![]() D-9 Videotape | |
Media type | Magnetic cassette tape |
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Encoding | NTSC, PAL |
Standard | Interlaced video |
Usage | Video production |
D-9 or Digital-S as it was originally known, is a professional digital video videocassette format created by JVC in 1995.
It is a direct competitor to Sony's Digital Betacam. Its name was changed to D-9 in 1999 by the SMPTE.[1][2] It was used to a small extent in Europe and Asia and saw some use in the US, notably by the Fox News Channel,[3] but was a commercial failure compared with Digital Betacam. It was superseded by high definition tapeless formats.