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Worldwide  Understanding HD Formats  Ben Waggoner Ben Waggoner
Microsoft Corporation  January 2004    High-definition
television (HDTV) first arrived on the national stage in the
late 1980s, but even today only a minority of consumers in the
United States and a much smaller minority in other
industrialized nations have HDTV systems. However, high-
definition (HD) production for video and film is increasing
rapidly, as is the installed base of high-definition-capable
displays. Consumers are demanding About Ben Ben Waggoner offers
industry-leading digital video consulting, training, and
encoding services. Ben was formerly Director of Consulting
Services for Media 100 and Terran Interactive, and before that
Chief Technologist and founder of Journeyman Digital. He is a
contributing editor for DV Magazine, and frequently writes about
video compression for it. Visit Ben's Web site to learn more. Di