PAL vs NTSC DVD´s

[dragon2 2]

Anybody have experience with PAL dvd´s on NTSC players-tv´s?

The Premiere projects are in PAL. The source video is in PAL.
In Encore DVD I specify PAL, again.
Will these dvd´s work in the States? Or only on computers? Or what.....?

Would changing the settings of Encore to NTSC work?

We never have that problem here, since most dvd players and most tv´s will playaback NTSC. But I have no clue about the other way round.

I can´t test this, because I don´t have access to a NTSC set. And these dvd´s HAVE to be ready and shipped out in time for Xmas.....

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[Fuzzy 0]

Would have to suggest the safest thing would be to convert to NTSC

I recently had some friends visiting Canada from New Zealand. Their PAL DVD's (brought with them) would not play in our DVD player or computer.

The DVD I did up for them from here of their trip was sent to them in both PAL and NTSC (both worked for them)

Fuzzy
Ambition / Ability: Know the difference.

[skydiverjerry 0]

hi there,
yep this is a big problem, dvds made in pal format will not work in dvd machines in ntsc (usa) but you can make them in ntsc, just remember you will not be able to watch them on a pal dvd player.

on the other hand you could by an ntsc dvd recorder and a pal recorder then use setup to output in ntsc to the ntsc dvd recorder,

option two buy a vcr converter make your dvd in pal then a casset in ntsc. depends on how much mony you want to spend

blue skies

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[nacmacfeegle 0]

Saskia, you may be quicker/easier/better to have the thing converted by a professional repro house.
Thats what I had to do when I was in your shoes a while ago.

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[Zoter 0]

You are using Premiere and Encore right?
No problem.....just create a new project in premiere ( setting up with NTSC settings) and import your completed project as a 'new sequence'....you may or may not ahve to fiddle around with the frame rate settings to get it 'viewable'....but thats easy enough and even easier if you use After Effects

Like wise just create an NTSC setup for Encore and import your completed setups that you created in the 'NTSC' premier project.

Should be fine....and cheaper than a repro house

[mccordia 74]

Either Use Adobe After Effects,

Of (like sayd before) create a Premiere Pro NTSC project.

De-interlace your clip/project (or everything will look like crap) and the automatic frameblending of Premiere Pro will do a great job on the 25 to 30 fps conversion.

If you don't have Premiere Pro, After Effects is your toy...but it (sadly) is a bit more complex the just the 3 clicks it will cost you in premiere pro.

Premiere 4/5/6/6.5 dont have frame blending, so they will show frame-skipping in your movie (jitters) about every 6 frames or so...which looks horrible...

JC
FlyLikeBrick
I'm an Athlete?

[Zoter 0]

Interestingly I recently created a DVD (PAL admittedly) that encorporated both PAL and NTSC imported clips....Im not entirely sure what format they were encoded to...I think it was MPEG4....but it was seamless and on playback there were absolutely no frame rate/blending issues .
The program was DVD Architect ( on the back end of Sony Vegas Software).....and for sure is the easiest DVD authoring program I have used in terms of getting 'good' encoded clips that are both NTSC and PAL......real easy to use, I tried it in multiple players as well .....PC's and standalone DVD players= no issues