Antony\'s PAL obsessions
Okay. So I'm obsessive. And maybe overly sensitive. But I notice things.
For those that don't know, when NTSC (US) TV is converted to PAL (UK, Europe et al) it goes through a speeding up process. About 3 - 4%.
I noticed this when I went to the US, things seemed deeper, but I never knew why for ages. So I did notice before I even knew of this!
Anyway, I got Smallville season one on DVD. In PAL. And it's been driving me mad. Too fast. Particularly the theme, but also the cast sound high pitched. I'd only ever watched NTSC until this point, this is why I'm probably reacting. Plus I have Remy Zero's album, so know the Save Me tune at its proper speed.
Anway, so I gave in and bought the DVDs again, this time in NTSC. Ahhh. Lovely. The right speed.
To prove that I'm not mad, listen to these. Should be interesting for both sides of the pond as it were.
http://www.b5tv.com/bits/smpal.mp3 - PAL
http://www.b5tv.com/bits/smntsc.mp3 - NTSC (what it should be)
And as a final point of interest... mixed! Listen to how they start in sync, but get further apart.
http://www.b5tv.com/bits/smmerge.mp3
Okay. So I'm obsessive. And maybe overly sensitive. But I notice things.
For those that don't know, when NTSC (US) TV is converted to PAL (UK, Europe et al) it goes through a speeding up process. About 3 - 4%.
I noticed this when I went to the US, things seemed deeper, but I never knew why for ages. So I did notice before I even knew of this!
Anyway, I got Smallville season one on DVD. In PAL. And it's been driving me mad. Too fast. Particularly the theme, but also the cast sound high pitched. I'd only ever watched NTSC until this point, this is why I'm probably reacting. Plus I have Remy Zero's album, so know the Save Me tune at its proper speed.
Anway, so I gave in and bought the DVDs again, this time in NTSC. Ahhh. Lovely. The right speed.
To prove that I'm not mad, listen to these. Should be interesting for both sides of the pond as it were.
http://www.b5tv.com/bits/smpal.mp3 - PAL
http://www.b5tv.com/bits/smntsc.mp3 - NTSC (what it should be)
And as a final point of interest... mixed! Listen to how they start in sync, but get further apart.
http://www.b5tv.com/bits/smmerge.mp3