NTSC DVD 29.97 Progressive

mark2929 wrote on 4/25/2010, 10:46 PM

I've made an NTSC Progressive 29.97 DVD to enter my film into festivals. The film plays back fine on my timeline.

Will this play okay in a standard NTSC DVD player? My concern is it will try to add pulldown or something and I dont want to find this out when I've made 200 copies.

Thanks

Mark

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mark2929 wrote on 4/26/2010, 3:43 AM

Okay realise I will have to scrap that and go to 23.976 Get the bluray and NTSC DVD this way..

Does anyone know if I can put an NTSC DVD on the same disc as a PAL DVD The idea is to have a menu to choose NTSC or PAL for a short film.

TIA

Mark

John_Cline wrote on 4/26/2010, 11:46 AM

If the playback system is interlaced, then it will display one field of the progressive frame and then the next field. Since it was not shot interlaced then the second field will not be offset in time and therefore will not display any temporal interlaced artifacts. 30P on DVD should look like 30P whether the playback system is interlaced or not.

You're going to get in a lot more trouble trying to convert 30P to 24P if that's what you otherwise intend to do.

mark2929 wrote on 4/26/2010, 1:02 PM

Thanks John

No I sarted with 25p DPX files I live in PAL land and have missed all the discussions about NTSC Pretty easy though to make a 23.976 Conversion through AE and then write a script for avisynth and serve out to HCenc ready for DVD Architect . What a great little program it is too I've made subtitles in French German Spanish Italian Loads of extras and created a menu system to play PAL and NTSC DVDs when the thought hit me WILL IT WORK! Time then to ask the experts. Oh well will just have to pay for NTSC and PAL Copies.

John_Cline wrote on 4/26/2010, 1:42 PM

To my knowledge, there is no way to put both NTSC and PAL versions on one disc.

farss wrote on 4/26/2010, 1:53 PM

Most STB DVD players in PAL land will play NTSC,
Convert 25p to 23.976p, Very easily done with Vegas.
DVD player will add pulldown if needed.
Bob.

mark2929 wrote on 4/26/2010, 2:53 PM

Thanks John and Bob

I now have a very high quality NTSC 23.976 File and a Bluray. Vegas makes a nice 23.976 file (24p) Straight from the timeline and have made most of a dolby digital soundtrack (Waiting for the composer to finish) Will then be set for the big time baby.... Or not! I'll post a link when ready to the forum for a trailer.

Mark