PAL systems

[Project101]

I recorded some footages on a regular JVC camcorder. I know that in capturing, it uses the MICROSOFT DV (PAL) with a 25 fps. The capturing is set for the PAL television screen.

However, I'm a little stumped on the exporting, I'm trying to send a footage to a friend in Thailand. Although it is set to PAL screens, but does that mean, it can play on the asian dvd/vcd system? How should I export? And do I need an NTSC/ PAL converter as well?

Very desperate to get it done by the end of week.
Thank you.

 

[Akribie]

http://www.alom.com/services/pal.html

says PAL for Thailand.

 

[Project101]

Thank you, but I actually figure out that when exporting the timeline, it should be MPEG which is considered to be a VCD type reading.

anyway - I do have another question...
If we started our PROJECT in the VIDEO COMPRESSOR:
DV - NTSC mode

and when exporting it to a movie for the PIXEL RATIO ASPECT: DV/D1 PAL

Is that still acceptable on the PAL TELEVISION SCREEN?

 

[Akribie]

Transcoding NTSC to PAL involves both a change of aspect ratio and a change of frame rate. Premiere is not the ideal software for this task.

If you are outputting o MPEG, consider making it for computer replay only rather than TV. That way all you need to do is code into MPEG and the TV standard becomes irrelevant.

Alternatively, many PAL VCRs are able to replay NTSC footage into suitable TVs, and I have heard that this is also true of many PAL DVD players. So you might also be OK sending NTSC standard VCD/SVCD/DVD to a PAL target if their replay equipment is reasonably modern.

 

[Project101]

So in essence, capture everything in NTSC mode, and export it to MPEG. I hope that it will play on any dvd/vcd player, and it does come out "OK" on their television screen, even though it is PAL.

Review one more time:
Just omit what kind of dvd/vcd player they have and TV.
Just burn it into an MPEG.

Thank you

 

[WizyWyg]

Project,

Never assume. not all dvd players can play a straight mpeg file from a burnt cd. You have to go through authoring procedures to make it an acceptable format for the DVD players to play

VCD ( on most ) SVCD ( on most ) or DVD mpegs (for mainly all)

And some dvd players are iffy on the media. Like some brands only like SILVER CD+RW media than just your plain jane CompUSA CD-R spindle.

 

[Akribie]

For computer replay, a simple MPEG encoded file on a CD-R is OK.

For replay in a DVD player, as stated above, you need to make a suitable format of MPEG that can then be processed into VCD or SVCD using your CD burning software (eg Nero). Consult your burner software documentation for details of formats accepted.

 

[Project101]

Now something is going..?
While capturing - With any variations to the settings
the video comes out all jerky - it's missing some FRAMES, and I always get a message saying that it had to drop frames. NTSC mode

Is there any way to FIX this?

Thank you for your patience...