History of video tape recording to be written Charles P. Ginsburg, at Ampex Corporation Technologies Video tape recorder technologies include: Analog reel-to-reel VERA (BBC) Ampex 2-inch quad videotape B-format videotape C-format videotape Professional cassette / cartridge based systems Digital Video tape formats D1 (Sony) D2 (Sony) D3 D5 Digital Betacam (Sony) Betacam IMX (Sony) DV MiniDV Digital8 (Sony) Consumer formats Video 2000 (Philips) Betamax VHS S-VHS (JVC) VHS-C (JVC) 8mm tape Hi8 See video cassette recorder for a full treatment of domestic formats.
Video tape recorder technologies include:
Analog reel-to-reel
Digital Video tape formats
