Apple TV NTSC vs PAL

If i buy Apple TV in the usa, is it compatible with the PAL system in Europe or does it work only with NTSC

As Chenks says it will work anywhere - remember the TV must have HDMI or component inputs,it has no S-video/SCART/composite out.
AppleTV outputs from 480i/p through 576 i/p up to1280p for menus though video is pegged at a max of 720p 24 fps.

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    Hi.
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  • Apple tv 2nd.  PAL og NTSC?

    we in norway use PAL. wil the US apple TV work in norway? does it support PAL?

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    @Chenks
    Are you sure about that? Trying to get to the bottom of excessive picture noise issue I have (rented a HD movie and get a 'swimming pixel' effect).
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    I'm not certain - but I think this maybe the cause of my picture noise. If this is the case then hopefully a firmware update may fix this.
    Be sure to let Apple know:
    http://www.apple.com/feedback/appletv.html
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  • DVI to Video adapter switches from NTSC to PAL

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    I assume you have the previous generation mini even though you have posted in the forum for the newer one. The newer one wouldn't work at all from the adapter you describe. Anyway...
    ...OS X's display preferences files may have corrupted somehow. Especially since it worked before and now it doesn't. That really sounds like a problem with the configuration of the Mac.
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  • Where can I check to see if project has been imported in NTSC or PAL?

    I have been importing DV tapes from both NTSC and PAL DV camcorders and I think I may have made a mistake on a take and recorded an NTSC tape in PAL. I can't find anywhere that tells me if my projects are in PAL or NTSC. Does anyone know how I can check?
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    Kevin

    [email protected] wrote:
    ...I tried what you said but it only gives me the option to see codecs under 'more info' when I view the info on the thumbnail files and then it still doesn't tell me if it is Pal or NTSC. When I right click on the file in the finder the only info I get is that it is a DV Movie....
    .... ooops..
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  • NTSC to PAL DVD

    I am attempting to make a PAL DVD in DVDSP 3. I changed the disc and encoding settings to PAL and encoded my stand alone movie from media 100 which was 720x480 as PAL.
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    When my client watches the same dvd on his computer, (mac 0s 9 i believe) he sees what I see on the apex.
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    Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me.

    You can't just encode from one standard to another
    You need to use a standards converter, or have original PAL footage
    What do you mean by "I changed the disc and encoding settings to PAL and encoded my stand alone movie from media 100?"
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  • Mistakenly changed from NTSC to PAL - Help!

    My display settings on my mac mini were changed from NTSC to PAL (all i will say is that it involved a 3 year old) and now i can't get an output to my display. how do i change this??

    Try starting in Safe mode. If that works, change the resolution from whatever is the starting resolution to another choice. For example, if it comes up at 640 x 480 NTSC, change to 800 x 600 NTSC. Then restart normally. Hopefully that will get things back to the way they were before.
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455

  • "Large" or "Full" "NTSC" or "PAL"

    I recently shot about 3 hours worth of digital video on a Panasonic DVX100B. I am going to cut it down to be a 20 minute promotional video and it will be played on a very big screen in a theater. Here's a link to the best picture I could find of the screens.
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    Here is how to think about FULL vs LARGE. This is only important if you are importing video shot at 1920x1080.
    If you choose FULL, it will import at 1920x1080. It will take up about 40GB of disk per hour of footage.
    It will preserve the full quality of the original camcorder capture.
    If you choose LARGE, it will import at 960x540 (half the original resolution). It will take up about 13GB of hard disk space per hour of footage. There will be some quality loss, but the loss is minor, and is not noticeble by most people.
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  • NTSC vs PAL: difference in compatibility

    I wonder if there is a difference between compatibility of NTSC and PAL camera's of the same model. Checking on the supported camcorder list one can read the Sony HDR XR500 is compatible for NTSC but isn't mentioned in the PAL list.
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  • HD NTSC to PAL DVD workflow... help?

    Hi all,
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    I have shot and edited a DVCPRO HD 720x60P video, and now I need to get this thing into a PAL DVD.
    I tried exporting the video as Apple Pro-Res 422 PAL, and there are problems with the aspect ratio changing, and about 60% of the cross dissolves flash black for a second.
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    Sorry for the silly questions... I am out of my comfort zone here... and on the clock.
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    From what I understand from my PAL land friends, their current generation DVD players can deal with NTSC disks. Why don't you check with the person who will play it back and see what equipment they have.
    You did not say how you did the conversion but I would do this.
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    • Apply the advanced format conversion preset for DV/PAL anamorphic and submit the job
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    • Apply the advanced format conversion preset for DV/NTSC anamorphic and submit the job
    • Import the resulting DV/NTSC anamorphic file into compressor
    • Apply the advanced format conversion preset for DV/PAL anamorphic and submit the job
    x

  • VHS (NTSC and PAL) conversion to DVD

    I am trying to figure out an easy way to convert years of old kids videos (VHS in both NTSC and PAL format) to DVD.
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  • IMovie - Changing From NTSC To PAL & Other Way Around

    I want to make a dvd in pal format and at present its only doing them in NTSC format. I've looked at the help on the site which states:
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    With iMovie 6.0.1 the wording has changed slightly. In preferences, under 'General', you now want 'New Project Frame Rate:'. Set to 25 fps for PAL, and 29.97 fps for NTSC.
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  • Ntsc to pal issue

    hello.
    Every time i put .mov thru compressor ,when loading in dvd studio pro , i get the error stating ntsc project can not be added to pal project

    Based on a quick Google for Sony HVR-A1J, you're using a Japanese gray market version of the A1. Japan is a NTSC (29.97 frames per second) country.
    If you are allowing FCP to reconfigure Sequence settings to match the video clips (which you typically should do) it is creating a NTSC sequence. Basically, if you want to create PAL DVDs of decent quality you need to shoot with a PAL camera.
    In your current situation you need to convert NTSC (29.97 fps) to PAL (25 fps). The Final Cut Studio package can only do a 'fair' quality job, for best quality you'd need to send it out to a professional conversion facility.
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  • NTSC TO PAL conversion sounds/looks slows

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    FYI I imported the Compressor compressed file into DVD SP, made a PAL project, track 16:9 letterbox and it looks o.k., just sounds/looks slow.
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    I don't have the answer to your question, but...
    NTSC DVDs will play back in %99 of PAL set top devices without issues. Computers don't care if the standard is NTSC or PAL. If this is a one-off disc, chances are it will work fine as it is. Check with the recipient.
    If you are about to make dozens of discs or even go to replication, you should look into having the master transferred via a dedicated hardware converter such as those from Terranex or Snell & Wilcox.
    You will get excellent quality and it will be real time.

  • NTSC from Pal

    Hi
    I am using background encoding on DVDSPRO.
    Will this convert PAl to NTSC for me? It is after all converting the footage to an Mpeg format for me in the process. Will this Mpeg2 be NTSC?
    Chris

    You should convert the footage to NTSC from PAL using conversion options in Compressor and/or Final Cut plugins (such as nattress.com)
    Do a quick search for "PAL NTSC" on this board for some more information, this comes up often
    or click this
    http://discussions.apple.com/search.jspa?threadID=&q=PAL+NTSC&objID=f952&dateRan ge=last90days&userID=&numResults=15

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