Panasonic targeted the broadcast market with the release of it’s professional level DVCPRO (or DVCPRO25 as it was known to aficionados). The DVCPRO was a Panasonic product building off of the same fundamentals of the original DV format, but improving in it’s video compression methods with significantly decreased generational loss.
Unlike the original DV, there was no option for recording speeds as the format required a 50% increase in tape transport over its predecessor. Because of this, the tapes would hold a maximum capacity with options of either 63, 123, or 184 minutes.
The format would see two upgraded incarnations in DVCPRO50 and the DVCPROHD.
