Return-Path: Received: from atl4mhob04.myregisteredsite.com ([209.17.115.42] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5452236 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 24 Apr 2014 15:20:09 +0200 Received: from mailpod.hostingplatform.com ([10.30.71.211]) by atl4mhob04.myregisteredsite.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s3ODK6B9004234 for ; Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:20:06 -0400 Received: (qmail 22636 invoked by uid 0); 24 Apr 2014 13:20:06 -0000 X-TCPREMOTEIP: 60.225.102.245 X-Authenticated-UID: chris@chriszwar.com Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.0.4?) (chris@chriszwar.com@60.225.102.245) by 0 with ESMTPA; 24 Apr 2014 13:20:06 -0000 From: Chris Zwar Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_196D3579-8518-4DDD-9DA1-A806E44D84FD" Message-Id: <09B11685-D0E3-474D-83C6-2391376B226A@chriszwar.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Frame rate for digital file Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 23:20:04 +1000 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) --Apple-Mail=_196D3579-8518-4DDD-9DA1-A806E44D84FD Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I'm going to sound a bit pedantic, but there is no PAL or NTSC any more. = They were analogue transmission standards and they're history. Once = you're in the digital world there's just resolution, frame rate, and = either progressive or interlaced. Even interlacing seems to be on the = way out. If you have a TV that is new enough to play a digital file from a USB = stick or other device then it will be able to play any common frame rate = and resolution. =20 Digital files already come in a range of resolutions, most commonly 1280 = x 720 and 1920 x 1080. But there are many others - especially if you = start looking at downloaded or ripped movies that were originally = letterboxed. And frame rates - you'll find 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30 = and more. A modern TV can handle all of these different resolutions and = frame rates. I don't think a Sony or a Samsung TV will have any problems with a .mov, = but you might find some obscure TVs that prefer a mp4 rather than a = .mov. But basically - if you have a TV that can play files off a stick = then it will be able to handle 1920 x 1080 @ 25 fps. If you have a master file you're compressing for delivery then it isn't = too hard to make a range of different files to avoid compatibility = problems. It's not hard to deliver an MP4 and a MOV, for example. And = if you're compressing on a Mac then Apple's built-in defaults for apple = TV and iTunes devices are worth trying too. -Chris On 24/04/2014, at 10:48 PM, marc lawrence = wrote: > Esteemed AE professionals, >=20 > I'm rendering an HD 1920x1080 25fps AE sequence. The client intends to = play the digital file from a dongle directly into a TV.=20 > Do I need to ensure I have both NTSC and PAL frame rate versions if = they are taking it to the US (I'm UK based) or will the 25fps suffice? >=20 > I'm also rendering with QT using H264, if anyone knows of a better = format to render to for this particular purpose I would appreciate the = feedback. >=20 > Many thanks for any help given folks, >=20 > Marc --Apple-Mail=_196D3579-8518-4DDD-9DA1-A806E44D84FD Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 I'm going to sound a bit = pedantic, but there is no PAL or NTSC any more.  They were analogue = transmission standards and they're history.  Once you're in the = digital world there's just resolution, frame rate, and either = progressive or interlaced.  Even interlacing seems to be on the way = out.

If you have a TV that is new enough to play a = digital file from a USB stick or other device then it will be able to = play any common frame rate and resolution. =  

Digital files already come in a range of = resolutions, most commonly 1280 x 720 and 1920 x 1080.  But there = are many others - especially if you start looking at downloaded or = ripped movies that were originally letterboxed.  And frame rates - = you'll find 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30 and more.  A modern TV can = handle all of these different resolutions and frame = rates.

I don't think a Sony or a Samsung TV = will have any problems with a .mov, but you might find some obscure TVs = that prefer a mp4 rather than a .mov.  But basically - if you have = a TV that can play files off a stick then it will be able to handle 1920 = x 1080 @ 25 fps.

If you have a master file = you're compressing for delivery then it isn't too hard to make a range = of different files to avoid compatibility problems.  It's not hard = to deliver an MP4 and a MOV, for example.  And if you're = compressing on a Mac then Apple's built-in defaults for apple TV and = iTunes devices are worth trying = too.

-Chris


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