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Subject: Re: [AE] Frame rate for digital file
From: Vorn Hancock <vorn.hancock@gmail.com>
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>I would suggest that an MP4 file will be the safest bet though, using H264
encoding.

I will give that a try Chris. Thanks for the heads up.


On 25 April 2014 04:08, David Baud <david.baud@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 eith=
er
> 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 fr=
om
> a file.
> For better chance of compatibility I would also suggest an MP4 format.
>
> In any case I would suggest testing=E2=80=A6 if this is not possible, the=
n 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
>
>
>


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<div dir=3D"ltr">&gt;<span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:=
13px">I would suggest that an MP4 file will be the safest bet though, using=
 H264 encoding.</span><div><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font=
-size:13px"><br>
</span></div><div><span style=3D"font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13p=
x">I will give that a try Chris. Thanks for the heads up.</span></div></div=
><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 25 April =
2014 04:08, David Baud <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:david.baud@g=
mail.com" target=3D"_blank">david.baud@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><div cla=
ss=3D"">On Apr 24, 2014, at 7:20 , Chris Zwar &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:chris@c=
hriszwar.com" target=3D"_blank">chris@chriszwar.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
</div><div><div class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"word-wra=
p:break-word">I&#39;m going to sound a bit pedantic, but there is no PAL or=
 NTSC any more. =C2=A0They were analogue transmission standards and they&#3=
9;re history. =C2=A0Once you&#39;re in the digital world there&#39;s just r=
esolution, frame rate, and either progressive or interlaced. =C2=A0Even int=
erlacing seems to be on the way out.</div>
</blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>I agree with your comment about PAL =
and NTSC but as far as interlaced video signal goes, I am afraid it will st=
ill 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.</di=
v>
<div class=3D""><div><br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"word=
-wrap:break-word"><div>If you have a TV that is new enough to play a digita=
l file from a USB stick or other device then it will be able to play any co=
mmon frame rate and resolution.=C2=A0</div>
</div></blockquote><div><br></div></div><div>In my experience this is not a=
lways true for TVs made for the american market which seems to be less comp=
atible with 50 Hz compatible frame rate. Even 24 frame rate can be problema=
tic on some TVs when played directly from a file.=C2=A0</div>
<div>For better chance of compatibility I would also suggest an MP4 format.=
</div><div><br></div><div>In any case I would suggest testing=E2=80=A6 if t=
his is not possible, then having a backup plan to Blu-ray disc, or even a D=
VD might be your better chance to make it work.</div>
<span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888"><div><br></div><div><div sty=
le=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;border-=
spacing:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"border-coll=
apse:separate;text-align:-webkit-auto;border-spacing:0px"><div style=3D"wor=
d-wrap:break-word">
<span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;text-align:-webkit-auto;border-spac=
ing:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"border-collapse=
:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span sty=
le=3D"border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style=3D"border-co=
llapse:separate;border-spacing:0px;font-size:14px"><span style=3D"border-co=
llapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style=3D"margin:0px">
David Baud</div><div style=3D"margin:0px">K O S M O S =C2=A0 =C2=A0 P R O D=
 U C T i O N S</div></span></span></span></div></span></div></span></div></=
span></div></span></div><a href=3D"mailto:david@kosmos-productions.com" tar=
get=3D"_blank">david@kosmos-productions.com</a><span style=3D"border-collap=
se:separate;text-align:-webkit-auto;border-spacing:0px"><div style=3D"word-=
wrap:break-word">
<span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;text-align:-webkit-auto;border-spac=
ing:0px"><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,238);font-size:14px"><a href=3D"http:=
//www.kosmos-productions.com" target=3D"_blank">www.kosmos-productions.com<=
/a></span><span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px;font-s=
ize:14px"></span></span></div>
<div><span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;text-align:-webkit-auto;border=
-spacing:0px"><br></span></div></span></div></font></span></div><br></div><=
/blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br>&quot;You are=
 alone and that&#39;s the truth<br>
=C2=A0and also it is tragic<br>=C2=A0Yet in your eyes you have the touch<br=
>=C2=A0and that, my friend, is magic&quot;
</div>

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