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PAL DVD from a NTSC FCP/DVDSP project.
i need to produce a pal dvd for a client from a ntsc FCP/DVDSP project.
first guess was just flip the switch in the dvdsp disc inspector… reimport assets and go… doesn’t work. my audio is good but .mp2 files are ‘not compatible’. i think i have to recompress but, to what standard? is pal dvd not .mp2? what compressor setting is correct? DV PAL? is that a DVD compression?
thanks in advance for your help.
-andy
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You need to convert your video to PAL and then encode it as PAL MPEG-2. You cannot change the disc type to PAL and then use NTSC assets. The frame rate and frame size won’t work.
FWIW approximately 75% of DVD players and television sets in the PAL world can play an NTSC DVD. A small percentage of that number will display the picture as black & white.
Bill Stephan
Senior Editor/DVD Author
USA Studios
New York City -
OK, so i use compressor. i select mpeg2 and switch NTSC value to PAL. what audio setting should i use? in a quick test, the audio track ends up a little but longer than video.
also, how can i test this disc if at all? i need a PAL system, right?
thanks for your help.
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I’m not sure that compressor will do a standards conversion, but you can try it and see how far you get. Some people use after effects or various software plug-ins.
Easiest way to check a PAL DVD is to get one of those $39 Cyberhome DVD players that Best Buy sells. It will play a PAL DVD into an NTSC TV (it actually does a standards conversion in the player).
Bill Stephan
Senior Editor/DVD Author
USA Studios
New York City
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