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Chienworks wrote on 5/28/2008, 9:34 AM
Use just about any DVD playback software on your PC. It won't care whether the DVD format is NTSC, PAL, SECAM, or Martian. It'll just play it.
rs170a wrote on 5/28/2008, 9:36 AM
Either on your computer or on a DVD player that will handle PAL discs.
The player will resample it to NTSC but at least you'll know it works.

Mike
Jay Gladwell wrote on 5/28/2008, 9:41 AM

Thanks Kelly and Mike!

Edit:

So to make sure I understand. If I were to do a project setup in PAL, rendered in PAL and burned to a DVD, it would play on PAL equipment properly overseas? At least in theory?


Chienworks wrote on 5/28/2008, 9:56 AM
Make sure you set DVDA's project type to PAL too, otherwise it will author an NTSC disc from PAL material, which would be a mess.
baysidebas wrote on 5/28/2008, 10:05 AM
Unlike NTSC DVD players {with PAL discs], PAL DVD players usually can handle NTSC discs with no problems.
Tom Pauncz wrote on 5/28/2008, 12:14 PM
Jay,
I authored a PAL DVD ages ago and it played fine in Australia - PAL land.
Tom
CorTed wrote on 5/28/2008, 1:15 PM
I did this a few weeks ago for a DVD going to Europe.
Burned using DVDA in PAL format. They were still unable to play it there on their DVD player. I was told this was because of the region encoded within the DVD. (they needed a region free player)
Can I set this region code within DVDA ??
If so, what region code works for Europe?

Ted
Jay Gladwell wrote on 5/28/2008, 1:20 PM

Ted, it's my understanding that if you make the DVD region free it will play anywhere.

Jay Gladwell wrote on 5/28/2008, 1:21 PM

Thanks to everyone!

Chienworks wrote on 5/28/2008, 2:53 PM
DVDA doesn't burn region codes, so any DVD you make with it will be region free and playable on any player.
brianw wrote on 5/28/2008, 5:30 PM
Depends on the quality of the player. Recently a NTSC disk played perfectly on a $39 generic player (and others) while a high price Sony would only give low res black and white. :-)
bStro wrote on 5/28/2008, 5:38 PM
Ted, if you sent them a burned disc, it was region free. The actual region coding is not added until the disc is made into a glass master. All DVD Architect can do is set a flag telling the replicator what region to add.

If your disc played poorly, it was probably a format (PAL / NTSC) issue. If they disc just wouldn't play, it was something else entirely -- but not related to region codes.

FYI, Region 2 covers European countries.

Rob
CorTed wrote on 5/29/2008, 11:21 AM
Thanks All.
Sounds like they had a bad player.

Ted