| Video Format | Processing | Bandwidth | Vertical Resolution | Horizontal Resolution | Frames Per Second | Image Quality | Data Stream Per Hour |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital PAL Studio Quality | Digital | n/a | 720 pixels | 576 pixels | 25 non-interlaced | Reference, maximum | ca 5 GByte |
| Analog PAL TV Signal | Analog | 5 MHz | 520 lines | 576 lines | 50 interlaced | Best analog quality | n/a |
| DVD, DV | Digital (MPEG-2) | n/a | 720 pixels | 576 pixels | 25 non-interlaced | Similar to reference | ca 1 GByte |
| Super Video CD | Digital (MPEG-1) | n/a | 480 pixels | 576 pixels | 25 non-interlaced | Similar to S-VHS | ca 1 GByte |
| MPEG4 Video CD | Digital (MPEG-4) | n/a | 384 pixels | 288 pixels | 25 non-interlaced | Similar to VHS | ca 300 - 650 MByte |
| Video CD | Digital (MPEG-1) | n/a | 352 pixels | PAL: 288 pixels, NTSC: 240 pixels | 25 non-interlaced | Worse than VHS | ca 650 MByte |
| Analog S-VHS, Video HI8 | Analog | 3,5 MHz | 400 lines | 576 lines | 50 interlaced | Acceptable analog quality | n/a |
| Analog VHS, Video8 | Analog | 2,5 MHz (PAL) | 240 lines | PAL: 576 lines, NTSC: 480 lines |
50 (PAL), 29.97 (NTSC), interlaced | Insufficient analog quality | n/a |