Color Recording Method
The color recording method of a video format may be either RGB, Y´C
B
C
R
(component),
Y/C (S-Video), or composite. The more discrete channels a format has, the higher the
quality of the image, but the more data required to store and transmit that information.
Today, almost all digital video formats are Y´C
B
C
R
(component). Computers typically
store image data using RGB, although many Y´C
B
C
R
(component) formats can now be
processed natively on the computer (such as DV).
Color recording method
Video formats
Composite
1", 3/4" U-matic, 1/2",VHS, D-2, D-3
Y/C (S-Video)
Hi8, S-VHS
Y´C
B
C
R
(component)
Betacam SP, Digital Betacam, DVD, DV, D-1, D-5
RGB
Computer graphics and digital cinema acquisition. Although video
originates in and is displayed in this format, it is rare for tape
formats (Y´C
B
C
R
is used instead).
Appendix A
Video Formats
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V