some help about PAL format please?
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some help about PAL format please?
hows it going...wondering if anyone can help me on this one. I have some video files that I converted from NTSC-DVD to NTSC-PAL because I want to burn it on a dvd and play it in another country. I highlighted all the PAL files to make sure it would fit on a dvd and it came out to 3.47 GB. When I went to "create a disc", I clicked on "project settings" and then on "change MPEG settings" and then "customize" and then "compression". I did this to make sure it would burn the dvd in PAL format but when I went to "compression", the "media type" area was grayed out and it was on NTSC-DVD by default, and I cant change it. My question is since my video files have been converted to PAL format, will UVS convert the files back to NTSC when it burns the files on a dvd? thanks a lot.
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As it is, the answer is, yes it will render it back to NTSC.
But the way to ensure it burns as PAL, is to go to the burning module, and select the first of the three icons in the bottom left. You then select Disc Template Manage. And in the box which appears, you will see up in the top left corner, a button probably saying NTSC. Click on that, and you can choose PAL instead.
That being said, I am not certain how good VS is at converting between the two systems. As you would realise, apart from frame size, the PAL speed is nearly five frames less per second than NTSC. In other words, some frames have to be thrown out in the conversion. Depending on how it is done, there is a risk that they resulting DVD could appear a bit jerky.
If you are taking it to a PAL country, then my experience has been that most PAL DVD players these days can handle NTSC DVDs without any problem (though the reverse is not necessarily true, but the situation is improving). So you might want to take your masterpiece in NTSC format as well.
There are some specialist programs out there, too, for such conversions as this. The Canopus Procoder is one such, though it is not cheap. But it does an excellent job.
But the way to ensure it burns as PAL, is to go to the burning module, and select the first of the three icons in the bottom left. You then select Disc Template Manage. And in the box which appears, you will see up in the top left corner, a button probably saying NTSC. Click on that, and you can choose PAL instead.
That being said, I am not certain how good VS is at converting between the two systems. As you would realise, apart from frame size, the PAL speed is nearly five frames less per second than NTSC. In other words, some frames have to be thrown out in the conversion. Depending on how it is done, there is a risk that they resulting DVD could appear a bit jerky.
If you are taking it to a PAL country, then my experience has been that most PAL DVD players these days can handle NTSC DVDs without any problem (though the reverse is not necessarily true, but the situation is improving). So you might want to take your masterpiece in NTSC format as well.
There are some specialist programs out there, too, for such conversions as this. The Canopus Procoder is one such, though it is not cheap. But it does an excellent job.
Ken Berry