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converting a wedding from NTSC into PAL.
I shot a wedding for a friend in America. He wants to send the DVD to Europe where his family lives. I need to have PAL DVD’s so they can watch it. Anyone with experience converting NTSC project to PAL, what is a good way to do this?
1. Can I just export the final sequence to PAL and then create a PAL DVD?
2. Can I just use my final sequence in iDVD and make it a PAL DVD? (is it that simple?)
3. Do I have to make a new sequence (PAL sequence) and drag all my clips in there and render it and then export it?I searched the posts and FCP help and couldn’t find any help so sorry if this is a repeat post.
-trevor ward
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Here’s a FCP “Standards Conversion” filter written by Graeme Nattress, a frequent contributor here on the COW.
https://www.nattress.com/standardsConversion.htm
(He may respond to your post himself.)
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Just a quick question….
Are you sure that they need to have it converted. Most PAL DVD players will also play NTSC discs as long as the regions are all enabled. It might be worth checking on before you go to all the trouble and added expense.Leigh Thomas
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No, I’m not sure of that. I usually just use iDVD. I guess I can send them a regular DVD and see what happens.
-trevor ward
orlando, fl -
Simple.
– dont create a new sequence, use the one you have in FCP, you are using FCP right?
– but, you do have to start a new dvd project, from the start, select new project in the DVD authoring software program of your choice
– then i believe in preferences, or one of those settings, you change it to Pal, then start your dvd, import the project you already exported, (you should have exported the video as a pal format if the NTSC does not work, first try with the original .m2v file, if not go back and try with a pal export setting,
– and wallah, create your new pal dvd, and enjoy in Europe,Clint Nitkiewicz Hern
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Sorry to tell you, Clint, but it really doesn’t work that way. Yes,
you can just change all your settings to PAL and it will pretend to
be PAL video until you actually look at it.
PAL is only 25 frames per second, NTSC is 29.97. PAL is 625 lines,
NTSC is 525 lines. You HAVE to do a standards conversion. No if,
ands, or buts about it. It HAS to be done.
Now, if your original footage is 23.98, that is a different story.Leigh Thomas
DVD Author/Graphic Artist
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G’day Leigh,
Not only does the PAL DVD need to play the NTSC standard video, but the television needs to as well. Newer models do, but it can be an issue with televisions which are more than a couple of years old (at least here in Australia).
Graeme Nattress’ conversion utility does an excellent job of converting between NTSC and PAL.
Regards,
Doug
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