DVD SP4 converting 23.98 footage to 29.97 fps at DVinfo.net

Janiel Corona · May 24th, 2007, 05:56 PM

I've encountered a weird problem when I import my HD footage to DVD Studio Pro 4. In the assets folder, under frame rate, it tells me that my 24f footage shot with the Canon XH-A1 is actually 29.97 fps even after I've edited and compressed it in 23.98 fps. Strange. I've even tried compressing in both mpeg-2 and H.264 formats and it still ends up with the same results.

Does anybody have any idea as to why DVD SP4 is doing this? I've previewed the footage and runs pretty smoothly, but I would prefer if I could burn a DVD at 23.98 fps instead of 29.97 fps. It is possible, right?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Ervin Farkas · May 25th, 2007, 06:39 AM

What you are experiencing is the 2:3 pulldown - your footage is 24 fps, but for an NTSC DVD you need 30 fps, so your encoder must add extra frames.

Try Google-ing around for telecine or 2:3 pulldown.

Janiel Corona · May 25th, 2007, 08:36 AM

Ah, your probably right. Thanks for the info.

Benjamin Hill · May 25th, 2007, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Janiel Corona

I've encountered a weird problem when I import my HD footage to DVD Studio Pro 4. In the assets folder, under frame rate, it tells me that my 24f footage shot with the Canon XH-A1 is actually 29.97 fps even after I've edited and compressed it in 23.98 fps. Strange. I've even tried compressing in both mpeg-2 and H.264 formats and it still ends up with the same results.

Does anybody have any idea as to why DVD SP4 is doing this? I've previewed the footage and runs pretty smoothly, but I would prefer if I could burn a DVD at 23.98 fps instead of 29.97 fps. It is possible, right?

It is possible. Have you used Compressor? You can create the 24fps MPEG-2 file in Compressor, which DSP 4 will read as 24fps and flag it for 3:2 pulldown on playback.

However, if you're importing Quicktime files, even if they are originally 24fps, DSP 4 will encode them at 29.97

Janiel Corona · May 26th, 2007, 11:00 AM

Yes, I've tried to convert those files to an 23.98 fps MPEG-2 in Compressor, and I'm still getting the 29.97 reading in DVD SP4. I thought I could get true 23.98 playback in Hi-Def, but it's probably like you said, Benjamin; DVD SP4 is flagging the 3:2 pulldown for NTSC playback.

There's probably a way around this, of coarse, but I haven't figured it out just yet.

May 24th, 2007, 05:56 PM	#1
Janiel Corona New Boot Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bellmore, Ny Posts: 8	DVD SP4 converting 23.98 footage to 29.97 fps I've encountered a weird problem when I import my HD footage to DVD Studio Pro 4. In the assets folder, under frame rate, it tells me that my 24f footage shot with the Canon XH-A1 is actually 29.97 fps even after I've edited and compressed it in 23.98 fps. Strange. I've even tried compressing in both mpeg-2 and H.264 formats and it still ends up with the same results. Does anybody have any idea as to why DVD SP4 is doing this? I've previewed the footage and runs pretty smoothly, but I would prefer if I could burn a DVD at 23.98 fps instead of 29.97 fps. It is possible, right? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Last edited by Janiel Corona; May 24th, 2007 at 11:16 PM.

May 25th, 2007, 06:39 AM	#2
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	What you are experiencing is the 2:3 pulldown - your footage is 24 fps, but for an NTSC DVD you need 30 fps, so your encoder must add extra frames. Try Google-ing around for telecine or 2:3 pulldown. __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com

May 25th, 2007, 08:36 AM	#3
Janiel Corona New Boot Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bellmore, Ny Posts: 8	Ah, your probably right. Thanks for the info.

May 26th, 2007, 11:00 AM	#5
Janiel Corona New Boot Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bellmore, Ny Posts: 8	Yes, I've tried to convert those files to an 23.98 fps MPEG-2 in Compressor, and I'm still getting the 29.97 reading in DVD SP4. I thought I could get true 23.98 playback in Hi-Def, but it's probably like you said, Benjamin; DVD SP4 is flagging the 3:2 pulldown for NTSC playback. There's probably a way around this, of coarse, but I haven't figured it out just yet.