Any way I can convert a PAL tape to NTSC myself?

[neonerd]

Friend of mine bought a tape in Russia, but it's PAL. Any way I can convert it?

I tried hooking it up to my tv tuner card, but I guess that can't decode it either. Does the VCR have anything to do with it?

 

[DeviousTrap]

Your TV tuner card should have an option to change from NTSC to PAL in the imput config.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

The VCR is the problem. An NTSC machine won't play a PAL tape properly. You'd need to find somebody with a PAL VCR and do a tape-to-tape copy.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
The VCR is the problem. An NTSC machine won't play a PAL tape properly. You'd need to find somebody with a PAL VCR and do a tape-to-tape copy.

Yep.

 

[thomsbrain]

just turn it upside down and it will be NTSC. seriously, that's the only difference. if it doesn't want to fit, just push harder until it goes in.

 

[Colt45]

need a PAL vcr.

 

[Quasmo]

NTSC = 480 lines of resolution @ 30fps interlaced
PAL = 576 lines of resolution @ 24fps interlaced(?)

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain
just turn it upside down and it will be NTSC. seriously, that's the only difference. if it doesn't want to fit, just push harder until it goes in.

hmm....crabs....