Most countries of the world use either 50 Hz power (25 frames per second) or 60 Hz power (30 frames per second). Though this was the underlying reason for the difference in standards, over the years there have been further subdivisions with the introduction of color broadcasting, transmission frequencies, stereo sound and sub-titling. Even politics played a role with the French introduced their standard to protect manufacturing companies and it was later adopted in Eastern Block countries to discourage receiving Western transmissions. For a technical comparison of the current standard Click here.

A video recorded in one standard may not play back properly in another standard. E-K Media offers two services to convert from one standard to another. The first is called Four-field conversion, which mixes the appropriate fields, delivering excellent results, is suitable for 99% of the applications and is reasonably priced. The second (and much more expensive) is called an Alchemist conversion that uses motion estimation technology to deliver a precise, broadcast quality conversion. Please call your sales representative if you need any help.