1. Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)
Videotapes come in many different formats and sizes for professionals and consumers
Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)

2. Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)
Many companies have heavily invested in tape-based infrastructure. Moving toward tapeless production will take time.
Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)

3. Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)
A number of very small flash memory cards are available, such as SD or Pro Duo, that cane be used to record video. These cards are currently being used in consumer and semiprofessional cameras
Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)

4. Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)
The P2 card is a flash memory card used in some professional cameras. The “player” next to it is really a device that allows up to five cards to be placed in slots and read by a computer, just like any hard drive or memory stick
Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)

5. Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)
This P2 player/recorder can be used to record, edit, playback, and provide slow motion to anything recorded onto a flash card. Note that there are six “hot swappable” slots.
Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)

6. Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)
This high-end consumer –targeted camcorder utilizes an internal hard disk drive
Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)

7. Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)
The HDD camera has the ability to dock to a DVD recorder in order to transfer all footage to an archival medium
Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)

8. External drives can be attached to most digital video cameras
Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)

9. Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)
Hard disk recorders are gaining popularity in the professional video field
Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)

10. Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)
A slow-motion operator utilizes a hard drive server recording/playback system during a sports event
Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)

11. Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)
The photo on the left shows a full-sized recordable DVD. The camera on the right records a much smaller DVD
Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)

12. The XD disk is protected by a case at all times
Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)

13. Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)
Although consumer CRT’s are quickly being replaced by LCD televisions, many engineers still prefer and trust the CRT as their quality-control monitor
Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)

14. Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)
Plasma screens are considered to be the best at portraying fast motion such as sports
Video Production Handbook Chapter 14 (4th Edition)