HDV is a video format that allows recording high-definition video onto DVC tapes originally developed for standard definition recording.
The HDV format was developed by JVC and Sony Corporation. The format was also initially supported by both Canon Inc. and Sharp Corporation. These four companies make up the HDV consortium as announced in September, 2003. All four companies are potential manufacturers of HDV hardware, but Sharp has not manufactured any HDV cameras at this time. HDV has since been supported by several other companies, including Apple, Avid, Canopus (now part of Grass Valley), Sony Media Software, and Ulead. In 2007 Constructive Lab developed a solution allowing HDV to be securely transmitted over low bandwidth networks.
