Many LCD projectors can handle PAL video as well as NTSC, which is the best option if possible since that means you don't have conversion artifacts. A smaller number of LCD monitors and plasma screens can also play PAL video directly.
-- James M. Steffen, PhD Film Studies and Media Librarian Theater and Dance Subject Liaison Marian K. Heilbrun Music and Media Library Emory University 540 Asbury Circle Atlanta, GA 30322-2870 Phone: (404) 727-8107 FAX: (404) 727-2257 Email: [email protected] Web: www.jamesmsteffen.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:05:37 -0500 From: "Shoaf,Judith P" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Videolib] PAL DVD To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <ac6f23a2ba13c347a59bdcbcff41e27b6148eea...@ufexch-mbxcl03.ad.ufl.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" A code-free (region-free) DVD player does the conversion to NTSC...the projector doesn't do anything except project the converted signal... Gary SOME region-free DVD players do the conversion. Some don't. --Judy ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:13:49 -0500 From: Linda Tadic <[email protected]> Subject: [Videolib] DMCA Section 1201 extension update? To: [email protected] Message-ID: <a69a6906807e4053b4e9822c82ecd...@lindapc> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Hi all, Does anyone have an update on the Section 1201 anti-circumvention rule? It was set to expire on October 27, but was extended for an indefinite time while the Register of Copyrights compiles her recommendations. The Federal Register notice says the extension should take "a few weeks," but it's been almost 3 months. http://www.copyright.gov/1201/ Is there any sense on which way the wind will blow? Thanks, Linda Tadic Audiovisual Archive Network [email protected] [email protected] -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:27:45 -0500 From: Jessica Rosner <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Videolib] DMCA Section 1201 extension update? To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I would just say don't get your hopes up. Any change would still require Congressional approval which seems unlikely to me. On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Linda Tadic <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Does anyone have an update on the Section 1201 anti-circumvention rule? It > was set to expire on October 27, but was extended for an indefinite time > while the Register of Copyrights compiles her recommendations.? The Federal > Register notice says the extension should take "a few weeks," but it's > been?almost 3 months. http://www.copyright.gov/1201/?? Is there any sense on > which way the wind will blow? > > Thanks, > > Linda Tadic > Audiovisual Archive Network > [email protected] > [email protected] > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > > ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:33:16 -0700 From: Stephen Davies <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Videolib] PAL DVD To: [email protected] Message-ID: <ofd9d5cc6b.29bcf8fe-on872576a9.007071cd-872576a9.0070b...@mtroyal.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" <<< A code-free (region-free) DVD player does the conversion to NTSC...the projector doesn't do anything except project the converted signal... >>> No, some higher end LCD projectors make a further adustment according to the type of video signal. I sometimes have to correct our projector when it has changed to a PAL setting by itself, even tho the signal is NTSC. The distance between the player and the projector can be a factor in causing this error (especially if it's ceiling-mounted projector and therefore guaranteed to be quite far from the player, leading to a partially scrambled signal). - Stephen Davies Mount Royal University, Calgary -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:45:02 -0500 From: "Shoaf,Judith P" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Videolib] PAL DVD To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <ac6f23a2ba13c347a59bdcbcff41e27b6148eea...@ufexch-mbxcl03.ad.ufl.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Thanks. I was pretty sure that was the case-we used to be able to project PAL VHS tapes using a multi-standard player hooked up to a projector. Judy From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Davies Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 3:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] PAL DVD <<< A code-free (region-free) DVD player does the conversion to NTSC...the projector doesn't do anything except project the converted signal... >>> No, some higher end LCD projectors make a further adustment according to the type of video signal. I sometimes have to correct our projector when it has changed to a PAL setting by itself, even tho the signal is NTSC. The distance between the player and the projector can be a factor in causing this error (especially if it's ceiling-mounted projector and therefore guaranteed to be quite far from the player, leading to a partially scrambled signal). - Stephen Davies Mount Royal University, Calgary -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment scrubbed and removed. HTML attachments are only available in MIME digests. ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:03:32 -0800 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] DMCA Section 1201 extension update? To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=utf-8 Hi all I have been in contact with Rob Kasunic, one of the lead lawyers at the copyright office, regarding the status of our pitches (both East and West Coast) to relax DMCA strictures on taking DVD clips. Nothing yet. I'm not certain, Jessica, that recommendations made to the Librarian of Congress via the copyright office are necessarily vetted thru congress. My hope ARE up that we'll get SOME movement on these issues (although maybe not as much as we'd hoped) Stay tuned. Gary > I would just say don't get your hopes up. Any change would still > require Congressional approval which seems unlikely to me. > > > > On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Linda Tadic <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Does anyone have an update on the Section 1201 anti-circumvention rule? >> It >> was set to expire on October 27, but was extended for an indefinite time >> while the Register of Copyrights compiles her recommendations.? The >> Federal >> Register notice says the extension should take "a few weeks," but it's >> been?almost 3 months. http://www.copyright.gov/1201/?? Is there any >> sense on >> which way the wind will blow? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Linda Tadic >> Audiovisual Archive Network >> [email protected] >> [email protected] >> >> VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of >> issues >> relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic >> control, >> preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries >> and >> related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an >> effective >> working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication >> between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and >> distributors. >> >> > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > Gary Handman Director Media Resources Center Moffitt Library UC Berkeley 510-643-8566 [email protected] http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." --Francois Truffaut End of videolib Digest, Vol 26, Issue 23 **************************************** This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. 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