NTSC & PAL Dilemma - Need Help

indietalker

indietalker

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I have (1280x720 NTSC 29.97 frame) as the source file on the editing time-line and

the festival I want to send to wants :
HD h.264 mp4 in Europe

Do I need to convert to PAL and get mp4 output with h.264 codec? or PAL or NTSC doesn't matter at all?

if so please list the steps I should follow

Please help I'm confused about theis NTSC - PAL dilemma

thank you in advance
 
Ask them if 30p is OK. If they're going to project from a computer, it should be.

If you have to convert to 25p, it may not look so good.
 
David Jimerson said:
Ask them if 30p is OK. If they're going to project from a computer, it should be.

If you have to convert to 25p, it may not look so good.
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Thank you David,
I cannot get that confirmation (if 30p is OK) I am afraid
Under the circumstances
how do I go about / what steps I should take (and in what order) to convert it to PAL as well as get an output of :

mp4 or .mov with h.264 codec up to 1920*1080 HD -if not, smaller size is OK-, (my current one is 1280x720 NTSC)
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please


I need urgent advice please
 
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indietalker said:
Thank you David,
I cannot get that confirmation (if 30p is OK) I am afraid
Under the circumstances
how do I go about / what steps I should take (and in what order) to convert it to PAL as well as get an output of :



please
with the following programs I have:

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film is in Edius 6.08 timeline now
I have also :
TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 5
TMPGEnc Authoring Works 4
=============================

I need urgent advice please
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Presuming this is the 'spec' that you have been given.

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mp4 or .mov with h.264 codec up to 1920*1080 HD -if not, smaller size is OK-, (my current one is 1280x720 NTSC)
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Since the 'spec' that you indicate, lists 'mp4', or 'mov' as a 'format', I suspect they are playing from a computer, and as such, should be independent of the Stupidity of PAL/NTSC.

Unless yo communicate with the fest organizers on this detail, I'd go with formatting your material as spec'd with 'mp4' and 'h.264' encoding... and not worry about PAL/NTSC.

If you shoot at 24 fps (23.976)... you can 'easily' get PAL by speeding up 2%, or NTSC with 3:2 Pulldown...
 
j1clark@ucsd.edu said:
Presuming this is the 'spec' that you have been given.

----
mp4 or .mov with h.264 codec up to 1920*1080 HD -if not, smaller size is OK-, (my current one is 1280x720 NTSC)
----

Since the 'spec' that you indicate, lists 'mp4', or 'mov' as a 'format', I suspect they are playing from a computer, and as such, should be independent of the Stupidity of PAL/NTSC.
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Thank you for your detailed reply. j1clark.
I appreciate very much.

That's what I reckon too.
On the other hand I don't want to risk it either.


j1clark@ucsd.edu said:
Unless yo communicate with the fest organizers on this detail, I'd go with formatting your material as spec'd with 'mp4' and 'h.264' encoding... and not worry about PAL/NTSC.
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I'm not so comfortable with this unless they specifically confirm that which I have to try to get further info if I could

j1clark@ucsd.edu said:
If you shoot at 24 fps (23.976)... you can 'easily' get PAL by speeding up 2%, or NTSC with 3:2 Pulldown...
Click to expand...

I'm afraid, the film has already been taken with no other option other than NTSC 29.97p.

all the best
 
Update: I now have the confirmation from the festival committee that Submissions must be in PAL only.
So I am converting to 1280x720 25p PAL

all the best
 
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