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Creative Labs DXR3 PAL to NTSC

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DavidSh

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I'm using a computer based DVD drive to play region 2 movies. Using the feature to force PAL to NTSC in the software I'm playing PAL release material. My problem is that the picture pauses every second for a nanosecond. I really only notice the problem when credits are rolling or there is a long pan. The Dolby digital output doesn't pause - seems to be fine. If I play domestic DVDs the pauses do not exist.
If anyone has any idea why this is occurring I'd appreciate the help! Also below I have outlined some other questions.
Is the Creative Labs DXR3 decoder card a hardware or software based decoder? (Assume hardware)
Are PAL DVDs actually encoded in PAL or is the DVD voc format the same regardless of the playback media.
Does anyone else watch PAL DVDs on a NTSC TV? I'd like to know the best hardware/software configuration.
Is there a more technical video forum on the Internet that is updated often?
Thanks

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Re: Creative Labs DXR3 PAL to NTSC Roland 07:59:50 03/15/01 (0)
Pal to NTSC Convertion is notoriously difficult. To do it well it require generating phantom frames. Thats almost certainly why your card is having difficulties. I have PAL videos converted to NTSC using a Snell & Willcox Alchemist, thats a �150,000 piece of kit! Best option for showing PAL DVD on a set in the USA(?) is to use a european PAL player with a multistandard TV.
NTSC to PAL is not really too much of a problem as all that happens are some of the fields are discarded to get the 25fps rate. And as to your other question European PAL DVD's are generated in PAL format, its just that most of our players can either convert NTSC to PAL or just play it native with a multi-standard set. I have been led to believe by consequence, that all DVD players are NTSC to start with and its additional circuits and processing that alow them to do PAL as well, whether there is any validity to that statement or not I can't say.
Good luck!

Roland

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