Oops... pal footage in an ntsc sequence

Just wondering is there any fix (besides checking your settings before you begin your project) for having edited a whole project in the wrong format. I have pal footage in an NTSC sequence. When I did a copy from the ntsc sequence and pasted into a pal sequence everything was not represented as it was in the original ntsc sequence which I realise is a result of in and out points changing because of the different frame rates between formats and how that translates to the timeline. Is the only option to re edit the whole project?
cheers

Yep, had to do the render. When I right click on the clips in the sequences and select Item Properties>Timing it shows there is 1 frames difference between the in markers. eg. ntsc sequence in marker 00:01:50:06 pal sequence in marker 00:01:50:05. The pal sequence with the copied clips just doesn't seem to display or cut together as it did with the ntsc sequence. Sorry for the muddy explanation

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