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  2. VHS - Wikipedia

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    A tape speed of 1 + 5 ⁄ 16 inches per second corresponds to the heads on the drum moving across the tape at (a writing speed of) 4.86 [51] [41] or 6.096 meters per second. [52] To maximize the use of the tape, the video tracks are recorded very close together.

  3. Speed tape - Wikipedia

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    Speed tape is an aluminium pressure-sensitive tape used to perform minor repairs on aircraft and racing cars. It is used as a temporary repair material until a more permanent repair can be carried out. It has an appearance similar to duct tape, for which it is sometimes mistaken, but its adhesive is capable of sticking on an airplane fuselage ...

  4. Video tape tracking - Wikipedia

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    In the case of VHS, a linear control track at the tape's lower edge holds pulses that mark the beginning of every frame of video; these are used to fine-tune the tape speed during playback and to get the rotating heads exactly on their helical tracks rather than having them end up somewhere between two adjacent tracks. However, the exact ...

  5. Videotape - Wikipedia

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    A 14-inch reel of 2-inch quad videotape compared with a modern-day MiniDV videocassette. Both media store one hour of color video. The first commercial professional broadcast quality videotape machines capable of replacing kinescopes were the two-inch quadruplex videotape (Quad) machines introduced by Ampex on April 14, 1956, at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Chicago.

  6. Video tape recorder - Wikipedia

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    This allows use of the entire width of the tape, storing much more data per inch of tape, compared to the fixed head used in audio tape recording, which records a single track down the tape. The heads move across the tape at the high speed necessary to record the high-bandwidth video signal, but the tape moves at a slower speed through the machine.

  7. Media control symbols - Wikipedia

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    To identify the switch or switch position by which a faster than normal run (e.g. of tape) is started in the indicated direction. Fast forward: U+23E9 ⏩ #5108B Fast run; fast speed: To identify the switch or switch position by which a faster than normal run (e.g. of tape) is started in the indicated direction.

  8. Video Cassette Recording - Wikipedia

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    The system predated the development of the slant azimuth technique to prevent crosstalk between adjacent video tracks, so it had to use an unrecorded guard band between tracks. This required the system to run at a tape speed of 14.29 cm/s (5.63 inches per second). [2] 6.56 cm/s (2.58 inches per second) was the speed of the long play variant. [3]

  9. Helical scan - Wikipedia

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    The linear speed of the tape is slower than the speed of the head chips, allowing high frequency signals to be read or recorded, such as video. As the tape moves linearly or length-wise, the head chips move across the width of the tape in a diagonal path. Due to geometry, this allows for high head chip speeds, known as writing speeds, to be ...