Video Demystified: A Handbook for the Digital Engineer, Fourth Edition

Chapter 6: Digital Video Interfaces

Pro-Video Component Interfaces

Pro-video equipment, such as that used within studios, has unique requirements and therefore its own set of digital video interconnect standards. Table 6.1 lists the various provideo parallel and serial digital interface standards.

Table 6.1: Pro-Video Parallel and Serial Digital Interface Standards for Various Component Video Formats. 1i = interlaced, p = progressive.

Active Resolution (H V)

Total Resolution 1 (H V)

Display Aspect Ratio

Frame Rate (Hz)

1 Y Sample Rate (MHz)

SDTV or HDTV

Digital Parallel Standard

Digital Serial Standard

720 480i

858 525i

4:3

29.97

13.5

SDTV

BT656

BT799

SMPTE 125M

BT656

BT799

720 480p

858 525p

4:3

59.94

27

SDTV

-

BT.1362

SMPTE 294M

720 576i

864 625i

4:3

25

13.5

SDTV

BT656

BT799

BT.656

BT.799

720 576p

864 625p

4:3

50

27

SDTV

-

BT.1362

960 480i

1144 525i

16:9

29.97

18

SDTV

BT 1302

BT 1303

SMPTE 267M

BT 1302

BT 1303

960 576i

1152 625i

16:9

25

18

SDTV

BT.1302

BT.1303

BT.1302

BT.1303

1280 720p

1650 750p

16:9

59.94

74.176

HDTV

SMPTE 274M

-

1280 720p

1650 750p

16:9

60

74.25

HDTV

SMPTE 274M

-

1920 1080i

2200 1125i

16:9

29.97

74.176

HDTV

BT 1120

SMPTE 274M

BT 1120

SMPTE 292M

1920 1080i

2200 1125i

16:9

30

74.25

HDTV

BT.1120

SMPTE 274M

BT.1120

SMPTE 292M

1920 1080p

2200 1125p

16:9

59.94

148.35

HDTV

BT.1120

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