I'm looking for a video capture card that will capture both NTSC and PAL formats. I have a number of older VHS tapes that I want to transfer onto DVD, but some tapes are in NTSC and some tapes are in PAL. I have both a PAL VCR and a separate NTSC VCR. Many capture cards claim to do NTSC or PAL, but the card you get depends on the region that you live in. I live in North America, and all the shops that I've checked so far simply don't carry the PAL version of any capture card. I'm even thinking of getting two separate capture cards, one for NTSC and one for PAL, but I would have to mail order the PAL card from overseas. Is there an easier solution? Are there any cards that I can buy in North America that will support BOTH standards? --Tom.
Hi from Europe. Buy your card here, where cards support both NTSC and PAL. Same with TV sets and VCR/DVD players. We can see both systems. Mine is an AIW (Sapphire Radeon 9000), and I capture both.
: I'm looking for a video capture card that will capture both NTSC and PAL : formats. I have a number of older VHS tapes that I want to transfer onto DVD, Lifeview's FlyVideo 3000FM does everything: PAL, NTSC, SECAM you name it. Basically any TV Tuner card based on Philips or Conexant chipsets should be able to capture in all standards for composite and S-video. However, the TV tuner itself is only for your specific region. Check out www.lifeview.com. --Leonid
Lifeview's FlyVideo 3000FM does everything: PAL, NTSC, SECAM you name it. I've got a Leadtek TV 2000XP which uses a Conexant chip and it definitely only works with PAL. Screen is totally skewed and colors are messed up no matter what software/settings I use for NTSC...
I've got a Leadtek TV 2000XP which uses a Conexant chip and it definitely Have you tried with a "real" NTSC source? A lot of PAL equipment that claims to output NTSC actually outputs this weird PAL 60 hybrid format, that very few capture cards can handle.
: I've got a Leadtek TV 2000XP which uses a Conexant chip and it definitely : only works with PAL. Screen is totally skewed and colors are messed up no : matter what software/settings I use for NTSC... Is it Fusion BT 878 or latest Conexant? Regardless, you should try to change it in driver's settings, not in software. Or try to load the drivers from Jose Eduardo. --Leonid
Are you using a VCR that plays *REAL* NTSC, or is it the bastardized European "PAL-60" pseudo-PAL? PAL-60 can be played on many (most?) European PAL TV receivers/monitors, but it is not supported by ANY capture card that I have ever heard of.
Yes, I'm using a real NTSC source. The card itself has a sticker on it with a box for PAL NTSC etc and the PAL box is ticked indicating that there is some difference in hardware or at least firmware with the cards. It may be possible to use NTSC with hacked drivers (haven't tried that yet)
Some capture cards support PAL-60 according to this thread: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?&threadid=75640 Arachnotron writes: PAL-60 is NTSC with the chroma part converted to PAL (both encoding and subcarrier frequency, 4.43 MHz). All timing remains NTSC. All chips I have seen so far can do this, but most drivers won't let you. PAL-60 capable cards up untill now: - BT878 with BTWincap, but this needs additional tweaking with BTtweak because of a timing error; - SAA7134 based cards (works very well) - some ATI AIW models (don't know which) So the cheapest solution apart from waiting for new drivers would be to buy a Philips SAA7134 based TV card and use that. Terratec and Asus both make one. Expect about EUR 60.
Has anyone submitted this info to VideoHelp.com? It seems to be a FAQ from folk on the right shore of The Pond.
