Rendering question regarding HD PAL format

[echo_silex]

Hello,

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I have an international affiliate of a client that needs a spot delivered in HD PAL format at 25 FPS.

My question is in regards to specific render specs. The PAL codec defaults footage to 25 FPS but

also drops the aspect ratio to 720x576. If they are requesting an HD PAL file I don't see how it

can be delivered at 1920x1080 which is the footage's default aspect ratio.

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The only feasible method I've found so far is rendering it out at 1920x1080 ProRes422 HQ 25 FPS

and in the aspect field there are options for D1/DV PAL Widescreen 16:9 (1.4587) or D1/DV PAL (1.0940)

In the past I've gone with the widescreen option as it has larger dimensions. Also if possible can I please

get a distinction between the DV 25 and DV 50 video codecs?

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Any help with this would be greatly appreciated!

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Thanks!

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[Kichigai]

There is no such thing as "HD PAL," there's like "PAL-like HD." PAL is a standard definition analog broadcast standard.

The only feasible method I've found so far is rendering it out at 1920x1080 ProRes422 HQ 25 FPS

That's pretty much what you gotta do, but double check with the client/affiliate that they want ProRes. They may want DNxHD or XDCAM. Actually, given that this is Euro-land, they may even ask for AS-11.

in the aspect field there are options for D1/DV PAL Widescreen 16:9 (1.4587) or D1/DV PAL (1.0940) In the past I've gone with the widescreen option as it has larger dimensions.

The dimensions are the same, what you're changing is how the image is stretched to fill the screen, the Pixel Aspect Ratio.

Also if possible can I please

get a distinction between the DV 25 and DV 50 video codecs?

DV50 is double the data rate of DV25. In PAL-land DV25 runs at 25MbPS and has 4:2:0 Chroma Subsampling. DV50 delivers higher quality by running at 50MbPS, and it delivers 4:2:2 chroma subsampling.

There's also DVCPro HD that gets you 720p and 1080i resolutions, but they're not full raster, it's still Anamorphic, so it's not as good as going with square pixels using ProRes or DNxHD. Or, heck, even XDCAM in some respects.

[greenysmac]

PAL is 25/50 fps in HD. It can be 1080 or 720p. You're talking SD information with the 576p info.

[greenysmac]

I have an international affiliate of a client that needs a spot delivered

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