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Old March 13th, 2006, 07:40 PM   #1
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Can i use NTSC camera in PAL country?

For distribution of documentary movie in Russia (PAL/Secam) and USA (NTSC), should i use 50i or 60i as a master?
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Old March 14th, 2006, 11:43 AM   #2
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From my travels, I've noticed that PAL countries can see NTSC tapes/dvd/television easily out of the box on their TVs.
The reverse is not true.
I would go with 60i NTSC.
But what do I know?
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Old March 14th, 2006, 11:49 AM   #3
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if support is a DVD, i do not know an european having purchased a DVD player and a TV set without being sure he will be able to play Zone 1 (USA) DVD
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Old March 14th, 2006, 12:46 PM   #4
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if you are going to sell/broadcast it you should convert it to PAL....

i use Atlantis for converting job, but it aint perfect...sometimes picture looks a little choppy...
i have NTSC camera and i my movies are broadcastet on our tv channels after converting to pal
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Old March 14th, 2006, 09:07 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Andzei Matsukevits
if you are going to sell/broadcast it you should convert it to PAL....

i use Atlantis for converting job, but it aint perfect...sometimes picture looks a little choppy...
i have NTSC camera and i my movies are broadcastet on our tv channels after converting to pal
Thank you everyone!

Andrey, did you ever tried converting from HDV NTCS camera down to regular tv resolution PAL?
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Old March 15th, 2006, 10:11 PM   #6
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Keep in mind... as a general rule of thumb, PAL to NTSC transfers usually look a little nicer than NTSC to PAL when they are done on consumer or pro-sumer level equipment.

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