Hi everyone.
I'm in PAL land and I've been asked to make a wedding video in Brasil, but i found they use a different system called PAL-M. It seems it's PAL but 60HZ, 29,97fps and 525 lines (seems more like NTSC). See it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAL-M
According to that link, it's a hard conversion. Any clues how to do this?


Thanks,

L.R.

Beats the snot out of me, but you may be working this the long way around.

Based upon your Wikipedia link, PAL-M is identical to NTCS except for the color carrier which won't matter for your shooting since you'll be shooting standard PAL. You could try chasing a conversion in post to PAL-M or you can try to find out what standards contemporary TVs and DVD players support in Brazil. This might be a lot easier.

From what I've read, many modern PAL TVs and DVD players also support NTSC. In the US, very few TVs and DVDs support PAL. I have no clue as to what the sets and players support in Brazil. However, I doubt the major movie studios have a DVD production line dedicated to a corner-case standard like PAL-M. More likely is that the Brazilian DVD players support the playback of another standard. My guess is NTSC, but we'll need input from our Brazilian bretheren.

If they support a conversion from standard PAL, then you're golden. If it's NTSC, it gets a bit more complex but your NLE can likely handle it.

Thanks for the reply.
Hope some Brazilian step by DVINFO.
Brasileiros deste site, ajudem-me!


L.R.

If it's on DVD, just shoot NTSC and burn a 60 Hz disc. The component output will be 525/60, which is exactly what you want. The PAL color sub-carrier encoding for the composite output will be integrated into the DVD player's hardware.

Not that I'm from Brazil, though I will travel to Sao Paolo (first time) in a few months.

If your DVD Player and TV can't handle an NTSC DVD, test the result using a software player, such as Nero or Power DVD.

A Brazilian told me PAL-M is only used in broadcast, and the DVD system there is NTSC.
Can anyone confirm this?
This would be a good thing, because i assume a PAL to NTSC conversion would be much easier.


L.R.

Hi, I live in brazil and can confirm its NTSC here. Shoot and burn NTSC no doubt

Hi, I live in brazil and can confirm its NTSC here. Shoot and burn NTSC no doubt


Thanks a lot Dan. Problem solved.