Slow-scan television

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'''Slow-scan television''' is an image file format whose origin is unclear, though it's undoubtedly related to the ''Slow-scan television'' (SSTV) image transmission method used in amateur radio.
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'''Slow-scan television''' is an image file format whose origin is unclear but it might originate from Ham Radio Deluxe first released in 2003. It's undoubtedly related to the ''Slow-scan television'' (SSTV) image transmission method used in amateur radio. SSTV can be described as an analogue protocol and digital data is often converted directly into a sound file (such as WAV).
  
 
Its name is punctuated and capitalized in various ways, sometimes with a capital V: "Slow Scan TeleVision". It might also be called '''HRZ'''.
 
Its name is punctuated and capitalized in various ways, sometimes with a capital V: "Slow Scan TeleVision". It might also be called '''HRZ'''.

Latest revision as of 00:29, 8 April 2026

File Format
Name Slow-scan television
Ontology
Extension(s) .hrz
Released ≤1992

Slow-scan television is an image file format whose origin is unclear but it might originate from Ham Radio Deluxe first released in 2003. It's undoubtedly related to the Slow-scan television (SSTV) image transmission method used in amateur radio. SSTV can be described as an analogue protocol and digital data is often converted directly into a sound file (such as WAV).

Its name is punctuated and capitalized in various ways, sometimes with a capital V: "Slow Scan TeleVision". It might also be called HRZ.

The image format is a simple RGB raw bitmap format. The image dimensions are 256×240 pixels. A file is 184320 bytes in size.

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