[Tod Elkins]

Side message to this one, but you folks seem to know the general gist: I have a project that (I think) will be coming to me as a finished piece at either 29.97 or 23.98 (client’s not sure), 720p, NTSC. My “simple task” – it’s a favor, basically – is to convert it to 720p PAL, which if I’m understanding correctly is just 1280×720, 25 fps. Actually, I then have to put it out to a piece of PAL HD tape, but I’m going to send that out.

So – simple Q – can I use QT Pro to transcode? If that’s not good enough, can I import it into my AVID, force the 720p 25, then export to quicktime? Or is there a more accurate tool for the transcode that’s relatively inexpensive?

For now – AVID MC Mac 4.0.5, Mac Pro, OS 10.5.8 (Upgrading to MC 5 and 10.6.x next week).

Thanks,

Todus

[Tod Elkins]

Thanks, Simon. Yeah, we’re all aware of the limitations. It’s my client’s client, really. We’re sending them off to try to find the source elements, or at least a larger version – but, no luck so far.