Foreign Videotape Conversions
Have you received a videotape from a friend or relative
overseas...and you're not able to play it in your VCR? Or, do
you want to send a videotape to a client or your office overseas?
Because of differences in the technology used in different parts
of the world, a VHS tape made in another country may look like
all your other tapes, but still not play on VCR's made for the
United States.
Recently, Duplication Media received a phone call from a lady
who was in tears that she wasn't able to play a videotape she
received from her son in London. The client said that the tape
was of her new grandson but it just wouldn't play right on her
VCR.
Jason Olson, the owner of Duplication Media, explained to her
that her tape was recorded in PAL format and that she could
simply bring it in to be converted to the American standard -
NTSC.
The difference in the world video standards is that NTSC signal
is recorded at 30 frames per second and 525 scanned lines while
PAL and SECAM are both at 25 frames and 625 lines.
As Jason says, "With our (Duplication Media's) worldwide
multi-signal conversion system, Duplication Media overcomes
incompatibility of the world television standards by digitally
converting the signal of a videotape into the signal a client
desires."
Duplication Media has been in business September 2003 and
requests for foreign videotape conversions have been coming in
from individuals, adoption agencies, corporations, educational
institutions, and more.
Jason said, "The shrinking world of communications has
businesses worldwide communicating more frequently via
videotape. European-based companies are sending training and
marketing programs to U.S. divisions or customers on
videocassettes, and traveling business people frequently return
from overseas trips with foreign tapes that need to be
converted."
Please note that Duplication Media will not duplicate any
copyrighted material without PRIOR WRITTEN authorization from
the copyright holder.