NTSC to PAL for Final Cut Pro 7

Hello there,

I have a 'Flip' HD video camera that shoots in NTSC, I live in the UK (Pal).
I want to be able to edit the footage I shoot in this camera in Final Cut Pro 7.

Can anyone tell me the best settings to convert the footage (using Apples's Compression) from this camera to Pal for editing in Final Cut Pro 7 without the need for rendering in the timeline.

I have managed this using Compression's DVPAL preset but I would like to, if possible retain the HD quality.

Here is what the Flip camera shoots:
MPEG-4 File
1280 × 720
H.264, AAC, 44100 Hz, Mono
FPS: 30

Many thanks,

Julian
London,UK

Thanks for your reply.

I just tired converting some material to apple pro res LT like you suggested but still when I import the files into Final Cut 7.03 I still get the red render line in the timeline and Final Cut says it does not recognise the clip or any of the sequence presets.

This is the file details that I have after putting my clip through compressor.

Apple ProRes 422 (LT), 1,280 x 720 (1,248 x 702)
AAC, 44100 Hz, Mono
FPS: 30

What am I doing wrong? How can Final Cut not recognise this file format?

Thanks,

Julian

Hello there,

I think I've figured it out.
Once I changed the audio settings in Compressor to 48khz from 44.1 I could import the clip just fine straight into Final Cut timeline without the need for any rendering.
Rather strange that Final Cut does not like audio at 44.1khz right?

Thanks,

Julian

Well I thought I had to convert to Pal but now realise this is not needed to edit. The clips show us as 30 fps in Compressor.

Thanks,

Julian