D-9 or Digital S as it was originally known, is a professional digital videotape format created by JVC in 1995. It is a direct competitor to
Digital Betacam. Its name was changed to D-9 in 1999 by the
SMPTE. It is used mostly inside Europe and Asia, though has seen some use in the US, most notably by the FOX news channel.
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