720 Progressive Image Sample Structure — Analog and Digital Representation and Analog Interface," in ST 296:2011 , vol., no., pp.1-21, 25 Oct. 2011, doi: 10.5594/SMPTE.ST296.2011. Film and video technology SMPTE standards {{Measurement-stub

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