[DM-MUG] PAL to NTSC conversion

[Jeff Muller]

The common jokes in the broadcast world are that the U.S.-developed 
NTSC stands for Never Twice the Same Color (it's actually National 
Television Standards Committee). The more complex German-developed PAL 
(Phase Alternating Line) is referred to as Pay A Lot. Of course the 
French couldn't stand to use systems invented by Americans or Germans 
so they invented SECAM (Systeme Electronique pour Couleur Avec 
Memoire), convinced the Soviets to adopt it and therefore has been 
known since as System Essentially Contrary to American Methods.


On Sep 23, 2004, at 9:20 AM, Bryan Baker wrote:

> PAL is the European standard for color video, NTSC is the US standard. 
> There is also another format known as SECAM. They have different scan 
> rates, numbers of lines and aspect ratios, so special equipment is 
> needed to convert between formats.
>
> You might try my ex-employers: http://triadav.com/
>
> even if they don't have the equipment, they may know who does and be 
> able to point you there.
>
> On Sep 23, 2004, at 9:07 AM, Victoria L. Herring wrote:
>
>>> Anyone have experience with a local business who does this sort of 
>>> thing? Source is VHS. Target could be VHS or DVD.
>>>
>>> Matthew
>>
>> I don't know what you mean by PAL or NTSC,. but Put it on Video out 
>> in Clive (?) moves stuff off tape onto DVD or tape or whatever...call 
>> them.
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