So do you have PAL-M tapes or just the PAL-M tape machine? Compared to the European flavors of PAL (625 line 50 field), PAL-M (525 lines, 60 fields) is comparatively simple but still a chore. You'd have to decode down to component Y,R-Y,B-Y and then re-encode into NTSC. GG
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I have a VCR that (it seems) only gives PAL-M (it was made for the Brazilian market, and Brazil has PAL-M only) on the composite (RCA) video and RF outputs.
The VCR doesn't have S-Video, so this isn't an option to consider.
I need to use it with a video capture card on my PC, that only does NTSC.
I know there are some converters available, but I can't find anybody selling them here in my city.
Q: How would I go to make a circuit to convert PAL-M to NTSC? Is there any specific IC that can do this?
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That's not the hardest part - what about 50fps to 60fps? This question comes up very often and the answer is always "It is too difficult - buy a pre-made converter."
Double check software. Download software for PAL-M countries, and you might be able to set the capture card for PAL-M.
Not for PAL-M. You are forgetting that PAL is simply a colour encoding method, which rides upon a lines/FPS structure. PAL-M uses the same picture layout as North American 525 lines/30fps video, but with PAL encoding, therefore it would be as simple as getting component from that, and recoding the component to NTSC.
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Both PAL-M tapes and VCR. (they're recordings of old TV programs)
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So, does this means I just need to:
DECODE ENCODE PAL-M COMPONENT TO ------------> TO COMPONENT NTSC (YCbCr?)
If so, any specific IC's that can decode/encode video? (With those, it would be less difficult)
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When I lived in RJ, I had a VCR modified for around 80$US. In SaoPaulo you will find these Video shops, probably also in any other bigger town. I doubt you will find anything outside Brasil, because it is the only country with PAL-M. A lot of quality got lost by the conversion. Later I bought a Panasonic NV-W1, which can do all kind of conversions in high quality. It is a legendary part and will be quite expensive on Ebay.
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In theory, yes, if you cannot get the card to process PAL-M
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I will have to look for those in a few video/electronics stores in Porto Alegre (my city, Canoas, has none).
I'm going there anyway (looking for a new PC), so it won't be a problem.
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