PAL to NTSC Digital Conversion at DVinfo.net

Colin Rayner · January 30th, 2004, 10:20 PM

To convert a PAL digital master mini DV tape to NTSC digital master mini DV. How? I.E. What format is the footage stored at on my hard drive (AVI?) and how can I convert the PAL recorded footage out to NTSC? I am using Premier 6.5. Help me please.

Adrian Douglas · January 31st, 2004, 07:19 AM

If it's a master for duplication or broadcast it's best to get a production house to do the conversion. NLE apps are the worst of the bunch for format conversion. Quicktime Pro is a step better but only really good for personal use, DVFilm Alatantis and Focus Enhancements', the makers of the Firestore, DV conversion suite would be the next step up and cheaper than a pro conversion.

In the end it's going to come down your budget as pro conversion can be very expensive plus you'd have to go to ChCh to have it done.

Rob Lohman · February 3rd, 2004, 01:56 PM

Basically you can just export your footage from Premiere by
using the NTSC profile instead of the PAL. Whether or not this
will look good (enough) depends on the quality of algorithms
Permiere is using and what you find acceptable. Usually is
easier (quality wise) to go from PAL to NTSC then the other
way around.

Adrian Douglas · February 3rd, 2004, 10:12 PM

Using Premiere to convert your master will result in less than acceptable quality and unsynced audio. To convert both you will have to use an app that handles the audio as well. This is something that Premiere will not do.

Colin Rayner · February 3rd, 2004, 10:22 PM

Thanks for all the help. Sounds like it's best to send it off to Chch indeed. Not worth buying anymore software for a one off task.
Cheers.

Bill Sloggatt · February 5th, 2004, 04:04 AM

I have the same problem <<<To convert a PAL digital master mini DV tape to NTSC digital master mini DV>>>

Is it possible to play the PAL tapes on my Sony DSR-11 deck firewired direct to my XL1s and record onto a new mini-dv?

I may be missing some fundamental concepts here but I am going to give it a try tomorrow.

Thanks in advance for sharing any knowledge,

Bill

Mike Gunter · February 5th, 2004, 09:17 AM

Hi,

I use Canopus's ProCoder for converting files and it works great.

I've been told that the PAL-NTSC, NTSC-PAL is awesome, but I can't *personally* vouch for it.

January 30th, 2004, 10:20 PM	#1
Colin Rayner Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Geraldine, NEW ZEALAND Posts: 88	PAL to NTSC Digital Conversion To convert a PAL digital master mini DV tape to NTSC digital master mini DV. How? I.E. What format is the footage stored at on my hard drive (AVI?) and how can I convert the PAL recorded footage out to NTSC? I am using Premier 6.5. Help me please.

January 31st, 2004, 07:19 AM	#2
Adrian Douglas Trustee Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Chigasaki, Japan. Posts: 1,660	If it's a master for duplication or broadcast it's best to get a production house to do the conversion. NLE apps are the worst of the bunch for format conversion. Quicktime Pro is a step better but only really good for personal use, DVFilm Alatantis and Focus Enhancements', the makers of the Firestore, DV conversion suite would be the next step up and cheaper than a pro conversion. In the end it's going to come down your budget as pro conversion can be very expensive plus you'd have to go to ChCh to have it done. __________________ Adrian DVInfo.net Search for quick answers Where to buy? From the best in the business...DVInfo.net sponsors

February 3rd, 2004, 01:56 PM	#3
Rob Lohman RED Code Chef Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Holland Posts: 12,514	Basically you can just export your footage from Premiere by using the NTSC profile instead of the PAL. Whether or not this will look good (enough) depends on the quality of algorithms Permiere is using and what you find acceptable. Usually is easier (quality wise) to go from PAL to NTSC then the other way around. __________________ Rob Lohman, visuar@iname.com DV Info Wrangler & RED Code Chef Join the DV Challenge \| Lady X Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Buy from the best: DVinfo.net sponsors

February 3rd, 2004, 10:12 PM	#4
Adrian Douglas Trustee Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Chigasaki, Japan. Posts: 1,660	Using Premiere to convert your master will result in less than acceptable quality and unsynced audio. To convert both you will have to use an app that handles the audio as well. This is something that Premiere will not do. __________________ Adrian DVInfo.net Search for quick answers Where to buy? From the best in the business...DVInfo.net sponsors

February 5th, 2004, 09:17 AM	#7
Mike Gunter Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Kalispell, Montana Posts: 164	Hi, I use Canopus's ProCoder for converting files and it works great. I've been told that the PAL-NTSC, NTSC-PAL is awesome, but I can't personally vouch for it. __________________ Mike Gunter VideoTidbits.com

February 3rd, 2004, 10:22 PM	#5
Colin Rayner Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Geraldine, NEW ZEALAND Posts: 88	Thanks for all the help. Sounds like it's best to send it off to Chch indeed. Not worth buying anymore software for a one off task. Cheers.

February 5th, 2004, 04:04 AM	#6
Bill Sloggatt Tourist Join Date: May 2002 Location: CA Posts: 4	I have the same problem <<<To convert a PAL digital master mini DV tape to NTSC digital master mini DV>>> Is it possible to play the PAL tapes on my Sony DSR-11 deck firewired direct to my XL1s and record onto a new mini-dv? I may be missing some fundamental concepts here but I am going to give it a try tomorrow. Thanks in advance for sharing any knowledge, Bill