Bringing PAL Footage in to an NTSC system at DVinfo.net

Daniel Black · December 9th, 2005, 08:30 AM

Hey all! We just got some footage in from a crew in London and we need to get it into our system. We are using an XL2 into FCP HD through firewire. I've tried changing settings in the Log & Capture window, but nothing seems to play the footage. Is there any work around?? Thanks!
DB

Geoff Voorhees · December 9th, 2005, 10:57 AM

Can you play the video back from the camera? Are your import settings correct? It shouldn't matter on the computer because it has all of those different settings for importing footage. Also, if the footage was shot on a PAL camera and you are trying to import through a NTSC camera, I don't think that will work.

I'm actually trying to do something similar (but involving VHS-C PAL and importing it without a firewire), so I'm interested in hearing the workaround.

Jean-Philippe Archibald · December 9th, 2005, 12:16 PM

You will have to rent a PAL DV deck to capture the PAL footage. And you will probably have to use a specific software to convert the footage from pal to ntsc (look here: http://www.dvfilm.com/atlantis/index.htm).

Daniel Black · December 10th, 2005, 12:54 AM

Thanks! Sure wish there was a cheaper way. But great link to the software and your help is much, much appreciated...
db

December 9th, 2005, 08:30 AM	#1
Daniel Black New Boot Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10	Bringing PAL Footage in to an NTSC system Hey all! We just got some footage in from a crew in London and we need to get it into our system. We are using an XL2 into FCP HD through firewire. I've tried changing settings in the Log & Capture window, but nothing seems to play the footage. Is there any work around?? Thanks! DB

December 9th, 2005, 12:16 PM	#3
Jean-Philippe Archibald Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saguenay, Québec, Canada Posts: 1,051	You will have to rent a PAL DV deck to capture the PAL footage. And you will probably have to use a specific software to convert the footage from pal to ntsc (look here: http://www.dvfilm.com/atlantis/index.htm). __________________ Jean-Philippe Archibald http://www.jparchibald.com - http://www.vimeo.com/jparchib

December 10th, 2005, 12:54 AM	#4
Daniel Black New Boot Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10	Thanks Thanks! Sure wish there was a cheaper way. But great link to the software and your help is much, much appreciated... db

December 9th, 2005, 10:57 AM	#2
Geoff Voorhees New Boot Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: United States Posts: 18	Can you play the video back from the camera? Are your import settings correct? It shouldn't matter on the computer because it has all of those different settings for importing footage. Also, if the footage was shot on a PAL camera and you are trying to import through a NTSC camera, I don't think that will work. I'm actually trying to do something similar (but involving VHS-C PAL and importing it without a firewire), so I'm interested in hearing the workaround.