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Welcome to my technical film information page. Below you will see a menu of technical data on this page including; DVD
and TV and video regions, BFB classifications and footage running charts.
I have also included links for further information on technical training and
education in the British film industry and glossaries.
DVD REGIONAL CODES
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JAPAN |
SOUTH EAST ASIA |
AUSTRALIA |
RUSSIA |
CHINA |
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EUROPE |
EAST ASIA |
NEW ZEALAND |
FORMER USSR |
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TERRITORIES |
SOUTH AFRICA |
HONG KONG |
PACIFIC ISLES |
INDIAN SUBCONTINANT |
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MIDDLE EAST |
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CETRAL AMERICA |
AFRICA |
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MEXICO |
NORTH KOREA |
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SOUTH AMERICA |
MONGOLIA |
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CARRIBEAN |
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TV & VIDEO STANDARDS
| PAL 625 |
NTSC 525 |
SECAM |
| Phase Alternate Line |
National TV Standards Authority |
Séquential Couleur à Mémoire |
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USA & CANADA |
FRANCE |
| AUSTRALIA |
JAPAN |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
| AUSTRIA |
BAHAMAS |
GREECE |
| BELGIUM |
CHILI |
HAITI |
| BOSNIA |
JAMAICA |
HUNGARY (+PAL) |
| CHINA |
SOUTH KOREA |
IVORY COAST |
| DENMARK |
SOUTH MEXICO |
LUXEMBOURG (+PAL) |
| EIRE |
PANAMA |
NORTH KOREA (+NTSC) |
| EGYPT (+SECAM) |
TAIWAN |
POLAND |
| GERMANY |
TRINIDAD |
ROMANIA |
| HONG KONG |
PUERTO RICO |
RUSSIA |
| INDIA |
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ROMANIA |
| ITALY |
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SLOVAKIA |
| MALAYSIA |
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| SWIZERLAND |
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| THAILAND |
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| TURKEY |
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| PAL |
625 lines 50 fields |
UK STANDARD |
| SECAM |
625 lines 50 fields |
FRENCH STANDARD |
| NTSC |
525 lines 60 fields |
USA STANDARD |
| PAL M |
525 lines 60 PAL 3.58 MHz sub-carrier |
Only used in South America |
| PAL N |
625 lines 50 PAL 3.58 MHz sub-carrier |
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| 625/525 |
Indicates a monochrome system (check source) |
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Some SECAM countries originate in PAL (Greece (+ Greek Cyprus), Lybia, Tunisia) |
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35mm FOOTAGE TO TIME FORMULAE: 24fps
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FOOTAGE ÷ 90 = TIME (minutes)
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TIME (minutes) x 90 = FOOTAGE
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FOOTAGE x 2 ÷ 3 = TIME (seconds)
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TIME (seconds) x 3 ÷ 2 = FOOTAGE
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FOOTAGE RUNNING CHART: 24fps
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TIME
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35mm
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35mm
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16mm
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16mm
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(mins)
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Feet
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Metres
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Feet
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Metres
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1
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90
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27.43
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36
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10.97
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5
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450
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137.13
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180
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54.86
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10
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900
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274.32
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360
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109.73
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15
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1350
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411.48
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540
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164.59
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20
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1800
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584.63
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720
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