Resolutions
from Analog to Digital Media
Analog Broadcast Systems
- NTSC
- PAL
- SECAM
NTSC
NTSC, named after the National Television System Committee, is the analog television color system that was used in North America from 1954 and until digital conversion, was used in most of the Americas (except Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and French Guiana); Myanmar; South Korea; Taiwan; Philippines, Japan; and some Pacific island nations and territories. NTSC Analog resolution is 720x486 pixels and 30fps.
PAL
Phase Alternating Line is a color encoding system for analogue television used in broadcast television systems in most countries broadcasting at 625-line / 50 field (25 frame) per second (576i). PAL Analog resolution is 720x576 pixels and 25fps.
SECAM
SECAM, also written SÉCAM (French pronunciation: [sekam], Séquentiel couleur à mémoire, French for "Sequential colour with memory"), is an analogue color television system first used in France. France, Russia and East German.
SECAM's resolution is 720x576 and 25fps
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Dijital Broadcast Systems
- NTSC
- PAL
Dijital Broadcast Systems
| Standard | Resolution | SAR | DAR | PAR | Pixels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV NTSC | 720 × 480 | 3:2 | 4:3 | 10:11 | 345,600 |
| D1 NTSC | 720 × 486 | 40:27 | 4:3 | 9:10 | 349,920 |
| DV PAL | 720 × 576 | 5:4 | 4:3 | 12:11 | 414,720 |
| D1 PAL | 720 × 576 | 5:4 | 4:3 | 16:15 | 414,720 |
| Panasonic DVCPRO HD 720p | 960 × 720 | 4:3 | 16:9 | 4:3 | 691,200 |
| Panasonic DVCPRO HD 1080, 59.94i | 1280 × 1080 | 32:27 | 16:9 | 3:2 | 1,382,400 |
| Panasonic DVCPRO HD 1080, 50i | 1440 × 1080 | 4:3 | 16:9 | 3:2 | 1,555,200 |
| HDV 1080i/1080p | 1440 × 1080 | 4:3 | 16:9 | 4:3 | 1,555,200 |
| Sony HDCAM (1080) | 1440 × 1080 | 4:3 | 16:9 | 3:2 | 1,555,200 |
| Sony HDCAM SR (1080) | 1920 × 1080 | 16:9 | 16:9 | 1:1 | 2,073,600 |
| Academy 2× | 1828 × 1332 | 1.37:1 | 1.37:1 | 1:1 | 2,434,896 |
| Full Aperture Native 2× | 2048 × 1556 | 1.316 | 4:3 | ~1:1 | 3,186,688 |
| Academy 4× | 3656 × 2664 | 1.37:1 | 1.37:1 | 1:1 | 9,739,584 |
| Full Aperture 4× | 4096 × 3112 | 1.316 | 4:3 | ~1:1 | 12,746,752 |
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