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Changing camera settings from PAL to NTSC, How?
Dear All,
I am still struggling with trying to sort out a visual problem, when panning the footage is not smooth but moves with little ‘stutters’, which I don’t get when watching footage directly on a TV. I have tried many combinations of test renderings, NTSC, HDV, PAL all to no avail, the quality varies but in none of them have I managed to stop this problem. My camera, SONY HDR-XR155, records in PAL. Does anyone know how I can change that setting on the camera to NTSC? I don’t have the manual to check and maybe this will also have no effect but I am willing to try anything!!!If anyone can enlighten me I would be so grateful
Thanks
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You can’t. Most cameras are set for different regions and yours is set for PAL. PAL should not be the issue.
If you notice, when you watch a movie the pans almost always have some sort of stutter in the background. As for the footage on your TV, is it the same footage you are currently working on?
If you are in a country that uses PAL, you will want to stay in the PAL spec. HDV can be either PAL or NTSC, but if your footage is PAL, you will want to use a PAL formatted HDV template.
j razz
https://www.jrazzcreations.com
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Hi Jeremy,
Thanks for that, it was as I suspected. I have been doing numerous test renderings with both PAL and NTSC, and making various other adjustments, lots of trial and error really since I don’t understand very well how most of the settings work.What does confuse me somewhat is that my previous camera was also digital but using tapes, my current is HDD, yet with the tape camera panning was always smooth. I will continue to experiment. Thanks very much for answering.
Kind regards
Andrew
P.S. I don’t suppose you know why all my HDD video footage, when transferred to my external memory, shows just an icon and not a thumbnail, unlike tape footage. It makes locating a particular piece of film very difficult unless I re-title each piece.
Thanks again
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