Digital Commons at Penn State

"Digital" means that the information is stored in a binary format, as a coded series of 1's and 0's. Thus, digital video refers to video stored in a binary format. Digital video systems can be used to transfer video from an analog videotape into digital format, make edits (like cuts, transitions, and special effects) output digital video files back to videotape, and compress digital video files for the Web, DVD, or CD. "DV" is a specific format of digital video. DV is the standard for video editing programs and most digital video cameras.