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Selecting Output and Timecode Formats for 23.976p, 24p, and 25p Projects
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Selecting Output and Timecode Formats for 23.976p,
24p, and 25p Projects
When you are working in a 23.976p, 24p, or 25p project, you can output multiple formats from
the same progressive media.When you are working in a 23.976p, 24p, or 25p project, you can
output multiple formats — NTSC video, PAL video, and audio — all from the same progressive
media. The Avid Universal Mastering feature gives you the option of outputting an NTSC
sequence from a PAL sequence, or a PAL sequence from an NTSC sequence. You click the
Output Format menu in the Digital Cut tool to select the formats you want, as described in
“Selecting Output Formats for 23.976p, 24p, and 25p Projects” on page 1075.
(Media Composer) Depending on the type of project you are working with, NTSC or PAL, the
system will only display output options for one format. You cannot switch from NTSC to PAL or
PAL to NTSC. You can only switch from one PAL format to another PAL format or from one
NTSC format to another NTSC format.
(Symphony) All output options for PAL and NTSC are available to you. You can switch from an
NTSC format to a PAL format and from a PAL format to an NTSC format.
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You need to save a title for each aspect ratio your output formats require, but you do not need to
save a title for each video format (NTSC and PAL). For example, if you are working at 4:3 aspect
ratio in a 24p project, and you intend to output a version of your project at 16:9, you need to
save 16:9 versions of your titles. For more information, see “Working with Multiple Title
Formats” in the Help.
In Avid Symphony, conversion from one video format to another (for example from NTSC to
PAL), including title resizing, is handled automatically by your Avid input/output hardware. You
cannot save titles in a video format different from that of the project.
Depending on the format you select, you also need to:
• Select the timecode to output. See “Selecting the Timecode Format for Output” on
page 1078.
• Indicate the destination timecode rate. See “Indicating the Destination Timecode Rate” on
page 1079.
• Select the video pulldown cadence. See “Selecting the Video Pulldown Cadence” on
page 1080.