Terminology / Video Standards and Formats / PAL
PAL
(Phase Alternating Line)
The analog color television standard used in Europe, China, and other regions. Specifies 625 lines of interlaced scanning, a frame rate of 25 fps, and a color subcarrier frequency of 4.43 MHz. By reversing the phase of the color-difference signal on alternate lines, PAL effectively suppresses color distortion, yielding better color fidelity than NTSC.