ntsc versus pal vcd?????

[jacknjt]

ntsc or pal which is better in quality???
and can someone tell me if i can create a vcd that have
352x288
1150k
29.97 frame/s
224kbit audio layer 2


1 more question is the higher in number the frame/s is the better the quality???

thanks

[neomaine]

jacknjt,

You seem to be able to type well, too bad you can't read very well.

1 - Search before posting, just like the message says before you post.
2 - Look in the little blue box in the left hand corner and read each topic.
3 - If you're color blind, the box says "WHAT IS" and lists the topics of VCD, SVCD, X(S)VCD and DVDRW.

Then, if there are still questions, you can ask them. Each of your questions and more will have a direct answer in just a few pages.

I must have read information for weeks before even posting a question. So, if you are new to help forums in general, I'm sorry if I came off strong. You should always gather some information before asking questions. It helps others help you faster and helps you understand what you are asking by looking for more specific help.

But...Give a man a fish and he has food for a day, teach him how to fish and he has food for a lifetime.

[yysie]

The best standard is PAL not NTSC Film because higher Resolution is better quality and better quality need more space so the framerate must be lower. The best standard for America is NTSC Film. Here are the Standards:

America

NTSC

Audio: 224 kbps
Video: 1150 kbps, 352 x 240, 29.97 fps.

NTSC Film

Audio: 224 kbps
Video: 1150 kbps, 352 x 240, 23.976 fps.

Europe, South - Africa & Japan

PAL

Audio: 224 kbps
Video: 1150 kbps, 352 x 288, 25 fps.

Bye bye,

yysie

[dphirschler]

My DVD player can play PAL VCDs, but I still feel more comfortable making NTSC VCDs because I live in USA and I want to be able to play these discs on all my friends' players.

But it's hard to ignore the evidence: 288 is more vertical resolution than 240. However, it is an odd factor when reducing an NTSC captured source ___x480. But 25 fps is closer to 24 fps (the film rate) and 30 fps would just be telecined anyways (or deinterlaced).


Darryl

[vitualis]

For VCDs, NTSC-FILM definitely looks better than both PAL and NTSC settings.

Although PAL has a higher framesize, that isn't the be all and end all of quality. NTSC-FILM has effectively 20% more bits per frame than both PAL and NTSC and at the bitrate hungry levels of VCD, it makes a hell of a difference.

Whether PAL VCD looks better than NTSC VCD is contentious. In my experience, they look about the same.

Regards.