Best Way To Convert PAl To NTSC

[hddvd2]

what would be the best way to convert PAL to NTSC with the highest quality? i am using TMPGEnc Plus as my encoder. (would DGPulldown be a good tool to go along with TMPGEnc?)

[bugster]

There is no BEST. Only waht works 'best' for you in any given situation.

Having said that, it largley depends on the source material and what your intended destination is.

[hddvd2]

well the source FPS is 25.00 and it is an XVID.

[Gaskan]

Use DIKO or SVCD2DVD. They both do the job well in for a one click solution.

[guns1inger]

VSO DivxtoDVD can also do it. Just set it to force NTSC output.

[only_emo_kid]

Is this for converting files or a dvd? because I am in need of converting a PAL dvd here soon.... Thx and GL, maybe I can contribute to this thread here in a couple days....

[hddvd2]

i have posted some things on PAL to NTSC conversion and some people have said that Canopus Procoder is the best encoder for PAL to NTSC. can anybody tell me if this is true? and if it is what are the best settings to use?

[victoriabears]

If you HAVE to convert rather than find a player that does it, yes Procoder(even express) is excellent.

[lordsmurf]

Read this sticky:
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=267229

[chapterthree]

I use DVDSanta for PAL to NTSC DVD conversions and it works flawlessly.

[Vejita-sama]

What I've found works well (and is very easy to do). Is use DGPulldown. Basically:

1) Encode video to NTSC safe resolution (720x480, 352x480 or 352x240) at 25fps

2) Run DGPulldown (there's an option to choose 25fps source and output 29.97fps m2v file).

3) Mux/author as normal.

I've been using this for the new Doctor Who eps and so far no errors, skips, or audio lag. Of course you do end up slightly letterboxing the screen to keep the source aspect ratio, but it's fairly minor and doesn't really bother me that much