25fps to Bluray

[John Rofrano]

[Riccardo Leone] “So I’ll do that – rendering in 24p – if that’s the best I can do.”

Well… that might not be the “best” that you can do but it’s the easiest. If want the “best” then you need to slow your video down by 4% on the timeline which is the difference between 25fps and 24fps.

To do this, create a new 24p project. Drop your PAL project into it. This will make one long event on the timeline. Open the video properties for that event and set the playback rate to 0.96. Press “U” to Ungroup the audio and video. Extend the video to the right until you see the divot on top that indicates the end of the media. Then stretch the audio (Ctrl+Drag) to match the new length of the video. Now your video and audio are slowed down by 4%. Finally render to 24p. This will avoid any undesirable frame blending (ghosting) and will play your footage back slightly slower at 24fps instead of 25fps.

[Riccardo Leone] “Just wondering, is there a technical problem for NTSC dvd player that prevent them to read PAL as well, or you think it’s just because there is no market demand?”

There’s no market for it. Why add parts and cost to a product for a feature that most consumers will never use?

[Riccardo Leone] “And after all, why do we keep using two different sistems!?”

Because the electricity that drives the systems in Europe are based on 50 Hz and in the US and Japan they are based on 60 Hz. The field rate of TV matches the electrical current that’s driving it.

~jr

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[Riccardo Leone]

That makes sense!
Thanks, I’ll try that and I’ll let you know the outcome.