PAL to NTSC conversion and export options - can anyone help?

[JoshAlward]

Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone can help me.

I'm just about to begin editing a 4 minute video that the client wants delivered to both the USA and UK. The client wants the USA version to be delivered in 29.97i, NTSC, full uncompressed HD. This will be screened to a large conference on a big screen. The UK wants 25p PAL, as I you'd expect. This will just be for online use.

All footage was shot in UHD 29.97 PAL.

My questions are:

(For the USA / screening version)

1. What is a good way to convert 29.97p / PAL to 29.97i / NTSC?

and

(For the UK version)

2. What is a good way to convert 29.97p / PAL to 25p PAL?

Is there anything I need to do to my footage before I begin editing, or is it a case of handling this conversion at the end of the process when I come to export different formats? In Compressor etc.

Any advice at all would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,

Peter

[Ann Bens]

All footage was shot in UHD 29.97 PAL.

This is not quite correct. NTSC is 29,97 - PAL is 25 fps.

In which country do you live and what camera has been used.

It its all computer generated and not mixed with 25 fps in the UK I would leave it 29,97.

Converting 29,97 to 25 fps can be a big pita.

[JoshAlward]

Thanks for replying Ann, much appreciated. Yes, I thought as much about converting from 29.97 to 25fps.

I live in the UK and will be editing in the UK. The camera used was a Sony FS7 and was shot at 29.97fps.

I've opened up the footage in Premiere and it seems to be saying the footage is progressive. Any advice on how to convert to interlaced?

Thanks

[Ann Bens · Accepted solution]

Might want to ask the client,

USA: why uncompressed and interlaced if its for a big screen?

UK: if its online you need progressive not interlaced and you can leave it at 29,97.

[JoshAlward]

Good point Ann - thanks a lot. I'll get in touch with them

[John T Smith]

Old, but this may help to Convert NTSC <--> PAL http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1209530

[JoshAlward]

Thanks John!