Convert PAL Tapes to NTSC DVD or Digital Format

Convert PAL to NTSC You’re speaking foreign language                                 If you’re not sure what PAL is, trust us when we say you’re not alone. After all, unlike VHS, VHS-C, Hi8, Video8, Digital8, MiniDV, MicroMV Betamax and U-matic, it’s not an actual video format, rather a standardized viewing format that allows video tapes to play in specific regions. It’s the same concept of why your Sprint iPhone won’t play on AT&T’s network. It’s provider locked or in the case of PAL, region locked. Think of it as a foreign language that your American tapes just don’t speak.  Here’s how it works. Most video tapes from the UK, Europe, Asia, and Australia use PAL (Phase Altering Line), transmitting 25 frames per second with each frame comprised of 625 individual scan lines. In the Americas, we use NTSC (National Television System Committee), transmitting 30 frames per second with each frame comprised of 525 individual scan lines. As you can see, they’re not quite speaking the sam