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PAL to NTSC converters
I didn’t know where else to post this. I’m considering buying a PAL to NTSC converter, any suggestions/advice? I need it for professional use.
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7 Replies
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The good ones come from Snell & Willcox, but they are serious $$$.
Regards,
Uli
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How about ones that are not-so-serious $$?
Lynne
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Try Aja, their stuff is damn good, and not very pricey at all. May I ask, tho, why are you needing a converter? Is this a one off project or will this be an ongoing need?
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Ongoing need. I thought by the time I pay a facility about 50 times I might as well have bought a converter.
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Hi:
Snell and Wilcox makes the good ones, but they are SUPER pricey! Another option is Video International. Not exactly cheap, but about 1/4 the price of a Snell and Wilcox, with quality that rivals the most expensive S&W Alchemist. A few years back we ALMOST bought a S&W Alchemist, but opted for the Video International MV Bridge instead. With all the option installed, the MV Bridge was still much cheaper, and worked perfectly for us. It was MUCH easier to recoup our investment with the MV Bridge, and not a single broadcaster rejected its conversions (even the broadcasters who insisted they’d only accept conversions done with an S&W Alchemist!).
Hope that helps
Mark M. Pinder
Chief Technical Engineer
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Look into a Teranex Mini.
Arnie
Now in post: Peristroika, a film by Slava Tsukerman
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We’re using one here from Kramer, price point wasnt too bad. only thing is that its an analog converter, so as most its component.
hmm… I wonder what this button does…
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