The difference between NTSC and PAL
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- Ever see the option for NTSC and PAL when exporting or creating a video?
I see it all the time and it's good to know what it is! So here's a video to explain the differences and reasons for each one.
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You forgot to mention about resolution. PAL has a higher resolution than NTSC.
Doesn’t matter
For SD.
In HD it's not higher and the framerate (25) is lower than NTSC (29).
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PAL and NTSC were also used in games, and due to the refresh rate, most PAL games ran slower
and in tv shows NTSC shows have 24 frames and PAL has 25, so it’s .4% faster in pitch and speed
@@Thot_Patrol_USA late by a year but films in ntsc are slowed down to 23.976fps because ntsc is 29.97fps due to the colour burst frequency, and then a 2:3 or 3:2 pull down is applied to go from 23.976 to 29.97
A good, simple, explanation.
PAL and NTSC are (were) transmission standards for analogue colour television. NTSC, in North America had a frequency not of 30 fps, but 29.97. There are complex mathematical reasons why it wasn't exactly 30 fps. France and the USSR used a system called SECAM.
Both NTSC and PAL systems were electronic marvels, given how primitive electronics were when the systems were invented.
This was so helpful...I've been struggling for a very long time with the flickering on camera....after this explanation between the different locations and how it affects your flash on camera...That Just Blew my mind...
Much Appreciated and I'll definitely be watching more of your tutorials...
NTSC: Let's play Mario and Sonic games!
PAL: Let's watch The Simpsons, mates!
The system in Brazil was later exclusively created trying to grab attributes of both Systems. The result is that it's kind of a Frankenstein. It's called PAL-M but It actually works exactly as Ntsc. And it's completely uncompatible with European Pal. The Number of lines, frequency and frame rate is the same as NTSC but not the color. Meaning: The European products didn't work on Brazilian tvs at all (besides being called "PAL" M). The NTSC cameras, VCRs would work in our TVs with correct format but in Black and White (unless the color was transcoded). Since our Electronic market products came largely most from US, at the end to make It easier, in the 80's and 90's all VCRs had to come from factory with both systems Pal-M and NTSC compatibility. Which made everything more expensive
How about SECAM?
@@AwesomeAmaan I don't remember seeing this system in VCRs and TVs config, or any device in my life. Only on the internet I became aware that It was used most in Asia and Africa. Since our electronic imports were most from US or Japan (both NTSC) guess Secam System was almost never used here. When they were manufactured here, the rather easy conversion to Pal-M were made before going to the stores. One example were the Mega Drives. TEC TOY would ship the Sega Genesis US parts and mount with a Pal-M mod. Many pure Pal-M devices were modded. Nowadays people even prefer to open old consoles and undo the Pal-M mods to maintain the intended original hardware NTSC signal.
This was such a valuable video to watch! Thank you!
The creator made a common mistake in associating colour encoding systems (NTSC & PAL) with frame rates. They are not related except coincidentally: PAL tended to be used with the 625 line 50Hz system and NTSC with the 525 60Hz format. Nothing about the line and frame rate mandates using one colour encoding format over another: NTSC can be used with 625 50Hz as much as PAL can be used with 525 60Hz. Both colour formats were used in testing in the UK (NTSC with 625 60Hz was tested in the early 60’s but PAL gave a more robust colour signal) and PAL was used for the commercial the 525 60Hz system in Brazil.
PAL was an improvement of the NTSC system and developed about 5 years after colour was introduced in the USA (1954 for US colour and 1957-8 for PAL). European TV shifted from VHF to UHF broadcasting bands in the 60’s as well and shifting from the 405 50Hz system to 625 lines. Thus the European broadcasters had the ability to start with a new system from scratch.
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I like those videos when I don't need to jump to the ending process. simply good to see it! thanks!
Short, informative and on point! Thanks for this great vid!
NTSC has the advantage of having a cleaner "pull down" when it comes to converting industry standard 24fps film. 60Hz/30i represents 24fps surprisingly well. Back in the day, I used to capture in 30i, convert it into 60p (cutting the vertical resolution in half, but it was a sacrifice), then render it in 24fps, to give it that "film feel."
You don't actually get it that Pal is technically Superior to NTSC
@@KaitDiaz47 I'm listening.
@@EstebanGunn PAL has a better resolution than NTSC
@@KaitDiaz47 See my original post. Resolution isn't everything. I'll happily take a lower resolution without frame hiccups and frame ghosting. You've probably never experienced a 24fps film force rendered into 25fps. It's atrocious. You can even find them on RUclips where the uploader (presumably from Europe) uploads a movie clip in 25fps and there's always that frame ghosting or hiccups. It renders your higher resolution completely moot.
@@EstebanGunn Idc i like the PAL pitch in television and movies but not video games i experienced with NTSC but I never like that's why I like the PAL more 25fps 24 30 fps no difference
this is brilliant, straight to the point and easy to understand. Thank you so much! My computer I bought in Dubai, it's a Mac and my go pro in US, if I'm recording in NTSC will my Mac still be able to read it and download it? Sometimes my Mac throws the little square of unrecognized format. Do I loose my videos?
Thank you! I was wondering why one of my videos I shot in Germany was flickering. Now I know better, and I'll change the anti-flicker on my GoPro to 50Hz while I'm in PAL countries. Much appreciated.
Excellent and informative! Thank you so much! I I wondered why I experienced that flickering when I came over to Europe, I knew it was the indoor lighting, now I know what to do
Straight to the point and valuable information ... You Champion . Great Help CHEERS
Well, I don't even know why the name NTSC and PAL still exist especially when NTSC is now ATSC, and they don't go by the vertical line count like what we use now as 720p, 1080i, I don't know why there is interlace 1080i resolution broadcast when everything is digital and modern TVs produce progressive scan out the get-go. And mostly modern TV's algorithm is bad at differing from 23.976fps to 29.97fps and mostly the TV favors 59.94fps even with Film Mode enabled.
I played around with my computer connected to my LCD TV having the res set to 1080i 29.97fps while playing a 60fps game. I mean the game was still 60fps but at half the resolution, but with a static image on screen you'll see the full res detail of the image, but when the static images starts moving again you get half the vertical resolution again.
Very helpful! Now I understand why I have flickering lights in my shots!
thank you, i got a super awesome nice gamecube and noticed it was ntsc-j , watching this now makes me happier it is ntsc-j, as much as i like improved quality, i prefer speed over anything.
Shoot NTSC if you are in the US or in a single-camera non-broadcast environment where you don't care about refresh rates, genlock and audio delays. Best bet, shoot according to your location and your needs ;)
I used to watch a show called “R.L. STINE’S THE HAUNTING HOUR”, and all the episodes on RUclips sound higher pitch, is that PAL?
What about SECAM which is-or was-used in some other countries I wonder? The different systems seem most odd really somehow?
Thanks for making the connection to AC frequency and flickering. Never realized that until now.
Happy to help!
It always drove me crazy as a kid. The quality of any foreign shows were always “different” and I could never put my finger on it. Thank god for the internet haha
I remember watching Jordan/NBA in the 90's and thinking "Why is American TV so blurry?"
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And when you are in Japan you use both as Japan uses 50 and 60hz depending on what part of the country you are in. Tokyo and areas east are 50hz, areas west of Tokyo 60hz.
Worked in tv stations in Europe , the "shoot in NTSC..." well... I would think twice. Always rejected everything was coming at 29.97 (not 30) or 59.94 frames. If you are going to deal with professional equipment in broadcasting field, the framerate is SUPER important to give a smooth image and compatibility with the rest of broadcasting and tielines. So .. shot in NTSC sure, in NTSC countries please :)
Green blob above USA: exists.
Canada: am I a joke to you?
Superb explanation. Thanks!!
Great explanation. I've recently been backing up my old VHS recordings which were taped on PAL VHS tapes. All was going smooth until I started overthinking it and now i'm not sure what refresh rate I should be exporting them out as, and whether 25 , 30 or even 60 fps really make a difference in this context.
Thanks for this man I really found it very helpful
Short and helpful video , thanks
Thanks, short and helpful. Cheers.
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The ntsc versions has better framerates than the pal, and the screen size is bigger if Im right
You forgot to say that PAL has more visible lines which means PAL has a better picture quality than NTSC
But those amount of lines aren't relevant in HDTV standards.. Yes, PAL had more lines (625/576) than NTSC (525/480) in "analog days", but today the only one difference between PAL and NTSC is the frame rate.. (PAL - 50Hz, NTSC - 59.94Hz or 60Hz)
@@Adam-ob3vs There is no such thing as PAL and NTSC on today's consoles because they are digital not analog. I get 60fps on my PS4 and Xbox all the time and I am in Europe. And 1920x1080 or 1280x720 and 3480x2560.
@@CoffeeOn we were talking about analog gaming consoles and videostandards
@@Adam-ob3vs "Today" was in your sentence . The hz difference was a thing back then aswell plus the resolution.
@@Adam-ob3vs But I do get your point.
PAL may look nicer, but NTSC is faster in old video games and is normal for tv shows
Thank you, very clear and informative.
NTSC is like the universal remote frame? So its fit.
Japan also uses NTSC
That was very helpful. Thank-you.
Great video 👍🏼 How does PAL & NTSC relate to things like films and video games though? Take NFS Underground 2 for instance: in that game, PAL regions got a couple of different cars to NTSC regions. Why is this?
I know I am 2 years late, but that might be a licensing thing. You need to license the cars, and it might be cheaper in one country or another.
I have a Sony A5000 which can shoot 25fps at Pal and 24 át NTSC sooo which one is better?
Those 24fps in NTSC mode is actually 23.976
@@Adam-ob3vs Ok, then the Pal better?
@@deustherapper nothing is better or worse.. in 50Hz countries is PAL better.. in 60Hz countries is NTSC better.. if you don’t have some special requirements for frame rate, then it’s better to use local standards imo
@@Adam-ob3vs 29.976 fps
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Pal and ntsc only existed due to broadcasting standards. So happy hdmi killed it for video. I didn't know about the lighting aspect. What bothers me is that camcorders are still regionally locked to native system where as phones and other devices give you choices.
Is PAL and NTSC Malaysia? 🇲🇾
Thanks for the video, very informative 💖
Very informative video thank you. I’ve been stuck on a subject regarding shooting with my camera, are you able to help?
learn a lot! thanks sir!
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Great Information, Thanks friend.
can you edit ntsc and pal video format at the same time in premiere pro?
You can but you may find that it’s a little choppy because the project frame rate will not be in sync
Helped me so much‼️💯💯🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Direct and informative...I love it!
Frame rate was not a part of NTSC or PAL. CCIR is the euro standard for monochrome television at 25 frames per second and the 1941 monochrome NTSC standard was 30 FPS. The color standards were built on top of these.
Thank you for making the video bruv!!
It could change in video editor the fps speed and timeframes
Superb video
refresh rate = west lake? Are subtitles insane?
One question, can I put NTSC and PAL videos in the same timeline without any problem? The have different fps..
not really
I use 4K 60Fps. PAL was decommissioned here in Australia years ago.
Sadly RUclips does not do 576 lines for old PAL footage.
Many years ago when I worked in TV our film cameras could be se to work in 24, 25 or 30FPS.
Thanks... short and awesome 👌
Which one should i set my HDMI To AV converter if im setting up my Firestick to projector?
HDMI TO VGA and VGA TO VIDEO converters. VGA TO VIDEO has NTSC, NTSC-J, PAL-M, PAL-Nc, PAL, PAL-N with aspect ratio change, But HDMI to AV only have PAL and NTSC but can’t change aspect ratios.
Thank you
PAL is more familiar to me due to the nostalgic factor behind it all.
I came for video games, I left with KNOWLEDGE
For vacation just from thinking NTSC (Philippines, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea) Southeast Asia.
This was useful. Thank you!
cool info man thanks
Thank you so much.
If I buy a DVD that my player can play any PAL or NTSC, which one you choose, which one looks better?
PAL
Pal has a less refresh rate but the video quality makes up for it
Why even have 2 versions? Why not just make one version worldwide?
I think they just have different applications around the world 😊
Why doesn't America adopt the metric system when it's better?
Thank you!
ntsc frame rates are not necessarily a safe bet. What about TV broadcasting, in which
to my knowledge, is dominantly 50hz.
Thanks!
pal is at 30fps but only on its varient pal-M
Thanks
Thank’s
What about SECAM
SECAM-L uses AM for use only in France, Monaco and some parts of Luxembourg nearby French border (also with PAL-B/G), SECAM-B/G was used in East Germany, Greece (now PAL), and some in the Middle East, SECAM-K is also used in Former french colonies in Africa and French overseas territories, SECAM-D/K was also used in Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia,
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NTSC: 525 Horizontal Lines, 30 fps
PAL: 625 Horizontal Lines, 25 fps
NTSC: Better Frame Rate
PAL: Better Picture Quality
It isn't,if you are in PAL country,shoot at NTSC 60P 1/100,it can avoid filcker.
Brazil used NTSC
NTSC 3.575 as PAL-M but NTSC is 3.579 Mhz color subcarrier.
Between PAL-M and NTSC has the same frame rate but stripped color and black and white
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Who else looked at their Gopro settings and didn't know what ntsc and pal were?
About a half of the "rest of the world" uses SECAM, what you can see at the map 0:56
PAL is what they should use for every single movie trailer. It makes them more entertaining and epic
I remember that every trailers commercials on VHS was on PAL and it made me more excited of them
In the dictionary next to a picture of dogsh-t comes PAL :D
I disagree. You should use the framerate of the system that you are located turning the shoot. ALSO the thing you did not talk about is the problems in editing - if you are in Europa you should make video sequences in 25 or sometimes 50, it depends. Because if you get footage from other people in Europa then it mostly will be in 25 or 50 fps and they match. Because if you use 30 fps sequence then yeah, the result will not be what you want, if you add 25 fps videos on that. The same problem is the other way around also.
I will never shoot NTSC in Europa. Also the 29.97 fps... it already is cancel for me :D it is just a mistake from the past that is hard to change to something normal.
I see no advantages with NTSC whatsoever. The only thing - you get more frames. So you might win when shooting 60 fps or 120 fps to get a bit better slow-motion. But that is all there is.
True! It is a mostly an out dated system since PAL was made to replace NTSC I guess it’s just something to consider if you’re filming and it’s flickering 😊
4K 120fps in all world now 😁
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actually, you are not shooting at 30fps it's 29.97 with an over 29.97 /.101
Thank you brother ❤️
Hello, NTSC gang here?
WTF with subtitles?
Só eu brasileiro aqui😅?
Theres 60 seconds in a minute 60fps is best for real time
WRONG. PAL quality is superior, slow motion and on and on is a disaster in NTSC
Pal looks like a loose bowel action dripping down my leg.
NTSC is the way to go.
Get off the drugs and the laxatives
I do not agree - in Europe NEVER shoot NTSC! It will mess up all your projects, because everyone in Europa on video industry will shoot 25 or 50
It isn't,if you are in PAL country,shoot at NTSC 60P 1/100,it can avoid filcker.