NTSC DVD Burning

Wills wrote on 2/4/2018, 6:02 AM

Hi, I've been searching for the answer to this for a while. I've found similar questions, but not exact ones - hope someone can help!!!! I'm making a DVD for UK and US release, so need it NTSC, so it will play on both NTSC and PAL and Region free (0). My questions are, can I render the file as a PAL in Vegas, then make my DVD in Architect but with the project properties set to NTSC then burn, or do I have to render the actual video as NTSC first before I bring it into DVD Architect? Basically, does DVD architect convert the file while preparing? Either way, does it cause any issues with the audio being slightly out of sync with the video as we go from 25fps to 29.97. Currently my video is PAL and I brought it into DVD Architect with NTSC as the properties, but the audio seems ever so slightly out with the video when I make the disc. Also, is there any way to get info or properties from the DVD itself to see what format and region the computer thinks it is? Hope someone can help. Cheers

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Wills wrote on 2/4/2018, 6:46 AM

I think I've just found the answer to the first part of this question, as I've been able to find the DVD info in the player of the DVD I have just burnt. So, I rendered a PAL video at 25fps in vegas and made a DVD in DVDA with the properties changed to NTSC 29.97fps. When I look at the information on the DVD player, it confirms that it's Region free, or at least will play 1,2,3,4,5,6 and it also confirms the frame rate and resolution of the film on the disc, so it would appear that DVDA does convert a PAL file to NTSC. It still doesn't totally answer why the audio is out slightly. I have made 2 discs from the same settings and the audio is out on both, but at one one more than the other, any ideas?

Steve Grisetti wrote on 2/4/2018, 8:02 AM

Region free means something different than TV format. Region free means that the disc will operate in any country. TV format (PAL vs NTSC) means that the specs of the video (frame rate, resolution) are different.

If you are going to create an NTSC DVD, I'd recommend you output NTSC DVD-ready video from Vegas for use in your DVD Architect project, and if you are going to create a PAL DVD, use PAL DVD-ready video. It's best not to use DVD Architect to interpolate your video.

It may be able to do it in a pinch. But it's not the best tool for the job.

BTW, note that virtually all PAL DVD players are also capable of playing NTSC DVDs. (The reverse is not necessarily true.) So, if you're looking to create a disc that can be watched on any DVD player, you should create an NTSC disc.

Former user wrote on 2/4/2018, 8:17 AM

+1 what Steve says. Render an NTSC version from your Vegas timeline.

Wills wrote on 2/4/2018, 9:41 AM

Thanks for that. Yeah, I totally get the whole Region thing, which I why I had to burn it Region 0. I've just rendered the file again in Vegas to NTSC and am currently making the DVD in DVDA. I'll see what the results are like once made. Thanks for the responses.