1 inch type B videotape
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1 inch type B (designated Type B by SMPTE) is an open-reel videotape format developed by Bosch in Germany in 1976. It never saw much success outside Europe however, due to the format being unable to perform any "trick-play" functions, such as still, shuttle, or variable-speed playback.
This was due to the fact that, unlike 1 inch type C which recorded one field per helical track on the tape, Type B segmented each field on multiple helical tracks.
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