Editing in PAL

["Alexander the Great jr." <kanaris@bode.usc.edu>]

> 

> Hi there,

> This message is for people who uses a PXL in England, France...(pal

> system).



England is PAL (Phase Alternate Lines) but

France is SECAM (Sequence Electronique de Couleurs Avec Memoire)



At any rate, it is irrelevant because the PXL does not have color... :-(



The only difference that matters is that NTSC (or RS-170A)

scans 30 frames per second (60 fields) with 525 lines each,

while PAL and SECAM scan 25 frames per second (50 fields) with

625 lines each.



> How you edit your videos made in PXL ?



I record them in Hi-8 then I edit them using the  RCTC  (Rewritable

Consumer Time Code) which is available through the (Sony) LANC interface.



> Is there a solution to edit PXL's pictures on a PAL VCR ?



You would have to convert the PXL video signal to 25 frames per

second through a frame buffer first, then proceed as usual.

I have seen Dual Ported RAM based frame buffers at FRY's Electronics

(an electronics chain store in California) for about $300 which is

a bargain price compared to the cost a few years ago. 



> Thanks ;-)

> 

> Sylvain

> 







    <<alex kanaris>>  



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