change PAL 25p to 24p in Vegas?

[matt9b]

Hi all,

I've read all over the internet that the only way to change PAL to 24p is to slow it down by 4%.

Strange as I've always converted it without slowing down or problems..

You can convert PAL to 24p:

Option 1.
Just load up the PAL file in Vegas, click File -> Properties -> change 'frame rate' to 24. Then render away. Presto! 24p.

Option 2.
Just open the PAL file in Vegas, right-click on it in the timeline, click 'properties', in 'undersample rate' change it to 0.960. Then render. Presto! 24p.

Option 3.
Now this option will actually slow down the video and audio by 4%. Right-click the media file in the time line in Vegas. Click 'properties'. Click 'disable resample'. Where it says Playback rate, type 0.960. Click File -> preferences -> change 'frame rate' to 24p. Then render your project. Presto! 24p.


Is this wrong?

Cheers

 

[matt9b]

I mean, is there anything wrong with just getting some PAL 25fps footage and dropping it on a vegas 24p timeline? what does it do to the footage?

 

[David Jimerson]

By doing that, you could run into interpolation issues which can produce ghosting, maybe strobing, etc.