IMovie PAL project imports to FCPx as NTSC

I've just downloaded the trial version of FCP X and imported an iMovie project into it. The original miniDV footage was shot in PAL, it's in iMovie as PAL but FCP X shows it as NTSC. Is there any way I can change this or should I bin the project and try again, or does it not matter? The ultimate destination is a PAL DVD.

The only thing I can think of is that you have imported your PAL video into an existing NTSC project.
If this happens FCP X will attempt to convert the PAL so it matches the NTSC.
Incidentally, every PAL DVD player that I have used has been able to play NTSC video perfectly.
So if your original material is NTSC you can simply make an NTSC DVD in the knowledge that it will play on almost every PAL player.

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I searched the Encore CS3 manual and all four Encore forums before starting this thread. Apologies if I missed the answer.
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Can the conversion be done? Am I missing an obvious method? If not, why is it that the same assets can only be bound to a given standard when importing?

I understand your concern. I don't know for sure yet myself as the client had yet to mail the discs to Italy last time I talked to them.
However, I would check to see if the people on the forum are saying they won't work because they made a mistake in changing the parameters in ifoedit or if everything was correct and it still didn't play. Also, once you make the discs, even if everything is correct, they certainly won't play in American DVD players that aren't multi-region.
Also, ifoedit is a really simple free program you can download. If you google it you should be able to find it quickly.
From the quick look at the link I gave you, it looked like a rudimentary explanation of how to do it. I need to find for you the web site I found when I did this a couple months ago. I know I saved the info somewhere on my hard drive. I will try to find it later tonight after my kids go to sleep, ha!
Yes, the files you need to change are the ones that are created when you export to folder in Encore. The .VOBs and the .IFO extensioned files (that you open and edit in the program). After you change the IFO files, you can take those files including the .VOBs into a dvd burning program like nero or roxio and burn a dvd-video (not data).
If you have to change the language of the menus and all that, than you'll have to re-author the dvd in encore anyway you may as well do it through encore.

Cannont add NTSC to Pal project

Hi,
Ive been busy on this the last few days lol.
after using the "best quality dvd " settings in compressor, I go to import the assets into DVDSP but it says " cannont import NTSC assets into PAL projects"
1. how is it NTSC and since im in Europe Id like a Pal project. what dvd settings am i doing wrong in compressor?
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Hi seanie84
Check your timeline. It sound as if you have made your project in NTSC and not in PAL.
FCP has a default of NTSC when you start a new project from new unless you change all the defaults when you installed FCP.
If not this then your film footage maybe NTSC and when you first put a clip on the time line it would have asked you if you wanted to set the timeline to the same as the clip, if you said YES then it could be that, if so make a new timeline and then copy all footage from old timeline and if asked say NO to "the make timeline same as footage".
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When you say : «bad idea not to export at least a master in full res» how can I do this ?
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So that is something to do next time you edit and complete a project, for this particular situation you posted about I told you already what to do.
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iMovie 1 to HD6 - is one product in up-grade
iMovie'08 to 11 - a compleatly different program with no relation to iMovie 1 - HD6 what so ever.
iMovie'08 to 11 are in my opinion no gain at all over iMovie HD6 only a severe loss of functions.
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