PAL vs NTSC, which one to use in my workflow?
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Leaving PAL as PAL is the ideal solution -- never convert to NTSC. I work with a number of organizations (including some studios), and some of their work is PAL only for worldwide sale. They more or less have a disclaimer on their site that says "if the DVD doesn't work, buy a better player" -- although much longer worded and nicey-wicey for the crybabies that can't handle direct truth. I would say that PAL>NTSC is best handled with advanced software or hardware methods. Hardware is S&W equip, $10K+ pricing. Software is this: http://www.digitalfaq.com/guides/vid...t-pal-ntsc.htm The analog playback methods, using a DVD recorder, are not optimal for conversion quality. In many cases, the DVD player output will use inferior conversion methods, including bad resizing, blending of frames (ghosting), and drop-frame deinterlacing. It's not the most suggested method, when quality is important. As time goes by, however, more and more DVD players and TV sets are understanding that the world of video exists beyond the format of their one country -- quality of playback does get better as time goes by. So leaving PAL as PAL, and NTSC as NTSC, is good advice. Hopefully that answers your questions. :)
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