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Posted by Spack on 01/08/07 15:15
Bob wrote on Mon, 8 Jan 2007 14:19:17 -0000:
> Hi there
>
> Sorry for the OT post but there seem to be a lot of technical experts in
> this newsgroup and I was wondering if you could answer a question for me.
>
> I connect my laptop to my TV at home to watch programs that I have
> downloaded via BitTorrent. The graphic card in my PC can output to the TV
> in NTSC or PAL. For US programs I have always used NTSC but I was
> wondering if it makes any difference to use NTSC or PAL due to the
> encoding done by the cappers. Do the capped avi files still follow NTSC
> (or PAL) frames per second rates?
Yes, an NTSC AVI will have NTSC frame rates, and a PAL AVI will have PAL
frame rates. If you get a program like VirtualDub you can check a lot of
details about the AVI files. G-Spot might do it too, but I haven't used it
for a while.
The choice depends on whether your PC or your TV is better at NTSC
conversion. As you haven't noted that you get a black and white picture on
your TV with NTSC it's apparent that your TV can handle NTSC, so try both
options and see what looks best - I'd suggest a scene with a lot of panning
to do the comparison as that's where bad NTSC to PAL conversion can normally
be spotted.
Dan
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