Timeline of the History of Video ProductionBy: Claire Doan

Silver Salt

• Johann H. Schulze discovered that silver salt turned dark when exposed to light in 1727.

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First VHS

• The first VHS tape was invented by a company called RCA in 1776.

Kodiak Camera

• In 1888, George Eastman introduces a new lightweight Kodiak camera.

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Movie Projector

• In in 1900’s the first movie projector was invented.

First Rented Video

• Henry Miles sets up the first video exchange in 1902, so that you don’t have to buy the video you can just rent it.

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First Cartoon

• The first cartoon was invented in 1906.

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First Television Camera

• The first television camera was invented by the American engineer Farnworth in 1920.

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Warner Bros.

• In 1923, Warner Bros. is invented.

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Mickey Mouse

• Mickey Mouse was first introduced on Steamboat Willie in 1928.

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Inventing the Recorder

• In 1950 many Americans began investigating the thought of video recording, and many prototypes came out.

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First Video Recorder

• The Ampex Corporation used magnetic tape to create the first video recorder in in 1956.

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2 inch quadruplex

• In 1956 the first 2 inch quadruplex was invented by Ampex. Until this was invented non-live broadcasting was much too expensive.

Portable Video Device

• In 1964 the first Sony EV-Format CLP-1B was the first portable video device, developed by sony.

CD Storage

• The first time video was stored on a CD rather then a disk was in 1973.

First Home Video Recorder

• First commercially available video cassette recorder was introduced in 1975.

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Laser Disk

• The first laser disk was invented by a company called Pioneer in 1977.

First DVD

• In 1995, the first DVD was invented which was based off of the laser disk.

Titanic

• Titanic becomes the highest grossing film ever in 1998.

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First Digital Video Recorder

• Earliest commercially available professional digital recorder was introduced by Sony in 1999.

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First DVR

• The first DVR was invented by Sony in 1999.

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