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International
Television Standards
Imagine
you have a new potential client in Peru. You need to send
a copy of your corporate video, but will he be able to
play it?
This
list of countries and their TV systems is as complete as we can make it and is a guide to
TV transmission systems around the world. |
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transmission standard is used for TV broadcasts. Most
people in a country will have equipment compatible with this for
playing and recording tapes.
Currently whatever TV
transmission standard you are using, the VHS cassette is
the most popular tape format.
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three world television standards are NTSC, PAL and SECAM. |
| NTSC
- National Television Standards Committee, 525 lines, 30
frames per second. This is the system used in America and
Japan |
PAL
- Phase Alternation by Line, 625 lines, 25 frames per
second.
This is the system used in the UK. PAL and its variants
are used in the following countries; *Brazil uses PAL-M,
NTSC VHS will play there. |
SECAM
- Sequence de Couleur a Memoire, 625 lines, 25 frames per
second.
This is the system used in France. |
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This information is
given in good faith, please don't stake your life on it! Always
check with your contacts abroad if possible to see what they
actually use! Please inform us of any errors so we can improve
this guide. Many thanks.
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