tv.amwa.maj.enumeration
Enum TapeFormatType

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Enum<TapeFormatType>
      tv.amwa.maj.enumeration.TapeFormatType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<TapeFormatType>, AAFEnumerationValue

public enum TapeFormatType
extends Enum<TapeFormatType>
implements AAFEnumerationValue

Describes the format of the tape.

Original C name: aafTapeFormatType_e

Author:

Richard Cartwright

See Also:

TypeDefinitionEnumeration.TapeFormatType, TapeDescriptor

Enum Constant Summary

_8mmFormat
The small form factor video 8 tape format.

BetacamFormat
Betacam tape format.

BetacamSPFormat
Betacam SP tape format.

Hi8Format
Hi-band video 8 tape format.

Null
Tape format type not specified.

SVHSFormat
S-VHS tape format.

VHSFormat
VHS tape format.

Method Summary

long	value() Returns the unique integer value associated with an enumeration value, either according to the AAF specification and/or the current AAF meta dictionary.
static TapeFormatType	valueOf(String name) Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
static TapeFormatType[]	values() Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they're declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

compareTo, equals, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface tv.amwa.maj.enumeration.AAFEnumerationValue

name

Enum Constant Detail

Null

public static final TapeFormatType Null

Tape format type not specified.

BetacamFormat

public static final TapeFormatType BetacamFormat

Betacam tape format. The betacam format is a half-inch professional video tape format.

BetacamSPFormat

public static final TapeFormatType BetacamSPFormat

Betacam SP tape format. The SP is short form for Superior Performance offered by improvements over betacam including its increased horizontal resolution.

VHSFormat

public static final TapeFormatType VHSFormat

VHS tape format. The Video Home System (VHS) tape that became the most popular format for consumer viewing and recording.

SVHSFormat

public static final TapeFormatType SVHSFormat

S-VHS tape format. Super VHS improves on the horizontal resolution of the VHS standard.

_8mmFormat

public static final TapeFormatType _8mmFormat

The small form factor video 8 tape format. A narrower version of the betamax format using 8 mm rather than 12 mm wide tape, popular for use in camcorders.

Note that the name of this element starts with an underscore ('_') character as Java identifiers must start with an alphanumeric character or an underscore character. The specified name of this value is "8mmFormat".

Hi8Format

public static final TapeFormatType Hi8Format

Hi-band video 8 tape format. An improved version of the the video 8 format.

Method Detail

values

public static final TapeFormatType[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they're declared. This method may be used to iterate over the constants as follows:

for(TapeFormatType c : TapeFormatType.values())
        System.out.println(c);

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they're declared

valueOf

public static TapeFormatType valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this type. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum type has no constant with the specified name

value

@Int64
public long value()

Description copied from interface: AAFEnumerationValue

Returns the unique integer value associated with an enumeration value, either according to the AAF specification and/or the current AAF meta dictionary.

Specified by:

value in interface AAFEnumerationValue

Returns:

Unique integer value associated with an enumeration constant.