NTSC problems

Has anyone had problems with creating an NTSC file when the input is PAL? I set up the default as NTSC, but as soon as I try to import from a PAL source, the format automatically switches back to PAL.

Hello TontonJon,
this behaviour is quite normal - iMovie doesn't "cross capture".
What will be the "end product" of your edited video? QT movie? DVD? Based on that you have a few options for conversion from PAL to NTSC:
• iDVD can make NTSC DVDs from a PAL iMovie project. The quality is not the best though
• A good conversion tool is JES Deinterlacer: http://www.xs4all.nl/~jeschot/home.html
Find some more info on Dan Slagle's Unofficial iMovie FAQ:
http://www.danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6017.shtml
hope this helps
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