Name |
Geométry | PAL |
NTSC |
Remark |
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Resolution |
FPS |
Resolution |
FPS |
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RIM
240 |
4:3 |
240x180 |
24 FPS | 240x180 |
24
FPS |
Special
format used on Blackberry very small screen |
6:9 |
240x136 |
240x136 |
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40:17 |
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QVGA |
4:3 |
320x240 |
25 FPS |
320x240 |
29,97 FPS |
Used
essentially on Internet and by first generation
smartphones and mobiles movie player. |
16:9 |
320x180 |
320x180 |
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40:17 |
320x136 |
320x136 |
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HVGA |
4:3 |
426x320 |
426x320 |
Used
essentially on Internet and by second generation
smartphones and mobiles movie player. Because this format not respecting the traditional videos geometries, black bands appear to fill the screen which makes 480x320. |
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16:9 |
480x270 |
480x270 |
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40:17 |
480x204 |
480x204 |
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VGA |
4:3 |
640x480 |
640x480 |
Used
essentially on Internet and by some smartphones. |
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16:9 |
640x360 |
640x360 |
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40:17 |
640x272 |
640x272 |
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SD-DVD |
4:3 |
720x576 |
720x480 |
It is the old televisions format with cathode ray tubes. Note that this format was specifically created for equipments with oval points: It is the anamorphism of the points that determines the geometry. It's why, It is absolutely necessary to ban quite use of this format for other thing than television sets with cathode ray tubes. | ||
16:9 |
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40:17 |
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WVGA |
4:3 |
640x480 |
640x480 |
Used essentially on Internet and by new generation
smartphones and mobiles movie player. This format tends
to become widespread and to replace old QVGA, HVGA
and VGA format used in the years 2000-2010. Because
this format not respecting the traditional videos
geometries, black bands appear to fill the screen
which makes 800x480. |
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16:9 |
800x450 |
800x450 |
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40:17 |
800x340 |
800x340 |
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XGA |
4:3 |
1024x768 |
1024x768 |
Historically this format was used only by computers (fixed or portable). Henceforth, we meet it more and more on computers tablets (such as iPad). | ||
16:9 |
1024x576 |
1024x576 |
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40:17 |
1024x436 |
1024x436 |
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720p |
4:3 |
960x720 |
960x720 |
23,976 FPS |
Today,
this format is massively used on Internet in particular
by the social sites and video-sharings sites. We also find it on certain "home cinema" devices. |
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16:9 |
1280x720 | 1280x720 |
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40:17 |
1280x544 |
1280x544 |
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1080p |
4:3 |
1440x1080 |
1440x1080 |
It
is the real "home cinema" format. It is used by the Blue
Ray players and the "home cinema" devices. |
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16:9 |
1920x1080 | 1920x1080 |
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40:17 |
1920x816 |
1920x816 |
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