D-1 (Sony)
Videos
D-1 or 4:2:2 Component Digital is an SMPTE digital recording video standard, introduced in 1986 through efforts by SMPTE engineering committees. It started as a Sony and Bosch – BTS product and was th
Sony D-1 VTR control panel
BTS D1 VTR DCR500
D-2 (video)
Videos
D-2 is a professional digital videocassette format created by Ampex and introduced in 1988 at the NAB Show as a composite video alternative to the component video D-1 format. It garnered Ampex a techn
D-1 (Sony)
…had the advantage of development time as it was released much later than Sony's D-1 and one year after Sony's Digital Betacam format was unveiled. The D-2 format system from Sony and Ampex soon followed two years later, using composite video in order to lower the bandwidth needed. This reduced D-2's price…
A D-2 tape compared to a Digital Audio Tape
Sony DVR-28