Digital Conversion of NTSC to PAL

[Rafael Amador]

Edmond,
Many application can do a good job, but nothing compared with what you get by software.
Most of the people around will recommend you the “Teranex”.
If the money is not an issue, don’t hesitate.
rafael

http://www.nagavideo.com

[John Pale]

Avid Media Composer v.4 can now do this in the timeline, surprisingly well.

I just tested a timeline with a mix of NTSC SD, PAL SD, 720p and 1080i and my jaw basically dropped.

[Edmond Buckley]

Thanks guys.

Money is tight so this Avid option seems interesting – what settings should I use for this John?

Thanks

Edmond

[John Pale]

You can download a fully functional 30 day demo from the Avid website before making your decision.

Basically, if you are going to convert between PAL and NTSC, you have to set up 2 projects…but you can open a bin from the other project and drop its clips in your timeline. The clip is instantly converted and plays in real time. If you want the highest quality conversion, you can render it at the end using one of several types of interpolation (these are the same options as their speed changes, called Timewarp).

If you are using compatible frame rates, you don’t need two separate projects (HD and SD NTSC, etc)…just change the project settings temporarily.

John

[Jim Watt]

We have done a couple of hundred HD 60i to 50i conversions using the Alchemist and our clients rave about them. We tested the Teranex and several software conversions and none were acceptable to our clients. Will be interesting to see what they think of the Avid conversion. We’ll run a test and send it to them.

Thanks for the info.

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