creating a pal dvd from 24p ntsc?

vernallis

vernallis

Member
hi-

I have a 24p (23.98 timeline) ntsc short that a festival in greece
wants as a pal dvd...

at what point do i need to begin converting?

do i need to export my original timeline, and then convert it to pal
in natress/cinematools,
then re-import that quicktime into a pal 25p timeline in fcp?
then go to compressor as PAL again?

or can i simply tell dvd studio pro to create a pal dvd and it will convert my
ntsc mpeg for me?

any advice?
thanks!
 
one approach

one approach

answering my own question sort of....
i found this elsewheres
http://www.macworld.com/2006/02/secrets/marchcreate/index.php

"Converting from NTSC to PAL

To convert NTSC video, launch Compressor 2 and drag the NTSC movie to the Batch window. The movie’s name will appear in the Source Media column. Click on the Settings pull-down menu and choose Advanced Format Conversions: DV PAL.

Although you could press the Submit button now, the results would likely disappoint you. The default settings leave much to be desired. To get the best results, you’ll want to modify some of the settings and create a custom preset.


High Standards Using Compressor’s DV PAL preset as a starting point, open the Inspector window’s Frame Controls panel (A) and adjust the settings as seen here to fine-tune the NTSC-to-PAL conversion process.

To adjust the conversion settings, open the Inspector window (Window: Show Inspector). Click on the Frame Controls button (it’s the third from the left), and then select Custom from the Frame Controls pull-down menu (see “High Standards”). Next, set the Resize Filter menu to Best (Statistical Prediction). This changes the frame size from 480 pixels to 576 pixels using Optical Flow tracking. Set the Output Fields menu to Same As Source.

And here’s the most important (and the least intuitive) part: set the Deinterlace menu to Better (Motion Adaptive)—not Best. If you set Deinterlace to Best, the resulting video is overenhanced and filled with artifacts. It also takes much longer to render (four times longer on my dual-2.5GHz G5). Using the Better setting, on the other hand, results in a great picture.

Finally, set Rate Conversion to Better (Motion Compensated). This setting changes the frame rate from 29.97 fps to 25 fps. When you’re done, click on Save As and give your customized preset the name NTSCtoPAL.

Return to the Batch window. Click on the Settings pull-down menu and choose your new NTSCtoPAL preset from the list. Delete the PAL DV session from the Batch window and click on Submit."



o.k.
so if i do this then what ?
i re-enter this new PAL quicktime into compressor to create a PAL mpeg?

hmmmmm.
 
Ok, what you want to do is get this book and learn it to do it right. This book is only $23 or so.

"Apple Pro Training Series; Compressor Quick-Reference Guide"

I covers this issue in more detail and with more authority.
 
eye eye capt'n

looks like a good flow.

i've been trying the meathod i listed above
and my poor ol' 1.5ghz pwrbk has been
chugging away at this 13min short
for almost 10 hours ...
slow sailing from one coast to the other.

and seeing that this short is a dance film
the smoothe movement issue is quite critical.

i'll give the means youve provided a try.

much thanks for the link!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top