Posted by Bernie Dwyer on 02/07/06 06:42

Jukka Aho wrote:
>
> Bernie Dwyer wrote:
>
> > Hi - I've used Premiere Pro 1.5 on Windows XP to edit my first film.
> >
> > It was filmed and edited in 16:9 so I've exported to AVI format and
> > imported that into a new letterboxed 4:3 project, suitable for
> > distribution to friends and sponsors who don't have widescreen TVs.
>
> If you're distributing it on a DVD, letterboxing the material yourself
> is unnecessary. DVD players will letterbox 16:9 material automatically,
> on the fly, if they have been set up for use with a 4:3 tv set.
>
Thanks, but I've no idea if the sponsors have such setups at home - so
I've letterboxed it just to be safe.

> > I want to send a copy to a friend in the USA (I'm in Australia - PAL
> > system). I don't need to make a DVD-VIDEO, just an AVI file to play on
> > the computer will be fine. PP's export->movie options include a choice
> > to use a DV-PAL compressor, or a DV-NTSC compressor. The only
> > difference
> > it seems to make is to change the frame rate from 25 to 29.97 (I
> > think).
>
> The resolution will also be changed from 720×576 to 720×480.
>
> > Presumably it's going to duplicate some frames and perform other
> > magic.
>
> Quality will suffer in this process - motion usually becomes jerky or
> blurry.
>
> > Do I need to use the DV-NTSC option if it's only going to be
> > viewed on a computer (in the USA), or can I just leave it at DV-PAL?
>
> You can leave it at DV-PAL. Modern computers are not in any way bound to
> the dominant video standard of the country where they are used, and can
> play back both formats equally well. Note, however, that a single-layer
> DVD-R can only hold about 20 minutes of DV video. If you need more than
> that, you will have to consider some other codec/format.
>
> --
> znark

I suspected as much - I'll leave it as DV-PAL. It's only 9.5 minutes
long - about 1.9GB (plus about 10 minutes of "behind the scenes"
clowning around), so capacity isn't a problem. Thanks for your help.

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Bernie Dwyer
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