Editing HDV (section)

{{short description|Magnetic tape-based HD videocassette format for camcorders}}
{{other uses}}

[[File:HDV-Mark001.svg|thumb|HDV Mark]]

'''HDV''' is a format for recording of [[high-definition video]] on [[DV (video format)|DV]] videocassette [[Videotape|tape]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hdv-info.org/page2.htm|title=HDV Press Release|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216151329/http://www.hdv-info.org/page2.htm|archive-date=2009-02-16}}</ref> Conceived as an affordable high definition format for digital [[camcorder]]s, HDV quickly caught on with many amateur and professional videographers due to its low cost, portability, and image quality acceptable for many professional productions. The format was marketed mainly in the mid and late 2000s. HDV and HDV logo are trademarks of [[JVC]] and [[Sony]].<ref name="HDV_Trademarks">{{cite web |url=http://www.hdv-info.org/trademk.htm |title=HDV Trademarks |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417054513/http://www.hdv-info.org/trademk.htm |archive-date=2009-04-17}}</ref>