Converting PAL DV-AVI Files to NTSC-AVI Files

[minko]

I'm trying to find a tool/method that will allow me to convert 4:3 Aspect DV-AVI PAL video files (captured from a relative's Panasonic Mini-DV Camcorder) or DV-AVI PAL video files (saved from a Pinnacle Studio Plus 10.6 Project) into 4:3 Aspect DV-AVI NTSC video files. I will then use those converted AVIs to author my own DVDs.

All the tools I find assume that I want to convert from/to DVDs, VOBs, MPGs, etc... I read Fulci Live's guide on a similar subject, but it just doesn't apply here.

Am I overlooking something obvious?

Thanks

[guns1inger]

If you want to create a DVD, then I would use the pulldown method. Use a stand alone encoder to encode your PAL DV avi at 720 x 480 @ 25 fps. Once you have your hybrid mpeg file, use DG pulldown to add playback flags for 25 -> 29.97 fps. Author as usual and you are done. No sync problems, no needless re-encoding.

[redwudz]

I've had good luck with guns1inger 's method. Here are some guide listings of different conversion methods, including using DGPulldown: https://www.videohelp.com/guides.php?howtoselect=4;41#4;41

Format conversions can be complex. Not something you want to do if you can avoid it. Using a DVD player that can handle both NTSC and PAL is really the best solution.

[manono]

If it's interlaced, you'll have to do an interlaced resize. Otherwise you'll pretty much ruin it. The best way (of several) is via Avisynth:

LeakKernelBob(Order=1)#if TFF, Order=0 if BFF
LanczosResize(720,480)
SeparateFields()
SelectEvery(4,0,3)#if TFF, SelectEvery(4,1,2) if BFF
Weave()
ConvertToYUY2(Interlaced=True)#if for CCE, ConvertToRGB24(Interlaced=True) if for TMPGEnc

and encode for TFF. VDub also has a (slightly inferior) method of splitting the fields and then doing the resize.

If it is interlaced, you can't run DGPulldown afterwards. You'll either have to deinterlace to make it progressive, or use another script to do the PAL2NTSC conversion (probably one of Xesdeeni's). If making an uncompressed AVI first, the only difference is that you use AVISource, instead of MPEG2Source or FulciLives' method of dropping the D2V into TMPGEnc.