23.976 to dvd ntsc or pal ?

[gilbates]

my eyes hurt from reading so much

is it possible , as yet i still havent seen a decent way of doing it , i just down loaded framerate converter hq and that just said broken file , when gspot and avicodec are happy with the file

tried tmpgenc but the usul jerkiness is aparent

is it possible to get a smooth conversion i wonder ?

[hrlslcbr]

To convert it to PAL, you have to speed it up to 25 fps (In TMPGenc choose 25fps as frame rate in the video tab and, to avoid TMPGEnc from inserting additional frames and make the movement look jerky, choose under the advanced tab "do not frame rate conversion")

For NTSC, you have to choose 'encode mode' "3:2 pulldown when playback" under the video tab and 23.976fps (internally 29.97fps) as the frame rate.

That should make it look good.

[adam]

Ahh, his post just beat mine. But keep in mind that if you do convert to PAL you will have to adjust the audio too. This can be done with BeSweet's built in regional conversion options. You should choose your output regional format on where you live. If you are in the US, don't convert to PAL even if your hardware supports. Its best to stick with NTSC.

23.976fps is what most commercial NTSC DVDs are encoded at. You simply encode at this framerate and then include the 2:3 pulldown flags in the stream. This instructs the DVD player to telecine the movie to 29.97fps in real time as it plays, and it is much higher quality then physically storing the film at 29.97fps.

If your source is avi, you can use TMPGenc to do the conversion and set the flag. The simplest way to do this would be to just load the NTSC DVD template, then load the unlock template, and change the settings on the video tab to a framerate of 23.976fps (internally29.97fps) and then set the encode mode to 3:2 pulldown while playback.

If you encode in another encoder just ensure that you set the output fps to 23.97f6sp. Then you can use pulldown.exe (use gui if needed) to add the pulldown flags.

[gilbates]

If your source is avi, you can use TMPGenc to do the conversion and set the flag. The simplest way to do this would be to just load the NTSC DVD template, then load the unlock template, and change the settings on the video tab to a framerate of 23.976fps (internally29.97fps) and then set the encode mode to 3:2 pulldown while playback.

i like that idea m8 , why did no one say so before , i have spent hrs reading about f/r conversion and tried loads of ways myself , with no luck , looks like i wasent trying hard enough

will tmpgenc dvd author still like this setting though or will it see it as 23 still and get stroppy

[adam]

If the pulldown flags are enabled all dvd authoring software will view and treat it like 29.97fps material.

[hrlslcbr]

Ahh, his post just beat mine...

Sorry adam... , but I won this time