NTSC -> PAL. The video beacme slower

[EC]

I converted an AVI file from NTSC (29.97 FPS) to PAL (25 FPS).
1. I saved the audio via VirtualDub as Uncompressed WAV
2. I changed the FPS of the sound via BeSweet
3. I changed the FPS of the video via VirtualDub
4. I multiplexed the video and the audio via VirtualDub

The result is that the video became slower.
How can I convert to PAL without this problem?

Thanks.

[GreyDeath]

Are you going to be making a DVD of this? If you're just viewing the AVI on the computer (or even through a DivX-playable DVD player) you don't need to reencode anything.

As far as NTSC-->PAL and vise versa conversions, there's plenty of threads on this. And be sure that your AVI is actually 29.97fps. Most NTSC shows that you find on the web are actually encoded at 23.97fps. Use GSpot to find out.

[EC]

I'm not going to make DVD
I just want to view it throght a DVD Player.
I already used GSpot to view the FPS of my file - the fps is 29.97.
I searched for many threads but I did not find a solution for the problem.

[Cunhambebe]

Do you have a dual system TV set? Since you're in a PAL land, you can burn a data CD or a data DVD with the original file - IF you TV set supports both systems and IF your DVD player supoorts DIVX and XVID, you won't have any problem to watch you movie as NTSC at 29,97.

[GreyDeath]

EC, if I understand you correctly, you're going to use your DVD player as some sort of pass-through from your computer with the file? Or do you want to burn the AVI to a data-DVD and play it? In either case, it's very doubtful that you would have to convert anything at all since the video out from your computer would convert the signal to PAL, and if you have a DVD player that plays AVI's, it should also convert the framerate on the fly without reencoding.

[EC]

Do you have a dual system TV set? Since you're in a PAL land, you can burn a data CD or a data DVD with the original file - IF you TV set supports both systems and IF your DVD player supoorts DIVX and XVID, you won't have any problem to watch you movie as NTSC at 29,97

I don't have multisystem TV so I need to convert the framrate to 25FPS.

EC, if I understand you correctly, you're going to use your DVD player as some sort of pass-through from your computer with the file? Or do you want to burn the AVI to a data-DVD and play it? In either case, it's very doubtful that you would have to convert anything at all since the video out from your computer would convert the signal to PAL, and if you have a DVD player that plays AVI's, it should also convert the framerate on the fly without reencoding.

I'm going to burn the file as data and play it in the DVD-player.
I don't know if the DVD Player can change the framrate on the fly without reencoding.
the DVD-player is pioneer dv 383

[lordsmurf]

You don't need to change framerate.
You don't need a multi-system tv.

All PAL tv's shouldbe able to play NTSC as PAL60.
There's really nothing for you to do but burn the file.

[EC]

You don't need to change framerate.
You don't need a multi-system tv.

All PAL tv's shouldbe able to play NTSC as PAL60.
There's really nothing for you to do but burn the file.

I tried to burn the file.
I played it in the dvd player but I saw no colors, Only black and white.

[GreyDeath]

Interesting... I just looked at the features for the Pioneer 383 at B&H Photo and it says that it's multi-system and regional, but under that it says it may need a System Converter??? WTF???

Even though I'm a big fan of Pioneer, I don't trust them to handle something like Xvid and Divx well. They don't have a stake in it, and it kinda undermines their own format, DVD. It could be that it's recognizing the fps as NTSC and outputting it as such, which would be really stupid, IMO.

If that's the case, which according to your results, it may be, I'd suggest getting a different player, like one of those cheap ones that seem to play everything.

Take your burned DVD disc to the store and see if they have any of the players that can play DivX hooked up to monitors and see if it plays the file properly. I myself have a Phillips 642 and it plays my PAL encoded (25fps) Xvids perfectly. Hopefully, there's a PAL equivelent for you.

I just love how these big companies like to shoot themselves in the foot. I like Sony's multi-disc resume feature, but I'm not going to buy another one if it's not able to multi-region and have some sort of macrovision removal (got only one TV input and a VCR hooked up already).