What framerate to choose for: PAL@25p 1440x1080 for Blu-Ray?

Hi there,
I just found some topics that there is no 25p possible for the (PAL) Blu-Ray standart. But I shot my film native in 25p PAL. Now I wanna make a progessive Blu-Ray for PAL Filmfests (like a progressive DVD). So what frame presets would I choose that encore offers me?:
25i (but I don't want the video look since we spend enough time and money on lighting shooting my short;-).
50p (I have no idea what that would make the film look like, probably "fluid" motion like 25i?)
Or should I just use an NTSC preset with 24p (which is closer to 25p than 30p or 50p), since most PAL Blu-Ray players and PAL TV Sets can playback NTSC?
Thanks in advance,
Martin

JSS1138 wrote:
anything interlaced not High Definition by definition
That confuses me. 1920 x 1080 has 30i as a defined standard for ATSC, and 25i for PAL. This applies to both broadcast and Blu-ray specifications.
Hi Jim.
The point I am trying to make is that anything interlaced should just not be called High Definition, simnply because no matter how many pixels there are, it just is not high definition - it's interlaced. You know as well as I do there is far more than pixel count to definition!!!
Martin HJA wrote: So like I said, the 24p thing is the frame rate to go (at least for progressive 25p PAL footage). But the question is, when I start a new Encore CS5 projekt, I have to choose if NTSC or PAL. 24p is only availible in NTSC so I guess I have to just use that projece setting right? (for a PAL 24p version) Or do do I choose PAL and then just a transcode setting that has 24p in it afterwards befor transcoding (custom setting?). In this case, WHAT FRAMERATE do I choose when creating a PAL project (since you have to choose 50p or 25i)? Or does choosing the project setting in the beginning doesn't matter since one can choose different transcode setting afterwards (custom ones)?
Hi Martin.
You have no choice but to select NTSC, even though it is meaningless at 1920x1080/24p resolution, as the only way to do it in 25fps is interlaced, which is written as 50i or 25i depending on what side of the Atlantic you are on. They both mean the same thing, really.
Selecting PAL will only give you access to a frame rate of 25 or 50 which is insanity really. Frankly, Blu-Ray is a bit of a mess all round.

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