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Canon 5d in FCP – Need PAL and NTSC finished versions
Hi Guys,
I’m shooting a project on canon 5d. I’m based in PAL – land but need to produce a 5 min piece that has to be delivered in NTSC and PAL in quicktime format.
It’ll be delivered via USB keystick as B-roll footage for European and US programme makers to use in their own programmes.
How can I achieve both without a head wrecking expierience –
Do I shoot 25P or 30P ???
or do I shoot 30P finish as an NTSC programme then convert the finished programme to PAL or 25P
or do I shoot 25p and convert the finished programme to 29.38
How would you guys approach this.HELP!!!!!!
Thanks in advance
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5 Replies
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Hi Frank,
several options:
1. Hardware converter (I think Aja has good ones).
Definetly best results. If you have to do that regulary, that would be your choice.2. Natress Standards Converter (Graham knows the pixel personally)
3. Compressor directly from FCP (give it a try, its the cheapest way)
I hope this helps,
Rainer
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there is also a freeware program which is called JES Deinterlacer.
I’ve never tried it. But it could do the job.Rainer
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Thanks a mill….
so I’d shoot 25P – cut and grade my show to full finish. Then convert using one of the methods above?
Correct
I wont be doing this often so hardware isn’t economically viable….am I better taking the finished 25P version to a facilities house and getting them to do it? Or will my own conversion be as good? via compressor or software route
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try compressor/software route. It depends, whether you have a good monitoring system (class1/2 monitor, HD breakout card) or broadcast specs. trust your own eyes. If you have doubts, go for an external expert. They meet at least the broadcast specs and you learn about converting Pal-Ntsc. Otherwise you can spare another dollar right in your pocket.
Rainer
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Any chance one of your clients has hardware to convert? If one of them routinely has to deal with both NTSC and PAL, they may be able to handle it.
I’ve been struggling with the conversion issues and have found the trickiest bits are with camera movement – pans, tilts and the like. If I’m cutting together file video to sell to both PAL and NTSC outlets, I basically create a file that has little to no camera movement.
If you find a software solution that actually yields great results, PLEASE share the workflow.
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