almanach video

video formats

NTSC (National Television Systems Committee)
Developed in the United States in the late 1940s.
525 lines @ 60Hz
Used in: BOLIVIA, CANADA, CHILE, COLUMBIA, CUBA, EQUADOR, GUATEMALA, CENTRAL AMERICA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA, MEXICO, PERU, UNITED STATES, VENEZUELA

PAL (Phase Alternation by Line)
Developed in Britain and West Germany in the 1950s
625 lines @ 50Hz
Used in: ALGERIA, ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BOSNIA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, CAMEROON, CHINA, CROATIA, DENMARK, FINLAND, GERMANY, GHANA, GREAT BRITAIN, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, KENYA, LIBERIA, LUXEMBOURG, MALAWI, MOZAMBIQUE, NETHERLANDS, NEW GUINEA, NEW ZEALAND, NIGERIA, NORTH KOREA, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PARAGUAY, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, SIERRA LEONE, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TANZANIA, THAILAND, TURKEY, UGANDA, URUGUAY, YUGOSLAVIA

SECAM (Sequential Couleur a Memoire)
Developed in France in the 1950s.
625 lines @ 50Hz
Used in: AFGHANISTAN, ARMENIA, BULGARIA, BURKINA FASO, BURUNDI, CENTRAL AFRICAN, REPUB, CHAD, CONGO, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUB, EGYPT, FRANCE, GREECE, IRAN, IRAQ, LEBANON, LIBYA, MADAGASCAR, MONGOLIA, MOROCCO, VIETNAM, ZAIRE


Driver entries for differentiating video formats
[NTSC_433_50], [NTSC_433_60], [NTSC_N]
NTSC 720x480 29.97fps (NTSC 3.55)
NTSC 4.43 (720x480 25fps)
[PAL_433_60], [PAL_N], [PAL_M]
PAL60 720x576 30fps
PALplus
PAL 720x576 25fps
[SECAM]
movies 1.85:1
Cinemascope 2.35:1
TV 4:3
HDTV 16:9


output formats
YUV422, YUV411, YUV420, YUV410, YUV9
RGB565, RGB888
CCIR656