Using NTSC and Pal together at DVinfo.net

Lee Turner · October 28th, 2009, 07:31 AM

Hi all ,

Needing a bit of help and info. I working on a project at the moment. Filming a sport for a final dvd. I have been filming in HDV as pal. Captured all my footage so far as prores. and we are getting close to the deadline for material. The company i am making the dvd for wants to add some footage filmed in NTSC. This Footage will be filmed in HDV too and about two two / three hours of footage . As raw .

Im am editing in hdv , but the dvd will be in sd. But hdv for a download version.

I have never converted between the two formats before and need to find out the best way to do it. And keeping the hdv quality.

And what sort of price

Many thanks

Robert Lane · October 28th, 2009, 07:34 AM

You'll need to convert your NTSC footage to PAL before editing to avoid some serious workflow issues. There are several threads about converting between PAL/NTSC so use the search and read up on the methods available. Compressor will be your best option to control quality and frame-rate conversion.

Lee Turner · October 28th, 2009, 10:40 AM

Would it be best to convert pal to ntsc or the other way round , will i lose any quality in any of these processes ??

Thanks

William Hohauser · October 28th, 2009, 12:23 PM

PAL converts very well to NTSC. The other way around, not so well. If everyone is shooting 24p, there should no problems. Converting 50i to 60i works with pulldown but the other way results in dropped frames. I would edit in PAL if the majority of footage is in this format and your intended audience is living in PAL lands. Compressor is good for the job but I can recommend the Nattress FCP plug-ins if you want to convert just the footage used in your timeline.

Lee Turner · November 4th, 2009, 03:43 PM

HI , thanks very much , i think im going to head for the plugin , just one thing , all my footage is captured in ProRES 422 HQ 1440x1080 60i 48khz , i watched the videos on the Nattress site and it says i have to choice a NTSC timeline if i want to convert it , from pal ,
But on my video/audio setting in fcp , i choose the above for my sequence , but its doesnt not say PAL OR NTSC or in the summary , i a little confused ? can i still import NTSC and PAL together , ?? Or will this cause problems when i export it , I am planning to export it to compressor for a DVD , , ??

October 28th, 2009, 07:31 AM	#1
Lee Turner New Boot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South of England Posts: 22	Using NTSC and Pal together Hi all , Needing a bit of help and info. I working on a project at the moment. Filming a sport for a final dvd. I have been filming in HDV as pal. Captured all my footage so far as prores. and we are getting close to the deadline for material. The company i am making the dvd for wants to add some footage filmed in NTSC. This Footage will be filmed in HDV too and about two two / three hours of footage . As raw . Im am editing in hdv , but the dvd will be in sd. But hdv for a download version. I have never converted between the two formats before and need to find out the best way to do it. And keeping the hdv quality. And what sort of price Many thanks

October 28th, 2009, 07:34 AM	#2
Robert Lane Go Go Godzilla Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ USA Posts: 2,788 Images: 15	You'll need to convert your NTSC footage to PAL before editing to avoid some serious workflow issues. There are several threads about converting between PAL/NTSC so use the search and read up on the methods available. Compressor will be your best option to control quality and frame-rate conversion. __________________ Robert Lane Producer/Creator - Bike Pilots TV

October 28th, 2009, 10:40 AM	#3
Lee Turner New Boot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South of England Posts: 22	? Would it be best to convert pal to ntsc or the other way round , will i lose any quality in any of these processes ?? Thanks

October 28th, 2009, 12:23 PM	#4
William Hohauser Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,650	PAL converts very well to NTSC. The other way around, not so well. If everyone is shooting 24p, there should no problems. Converting 50i to 60i works with pulldown but the other way results in dropped frames. I would edit in PAL if the majority of footage is in this format and your intended audience is living in PAL lands. Compressor is good for the job but I can recommend the Nattress FCP plug-ins if you want to convert just the footage used in your timeline. __________________ William Hohauser - New York City Producer/Edit/Camera/Animation

November 4th, 2009, 03:43 PM	#5
Lee Turner New Boot Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: South of England Posts: 22	HI , thanks very much , i think im going to head for the plugin , just one thing , all my footage is captured in ProRES 422 HQ 1440x1080 60i 48khz , i watched the videos on the Nattress site and it says i have to choice a NTSC timeline if i want to convert it , from pal , But on my video/audio setting in fcp , i choose the above for my sequence , but its doesnt not say PAL OR NTSC or in the summary , i a little confused ? can i still import NTSC and PAL together , ?? Or will this cause problems when i export it , I am planning to export it to compressor for a DVD , , ??