• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Converting PAL to NTSC

  Posted by Lawrence Vaughan on October 4, 2011 at 5:23 pm

  I have looked on here already and can only find results for After Effects. I have a project, filmed and edited in PAL and have a request for a DVD copy for play back in the USA.

  Is it a case of changing the frame rate on export, then burning an NTSC disc in iDVD / Encore? Or, do I need to do something with the footage?

  Lawrence Vaughan replied 14 years, 7 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Neil Patience

  October 4, 2011 at 7:39 pm

  Hi Lawrence

  If you only require a DVD you could try using something like the Nattress plug in.

  https://www.nattress.com/Products/standardsconversion/standardsconversion.htm
  It works pretty well but it does have some limitations and could be a long render.
  I have used it on short clips and odd shots and for that it can be a life saver. Never tried it on anything longform – others may have experience of that.
  To be honest the only proper way to do this is by using a hardware standards convertor, certainly if you were supplying something for broadcast, I would be looking at using something like Alchemist PHC

  best wishes
  Neil
  http://www.patience.tv
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  Lawrence Vaughan

  October 5, 2011 at 6:50 pm

  thanks for your help. I’ll see what the results are like. The DVD I’m converting is just under an hour. This may be unsuitable…

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