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| From | "Drew MacDonald" <drewmacdonald@comcast.net> |
| Subject | Re: Region 2 encoding |
| Date | Fri, 3 Mar 2006 11:21:54 -0800 |
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> Hi y'all - Dave Bash was asking about PAL discs playing faster than NTSC
> discs: Region 2 (PAL) discs DO play at a different rate from the NTSC
> equivalent. I can't remember why (it's technical, search on Google if you
> need the detail) but they play around 4% faster. So if you want to save
> time when watching your DVDs, move to Europe!
It's not THAT technical. Nearly all motion-picture film is exposed at 24
frames per second, and the PAL-using countries broadcast (and transfer)
video at 25 frames per second, hence the little speed-up.
The frame rate of television playback is based on the alternating current
cycle of the country's electrical system --50 Hz in PAL countries and most
of the world, 60 Hz here-- and since you need two cycles to "draw" one full
frame of signal, that's where your..
uh...
....maybe it IS that technical.
Just remember: If that concert film DVD you're considering is in PAL format,
better not buy it if you are sensitive to minor pitch variations. (If it was
shot on film, that is. Shot-on-video is a different story.)
Drew
np: The Revelers - HARD TIMES, SUNDAY SPIRITS (I do believe that "Silver
Ship" is one of my all-time favorite songs.)
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