Production Glossary
HDV
HDV, short for high-definition video, is a recording option for cassette tape camcorders. HDV was initially conceived by JVC, and later, in September of 2003, Sharp, Sony, and Canon joined them to create the HDV consortium. HDV is became standard use for most pro and amateur videographers because of its ease of transport, high quality images production, and its affordability. The format is utilized in personal video recording as well as television broadcasting.
HDV video is digitally encoded by using lossy compression. The audio or video captured using the HDV format can be stored on tape or as a computer file. Two essential variations of the HDV format are HDV 720p and HDV1080i. HDV 720p permits the recording of both progressive-scan standard definition video and high definition video. HDV 1080i allows for the recording of progressive video with interlaced streaming.
