Detect whether a .mpg file is PAL or NTSC

[macfeller]

Say I have a file (.mpg or a .m2v or whatever - NOT a VOB, or VIDEO_TS folder). How can I easily find out if it is PAL or NTSC? I assumed MPEG2WORKS's Tools pane's MPEG Info window would show such but it does not.

I know I can load some into Toast and select to make a PAL or NTSC SCVD and if any of the files are not the selected format Toast will balk. I can then add and remove until all files are the same and Toast will automatically choose one or the other. Kind of a PITA to do if there is some app out there that has a feature that shows you PAL or NTSC.

Thanks,
mf

[tgpo]

Just open it in Quicktime and look at the fps. 25 = PAL, 23.976 or 29.97 = NTSC

This is assuming the resolutions are standard.

[macfeller]

Thanks for the very quick reply. In QT how do I find the fps? It *is* shown in MPEG2WORKS info on the Tools pane. I just didn't know what I was looking at. Shoulda said up front that I knew next to nothing!

So, I now know how to easily do what I want with what I had first tried. But, out of curiosity, how do I see fps in QuickTime? I assumed it was Movie>Get Movie Properties, but I don't see anything related to fps. Size, yes, but not fps. Just curious now.

Again, thank you,
mf

[Case]

If you change the Movie pull down menu to MPEG Muxed Track, and change the second pull down to Frame Rate, then it will show you the fps.

[macfeller]

D'oh!
And, D'oh again. Thank you. Talk about half-assed effort. I swear I'm not really that stupid.

Take care,
mf