I believe you can set this camera for PAL or NTSC. Look in your manual. NTSC is probably what you want. Peter Shkabara wrote: > I got a new Sony W7 digital camera and took some short videos with it. My > video editing software is Pinnacle Studio 9. When I tried to open the MPG > file with Pinnacle, it complained that the software was not enabled for PAL. > I am a bit confused as to MPG format - the files run fine using my media > player. Are MPG files encoded for NTSC or PAL? How to convert one to the > other? I am starting to think that Pinnacle was not a good choice for video > editing since I have run into a number of problems with it so far. Other > recommendations? Freeware is always good, but shareware and commercial is > also ok to consider. > > Peter > ---------------------------------- > [log in to unmask] > > "Hold No Punches.." Rode brings you great shareware/freeware > programs with his honest opinions in this weekly column. > http://freepctech.com/rode > > "Hold No Punches.." Rode brings you great shareware/freeware programs with his honest opinions in this weekly column. http://freepctech.com/rode