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1. Re: Best practise to convert NTSC footage to PAL
Harm Millaard Apr 24, 2012 5:08 AM (in response to Macnimation)If you deliver on DVD, don't take the trouble and quality degradation of converting to PAL. All DVD players in PAL country play NTSC material without problems.
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2. Re: Best practise to convert NTSC footage to PAL
Todd_Kopriva Apr 24, 2012 8:36 PM (in response to Harm Millaard)Harm's advice is good, but there are also some instructions for doing conversions in this section of After Effects Help:
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3. Re: Best practise to convert NTSC footage to PAL
TerryTheNib Nov 13, 2013 8:30 AM (in response to Harm Millaard)Harm, I found this query today as I have a similar situation. I shot a memorial service for a client who, after the fact, told me that she needs to send several DVDs to Norway! Knowing that I might be facing a transcoding challenge, I came here and found your reply. With consideration for Todd's point to After Effects (which I suck at, candidly), I am pleased to know that PAL DVD players can handle NTSC encoded stuff. THANK YOU!!!
P.S. I've seen your advice in other areas of the PPro forum and have always appreciated your insight...thanks for that, as well!
Terry W.
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4. Re: Best practise to convert NTSC footage to PAL
cvid01 Nov 13, 2013 8:51 AM (in response to Harm Millaard)Just a question - excuse my ignorance - if DVD players in PAL countries play all NTSC material without problems - can it still be viewed without problems if the DVD is connected to a PAL TV?
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5. Re: Best practise to convert NTSC footage to PAL
rexpost Nov 13, 2013 9:20 AM (in response to cvid01)it can since PAL Tv's made since about the last 10 years have a compatability mode called "PAL 60" (60hz)
I've sent a lot of NTSC discs to europe with no problem, though I did have a client insist on PAL format a
few times.
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6. Re: Best practise to convert NTSC footage to PAL
cvid01 Nov 13, 2013 2:23 PM (in response to rexpost)Thank you. Since I did not know about PAL TVs in Europe, etc.being able to show NTSC discs. What I have done when making discs for Europe, is send both NTSC and PAL versions of the DVD. So far, no complaints, although I haven't done very many. Thanks again.




