Do I need to convert 24p to 30 for DVD playback?

Hello Everyone,

I have edited my Feature (shot in 24p) in a FCP 23.98 Timeline. I have also Exported it to Compressor in the same (NTSC, 4:3, 23.98). I am about to author the DVD in Studio Pro and I am wondering, do I need to do something else to make it playable on a standard DVD deck?

My concern is that I have heard that 23.98 (24p) needs to be converted to 29.97 (30i) to play on a standard deck; otherwise it will only work in a progressive scanner. But, perhaps this is done automatically? I just do not know; perhaps someone here does.

So, can anyone tell me ? do I need to do something else to my 23.98 footage before putting it on a DVD to get it to play in a standard NTSC deck?


Thanks.

The content definitely needs to be played as NTSC on an NTSC television but the real question is - "can the DVD player perform the pull down on playback from a 24P DVD?"

It probably safest to convert the 23.98 to 29.97 before building the DVD. I believe Compressor 3 can do the conversion.

> "can the DVD player perform the pull down on playback from a 24P DVD?"

DVD players don't care about frame rates. You can build a DVD right from a 23.98fps movie file and it will play on a regular DVD player. I've done it plenty of times.

> My concern is that I have heard that 23.98 (24p) needs to be converted to 29.97 (30i) to play
> on a standard deck

Tape decks, yes. SD tape only runs at 29.97fps.


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Leave it 23.98. If you convert o 29.97, you invite interlace and jaggie problems when the DVD is played on computers.

Koz

Noah Kadner's DVD "24P Digital Post Production with FCP and the Panasonic DVX100 has a chapter on this very issue. Check out www.callboxlive.com It's a bargain at $75 for a 2 hour DVD.

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Check it out for all your 24P questions.

Definitely stay at 23.98- that's perfect for a DVD that will look awesome on a progressive display such as a computer monitor and the DVD player automatically adds 3:2 pulldown for NTSC display. 99% of Hollywood DVD's you buy today are encoded at 23.98. More details on my DVD. In fact we have a sample of how to do a 24p DVD here:





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