NTSC vs. PAL

[bongofury]

Hi,

I am from Europe and I am about to trade some dvd-boots with a guy from the US. He asked me if the dvd was in PAL or in NTSC, but I don't know anything about this matter. Can anybody help me please?

Thanx
Michel

[ormonde]

"I am from Europe and I am about to trade some dvd-boots with a guy from the US."

It is against the rules of the forum(s) to refer to pirated contents. Read rule #6.

http://forum.digital-digest.com/misc.php?s=&action=rules

[bongofury]

It is NOT pirated material, it is an amateur recording of a concert WITH permission of the band, and I TRADE it, I do NOT SELL this stuff. (I am against pirating and copying of official cd's and dvd's, but I do TRADE amateur recordings)
Michel

[ormonde]

"It is NOT pirated material"

If that is the case, the differences between "PAL" and "NTSC" are as follows:

NTSC:
Abbreviation of National Television Standards Committee. The NTSC is responsible for setting television and video standards in the United States (in Europe and other parts of the world, the dominant television standards are PAL and SECAM). The NTSC standard for television defines a composite video signal with a refresh rate of 60 fields (half-frames interlaced) per second. Each frame contains 525 lines and can contain 16 million different colors. The resolution of an NTSC VCD is 352x240 pixels, an NTSC SVCD is 480x480, and an NTSC full D1 DVD is 704 or 720 x 480.

PAL:
Short for Phase Alternating Line, the dominant television standard in Europe. The United States uses a different standard, NTSC. PAL delivers 625 lines at 50 fields (half-frames interlaced) per second. The resolution of a PAL VCD is 352x288 pixels, a PAL SVCD is 480x576, and a PAL full D1 DVD is 704 or 720 x 576.

[bongofury]

Thanx Ormonde!

So I understand that PAL and NTSC are both television standards. But is this standard also present on a dvd disc? Or is it a matter of the dvd player? With other words, if I record something with a videocamera and put the recordings to dvd disc with my computer, can somebody in the US play it with his dvd player?

Thanx
Michel

[ormonde]

"if I record something with a videocamera and put the recordings to dvd disc with my computer, can somebody in the US play it with his dvd player?"

If they have a fairly new standalone player, it most likely will be able to read both formats.

[bongofury]

Thanx Ormonde

Michel

[ormonde]

"Thanx Ormonde"

Glad to be of help