From: Shai Geva <shai@cs.cmu.edu>
To: Robert Pleshar <rp16+@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU>
cc: bovik@cs.cmu.edu
Subject: Re: NTSC - PAL conversion
In-reply-to: rp16+@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU's message of Wed, 9 Jun 1993 11:11:06 -0400
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 93 12:00:02 -0400
Message-ID: <1154.739641602@FINE.MESS.CS.CMU.EDU>
Sender: Shai_Geva@FINE.MESS.CS.CMU.EDU

Audio-Visual services, in the basement of Hunt library, will convert PAL <=>
NTSC for $10 an hour.  They charge $6 for a blank, so bring your own blank
cassette.  They usually do it in a couple of days.

I'd think it's a good idea to rewind the source tape yourself, make sure it
cannot be recorded over (break the tab), leave clear instructions if you want
anything non-standard, and check the quality of the transfer as soon as it's
ready.  No, I haven't had any erased-tape disasters, but a little protection
goes a long way.  Yes, there have been a couple of cases when the quality of
the transfer was poor; they were very reasonable about it, and re-did the
transfer.

-- Shai