The SMPTE D-6 Digital Recording Format

This paper describes the 19mm type D-6 digital 1 Gbit/sec recording format, which is now an approved SMPTE standard. Part one of the D-6 format documents (SMPTE 277M) specifies the format and recording method of the data blocks that form the helical records on 19mm tape. This part of the standard is totally independent of the nature of the recorded digital signals and need not be changed in the event of a new image interface standard. Part two of the D-6 documents (SMPTE 278M) specifies the content of the data blocks that form the helical records. The data recorded may be digital video and audio of various image standards up to approximately 1 Gbit/sec. All image standards recordable by this new format employ identical track pattern, inner and outer error correction block structure, and modulation code. Parameters that vary for different interface formats are listed in tables. The later addition of any new interface format can easily be done by adding one additional line with new parameters to these tables.

Print ISSN

0036-1682

Published

1996-06

Content type

Information

DOI

10.5594/J09568