The Convention rules are:
- 720x480 pixels in size
- Frame rate of 29.97fps (NTSC)
- Audio at 48000 Khz
- Video must be NTSC (not PAL or SECAM)
My exported video from Sony Vegas is:
- 848x480, Anamorphic
- Frame Rate of 23.976 (IVTC)
- Audio 44100Hz
I think all formats will be re-encoded to MPEG for the convention showing. Usually, I use TMPGEnc and the Otaku Video profile like mentioned here to convert for conventions and that calls for just applying a simple 3:2 pulldown flag to change the framerate. I looked up ways on how to change the frame rate of an AVI from 23.976fps to 29.97fps while keeping audio synced and I found this in the guides:
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AssumeFrameBased
ComplementParity
SeparateFields
SelectEvery(8, 0,1, 2,3,2, 5,4, 7,6,7)
(It's for top field first because that is the most common, if I remember correctly.)
But changing the frame rate this way makes me slightly nervous for some reason. I'm not very knowledgeable in this area and I probably have the wrong idea, but how will I be able to tell that the interlacing won't be embedded in the file when the convention re-converts it? I'm just worried that if it gets into the contest, there will be noticeable interlacing or even jumpy motion on the screen when I convert this way. Maybe I'm just being paranoid, but I'm in a stressed out AMV-editing streak and I don't want anything to go wrong.
Below is going to be my full script for their specifications. Could someone please say if it looks correct or not or if I should change anything?:
AviSource("C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop\ToConvert.avi")
Lanczos4Resize(720,352)
AddBorders(0,64,0,64)
SSRC(48000)
AssumeFrameBased
ComplementParity
SeparateFields
SelectEvery(8, 0,1, 2,3,2, 5,4, 7,6,7)
Weave
Thanks for reading and I look forward to your replies.




