What is MESECAM?

Category: Audio and Video Tags:

MESECAM stands for Middle Eastern Secam. MESECAM is not a broadcast standard. It is a VCR “standard” by which the color under process in VCRs is done by subcarrier shift instead of by frequency division. This means that an original Secam recording (frequency division) does not play back in a MESECAM player.

MESECAM uses an AM subcarrier and SECAM uses FM subcarrier. When MESECAM records a color signal onto VHS or Betamax video tape, the luminance signal is recorded in its original form (albeit with some reduction of bandwidth) but the chrominance signal of about 4.4 MHz is too sensitive to minor changes in frequency caused by inevitable small variations in tape speed to be recorded directly. Instead, it is first down-converted to the lower frequency of 630 kHz, and the complex nature of the PAL subcarrier means that the down-conversion must be done via a superheat mixer to ensure that information is not lost.

VCRs featuring MESECAM will record SECAM signals in such a fashion that can be later viewed on PAL TVs. This system is incompatible with both PAL and SECAM, and a MESECAM VCR is required to play MESECAM tapes.

Related Posts:

SECAM Video Format Explained

ompagnie Française de Télévision (later bought by Thomson) invented SECAM. SECAM uses the same resolution as PAL (625 lines) but transmits the color information sequentially: R-Y on one line and B-Y on the next.

PAL Video Format Explained

AL is a color encoding system used in broadcast television systems in large parts of the world. The PAL TV standard came into the market in early 1960s Europe. The term PAL describes any video, including digital video, formatted for playback on a PAL TV.

NTSC Video Format Explained

The NTSC is responsible for setting television and video standards used in North America, most of South America, and some other countries. The NTSC standard for television defines a composite video signal with a refresh rate of 30 interlaced frames per second. Each frame contains 525 lines and can contain 16 million different colors

What is the abbreviation of Picture Element (PIXEL)? Definition

A pixel is the abbreviation for picture element. A pixel is the smallest component of an image or picture.

Is there any way to convert PAL to NTSC?

Yes!!! There are some ways you can use to convert from PAL to NTSC or vice versa.

1.

What is PAL 60?

PAL-60 is NTSC with the chroma part converted to PAL (both encoding and subcarrier frequency, 4.43 MHz).

What is the difference between NTSC, PAL, SECAM?

There are 3 main analog video standards in use around the world.

PAL (Phase Alternating Line)
NTSC (National Television System Committee)
SECAM (Séquentiel couleur à mémoire – Sequential Color with Memory)

Each standard is incompatible with the other two.

What is the difference between NTSC 3.58 and NTSC 4.43?

The NTSC 3.58 is pure US and Japan TV system.

What is NTSC 4.43 system?

NTSC 4.43 is also known as NTSC-J.

What are the SECAM variants?

There are five varieties of SECAM:

1. French SECAM (SECAM-L)
French SECAM (SECAM-L) is used only in France, Luxembourg (only RTL9 on CH 21 from Dudelange) and Tele Monte-Carlo Transmitters in the south of France.

Help us to continue answering your questions. Did you like this article? Make a reference to "https://www.cavsi.com/" or copy and paste the below link:
What are the SECAM variants?What are the SECAM variants?