Originally posted by: boris
1) PAL -> sped up from original film by 4% (24fps -> 25fps), higher resolution. PC software (PowerDVD, WinDVD, etc) can play back at 24fps.
2) NTSC -> slightly slowed down from original film (24fps -> 23.976fps), played back with a 2:3 jitter pulldown on DVD players, PC Software can play back at 24fps without the pulldown. Lower resolution.
1) PAL -> sped up from original film by 4% (24fps -> 25fps), higher resolution. PC software (PowerDVD, WinDVD, etc) can play back at 24fps.
2) NTSC -> slightly slowed down from original film (24fps -> 23.976fps), played back with a 2:3 jitter pulldown on DVD players, PC Software can play back at 24fps without the pulldown. Lower resolution.
I don't get it. A DVD is a DVD no matter which side of the Atlantic you're on. That's 4.4 GB on a single-layer disc, or 7.9 on a dual-layer. Given that the data capacity is the same on both sides of the Atlantic, how can one disc have more video information than the other?