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_ 		7. April 2004 @ 18:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a 20 or more analog Hi8 tapes from a PAL (not NTSC) camcorder, and want to capture them and write them to DVD (and maybe do some editing).

I'm looking for recommendations for capture hardware and software in the region of $150 total. I'd prefer a PCI card rather than an external box, but this is not an absolute. My PC is a 1200 MHz Athlon running Win98.
I don't have a DVD burner yet but will be buying one (outside of the $150 budget).

The part I have been having difficulty in figuring out is which parts of the capture-convert-edit-author-write process are specific to PAL. (I am in the US and many product descriptions fail to address this because they are for the NTSC-only market.)

If I capture with a PAL-capable card, is everything else in the chain going to have to be PAL specific also? Can I get any mastering software without worrying about this? Does a DVD burner care about PAL vs NTSC?

I have a PAL-capable projector (Sony HS10) to view them on so I think I am OK at that end. My DVD player will probably need to be replaced as it seems to be NTSC only (JVC S60BK).
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