DVCPRO
AKA
DVCPRO25, DVCPRO50,
D7, DVCPRO-HD
Era
1995–2013
Analog/digital
digital
Format
Cassette
Developed by
Panasonic
(Max) Capacity
Standard: 66 minutes
Large: 126 minutes
Size
Standard: 9.7 × 6.35 × 1.4 cm
Large: 12.4 × 7.6 × 1.4 cm
Fun facts
- Unlike baseline DV, this format uses locked audio, meaning the audio sample clock runs in sync with the video sample clock
- The tops of DVCPRO cassettes came in different colors: DVCPRO25 was yellow, DVCPRO50 was blue and DVCPROHD & DVCPRO100 were red
- DVCPRO50, introduced in 1997, used two DV codecs in parallel, doubling the data rate over the original DVCPRO to 50 Mbps
- DVCPRO decks typically can play the older DV format tapes as well
