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Resolution Specifications
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DV, originally known as DVC (Digital Video Cassette), uses a 1/4-inch tape to record very high
quality digital video. The video is sampled at the same rate as D1, D5, or Digital Betacam video
(720 pixels per scan line). The color information in DV 25 is sampled at the D1 rate of 4:1:1 in
525-line (NTSC) and 4:2:0 in 625-line (PAL) formats. DV 50 is defined as 720 x 480,
50-megabit-per-second (Mb/s) 4:2:2 DV. DVCPRO HD is an HD format (DVCPRO HD), which
is available in both 720p and 1080i resolutions, at 100 Mb/sec.
The following table provides DV resolution specifications for Avid editing applications with the
DV/MPEG option or the HD option.
Resolution Specifications: MPEG
MPEG resolutions are specifically intended to support the SMPTE Type D-10 bit stream
produced and recorded by devices such as Sony MPEG IMX VTRs. They use 4:2:2 sampling.
The following table provides MPEG resolution specifications. Frame size does not include
blanking or VITC lines.
Resolution Frame Size Color Sampling
Megabits per
second (Mb/sec)
DV 25 411 interlaced 720 x 480 (NTSC)
720 x 576 (PAL)
4:1:1 25
DV 25p 411 progressive 720 x 480 (NTSC)
720 x 576 (PAL)
4:1:1 25
DV 25 420 interlaced 720 x 576 (PAL) 4:2:0 25
DV 50 interlaced 720 x 480 (NTSC)
720 x 576 (PAL)
4:2:2 50
DV 50p progressive 720 x 480 (NTSC)
720 x 576 (PAL)
4:2:2 50
DVCPRO HD (720p) 1280 x 720 4:2:2 100
DVCPRO HD (1080i) 1920 x 1080 4:2:2 100
Resolution Frame Size (Visible pixels) Megabits per second (Mb/sec)
MPEG 30 720 x 480 (NTSC)
720 x 576 (PAL)
30
MPEG 40 720 x 480 (NTSC)
720 x 576 (PAL)
40