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Video

Video is the technology of processing electronic signals representing moving pictures. A major application of video technology is television, but it is also widely used in engineering, scientific, manufacturing, and security applications. Other uses of video have tended to use the video formats designed for television use.

The word video comes from Latin, where it means "I see".

The term video is also used as abbreviation for videotape, as well as for video recorder and video player.

Analog video encoding formats

Analog video broadcast and inter-connection signal standards Analog video tape formats Digital Video encoding formats Optical disc storage formats: Digital Video tape formats see also:

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