Originally posted by: THX
How does on-the-fly PAL to NTSC conversion work? Are PAL DVDs generally encoded at 24fps progressive, with the PAL player converting to 25fps? If so, does the PAL/NTSC player apply 3:2 pulldown to get to 29.97 at true speed, or is it somehow still played at PAL's 104% speed?
PAL films are generally stored progressive but at 25fps instead of 24fps (no framerate conversion, just plays back faster) with the audio sped up to match the faster playback rate.
First of all, thank you Laserman and Citizen for your answers. I don't think either of you answered my second question, probably because I phrased it badly, so I'll try to get at what I mean a different way, informed by your previous answers:How does on-the-fly PAL to NTSC conversion work? Are PAL DVDs generally encoded at 24fps progressive, with the PAL player converting to 25fps? If so, does the PAL/NTSC player apply 3:2 pulldown to get to 29.97 at true speed, or is it somehow still played at PAL's 104% speed?
Originally posted by: Laserman
All decent film DVDs are stored as 24fps on the disc itself. No DVDs store anything as progressive, it is an interlaced system - but the two fields stored make up exactly one film frame, so the end result is the same really.
Originally posted by: CitizenAll decent film DVDs are stored as 24fps on the disc itself. No DVDs store anything as progressive, it is an interlaced system - but the two fields stored make up exactly one film frame, so the end result is the same really.
PAL films are generally stored progressive but at 25fps instead of 24fps (no framerate conversion, just plays back faster) with the audio sped up to match the faster playback rate.
Does a PAL/NTSC DVD player play PAL discs on NTSC displays at true speed or PAL speed?