M (videocassette format)

M
Media typeMagnetic Tape, ½-inch
EncodingNTSC, PAL
StandardInterlaced video
Developed byPanasonic, RCA
UsageVideo production
Released1982 (1982)

M is the name of a professional analog videocassette format created around 1982 by Matsushita and RCA. Developed as a competitor to Sony's Betacam format, M used the same videocassette (and the same oxide-formulated magnetic tape stock) as VHS, much the same way that Betacam was designed to take advantage of cheap and readily available Betamax videocassettes,

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