filming NTSC in Pal Land ? at DVinfo.net

Robert Bale · March 22nd, 2011, 06:01 AM

Hi, i have a question, i am filming wedding for a Japanese client , Now we are in Pal land. Australia, they get married here, but they have asked the Footage to be recorded in NTSC. So i have done one, 720/60P shutter off, but i am getting a issue with the lights in the church, its like a flickering, So should the shutter be on ? and is there a plugin for FCP that may help clean the footage up a bit. :-(

John Peterson · March 22nd, 2011, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Robert Bale

Hi, i have a question, i am filming wedding for a Japanese client , Now we are in Pal land. Australia, they get married here, but they have asked the Footage to be recorded in NTSC. So i have done one, 720/60P shutter off, but i am getting a issue with the lights in the church, its like a flickering, So should the shutter be on ? and is there a plugin for FCP that may help clean the footage up a bit. :-(

The flicker is from shooting 60fps under 50Hz lighting. Since you can't change the lighting I would shoot in 50p and convert it in post.

Or shoot with flicker reduction on and set it to 60Hz and the shutter at 1/50. Try 1080 at 30p shooting. Look for the options under "Others" when set to PAL.

John

Andy Taplin · March 22nd, 2011, 09:52 AM

Try setting the shutter to 1/100th - that should fix the flickering.

Craig Seeman · March 22nd, 2011, 03:19 PM

There is a flicker reduction setting in the EX for just such circumstances but I forget off hand where it is in the menu. I'd test it first though.

Dave Sperling · March 23rd, 2011, 09:19 AM

Do what Andy says and set your shutter to 1/100th.
This should give you far better results than the 'flicker reduction' setting.
If shooting at 1080/30 or 1080/24, you could also set your shutter to 1/50th. (so you don't lose as much light)
I often shoot with those settings when travelling - with good results.

March 22nd, 2011, 06:01 AM	#1
Robert Bale Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: australia Posts: 407	filming NTSC in Pal Land ? Hi, i have a question, i am filming wedding for a Japanese client , Now we are in Pal land. Australia, they get married here, but they have asked the Footage to be recorded in NTSC. So i have done one, 720/60P shutter off, but i am getting a issue with the lights in the church, its like a flickering, So should the shutter be on ? and is there a plugin for FCP that may help clean the footage up a bit. :-( __________________ Rob. www.rpbproductions.com robert@rpbproductions.com HD101/G5 Mac/4gig Ram/1TB HDD/30" Cinema Display/FCP.

March 22nd, 2011, 09:52 AM	#3
Andy Taplin Regular Crew Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 39	Re: filming NTSC in Pal Land ? Try setting the shutter to 1/100th - that should fix the flickering. __________________ Andy Taplin www.andytaplin.co.uk

March 22nd, 2011, 03:19 PM	#4
Craig Seeman Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY, USA Posts: 3,841	Re: filming NTSC in Pal Land ? There is a flicker reduction setting in the EX for just such circumstances but I forget off hand where it is in the menu. I'd test it first though.

March 23rd, 2011, 09:19 AM	#5
Dave Sperling Major Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tinton Falls, NJ Posts: 780	Re: filming NTSC in Pal Land ? Do what Andy says and set your shutter to 1/100th. This should give you far better results than the 'flicker reduction' setting. If shooting at 1080/30 or 1080/24, you could also set your shutter to 1/50th. (so you don't lose as much light) I often shoot with those settings when travelling - with good results.