A quick way to convert PAL to NTSC?

Question

I want to convert PAL VHS tapes and put them NTSC DVD watchable on NTSC TV. I have a Power Mac G4, 200 GB HD, Final cut pro HD, and a NTSC camcorder with analog IN.

What else do I need? Maybe another analog input source/card/device? After I have the PAL footage digitized then would pal/ntsc matter on the DVD?

Answer 1

What you need :



1)PAL VHS player to play back the original PAL tape.

2)A specific converter to convert the PAL signal and gives you the NTSC signal out.

3)Connect this converted signal " NTSC " coming out from the converter to your camcorder & record it on a new tape.

4) Play back the new recorded tape from the camera and captur it into your Mac using your Final cut or any other DVD software.



THIS IS THE ONLY WAY DO NOT WAST YOUR TIME

IF IT IS HARD FOR YOU !! FIND ANY BODY ARROUND YOUR AREA WHO CAN CONVERT IT TO NTSC either on a new VHS or DV tape.



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Answer 2

The problem is that NTSC uses 30 frames per second but PAL uses only 25 fps. So the data on the DVD is different. Connecting the output of a PAL VCR into an NTSC DVD recorder won't work either.



However, I have converted the other way once from an avi recorded in PAL format.



I am also slowly putting my old VHS recordings onto DVD using a VCR that reads PAL, SECAM & NTSC (although it only records in PAL format). I connect the VCR to my PC using a Pinnacle Studio hardware breakout box to convert the VHS tape into avi format.



Once the video is in avi format, either Pinnacle Studio or Nero will produce a DVD in PAL or NTSC format. This may need a HUGE amount of processor power to render to the required format. Even a 1 hr recording that I have made on my PAL digital video camera can take 5 hours to render to PAL DVD.





But I am not sure what is available for the MAC.

Answer 3

you need a VHS player that can play PAL. there is just no way around it.



some of the fancy VHS players are multy system , now that the world is moving to DVD these players are not as expensive as they used to be.



another solution is to "outsource" it. in your city if you find a video store in the Indian/Filipino/African/polish neighborhood, they can probably do it for you quite cheap. all these ethnic video stores make their money from converting VHS tapes from the native country to immigrant consumers. they have the equipment. I doubt you can find them on google (can I say it on yahoo answers?) yellow pages can take you there.