I need to convert some footage from NTSC DVD 23.976 to PAL 25fps. I was under the impression that 23.976 fps was in fact progressive, yet when I open the footage in MPEG Streamclip it states:
224 MPEG-2, 720 ? 480, 4:3, 23.976 fps, 6.00 Mbps, upper field first
Does "upper field first" indicate that the video is interlaced? I must admit to being rather confused about this. I'm trying to find the best possible workflow to convert the footage to PAL retaining as much quality as possible. I was going to export via MPEG Streamclip to ProRes 422 and the do the conversion to PAL in Compressor.
We were supplied with a Digi-Beta but the conversion was done back in 1999 via an ADAC, and I'm sure I can do a much better looking conversion myself direct from NTSC (I know it isn't ideal but we need to save some money on this one!).
I'd really appreciate some help here folks!
Nucleus Films