http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: ntsc - Recent Topics en Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:35:33 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/avchd-mts-to-standard-dvd-in-sony-vegas-and-dvd-architect#post-58856 Fri, 21 May 2010 23:28:02 +0000 navyspecwarfare 58856@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>&lt;p class="post"&gt; </p> <p>When I drop my AVCHD .mts clips from my Canon HF10<br /> camera into Sony Vegas Platinum<br /> (consumer version), and then use the make DVD wizard, it renders and<br /> then sends my media files to DVD architect 4.5 and then burns my DVD to<br /> look spectacular.  This is fantastic because my project I'm working on<br /> is going on<br /> 4.7GB DVDs for commercial DVD players or computers. I simply shot in HD<br /> because I wanted the option in the future to burn to Blu-ray, but won't<br /> be doing that as of yet. </p> <p>I don't want to use Sony Vegas Platinum though....I want more<br /> advanced options and more options later for BluRay, etc etc etc and thus<br /> need to edit, render, send the edited/rendered files to DVD architect<br /> pro 5.0, and then burn to DVD using Sony Vegas Pro, not Platinum. </p> <p>Sony Vegas Pro does not have this streamlined "make DVD" option like<br /> the nice consumer version does.<br /> After editing in Vegas Pro, I have to manually render my project using<br /> the plethora<br /> of options available, which honestly, I don't know much about. I've<br /> tried rendering using NTSC widescreen for DVD architect (MPEG-2), I've<br /> tried HDV with high settings, etc etc etc and when I drop these rendered<br /> files into DVD Architect, they don't turn out well quality-wise like<br /> they did in Sony Vegas Platinum using the automatic make DVD settings. <br /> I<br /> simply want to render these edited .mts files to a format that DVD<br /> architect will like and then burn in high quality so my DVDs look good<br /> on any DVD player with a standard monitor or HD monitor.  Vegas<br /> Platinum<br /> does a great job, but it's unknown to me what it is doing behind the<br /> scenes to render my files before it sends them off to DVD architect.<br /> Obviously it works great given my test with Vegas Platinum and native<br /> .mts files, but I have no idea what Vegas Platinum is doing to convert<br /> or render these editing .mts files to make them still high quality and<br /> smooth for DVD architect.  I just need to know how to replicate this<br /> process manually in Vegas Pro and I'm set. </p> <p>So to recap, and in a nutshell, I need to know what render settings<br /> to choose in Vegas Pro after editing my .mts files natively so I can<br /> then send them over to DVD architect pro 5.0 and burn my project to a<br /> DVD without loss of visual quality. </p> <p>Any help greatly appreciated. </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/pal-or-ntsc-difference#post-57453 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 02:12:17 +0000 lifeprayer 57453@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I was thinking about buying a Sony NX5 in the US, but the thing is I'm living in Sweden. Would it cause me a lot of problems since we have PAL here?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/pal-and-ntsc-recording-simultaneously-and-converting#post-52263 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:02:40 +0000 akashnegi 52263@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>hi guys, I am a beginner in video. I had a question about PAL and NTSC formats..    I have a project that i will shoot in a region where PAL is used. However, I will need to bring the footage back home and then release it in USA in NTSC format. I will be doing 1080p 24p Native for "cine look".. </p> <p>Will I need to convert anything?? I believe NO, because I will be recording in 24fps, and that is different from PAL and NTSC. so it should not matter. However, I could be wrong and I have not considered anything except the fps.</p> <p> </p> <p>Please let me know how to resolve the issue, if it is actually an issue..  </p> <p>THANKS!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/ppro-will-not-play-mpeg2-file-correctly#post-50945 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:51:40 +0000 jono654321 50945@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have an AVI file which properties are: 576x432, BitRate:168kpbs, Duration:100mins, 29.97fps, NTSC.</p> <p>When I try to import it into P.Pro 1.5 into an NTSC session, it will not import, probably because of the unusual frame size?? (dont know for sure).</p> <p>I am trying ultimatley to produce a PAL Mpeg2 file so I can later auther it in Encore. I use a program called ''ConvertXtoDVD3" which I can succesfully convert the original AVI file to a PAL Vob file. </p> <p>Then I use a program called 'MagicConverter' to convert the new Vob file to Mpeg2 with :720x576, 25fps. </p> <p>The resulting Mpeg2 file plays on windows media player, although now it says it's only 16minutes long.</p> <p>I then create a PAL session in P.Pro 1.5 and import the new Mpeg2 file. It imports fine, however it now says the duration is only 16 minutes even though it should be 100mins. Also if I try to edit it in any way, all the audio comes out of sync and the whole thing seems to play random parts of the video.</p> <p>Can anyone tell me why this new Mpeg2 file I've converted will not work in P.Pro and the timings and everything is off???? Thanks. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-help-correcting-jagged-lines-on-mini-dv-video#post-49956 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:59:13 +0000 peachydingo 49956@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello,</p> <p>I have an older Panasonic PG350 Mini-DV camera that shoots NTSC interlaced only. It does not shoot progressive, 24p or HD.</p> <p>When importing the video, straght lines appear jagged. Converting the file to progressive in Final Cut Express seems to help somewhat, but I can still see the jaggies.</p> <p>Any idea what I am doing wrong? <em>Am I doing something wrong</em>? Or is it just the limitation of digital on a PC? I have read that most pros prefer to shoot progressive in the field to combat this exact situation. When I make a DVD, played on a standard NTSC TV, the jagged lines are there, but less apparent.</p> <p>Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/back-in-the-day-when-things-were-so-easy-multi-format-playing-cameras#post-48804 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:19:06 +0000 arda21 48804@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I remember owning few Sony's when I had money thru my dad or myself,</p> <p> </p> <p>One was VX2000, It was NTSC format version, minidv tapes, but could play back both formats, just recorded on NTSC</p> <p>My dad also had I think TRV-600? which was PAL, and it was a decent minidv cam that could also play both formats</p> <p>Now I am working on a huge archived minidv tapes for my dad before he turns 65, old man wants me to organize all the tapes.</p> <p>I am looking for few cameras that I can buy, be it sony, that can playback most of these recordings.</p> <p>My very important question is, Does minidv camcorders today playback both formats even if records only 1?</p> <p>or even HDV (minidv ones) I know they can play standard format, but are they inclined to only one TV format?</p> <p> </p> <p>I would love to hear your suggestions, as these new generation sales-men on B+H Photo and video thinks such capabilities didnt exist with minidv camcorders, they were responding me on the phone like i am some kinda psycho... </p> <p>I would love to hear your suggestions as my time is running with my search and running out to make my fathers wish come true...</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/strange-format-question#post-38323 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:11:41 +0000 ralck 38323@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey all,</p> <p>There isn't a great place to put this question, so it kind of fits here since I'll be editing the video.</p> <p>My parents have old VHS home movies and would like me to convert them to DVD for them.  Our VHS player is breaking (color goes in and out, and sometimes the audio drops out, and a cleaning tape didn't help).  I was looking into finding a new VHS player, and found one that plays back Pal, Secam, and NTSC 4.43 (from what I read, the non-broadcast NTSC standard).</p> <p>The device says it can playback NTSC 3.58 tapes, like home movies, but my guess is it may convert the signal to NTSC 4.43?  If it does, do you know if a standard NTSC device (I was planning on using my VX2000's analog to digital pass through) can accept a 4.43 signal correctly?</p> <p>If not, I suppose we'll just have to go to Walmart and pick up a normal VCR, but it would be cool to have a device that can playback Pal and Secam if I run across any of those tapes (I know, I'll need a converter to change a Pal or Secam signal to NTSC to playback on our TV).</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/nstc-to-pal-conversion-quality#post-35066 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 21:06:13 +0000 stevem 35066@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi there,</p> <p>I'm new filmmaker, looking for a little advice.</p> <p>We're filming a three-part documentary in Asia over a long period of time and the first two parts have been filmed in PAL format where the cameras used had that standard.  In China I changed cameras to a NTSC model bought through ebay that was an absolutely fantastic deal.  I knew I was buying a different format, and friends and advisors helped convince me that it shouldn't be too much of a problem.</p> <p>However now I'm having second thoughts and the film's producers aren't happy.  I'm a new camerman/director myself and since we've only just begun the shoot in China, I don't want to continue down what might be a blind alley for a final edit.  After looking over other forums and the great NTSC v. PAL debate, it seems that PAL may offer better quality, but since I already now own an NTSC cam, I'm more concerned about the loss of quality in the transfer from NTSC back to PAL in the final edit.</p> <p>We're shooting on a solid Sony DSR-PD170 NTSC camera with a timeframe of two more weeks approx to solve this.  I see the following options available.</p> <p>1). Sell the NTSC Camera and buy a PAL version (thus minimising future damage)<br /> 2). Exchange for a PAL camera in Hong Kong<br /> 3). Restrict NTSC to PAL transfer time to the final edit (thus saving costs) and push ahead with what we have.</p> <p>Of the three, Option (1) may not be possible, if I can't sell the camera at the same rate I bought it, as my budget will be shot.  Option 2 is wishful thinking at best.  Option 3 seems the most sensible/logical, but will even the best transfer machines/algrothims result in a huge loss of quality?</p> <p>Eventually, I hope to sell this film to a TV network so quality is very important.  The film has not been pre-sold as yet.</p> <p>I would really appreciate any thoughts or expert opinions at this stage.  Option 3 seems sensible, but if the quality is a loser, then I don't want this documentary to be.</p> <p>Thanks.<br /> Steve</p>