PAL to NTSC transfer

[Remster 30]

Hey all,

I am wondering of there is anyome here, ideally from Canada eh, you can do a PAL to NTSC transfer of a couple of VHS tapes....

Thanks in advance, and PMs would be great

Remster

[murrays 0]

Phone around to some local video production type places and you'll find a place that will do it for you. I know I can have it done here in Saskatoon so there should be lots of places in Montreal. The one I talked to here in Saskatoon will transfer to DV tapes which makes editing, etc much more feasible.

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Murray

"No tyranny is so irksome as petty tyranny: the officious demands of policemen, government clerks, and electromechanical gadgets." - Edward Abbey

[nacmacfeegle 0]

What Murrays said worked for me when I was doing it a while back.
Find the local equivalent of 'What Camcorder' and check the adverts in the mag, then phone around, most repro houses will do you a decent job.

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[Remster 30]

I was trying to do it the cheap way by finding a buddy to do it... my fallback option is to use a shop.

Remster

[mccordia 74]

Find someone with a digital video-card that can capture in PAL (a lot of cards can do both NTSC and PAL capture)

Then, use adobe after-effects to do a 2:3 pulldown to NTSC (basicly doing a 25 to 30 fps conversion, and adjusting it to the right size.)

Then just output it to normal NTSC (or NTSC DVD)

If you pay for postage, you can also send me the tape, and I'll convert it to NTSC Video-CD/S-VCD for free and mail it back...

JC
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[Remster 30]

Cool offer... thx, but I'll try to bugg a local techie to try what you suggested.

Remster