Digital Tape Format is a magnetic tape data storage format developed by Sony. It uses a 1/2" wide tape, in a cassette with two reels, which is written and read with a helical scan process. The format is described by the ECMA 248 (adopted June 1998) and ISO/IEC 15731 standards. There are two sizes of tape cassettes, "S" and "L".

Generations

Notes:

• Both used ALDC compression

• DTF-2 used Fibre Channel or SCSI interfaces

• The tape cassettes are similar to those of Sony Betacam.

External links

• ECMA 248 Specification of DTF-1. https://ecma-international.org/wp-content/uploads/ECMA-248_2nd_edition_june_1998.pdf

• ECMA 315 Specification of DTF-2. https://ecma-international.org/wp-content/uploads/ECMA-315_1st_edition_december_2000.pdf

• Brochure for DTF-1 drive with specs

• DTF at the Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, including images

References