VIDEO SIGNAL FORMATS EXPLAINEDvideosigElectus Distribution Reference Data Sheet: VIDEOSIG.PDF (1) VIDEO SIGNAL FORMATS EXPLAINED With the development of improved home video equipment in the last few years, theres been a confusing expansion in the variety of video formats youre likely to come across especially with DVD players, camcorders, laserdisc players and so on. Heres a rundown on the common formats, what theyre used for and how they relate to each other. Composite video is the familiar type of single cable video that has been used for many years with home VCRs (both VHS and Beta), camcorders (VHS and Video8), laserdisc players, video CD players, security cameras and so on. This type of video is passed from one piece of equipment to another using a single coaxial or shielded cable, fitted with the familiar RCA or phono ……