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{{Short description|Electronic moving image}} {{About|the storage and reproduction medium|their content and production|Film|and|Footage|other uses}} {{distinguish|Vidio}} {{Use American English|date=October 2024}} {{More citations needed|date=January 2025}} [[File:How to make video.webm|thumbtime=1|thumb|upright=1.5|A one-minute animated video showing an example of a media production process|alt=Scenes in order: initial meeting, brainstorming, concept design, scripting, storyboards, shooting, initial editing, adding graphics, revising, add audio, final grading, delivery]] '''Video''' is an [[Electronics|electronic]] medium for the recording, [[copying]], playback, [[broadcasting]], and display of [[moving picture|moving]] [[image|visual]] [[Media (communication)|media]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hidefnj.com/video.html|title=Video β HiDef Audio and Video |website=hidefnj.com|access-date=March 30, 2017|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170514041225/http://hidefnj.com/video.html|archive-date=May 14, 2017}}</ref> Video was first developed for [[mechanical television]] systems, which were quickly replaced by [[cathode-ray tube]] (CRT) systems, which, in turn, were replaced by [[flat-panel display]]s of several types. Video systems vary in [[display resolution]], [[Display aspect ratio|aspect ratio]], [[refresh rate]], color capabilities, and other qualities. Analog and digital variants exist and can be carried on a variety of media, including [[radio broadcasts]], [[magnetic tape]], [[optical disc]]s, [[Video file format|computer files]], and [[Streaming media|network streaming]].
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