PAL question for Avid guys!

[Brandon Rice]

Hey everyone!

I am in need of some assistance.

Here's the situation:

I shot a film last summer on the DVX-100, I shot 24Pa, and I've been editing in a 24P project in Avid. Now, I need to make a PAL DVD for the post house to make a DLT to send to the distributor. So, the question is, how do I go from my 24P project to a PAL project, and render everything out (including special features, etc.)

Thanks!

 

[krestofre]

http://www.dvfilm.com/atlantis/index.htm

Only way I know to do it. Happy to learn a new method if anyone else chimes in.

 

[Brandon Rice]

Hm. Was hoping I could do it in Avid itself.

 

[Brandon Rice]

I'm dying here... any more options before I buy the program?

 

[MichaelP]

Try this:

export final picture as QT ref. Create a PAL 25p project. Enter "ignoreqtrate true" into the console. Import QT.

Audio needs to be speed up 4.1% to be in sync. Adjust using AudioSuite. Export as WAV, import into PAL 25p project and sync to QT import. If all is well, then export as needed for MPEG2 compression.

Michael

 

[Brandon Rice]

Thanks Michael, I'll give that a shot this weekend!

 

[Brandon Rice]

This method worked! I have the PAL DVD finished... strange it still plays on my NTSC TV though... hm. I used a PAL workflow throughout though, even in Adobe Encore.

 

[MichaelP]

Most DVD players these days will do a basic standards conversion. Glad it worked out for you.