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Video Creations has the ability to convert US video tapes (NTSC) to foreign formats upon request. The cost for this service depends on the production or the length of the video. Below is a list of the major countries and their respective formats. If you wish to have this list e-mailed to you for future referance, please send an e-mail to formats @ videoc.com with a subject line of FORMATS.

This is the International Use of The World's Major Color Broadcasting Systems listing. The possible types are NTSC, PAL, and SECAM. If you can not find the country you need on the list below (or can not figure out the format you need based on the country list), then send an inquiry to jimw @ videoc.com and someone will be able to further assist you.

Afghanistan................PAL
Albania                    
Algeria....................PAL
Angola                     
Argentina..................PAL
Aruba                      
Australia..................PAL
Austria                    PAL
Azores.....................PAL
Bahamas                    NTSC
Bahrain....................PAL
Bangra-Desh                PAL
Barbados...................NTSC
Belgium                    PAL
Benin......................
Bermuda                    NTSC
Bolivia....................NTSC
Bonaire                    
Botswana...................
Brazil                     PAL
Bulgaria...................SECAM
Burma                      NTSC
Burundi....................
Bambodia                   
Cameroon...................
Canada                     NTSC
Canary Islands.............PAL
Central African Rep.       
Ceuta......................PAL
Chad                       
Chile......................NTSC
China (People Rep.)        PAL
Colombia...................NTSC
Congo (Rep. of)            SECAM
Costa Rica.................NTSC
Cuba                       NTSC
Curacao....................NTSC
Cyprus                     PAL
Czechoslovakia.............SECAM
Denmark                    PAL
Djibouti...................SECAM
Dominican Rep.             NTSC
Egypt......................SECAM
El Salvador                NTSC
Equador....................NTSC
Ethiopia                   
Fiji.......................PAL
Finland                    PAL
France.....................SECAM
Gabon                      SECAM
Gambia.....................SECAM
Germany (Dem Rep. of)      SECAM
Germany (Fed. Rep. of).....PAL
Ghana                      PAL
Gibraltar..................PAL
Greece                     SECAM
Greenland..................NTSC
Guadeloupe                 SECAM
Guam.......................NTSC
Guatemala                  NTSC
Guiana (French)............SECAM
Guinea                     
Haiti......................NTSC
Honduras                   NTSC
Hong Kong..................PAL
Hungary                    SECAM
Iceland....................PAL
India                      PAL
Indonesia..................PAL
Iran                       SECAM
Iraq.......................SECAM
Ireland                    PAL
Israel.....................PAL
Italy                      PAL
Ivory Coast................SECAM
Jamaica                    NTSC
Japan......................NTSC
Jordan                     PAL
Kenya......................PAL
Korea (Dem. Rep. of)       PAL
Korea (Rep. of)............NTSC
Kuwait                     PAL
Lebanon....................SECAM
Leeward Islands (Antigua)  NTSC
Liberia....................PAL
Libya                      SECAM
Luxemburg..................SECAM / PAL
Madagascar                 SECAM
Madeira....................PAL
Majorca Islands            
Malaysia...................PAL
Malawi                     
Mali (Rep.)................
Martinique                 SECAM
Mauritius..................SECAM
Mauritania                 
Mexico.....................NTSC
Monaco                     SECAM / PAL
Mongolia...................SECAM
Morocco                    SECAM
Netherlands................PAL
New Caledonia              SECAM
New Zealand................PAL
Nicaragua                  NTSC
Niger......................SECAM
Nigeria                    PAL
Norway.....................PAL
Oman                       PAL
Pakistan...................PAL
Panama                     NTSC
Paraguay...................PAL
Peru                       NTSC
Philippines................NTSC
Poland                     SECAM
Portugal...................PAL
Puerto Rico                NTSC
Qatar......................PAL
Reunion                    SECAM
Romania....................SECAM
Russia                     SECAM
Rwanda.....................
Samoa (American)           NTSC
Saudi Arabia...............SECAM
Senegal                    SECAM
Sierra Leone...............PAL
Singapore                  PAL
Somalia (Rep. of)..........
South Africa               PAL
Spain......................PAL
Sp. West Africa            
Sri Lanka..................PAL
St. Martin                 NTSC
St. Pierre et Miquelon.....SECAM
Sudan                      PAL
Surinam....................NTSC
Sweden                     PAL
Switzerland................PAL
Syria                      SECAM
Tahiti.....................SECAM
Taiwan                     NTSC
Tanzania...................PAL
Thailand                   PAL
Togo Rep...................SECAM
Trinidad                   NTSC
Tunisia....................SECAM
Turkey                     PAL
Uganda.....................PAL
United Arab Emirates       PAL
United Kingdom.............PAL
Upper Volta (Rep.)         
Uruguay....................PAL
U.S.A.                     NTSC
Venezuela..................NTSC
Vietnam                    
Virgin Islands.............NTSC
Yemen                      PAL
Yemen (Dem. Rep. of).......PAL
Yugoslavia                 PAL
Zaire......................SECAM
Zambia                     PAL
Zanzibar...................PAL
Zimbabwe                   

If you have any further questions regarding the various videotape formats, send an inquiry to jimw @ videoc.com.

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