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Malcolm Wong
June 8, 2011 at 10:13 pm in reply to: canon 5D mark ii ntsc to pal

Thanks, David.

Yes, I’m starting to realize that the range of codecs available are quite different in quality and resolution. I’m very old school (learn as you go and not a great student) and was shooting b/w reel-to reel and telecining S-8 to Umatic when I first started.

What I meant by “could be anything” is that the content to be viewed is what is important and worst-case scenario, they can view either on a PAL dvd player or Windows computer — which has been a problem in the past.

Interestingly, yesterday I went to Apple Store Shibuya and was able to sneak in a few questions to one of the techs teaching a “one-to-one” and he said that HDV was a solution. But on the monitor, you see how an export to HDV degrades the image even if the transitions are smooth. He also gave me the same work flow which Pradip also kindly provided.

As I lean heavily to the writing side of video/film, I really appreciate being schooled on the technical aspects of HD.

Best,

Malcolm Wong
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Malcolm Wong
June 8, 2011 at 2:36 pm in reply to: canon 5D mark ii ntsc to pal

Thanks, Pradip.

Yes, I’ve been doing some research online, talked to some people and found out pretty much what you just told me. I’ve just started doing HD — and it’s a bit different than 4 x 3, which is eye-opening. More steps to take.

Thanks for your advice and patience.

Malcolm Wong
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https://soundcloud.com/cloud-hands-project/sets
Malcolm Wong
June 8, 2011 at 8:53 am in reply to: canon 5D mark ii ntsc to pal

The files I’m using direct from the Canon 5D seem to be 1920, so a higher resolution than 1080i. At those settings and exporting to QuickTime, the transitions get very ragged. Exporting at HDV 1080 seems to be a bit lower resolution but the transitions work fine.

In my experience, DVD players can be all-region, but not always. Erring on the side of caution, I want to send a PAL DVD.

Thanks,

Malcolm Wong
https://dogeaters-manga.com
https://soundcloud.com/cloud-hands-project/sets
Malcolm Wong
June 7, 2011 at 10:09 pm in reply to: canon 5D mark ii ntsc to pal

Hi Pradip,

This will be delivered as a DVD, so it could be anything, as long as they can watch it on a PAL dvd player or a computer (probably a Windows machine).

I’m in Japan which is NTSC, so the original Canon 5D footage is NTSC.

Can you suggest a work flow, please?

Thanks,

Malcolm
Malcolm Wong
June 7, 2011 at 2:19 pm in reply to: canon 5D mark ii ntsc to pal

So simply re-compress as HDV 1080i50?