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From Pal to NTSC in final cut
Hello,
I’m working on a documentary film in a final cut PAL project (HDV 1050i) but for
a festival in the US I need to deliver a NTSC DVD. Could someone help me to
explain how I can best do this?
Can I just simply copy the project and change the settings and then re-render?
Or should I make a quicktime which I then re-render.
Thank so much,
Saraps I’v done searching on this topic but find the results unclear so far.
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3 Replies
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Just a warning: converting from PAL to NTSC via software wil cause interlacing because you’re going to adding frames. The best route is a hardware conversion.
But, if you must do it in Compressor, here is how you do
ItTake your PAL sequence and send it to Compressor, from there, select the preset you wish to export. Go into the “Encoder” tab and change the frame rate under the video part to whatever frame rate you need (29.97 or 23.98) From here, Go into the “Frame Controls” and turn it on. Go to “Retiming Control” and change the Rate Conversion. Each option will add more time to your export, but will try to blend the frames together as much as possible. Also, you may want to do the same thing under the “Deinterlace” part. If you need to make it 23.98, then you need to change your Deinterlace to “Reverse Telecine.”
That’s the best way to do it. Prepare for a VERY long export. Do a small sample first before you export your entire program. Again, if you have access to a hardware standars converter, you will have MUCH better results than doing a software conversion.
Jessica Muth
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people report very good results using Nattress Standards Converter for FCP.
nick
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thanks so much for your very clear explanation!
I will definitely first try a hardware conversion now before I try in final cut..
best,
Sara
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