Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!xerox.com!JRCooper.PA From: JRCooper.PA@XEROX.COM Newsgroups: net.video Subject: Re: NTSC<->PAL Message-ID: <860314-121745-1932@Xerox> Date: Fri, 14-Mar-86 15:10:00 EST Article-I.D.: Xerox.860314-121745-1932 Posted: Fri Mar 14 15:10:00 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 15-Mar-86 22:40:12 EST References: <8603131714.AA19694@seismo.CSS.GOV> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 19 RE: NTSC<->PAL "As far as doing it on a consumer level, I seriously doubt you are going to be able to get it done for a reasonable cost." On the Contrary, there are Video dubbing houses in the San Francisco Bay Area who are Blowing a hole in the bottom of the Standards conversions Market. Three weeks ago VidiCopy of Sunnyvale Ca announced that they would be dropping their prices on Standards conversion to the price of a regular dub. (the price before this announcement was in the range of $150--$250/hr of program material.) Other Local companies offering this service have had no choice but to follow suit. What is happening along those lines elsewhere? B/W NTSC was 525 lines 60 hz PAL is 625 lines 50Hz Jim Cooper