Video Asylum

Posted by Harmonia (A) on November 01, 2003 at 01:02:07

In Reply to: PAL transfers speed increased from film´s original? posted by Joaquin on October 29, 2003 at 13:59:48:

...or do anything drastic. But yes, it's true. Sorta.

The mastering of *film* sources to PAL video results in a slight speed up. It's the reult of the frame rate, yes, but a difference in pitch is not really noticeable. A three hour plus film like LOTR is 4 minutes shorter on PAL. But Gandalf is not turned into a soprano.

This will only make you crazy if you have perfect pitch. Think of it as a very slight (and I do mean slight) transposition up. Concert and opera material will sound fine. (BTW, much of that is sourced from video, as a lot of it was produced for European TV, so there is no "speed up" at all.)

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