Question:
I'm acting as a go-between for someone who is not at all technical. I think that I understand the question well enough to ask this forum, so here goes:-
Using a VCR-to-VCR method, is it possible to make a copy of an NTSC video which can then be watched through a "normal" PAL video.
Basically a friend has a video of her son which was taken while he was on holiday in the USA and would like to make a copy for the grandparents.
I would have to assume, based on my understanding of the question, that the grandparent's VCR is not capable of playing NTSC tapes.
Therefore by connecting two VCRs together and copying from one to the other, will the copy be in PAL format?
You'd need a multi-standard video far as I remember (Aiwa make one), or a video standards convertor.
It would work out cheaper to buy them a new video that does ntsc playback.
Best way of doing it on the cheap is to use a pc. Basically you need a pc with a tv out option on its graphics card and a tv tuner card. Use the descaler tuner software to give you the best possible picture from your ntsc source going to your pc via the tv tuner s-video or composite inputs. Adjust options so you get the perfect picture. Once done set your graphics card for tv output in the pal format. You might want to use some sort of overscan program for your tv output setting. To get the best results it might take a bit of fiddling but the results will be superb at best beating expensive standards converters. Preferably use s-video connections but composite will get the job done. Obvoiusly link the sound directly from one video to the other.
Using a VCR-to-VCR method, is it possible to make a copy of an NTSC video which can then be watched through a "normal" PAL video.
Basically a friend has a video of her son which was taken while he was on holiday in the USA and would like to make a copy for the grandparents.
I would have to assume, based on my understanding of the question, that the grandparent's VCR is not capable of playing NTSC tapes.
Therefore by connecting two VCRs together and copying from one to the other, will the copy be in PAL format?
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You'd need a multi-standard video far as I remember (Aiwa make one), or a video standards convertor.
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It would work out cheaper to buy them a new video that does ntsc playback.
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Best way of doing it on the cheap is to use a pc. Basically you need a pc with a tv out option on its graphics card and a tv tuner card. Use the descaler tuner software to give you the best possible picture from your ntsc source going to your pc via the tv tuner s-video or composite inputs. Adjust options so you get the perfect picture. Once done set your graphics card for tv output in the pal format. You might want to use some sort of overscan program for your tv output setting. To get the best results it might take a bit of fiddling but the results will be superb at best beating expensive standards converters. Preferably use s-video connections but composite will get the job done. Obvoiusly link the sound directly from one video to the other.
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