PAL audio deliverables?

[john a]

Hi All-
A film I worked on last year has gotten some distribution in Europe. The director forwarded
the deliverables list to me, and the following was contained therein:

Delivery of One (1) NTSC and One (1) PAL DVD of the 5.1+2
M&E (Suggested channel configuration: Left / Right / Center /
Subwoofer / Left Surround / Right Surround / Left / Right)

Delivery of One (1) NTSC and One (1) PAL DVD of the 5.1
PrintMaster + Stereo Dialogue (Suggested channel configuration:
Left / Right / Center / Subwoofer / Left Surround / Right Surround /
Left Dial / Right Dial)

Delivery of One (1) NTSC and One (1) PAL DVD of the Stereo
Mix (Suggested channel configuration: Left Mix / Right Mix / Left
Dialogue / Right Dialogue / Left Music / Right Music / Left Effects /
Right Effects)


Channel configurations aside - given that there is no PAL edit of the film at the moment -
would anyone be interested in taking a moment to speculate on what the shortest path to
a "PAL DVD of the...." might be? I am assuming tha a new edit will be generated somehow, and that
I would then somehow conform to it and output.....
Anyway, any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks much.

John Anthony
MAJA Audio Group
http://www.maja.tv

[sleadley]

This really depends on how the PAL master is derived from the master. Is the master Film or is it the NTSC video?If the film is the master and a frame for frame transfer in done this will be a speed change of the audio of 4%, but a format conversion of a NTSC master to PAL is different. You have to ask how the conversion is done to ascertain how to manipulate the audio.
my 2c
Simon L.

[john a]

Thanks, Simon. The NTSC video is the master. Most important to me is that there must be a method in place for deriving PAL picture before I must devise an appropriate audio output.

john a

[sleadley]

Are you expected to create the video conversion? That is a pretty specialist task. Sure a DVD conversion can be done using various video tools in many apps but results would vary considerably. I would refer this to a video house then do the audio.
hope this helps
Simon L.

[john a]

I will ask the director to handle the picture conversion, and then I'll do the audio work.
ja