TMPGenc Video Mastering Works 5 - MP4 Encoding

[Anakin]

I live in England but everytime I encode a mp4 with TVM5, it is encoding them as NTSC. I am encoding 720x576 and 25fps. Yet when I check in MediaInfo, it says the Standard is NTSC. Cant find any option to change it. Any ideas?

[Baldrick]

Can you post the full mediainfo details? In mediainfo change to view->text to copy it.

[Anakin]

Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42
File size : 1.62 GiB
Duration : 2h 14mn
Overall bit rate : 1 725 Kbps
Writing application : TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 5 Version. 5.1.1.52
Video
ID : 2
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 3 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 2h 14mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 1 529 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 14.0 Mbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 576 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 25.000 fps
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : MBAFF
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.151
Stream size : 1.44 GiB (89%)
Writing library : x264 core 115
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=3 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x1:0x111 / me=hex / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=0 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=3 / sliced_threads=0 / slices=1 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=tff / bluray_compat=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=0 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=0 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=40 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=18.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / vbv_maxrate=14000 / vbv_bufsize=13991 / crf_max=51.0 / nal_hrd=vbr / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Material_Duration : 8062240
Material_StreamSize : 1541309885
Material_FrameCount : 201556
Color primaries : BT.470-6 System B, BT.470-6 System G, BT.601-6 625, BT.1358 625, BT.1700 625 PAL, BT.1700 625 SECAM
Transfer characteristics : BT.470-6 System B, BT.470-6 System G
Matrix coefficients : BT.470-6 System B, BT.470-6 System G, BT.601-6 625, BT.1358 625, BT.1700 625 PAL, BT.1700 625 SECAM, IEC 61966-2-4 601
Audio
ID : 1
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 2h 14mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 192 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 576 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 185 MiB (11%)
Material_Duration : 8062230
Material_StreamSize : 193586169

[Baldrick]

I guess mediainfo just shows correct standard(PAL, NTSC) for mpeg2/DVD and dv-avi. Other formats doesn't really need to use any pal/ntsc info.

[Anakin]

So should I just ignore it?

[Baldrick]

Yes.

[Chef Goldblum]

Yeah as Baldrick said, ignore it. Just forget PAL at all for HD video. And NTSC too for that matter. The only thing that makes HD either "PAL" or "NTSC" is the frame rate settings because the size of the actual frame on HD is the same now - unlike the analog days. 25fps is the correct option for "PAL" HD, so looking at your details here you're all set.