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Duplication Services -
Standards Conversion
GMV
Productions uses a Tetra Digital Standards Converter which encodes the
video signal to foreign standards. This type of converter guarantees a
higher quality conversion than the more commonly used industrial
converters. This ensures our NTSC dubs are made to a superior grade. In
fact, GMV Productions is
the ONLY duplication facility that can produce NTSC SP Betacam dubs in
Adelaide.
There are 3 major video standards
or systems in use in the world today: PAL, NTSC, and SECAM and within
these systems there are technical variations.
These systems determine how
information is recorded and played back on a video tape. They are all
incompatible with each other.
Australia uses the PAL system. If
you or your clients view tapes that are from outside Australia, or plan on
sending videos abroad, it is essential to know the video system of the
country that is sending or receiving the video.
To achieve a
superior conversion, it is recommended that a sub-master is made in the
foreign system, e.g., NTSC SP Betacam, then SP Betacam to VHS copies are
made.
Below is a rough map of the world
with the different standards. To find out what system a particular country
uses, select that country from the drop down menu.

Select
a country from the list below to find out the video system it uses:
The
information provided is correct to the best of our knowledge and should be
used as a rough guide only. It is always best to check directly with your
contacts in a foreign country to verify what system they use before
converting a tape.
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