.mov fil (pal) to be converted to NTSC

Hi I have a .mov fil to convert it a ntsc dvd. I am looking for a workflow white papper if any so I can follow the steps.
there is such a lot of advice / tip on the web but I don't know what to trust need a good converation.
In AME it looks like you can add a preset for it to make a mpeg2 file(ntsc) My question has any one done this with good resultss and is it the right way to go.
any help in clearing this question out for me will make my Sunday a happy day.
Thank for reading.
Trevor

You're not likely to get 'good' results going from PAL to NTSC on your own. There are some key differences which make quality conversion difficult. A post house with proper hardware/software could do it, but who knows how much that would cost.
Of course, this all hinges on your definition of 'good'.

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