FCP converts to NTSC problem.

Dear All,
I have edited the film in PAL but client needed it in NTSC, but when I exported the film or compressed on Compressor into NTSC formats, the text went wrong, they all running off the screen.
Anyone knows what the problem is? No matte what I try the texts still go wrong. Any suggestion for solutions?
Many thanks for all your helps in advance.
Mike

Was the original footage PAL?
Edit it in PAL and export a self contained PAL version of your project.
If your client needs an NTSC copy, use either JES Deinterlacer or Natress Standards Conversion to make it. This will take time and is easy to make a mess of, if you are unfamiliar with the process.
If your client expects quality, use an outside facility that has a dedicated hardware based standards converter.

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I have some footage shot on NTSC that I need to convert to PAL with best possible results to be included in a documentary for tv. I undersatnd that it is possible just to select the material in a sequence, change the sequence settings and render. But is there a more satisfactory way to do it resulting in image quality.
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