Trying to make an NTSC DVD at DVinfo.net

Khairul Amin · July 18th, 2007, 11:32 PM

Hi. I have an edited video shot in PAL that I need converted to an NTSC DVD. I've tried by exporting the sequence as an MPEG-2 file in NTSC. Then I imported the files into DVD Studio Pro as an NTSC project. The problem is that the final DVD has interlacing lines during playback especially during motion and movement. This is true for both playback on MAC and playback from an NTSC compatible DVD player. Hope someone can help. Thanks.

Eric Darling · July 19th, 2007, 04:59 AM

You need to transcode from PAL to NTSC using a tool designed for that purpose. It sounds like you are on a Mac, and if so, are probably using FCP Suite. Compressor 3 is a good choice for you. After you have your material converted, then you can proceed to convert your video asset(s) to NTSC MPEG-2.

Khairul Amin · July 19th, 2007, 09:44 PM

Thanks mate. I tried another way.

Exported the file as a PAL mpg from FCP. Then I brought the file into Cleaner 6 and converted it to NTSC mpg. From there I bring the converted file to DVD studio pro and encode as an NTSC DVD. Works fine now. Thanks for the input.

July 18th, 2007, 11:32 PM	#1
Khairul Amin New Boot Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 6	Trying to make an NTSC DVD Hi. I have an edited video shot in PAL that I need converted to an NTSC DVD. I've tried by exporting the sequence as an MPEG-2 file in NTSC. Then I imported the files into DVD Studio Pro as an NTSC project. The problem is that the final DVD has interlacing lines during playback especially during motion and movement. This is true for both playback on MAC and playback from an NTSC compatible DVD player. Hope someone can help. Thanks.

July 19th, 2007, 04:59 AM	#2
Eric Darling Major Player Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 463	You need to transcode from PAL to NTSC using a tool designed for that purpose. It sounds like you are on a Mac, and if so, are probably using FCP Suite. Compressor 3 is a good choice for you. After you have your material converted, then you can proceed to convert your video asset(s) to NTSC MPEG-2.

July 19th, 2007, 09:44 PM	#3
Khairul Amin New Boot Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 6	Thanks mate. I tried another way. Exported the file as a PAL mpg from FCP. Then I brought the file into Cleaner 6 and converted it to NTSC mpg. From there I bring the converted file to DVD studio pro and encode as an NTSC DVD. Works fine now. Thanks for the input.