PAL to NTSC
PAL to NTSC Conversion Services in Toronto and the GTA
PAL to NTSC Conversion Services in Toronto and the GTA
We offer a full suite of solutions to convert and transfer your PAL format video tapes into a digital file or NTSC formatted DVD/Blu-ray.
PAL (Phase Alteration by Line) was developed in the 1960s by a German company named Telefunken. It was intended as a viable successor to the NTSC video encoding system, which revealed a number of shortcomings as colour broadcasting continued to develop.
The PAL format provides an automatic colour correction to solve an issue with NTSC’s ‘colour drifting’, a tonal shift that would occur alongside a weak signal transmission. This was a significant advantage for European consumers, considering the vulnerability of analog video signal to the less than ideal weather patterns in their region.
The format also provides a 20% increase in video resolution, which could facilitate greater detail in image integrity, but it would come at the cost of frame rate, running at 25 fps (frames per second), reduced from NTCS’s 30 fps. Format specific televisions and players are required to view compatible content, and the import of incompatible content yields distorted audio and video noise. However, as we’ve moved into the era of digital content many of these regional analog issues have become a thing of the past, and digital video content can be viewed almost universally across modern platforms.
Standard grade | Family Grade After 25% discount | Archival Grade Per tape | |
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VHS, VHS-c, S-VHS | $20.00/hour* | $24.00/hour* | $76.00/tape |
Video8, Hi8, Digital8 | $20.00/hour* | $24.00/hour* | $76.00/tape |
MiniDV | N/A | $31.00/hour* | $66.00/tape |
Betamax | N/A | $31.00/hour* | $86.00/tape |
DVD, MiniDVD | N/A | $20.00/disc | $36.00/disc |
VHS, VHS-c cassettes
Video8, Hi8 & Digital8
Standard & high definition tapes
Call: 416 479 0903
Toll free: 1 866 559 1163
E-mail: info@digitaltreasury.ca
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Digital files on:
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We have a very rigorous Quality Control process which gives us the confidence to say that we completely stand behind our work and guarantee the results. If there are any issues with the quality or performance of the digital materials created (not having to do with the physical condition of your media) we will reprocess those materials at our expense, no questions / no hassles.
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In 2014 Digital Treasures went fully commercial and became a part of the Digital Treasury Group (DTG). DTG is exclusively focused on being the highest-quality provider of full-suite media conversion and archiving services nationally. We operate under a fully integrated ‘lean’ business model utilizing industry best practices for providing low-cost/high-value digital solutions to the commercial, institutional and retail marketplaces. Our infrastructure has been purpose-built to (1) mitigate all potential risks associated with the handling and processing of a high volume of multiple media formats and (2) ensure the delivery of a best-quality digital solution fit to the client’s specific requirements. Our methodology is based upon 10 years of dedicated media conversion and archiving experience coupled with 15 years of leading-edge corporate experience resulting in the creation of what we know to be the “best in class” provider of these services in Canada.