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Alligator
Information
Snap up our prices for
all your duplication requirements.
We can offer Broadcast
Standard Conversions using Snell and Wilcox Prefix, MACH 1
M.Sc and An Alchemist Ph.C.
In using the Snell &
Wilcox equipment you can have your old Archive Material Digitally
Re-Mastered bringing it back to its former glory.
We offer the best quality
with reliability and value for money on any formats, equipment
and materials we use.
Dubbing formats include
PAL, NTSC, Digi Beta Sp, Beta Sp, Mini DV, DV Cam, 1",
DVD-R & VHS.
Our clients range from
small enterprises to multi-national undertakings, covering
a broad spectrum of business type and activity.
Broadcast Systems
Unfortunately without a universal standard for video signal
encoding, different countries around the globe have all adopted
one of several different coding standards. This has resulted
in the need for converting material, which has been designed
for one particular system before it can be used in another.
Our guide to Television Standards
PAL
Phase Alternate Line. The television broadcast standard
throughout Europe (except in France and Eastern Europe, where
SECAM is the standard). This standard broadcasts 625 lines
of resolution, nearly 20% more than the US standard, NTSC,
of 525. There are 25 frames (50 fields) per second making
up the picture. The 625 lines, 50 field sequence is always
linked to 50 Hz mains frequency.
NTSC
National Television System Committee. The organization
that developed the analogue television standard currently
in uses in the USA, Canada, and Japan. Now generally used
to refer to that standard. The NTSC standard combines blue,
red and green signals modulated as an AM signal with an FM
signal for audio. The picture is made up of 525 lines with
30 frames (60 fields) per second. The 525 lines, 60 field
sequence is always linked to 60 Hz mains frequency.
DVD-R
Alligator uses DVD-R for small run DVDs. This format is very
like CD R in that the disks can be burnt (made) in a special
disk drive rather than pressed in a large factory from a glass
master. Like recordable CDs some players cannot play them
(in particular some older machines). The newer the design
of the player, the better the chance the disk will play. We
have checked our disks in a number of new machines and the
great majority played. We advise customers to check the intended
players can play DVD-Rs before commissioning disks. We are
happy to loan test disks for this purpose.
Editing
See what "The Boys in the Back Room " have got down
at Alligator.
The Back Room consists of:
A Beta Sp Linear Edit Suite:
Four Beta Sp Machines, Abekas A72, Abekas A5, Pandora's Other
Box Grass Valley Mixer, Calaway Edit Controller, Rostrum Camera
and a 42" Plasma Screen for previewing.
Rent the Back Room
The Back Room is available to rent
on a daily or weekly basis; we can also
supply an editor to assist with your requirements.
Tape Striping
We also offer an extensive range of Tape Striping, you can
choose your own set ups for your personal requirements.
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