OFF: Converting vid formats

SKARSOL skarsol at EROLS.COM
Sun Jul 21 10:24:48 EDT 1996


Duane Hoyt wrote:
>
> Hello Hawkfriends,
>
> I often see mention of problems between different vid formats, NTSC?,
> and such.  I am not very knowledgable about this stuff. What I would like to
> know is, what would a vid look like in the US if it were not in the correct
> format?  I recieved a vid in trade that when I played, everyone looked silver.
> You could tell it was HW, and it began with a rehersal, and then it switched
> to an outdoor stage, and the band was having some sort of "best tits" or
> wet t-shirt contest. I couldn't tell what exactly cause everyone was fuzzy and
> silver. Is this a very very old, badly recorded tape or is it in the wrong
> format?  Hopefully it is the latter and I can have it switched. Also does
> anyone recognize this show, and if so, which one is it?
> Thanks,
>
> Duane (aka Partyboy)

it sounds like one that has been converted from pal to ntsc. if it was pal you wouldn't
see anything. you got this from randy, didn't you...
this is a collection from different festivals and private parties.   rj



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