Tape drive

Tape drive

A mechanism for controlling the movement of magnetic tape, commonly used to move magnetic tape past a read head or write head, or to allow automatic rewinding.

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Category: Video editing
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tape drive

Software; Globalization software service

A device used to move magnetic tapes, as well as to read and write information onto those tapes.

tape drive

Software; Video editing

A mechanism for controlling the movement of magnetic tape, commonly used to move magnetic tape past a read head or write head, or to allow automatic rewinding.

tape drive

Computer; Operating systems

A device that can read or write data to tape. A library contains one or more tape drives.

tape drive

Software; Operating systems

A device that can read or write data to tape. A library contains one or more tape drives.

streaming tape drive

Telecommunications; General telecom

A magnetic tape unit capable of recording from, and dumping to, another storage medium without stopping at interblock gaps. Note: Streaming tape drives are often used for bulk ...

magnetic tape drive

Software; Globalization software service

A technique for moving and controlling magnetic tape.

Camtasia

Software; Video editing

Camtasia is a screencast software that allows users to record actions on a computer screen such as navigating in a browser or running any program while allowing narration to be ...

headroom

Software; Video editing

a) The number of dB increases possible above the operation level (0 VU) before unacceptable distortion occurs. b) In composition, the space between a subject’s head and the upper ...

heads out

Software; Video editing

A way of winding tape so that the beginning of a selection is on the outside of the reel.

head-to-tape contact

Software; Video editing

The degree to which the surface of the magnetic coating approaches the surface of the record or replay heads during normal operation of a recorder. Good head-to-tape contact ...

height

Software; Video editing

The vertical positioning of a head with respect to a piece of tape. The size of the picture in a vertical direction.

helical scan

Software; Video editing

A method of recording video information diagonally on a tape, used in home and professional VCRs. High-speed rotating video heads scan these diagonal video tracks, giving an ...