Return-Path: Received: from qmta03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.32] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5452728 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Fri, 25 Apr 2014 05:08:57 +0200 Received: from omta05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.43]) by qmta03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id u37s1n0030vp7WLA338v0t; Fri, 25 Apr 2014 03:08:55 +0000 Received: from [IPv6:2601:1:8200:284:c14e:1594:d640:bd16] ([IPv6:2601:1:8200:284:c14e:1594:d640:bd16]) by omta05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id u38u1n0080WML728R38uV2; Fri, 25 Apr 2014 03:08:55 +0000 From: David Baud Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_3D42A792-5FE9-4437-854E-A946AF805A3F" Message-Id: <4B55C715-2193-445D-B0A9-C85C3B3D2B48@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.2 \(1874\)) Subject: Re: [AE] Frame rate for digital file Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 21:08:53 -0600 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1874) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=comcast.net; s=q20140121; t=1398395335; bh=duq7jnhcjpRWgEVahARuIm92ILHpnRoP/2EUT2tuPMM=; h=Received:Received:From:Content-Type:Message-Id:Mime-Version: Subject:Date:To; b=nSOuHMwULWCP/E1f3MhmoFyaHa3ROnCSqqpCApO+4pQMsuYL0DMCb1QrrSzUsoiHJ pios9vccfNLf4m4hnN3HGkXeuBOAmo8/yakHvesiYS48nsx3m1rvD6dO4s0udGV4B6 C1tnPHE4QXsXqO3OK0nGE3HnZ5uvLbFBt6Fn1bUKuLtHKtPET3dPmZeCJ0vgfRLLmo ffBfZ3yHhZ13pLIol30WUHYYugsR0uGmpFy4QyBrsu1y0aZ1RFpymE0D7JdOqKZeVV S+5EuXepugCE1zbVyOQ27+nlxrzmn4r+3/YWFnDjhqxrle0hZfldf5BkV2EQMvlz7Z suKptlgFOMeEg== --Apple-Mail=_3D42A792-5FE9-4437-854E-A946AF805A3F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 On Apr 24, 2014, at 7:20 , Chris Zwar wrote: > 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. I agree with your comment about PAL and NTSC but as far as interlaced = video signal goes, I am afraid it will still be on our radar for a = while: it is part of the SMPTE 292 digital video transmission standard = which requires HD-1080 programs to be interlaced. > 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 In my experience this is not always true for TVs made for the american = market which seems to be less compatible with 50 Hz compatible frame = rate. Even 24 frame rate can be problematic on some TVs when played = directly from a file.=20 For better chance of compatibility I would also suggest an MP4 format. In any case I would suggest testing=85 if this is not possible, then = having a backup plan to Blu-ray disc, or even a DVD might be your better = chance to make it work. David Baud K O S M O S P R O D U C T i O N S david@kosmos-productions.com www.kosmos-productions.com --Apple-Mail=_3D42A792-5FE9-4437-854E-A946AF805A3F Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 On Apr = 24, 2014, at 7:20 , Chris Zwar <chris@chriszwar.com> = wrote:
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.

I agree with your comment = about PAL and NTSC but as far as interlaced video signal goes, I am = afraid it will still be on our radar for a while: it is part of the = SMPTE 292 digital video transmission standard which requires HD-1080 = programs to be interlaced.

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. 

In my = experience this is not always true for TVs made for the american market = which seems to be less compatible with 50 Hz compatible frame rate. Even = 24 frame rate can be problematic on some TVs when played directly from a = file. 
For better chance of compatibility I would also = suggest an MP4 format.

In any case I would = suggest testing=85 if this is not possible, then having a backup plan to = Blu-ray disc, or even a DVD might be your better chance to make it = work.

David = Baud
K O S M O S     P R O D = U C T i O N = S
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