DAT is used to refer to a certain tape backup format. But in audio/video terminology it normally refers to files that VideoCD has in its SEGMENT or MPEGAV directiories. These DAT files are basically MPEG-1 files with an additional information and certain specific file structure -- they are NOT "real" MPEG-1 files and you need to convert them back to "real" MPEG-1 files in order to edit them even that most of the software players treat them as regular MPEG-1 files.
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an audiotape recording of sound
A helical-scan recording method initially developed to record CD-quality sounds on high-density audio tapes. It was quickly adapted for data storage applications. While DAT cartridges are all the same size (2.1 by 2.9 by 0.4 inches), the properties of the tape inside them differ. The smaller-capacity drives use tape cartridges that can store 1.3GB to 2GB of uncompressed data, and they have typical transfer rates ranging from 183KB per second (KBps) to 366KBps. Their larger-capacity siblings support tape cartridges that store anywhere from 3GB to 4GB of uncompressed data, with typical transfer rates ranging from 366KBps to 510KBps. Many DAT drives offer some type of hardware-based data compression, which can significantly increase capacities and decrease transfer rates, depending on the type of data being stored.
A stereo tape format which records sound in digital code and is smaller in size than an audio cassette. A 4mm DAT drive holds over one gigabyte of data and is used as a high capacity backup medium for computers and as a master source medium for sending data to a CD manufacturer.
Technology originally used for audio recording that has since been adapted for data storage. Use interchangeably with DDS.
(digital audio tape) A digital audio recording format. The professional digital audio format utilizes a tape cartridge containing 3.81 mm wide metal particle tape.
Digital Audio Tape, 4mm tape technology.
Acronym for Digital Audiotape.
digital audio tape, a magnetic tape originally designed for use in audio applications, but now popular for storing data. Capacities range up to 12 gigabytes.
The abbreviation for Digital Audio Tape. An industry standard tape cassette format used for recording digital audio.
(digital audio tape). A system developed initially for recording and playback of digitized audio signals, maintaining signal quality equal to that of a CD. Recent developments in hardware and software might lead to a similar inexpensive system for video archiving, recording and playback.
Digital Audio Tape - a common digital recording medium.
Digital Audio Tape. Tape which stores data digitally rather than in traditional analogue format. Current DATs use 16-bit word size and 44.1 or 48kHz sample rate giving CD quality. However, shelf life is currently an unknown quantity.
Sound recording term: digital audio tape. A very high quality audio recording method in which sound is digitally recorded on tape (often video S-VHS tapes are used).
Digital Audio Tape. Better Quality Tape. Tiny cassette. You always want this kind if you're taping, so that you can edit easily later
Digital Audio Tape (DAT) is a recording medium widely used in the professional sphere (broadcasters, musicians).
Digital Audio Tape. The most common type of tape backup.
Digital Audio Tape. A magnetic audio tape format that uses PCM [Pulse Code Modulation] to store digitized audio or digital data.
Digital Audio Tape. A digital recording system now used mainly professionally. Uses a revolving recording head similar to that used in a VCR.
Stands for Digital Audio Tape. A consumer method of recording digital audio on a high density, high quality, tape.
Digital audio tape. Magnetic tape used to store digital audio data
Digital Audio Tape, a recently developed audio format that offers much better audio quality than analog tape and a much more compact format that makes the recording equipment more portable.
Digital audio tape. A tape technology designed for very-high quality audio recording and data backup. With their 12GB native capacity, DAT data cartridges are most often used for backing up small servers.
An acronym for Digital Audio Tape, which some backup systems utilize as a storage medium.
Digital Audio Tape (DAT) is a compact, high capacity form of data storage, suitable for archiving or backing up large amounts of data.
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Digital Audio Tape. Format for the storage of digital data. Most commonly available using a rotary-head mechanism (R-DAT) similar in principle to that of a video recorder.
Shortened form of Digital Audio Tape. A storage format for audio information on 4mm tape cartridges. Sony originated the techniques for sampling audio data and converting to a digital framework while designing their original DAT drives. These sampling and encoding techniques were than adapted to compact disc.
(Digital audio tape). This is a new cassette record/playback system, with a reproduction quality on a part with compact discs.
Digital Audio Tape. The most common stereo mastering format.
A magnetic tape technology for backing up data using helical scan recording. DAT uses 4mm cartridges that look like small audiocassettes and conform to the DDS (Digital Data Storage) standard. The DDS standard specifies the format and quality level of DAT technology for computer storage. With capacity points from 4-240GB, DAT or DDS is the industry standard in the workstation, PC and midrange server environments
Digital AudioTape. A Digital magnetic tape format originally developed for audio recording and now used for computer backup tape. The latest DAT storage format is DDS (digital data storage).
A small cassette that records and plays back audio digitally, at CD quality and better.
Digital Audio Tape, used to record audio in digital form at sampling rates from 32kb/s to 48kb/s. Can be used to master compact discs from. A data version (DDS) is also available.
Digital Audio Tape. DAT is a medium developed by Sony for recording audio that can rival CDs in sound quality.
Digital Audio Tape has gotten its name from the advent of DATs for music. These tapes are really DDT or Digital Data Tapes. Used mainly for long term archives and data storage, this media is slower and is used mainly by system managers.
Digital Audio Tape. Used to store data, a DAT tape can store up to 24 GB (although this assumes optimal compression).
Stands for Digital Audio Tape. Though the term DAT can apply to any means of digital audio recording, it is generally used to refer to the Japanese 2-track miniature cassette standard for professional and consumer use.
Digital Audio Tape. This format introduced in the late Eighties makes use of a rotating drum containing a helical scan head similar to the sort used in video cassette recorders. Unfortunately disagreement between the recording and hi-fi industries led to a refusal by the major record companies to produce pre-recorded DATs or to sanction the release of a non-copyright protected digital tape recorder hardware. By the time a copyright protection system had been agreed, DAT was dead on its feet as a mainstream consumer format, though it is widely used by professionals and semi-professionals today.
digital audio tape. DAT. A method of recording information in digital form on a small audio tape cassette.DATs can be used as backup media.
Digital Audio Tape. One medium for storing recorded sound, usually at very high quality, in digital form. A professional format.
(Digital Audio Tape) Audio Industry Standard format for 2 track digital recording. Achieves CD quality audio on a tape about 1/3 the size of a cassette.
Digital Audio Tape (also R-DAT):. DAT is a system designed for recording and reading digital data using a special tape cassette. DAT can be used to store over one gigabyte of computer data and can be used as a master source medium for sending your audio to MUSIC MANUFACTURING SERVICES for duplication.
Digital Audio Tape. A small cassette tape for storing large amounts of digital information, it is sometimes called 4mm tape. One DAT cassette can hold anywhere from 1GB to 8GB of data.
Digital Audio Tape. A tape-based digital audio recording and playback system, developed by Sony, which use a sampling rate of 48 kHz (slightly higher than CDs, which use 44.1 kHz).
Digital Audio Tape. A samll cassette format giving a much higher quality than that of ordinary cassettes.
A tape form of sound or music storage.
Digital audio tape, usually packaged in a cassette. DAT employs the same digital coding and provides the same sound quality as the compact disc.
Digital Audio Tape; a magnetic tape from which you can read and to which you can copy audio and digital information.
Digital audio tape. Used as a storage medium in some backup systems.
Digital AudioTape. A digital recording technology that uses a helical scan method of recording on tracks that are diagonal to the edge of the tape. Media are similar to that used in audio recording.
A consumer digital audio recording and playback system developed by Sony, with a signal quality capability surpassing that of the CD.
Digital Audio Tape. A method development by Sony and Hewlett-Packard for recording large amounts of information in digital form on a small cassette tape. Distribution Amplifier
16Bit, 48kHz Stereo sound tape that stores music data digitally just like CDs. It is used for higher quality recordings. DAT is not used that much today any more because it is expensive and computer hard disks (for hard-disk recording systems) offer more flexibility for storing such music data.
Digital Audio Tape, a 4 mm tape format also used for data storage.
Digital audio tape. A consumer recording and playback media for high-quality audio.
Digital Audio Tape, used to record audio in digital form at sampling rates from 32kb/s to 48kb/s. Can be used as a master for compact discs.
Recordable magnetic tape cassette format used to store audio and data digitally.
Digital Audio Tape - popularized by the audio community, these drives are capable of storing 4GB (Giga Bytes) of data.
Digital Audio Tape. Medium used in the pro sector for reproducing pre-recorded material in digital format on tape - not to be confused with DCC.
Digital Audio Tape. A high density storage medium. Data
Digital Audio Tape. DAT recorders, which use a magnetically coded PCM system rather than an optically read one like the compact disc, are divided into two types: RDAT, which has its tape heads attached to a rotating drum to keep linear tape speeds low (the heads are similar to but smaller than those used on video recorders), and SDAT, which uses stationary heads and requires great quantities of tape running at high speed.
A tape technology designed for very high - quality audio recording and data backup. DAT cartridges look like audio cassettes. And they are often used in mechanical auto-loaders. The basic DAT cartri ... more
Digital Audio Tape – Although generally used for audio, a DAT (120 meters long) can hold up to 10 gigabytes if used for digital data storage. Has the disadvantage of being a serial, rather than a random access device.
( Digital Audio Tape) System for recording onto special magnetic tape. Used for saving computerized information.
