What are the NTSC variants?

There are three varieties of NTSC:

1. NTSC-M
Unlike PAL, with its many varied underlying broadcast television systems in use throughout the world, NTSC color encoding is invariably used with broadcast system M, giving NTSC-M.

2. NTSC-J
Only Japan’s variant “NTSC-J” is slightly different: in Japan, the black level and blanking level of the signal are identical (at 0 IRE), as they are in PAL, while in American NTSC, the black level is slightly higher (7.5 IRE) than blanking level. Since the difference is quite small, a slight turn of the brightness knob is all that is required to enjoy the “other” variant of NTSC on any set as it is supposed to be; most watchers might not even notice the difference in the first place.

3. NTSC-N
This is used in Paraguay and Bolivia (though Paraguay has recently switched to NTSC-M from PAL-N). This is very similar to PAL-M (used in Brazil). It is also closely related to PAL-Nc (used in Argentina) and PAL-N (used in Uruguay).

SECAM Video Format Explained

ompagnie Française de Télévision (later bought by Thomson) invented SECAM. SECAM uses the same resolution as PAL (625 lines) but transmits the color information sequentially: R-Y on one line and B-Y on the next.

PAL Video Format Explained

AL is a color encoding system used in broadcast television systems in large parts of the world. The PAL TV standard came into the market in early 1960s Europe. The term PAL describes any video, including digital video, formatted for playback on a PAL TV.

NTSC Video Format Explained

The NTSC is responsible for setting television and video standards used in North America, most of South America, and some other countries. The NTSC standard for television defines a composite video signal with a refresh rate of 30 interlaced frames per second. Each frame contains 525 lines and can contain 16 million different colors

What is the abbreviation of Picture Element (PIXEL)? Definition

A pixel is the abbreviation for picture element. A pixel is the smallest component of an image or picture.

What is MESECAM?

MESECAM stands for Middle Eastern Secam. MESECAM is not a broadcast standard.

Is there any way to convert PAL to NTSC?

Yes!!! There are some ways you can use to convert from PAL to NTSC or vice versa.

What is PAL 60?

PAL-60 is NTSC with the chroma part converted to PAL (both encoding and subcarrier frequency, 4.43 MHz).

What is the difference between NTSC, PAL, SECAM?

There are 3 main analog video standards in use around the world.

PAL (Phase Alternating Line)
NTSC (National Television System Committee)
SECAM (Séquentiel couleur à mémoire – Sequential Color with Memory)

Each standard is incompatible with the other two.

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