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1046 Part XIII Appendixes
1953 First CinemaScope, anamorphic film is released with 2.66 aspect
ratio (1.33 x 2).
1955 Stereo tape recording is introduced by EMI Stereosonic Tapes.
1956 Ampex introduces its first video recorder using 2-inch reel-to-reel
tape.
1961 Stereo radio broadcasts begin.
1963 Philips introduces audio cassette tapes.
1967 BBC TWO becomes the first British color broadcast network, using
the PAL system, 625 lines, 25 fps interlaced.
1967 France introduces SECAM, 625 lines, 25 fps, interlaced.
1967 The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE)
standardizes timecode.
1968 The computer mouse is invented.
1970 3/4-inch U-Matic video format is introduced.
1970 Computer floppy disk is introduced.
1971 First permanent IMAX film system is installed.
1972 FCC establishes rules for cable TV.
1972 The first computer editing system, the CMX-300, is introduced.
1975 JVC introduces the Video Home System (VHS).
1977 First pre-assembled personal computer, the Apple II, is introduced.
1982 Sony, Fujitsu, and Philips introduce audio compact discs (CDs).
1984 Apple introduces the Macintosh computer.
1986 Betacam SP is introduced.
1987 The first commercial digital videotape format, D-1, is introduced.
1990 General Instrument proposes an all-digital HDTV system in the U.S.
1991 Japan adopts Hi-Vision/MUSE as the national HDTV standard, 16:9
aspect ratio,1,125 scanning lines, 30 fps, interlaced.
1993 Digital Betacam is introduced.
1996 DV format is introduced.
1997 DVD format is introduced.
1997 Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) digital television
standards are adopted by FCC, including 18 formats, 6 of which are
HDTV.
1999 Final Cut Express HD 1.0 is introduced.
2000 DVCPRO HD equipment begins shipping.
2000 First IMX VTRs begins shipping.
2003 First HDV camcorder is introduced.
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