I can convert PAL video to NTSC on my computer. Ask me anything!

[Deja Q]

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[ltfranklin]

1. Certainly!

Why does the Porridge Bird lay it's eggs in the air?

[Deja Q]

2. Because it was lazy and wanted to find a novel way to make a quick omelet?

[fujiyama]

3. Cool

How did you do that?

I know the DVD ROM drives have the ability to reset them 5 times or so. Does your technique bypass this or something?

[Deja Q]

8. Multi-step process, involving:

Separated audio capture
Deinterlacing (which MUST be done before any resizing...)
Resampling video rate...

And more.

Stuff I more or less experimented with as there's nothing out there that describes what to do/how to do it.

Google the means to capture the data though. It's all there.

[-..__...]

10. What program(s) do you use?

There's not much a person can't do with TMPGenc for converting and then use ULead Media Pro to edit and finalize ones videos.


Only site you'll ever need for do-it-yourself video.

http://www.videohelp.com/

[Deja Q]

11. Premiere, VirtualDub, TMPGenc (pre 3.0 because my vid production machine

is NOT on a network and I don't want it on the network because of hackers, I'm compelled to use Windows right now. x( )

[ReadTomPaine]

4. How long did you have an Amiga?

;)

RTP

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

5. Bingo!

You go, boyee!:D

[ReadTomPaine]

9. In future history books, the decline of our civilization will be traced..

... to the time C= killed the Guru. ;)

RTP

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

12. Hallalujah!

Tessify! Medhi Ali IS Satan!! Dave Haynie IS a prophet! :D

[ReadTomPaine]

20. Here's a pair of linkages that will blow your mind...

Medhi Ali works for the World Bank now under Paul Wolfowitz and Alexander Haig (yes the one from the Reagan/Bush I years) sat on Commodore's board of directors.

Small world eh?

Oh and don't forget that rat bastard Irving Gould. ;)

RTP

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

21. Amazing.

The world's single most clueless person, The Little Brown Man(C= Employee's nickname,not mine) doing that. Amazing.

[Deja Q]

6. 5 years

Amiga 500 then 3000 model. I drooled at the 4000T but never afforded it.

UAE (or WinUAE for windows) gives me the 4000 compatibility...

[ReadTomPaine]

7. Still have an old 500, 1200 & 4000 here in my lab..

...and fire them up from time to time for nostalgia. WinUAE is pretty nice, I'd agree, but I still like to give the three finger, reboot salute from time to time.

RTP

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

14. I got me a full...

9-Drive 4000 Toaster/Flyer sitting here on the floor.

[ReadTomPaine]

17. Warms my heart to hear of other silicon Amigas still in service.

Amazing as it seems, the comp.sys.amiga groups on Usenet are still pretty active. The Amiga is aptly named, she's an old flame you never let go of or forget your first time with ;)

RTP

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

13. Man, you should have seen...

Amithlon/Umilator. You woulda gotten such a chub.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

15. Is that videotape only or DVDs as well?

I know that there are region-free DVD players, but I'm not so sure about whether they convert from PAL to NTSC.

I could go to Japan and buy DVDs there and easily play them on a region-free DVD player, because Japan uses NTSC.

But if I went to Europe and bought DVDs, there'd have to be an additional conversion from PAL to NTSC, right?

[Deja Q]

18. DVD only... and

I haven't a PAL VHS deck to digitize with, though my digitizer CAN take both formats. (Pinnacle DV500+)

Yes. Unless you have a region-free and multi-format player (chances are both would be in the same unit), the discs/tapes from Europe would have to be converted first. Besides, most multi-format players play PAL discs at 23FPS on NTSC TV sets. Yuck. Converting/upsampling to 30FPS is nicer. :D

And France uses SECAM as well, their own little standard... :-(

[4_Legs_Good]

16. I'm gonna remember that you're a pro at this Hypnotoad

and beg you for tips when I need to do it in the near future.

:)

david

[Deja Q]

19. Feel free to PM!

While I won't say some things because of the DMCA, the same info can be readily found on the net. But I'll answer most Q's without hesitation, if not create my own FAQ page...