bigG 0 #1 October 5, 2003 I have a PC110 (PAL version) and want to play back my jumps on NTSE TV set. I am having problems playing my footage on the TV. Any remedies to this problem? G. P.S. Before you say it, I bough the PAL version at the time I was in Europe and for a great bargain! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflydrew 0 #2 October 5, 2003 I think that there's a type of VCR that allows you to play both formats... also most dv editing programs can read both formats, so you could look at it on the computer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #3 October 7, 2003 While you guys are talking about PAL and NTSC... does anybody know the best method of converting PAL footage to NTSC? I'm trying to put a video together that has a combination of the two. It's driving me freakin' NUTS. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wags 0 #4 October 8, 2003 Samsung makes great multiformat VCR's one of them we sold at Ultimate Electronics when I worked there is the SV-5000W. It will play anything, and all you do is select the output you want. I used it to convert a friends Borneo Boogie video from PAL to NTSC. It's not cheep as far as VCR's go these days, but it's a great quality unit. Here is a link to Samsung's site on it. http://www.samsungusa.com/cgi-bin/nabc/product/b2c_product_detail.jsp?eUser=&prod_id=SV-5000W%2fXAA Here's a link to an e-bay search on it, there are many for sale there. Not sure how well this link will work, but you can search there yourself. http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2F&krd=1&from=R8&MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&SortProperty=MetaEndSort&query=SV-5000W+ Blue Skies, Wags Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #5 October 8, 2003 Hey Wags, Good info, dude, thanks. The VCR thing will convert the footage so you can play it on a TV, but do you happen to know a way of converting it so it will stay digital? If not, the VCR will probably do the trick. Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wags 0 #6 October 10, 2003 I don't know of any Digital way to do it, there might be some sort of converter like that, but I bet it would be spendy. I do think this VCR will except S-video in and out, so that should maintain the quality quit well. Blue Skies, Wags Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #7 October 10, 2003 Thanks, man. I appreciate the help/advice. I am seriously desperate to find a way to convert digitally (spendy or not). There was a cool guy from London at our dz this season who was on almost every freefly with us filming - fantastic footage! I really want to use it in this DVD I'm putting together. The only way I've figured to do it, is to have PAL sections and then NTSC sections - like chapters on the DVD, but I can't mix them. I've spent hours trying everything. Somebody once told me if I firewire the footage from PAL to NTSC (camera to camera) it would work, but it hasn't worked for me. Grrrrrrrrrrrr, one of life's little mysteries!!! Have a great day! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spike 0 #8 October 10, 2003 Hi Big G, Two ways to do this, either buy a TV/VCR which is multi standard, I never came across one while I was in the US, but I see you've been give a link to a Samsung which will do this. Another way is to pop your DV tape out of your PAL camera and into an NTSC camera. This will then playback onto an NTSC TV, but note that while the picture is good for TV its not a good enough signal for recording onto VHS. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spike 0 #9 October 10, 2003 If you want a digital solution you could try the shareware here. I use it to go NTSC/PAL, but it works both ways, it gives perfect colour and frames per second conversion, though sometimes high speed motion can be a little blury, but when transfering to VHS tapes I don't find the quality particularly compromised. You need to firewire/IEE1394 into your pc and then use the software to convert it. You can then edit it and burn it onto your DVD or firewire it back to your camera on a new DV tape. Firewireing from a PAL camera to an NTSC camera (or vice versa) does not do standards conversion, whoever told you that was wrong. The TV standard (PAL or NTSC) that the footage was originally encoded in is retained in the digital file. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #10 October 10, 2003 Wow, Spike, you rock! That software looks like it might do the trick. I knew there were a few out there, but I haven't heard anything from anyone on whether they work at all. Sounds like the conversion won't jeopardize the quality - which is extreemly important. The dumb brit should be happy to know I can finally successfully use his footage! Thanks again!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spike 0 #11 October 10, 2003 Glad to help If you try it out as shareware, it puts a watermark in the middle of the screen which says "unregistered" or somesuch, but at least you get to see if the quality is any good for you. Make sure you do a couple of conversions and compare motion interpolation with 2:3:2:2 pulldown, which is best depends on the footage imho. I'm told, but haven't tried for myself, that the watermark is only in the first few frames, so if you can edit those out... The website says that it takes a couple of days to register, but the chap who runs it sent me my key in under 2 hours, he's really helpfull with advice, so its probably worth the fee to support the guy. Happy jumpin' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites weegegirl 2 #12 October 10, 2003 Once again, you ROCK, man. I have been asking people this question for over a month now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bigG 0 #13 October 13, 2003 Thanks a lot Spike...now thats one thing less for me to worry about! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Rdutch 0 #14 October 13, 2003 QuoteHey Wags, Good info, dude, thanks. The VCR thing will convert the footage so you can play it on a TV, but do you happen to know a way of converting it so it will stay digital? If not, the VCR will probably do the trick. Thanks! If you have access to an Imac, Imovie will convert it to Ntce and keep the digital format. Or vice versa. This is the best conversion I have seen, all the VCR converters we have in Deland sacrifice a lot of quality when you convert using them. Ray Small and fast what every girl dreams of! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
weegegirl 2 #12 October 10, 2003 Once again, you ROCK, man. I have been asking people this question for over a month now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigG 0 #13 October 13, 2003 Thanks a lot Spike...now thats one thing less for me to worry about! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rdutch 0 #14 October 13, 2003 QuoteHey Wags, Good info, dude, thanks. The VCR thing will convert the footage so you can play it on a TV, but do you happen to know a way of converting it so it will stay digital? If not, the VCR will probably do the trick. Thanks! If you have access to an Imac, Imovie will convert it to Ntce and keep the digital format. Or vice versa. This is the best conversion I have seen, all the VCR converters we have in Deland sacrifice a lot of quality when you convert using them. Ray Small and fast what every girl dreams of! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
