[HELP] 50i to 59.94i

[Miranda]

I need to convert a UK TV show shot on PAL 25fps video for a US Blu-ray release, maintaining the television look, same running time and interlacing. I understand 59.94i would be the best way of achieving this.

[Selur]

The best would be to stick with the interlaced 720×576 which is supported by Blu-ray. Since Blu-rays also support MPEG-2 DVD content can basically just get reauthored for Blu-rays without any reencoding taking place.

Haven't looked at Blu-ray specifications for ages.
Looking at https://www.videohelp.com/hd 25i is allowed too for 1920x1080.
I would try to avoid trying to go for 59.94 from 25i since it seems like a lot of trouble. Norm changes always cause trouble.
(Last time I did something like this 10+ years ago, we used 720p@50fps to avoid any norm conversions and getting rid of interlacing.)


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[Miranda]

It's being released in the UK and USA, so needs to be compaible with players in both countries.

[Selur]

Every Blu-ray player should support each of the formats specified by the standard.
If your player doesn't support the format it's not a certified player.

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[Miranda]

Most USA TVs do not handle PAL.

[Selur]

Where does this believe come from?
Frankly I doubt that statement is true nowadays. Any normal LCD TV should be able to handle those frame rates.
Unless the one playing your Blu-ray managed to hook up an old CRT TV to the Blu-ray player, all the frame rates should be supported.
(iirc. CRT production was discontinued over 10 years ago)
-> I would be REALLY surprised if USA TVs are somehow crippled to not support standard resolutions and frame rates.

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