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Quadruplex videotape

2-inch quadruplex videotape (also called 2" quad video tape or quadraplex) was the first practical and commercially successful analog recording video tape format. The format uses 2-inch-wide (51 mm) magnetic tape and was developed and released for the broadcast television industry in 1956 by Ampex, an American company based in Redwood City, California.…

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Developed by
Ampex
Encoding
NTSC, PAL
Media type
Magnetic tape
Read mechanism
Quadrature scan
Released
1956 (1956)
Usage
Video production

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2-inch quad fate

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Quadruplex videotape

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Developed by · 1
Quadruplex videotape → Ampex
Encoding · 1
Quadruplex videotape → NTSC, PAL
Media type · 1
Quadruplex videotape → Magnetic tape
Read mechanism · 1
Quadruplex videotape → Quadrature scan
Released · 1
Quadruplex videotape → 1956 (1956)
Usage · 1
Quadruplex videotape → Video production
Write mechanism · 1
Quadruplex videotape → Quadrature scan

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tape vtr quad video videotape ampex 2-inch used television first recording format quadruplex tbc solid state rca color ntsc 1956

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Quadruplex videotapeDeveloped byAmpex1.00infobox
Quadruplex videotapeEncodingNTSC, PAL1.00infobox
Quadruplex videotapeMedia typeMagnetic tape1.00infobox
Quadruplex videotapeRead mechanismQuadrature scan1.00infobox
Quadruplex videotapeReleased1956 (1956)1.00infobox
Quadruplex videotapeUsageVideo production1.00infobox
Quadruplex videotapeWrite mechanismQuadrature scan1.00infobox
Type C videotape superseded it.There were three different variations of 2-inch quadinstance ofand lower-maintenance videotape formats0.80text

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