Ntsc pal post production

I've sent a handful of NTSC documentaries (only for viewing) to PAL countries, but never thought what kind of glitches they may have encountered. Are there any audio/video blips or other artifacts that arise?

Hi Chris,
just got an NTSC-tape today, and since I'm in PAL-land and we only have PAL decks, I couldn't use it and had to send it to a post-facility that will do a format conversion for me.
Depends on what you sent them. If it was a DVD, chances are they'll be able to watch is, since NTSC DVDs quite often play in PAL DVD players (not vice versa, unfortunately).
If it's a Beta or DigiBeta tape, then they probably won't hear sound once they try sticking it into the PAL deck and it will play a bit too slowlya. Plus, you'll get artifacts and funny lines (but not as funny as in a Woody Allen film). Well, at least that's what happened to me.
Hope this helps,
Colin

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