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Getting strange PAL error after export
I’ve been trying to export a sequence out of Final Cut Pro to burn on a DVD. I’ve tried two ways… once as a QuickTime movie and also through Compressor as a DVD Best Quality. No matter which way I export it, when I attempt to import it into DVD Studio Pro I get a “Cannot use PAL” message. I have no idea how this got edited as PAL. When I look at all of my system preferences, it’s all NTSC.
Does anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening? I’m needing to get this DVD off to a client ASAP for their final approval. -
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You need to set up DVD Studio Pro to work in PAL. Everything you need is in DVDSP’s Preferences.
Nick
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I’m sorry I didn’t make this clear in original posting. I don’t want it in a PAL format. I’ve always worked in NTSC and I have never had the need to use PAL. So I’m scratching my head as to why all of the sudden my export from Final Cut is in a PAL format. There is no indication it’s in PAL until I attempt to import it into DVD Studio Pro.
Sports Chica
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Open what you exported in Quicktime Player.
Does it say it is PAL?
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Here’s a very very silly suggestion: have you checked your sequence settings in FCP? Is it possible that you might have started the project with a PAL sequence by accident?
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That’s the thing that has me scratching my head. When I looked at my system preferences they were as follows:
Sequence preset – DV NTSC 48 kHz – 23.98
Device Control – Firewire NTSC
Capture preset – DV NTSC 48 kHzWhen I look at the quicktime file there is no mention of PAL. Same goes for the compressed file I did.
I’m stressed that I’ll have to edit the whole thing over again. My client is expecting it Monday or Tuesday. And if I have to do it all over again, what do I change my presets to so it doesn’t happen again?
Thanks!
Sports Chica
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It doesn’t have anything about PAL. It just lists Quicktime movie 1.56 GB.
Sports Chica
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What does QuickTime Player report the framerate as?
Nick
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[Sports Chica] “Sequence preset – DV NTSC 48 kHz – 23.98 “
but this is not PAL
this is NTSC.DV PAL is 25p/50i at 720 x576 upper field first
DV NTSC is 29.97 at 720×480 lower field first.
gary adcock
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i’m guessing just a typo, but just to clarify fro the OP:
DV PAL is 25p/50i at 720 x576 lower field first -
I think I’ve discovered the problem. On the QT it is FPS 25, Size 1440×1080, format H.264
I recently edited on HD format. This project is regular DV. Even though I changed my video and audio formats back to DV from HD, the sequence is set up for HD 1440×1080, but the media is 720×480.
Sports Chica
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