NTSC/PAL/SECAM

Different video standards are used around the world. In North America and Japan, the NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) standards are used, while other parts of the world adhere to either NTSC or various versions of the PAL (Phase Alternating Lines) and SECAM (Sequential Couleur A’memorie) standards developed in Europe.

Access Video can copy/convert many common international video formats so that tapes and disks made in one part of the world can be readily played here or in other parts of the world. 

Typical consumer uses include:

• Converting/copying your home video to share with others overseas
• Converting/copying your vacation video, such as skydiving or scuba-diving video, sometimes made in a foreign standard, to your local standard
• Converting/copying other (non-copyrighted) travel videos and videos of local interest to your local standard or to the local standard of your friends or relatives
• For those who have moved, converting/copying home video from your prior format to your current format

Professional Conversion Quality
You can count on Access Video for high-quality conversions. For VHS conversions, we use the worldwide industry standard Panasonic AG-W1 professional converting VCR. For all other conversions, we use the Prime Image Std/Con1X converter. This high -end professional converter meets or exceeds all broadcast quality standards.