video tape
VCR's media format
Video tape is magnetic tape used to record and play back video and audio signals, or a cassette containing such tape.
Before digital formats, video tape was the standard medium for home movies and television recording: We have boxes of old video tapes in the attic.
As a verb, to video tape is to record on this medium.
Also spelled as one word: videotape.
Analog tape format
- BetamaxDefunct videocassette format
- cassetteMagnetic audio cartridge
- VCRTape-based video recorder
- S-VHSHigher-resolution tape format
camcorder · recorder · pre-recorded · NTSC · PAL · LP · EP · tracking
Maintaining something's condition
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- restorationReturning something to condition
- degradationDecline in condition
- catalogingSystematic organization into records
storage · conservation · transfer · migration · footage · home movies · historical records · media library
Monitoring location over time
- analog signalUnquantized electrical transmission
- demagnetizationRemoval of magnetic properties
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- saturationState of complete permeation
Penalties for delayed payment
- Saturday nightWeek's final evening
- box artGraphics on packaging
- membership cardCredential showing enrollment
- drop boxSecured collection container
VHS
Analog tape format
S-VHS · camcorder · recorder · pre-recorded · NTSC · PAL · LP · EP · tracking · playback
preservation
Maintaining something's condition
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- restorationReturning something to condition
- degradationDecline in condition
cataloging · storage · conservation · transfer · migration · footage · home movies · historical records · media library · indexing
tracking
Monitoring location over time
- analog signalUnquantized electrical transmission
- demagnetizationRemoval of magnetic properties
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
saturation · signal degradation · dropout · capture · dubbing
late fees
Penalties for delayed payment
- Saturday nightWeek's final evening
- box artGraphics on packaging
- membership cardCredential showing enrollment
- interrogationquestioning, interrogator, suspect, interview room, Miranda rights
- analog techvinyl, cassette, VHS, film, LP
- audio mediavinyl, LP, CD, cassette, 8-track
video tapestreaming
Real-time digital delivery
DVD · Blu-ray · digital download · cloud storage · digital media
video tapestreaming video
digital streaming · video on demand · Netflix · YouTube · digital cinema
video tapelive broadcast
Transmission happening right now
live television · live stream · live performance · simulcast