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Darryn Carroll · March 9th, 2016, 08:19 AM

Hey all, first time with this request. I filmed a funeral, completed editing and burned DVD's. It just dawned on me that there is a good chance some of these are going to China with family. Should I be doing something different for China bound DVD's? I know we are region1 and google shows China as region6, just not sure what that means to me, the disc producer.

Thank you.

BTW, burning with Corel VideoStudioPro X8

Enrique Orozco Robles · March 9th, 2016, 12:49 PM

"Burned" DVDs are region less (or "free") ... region is important when pressing discs.... however, the video on your burned discs must match the TV system (PAL, NTSC) of the customer in this case for China (not sure what they use...). My 2 cents. Good luck.

Noa Put · March 9th, 2016, 12:59 PM

China should be a pal region but depending on their dvdplayer a ntsc dvd might play just fine, I would just deliver a HD mp4 file as well unless the client specifically would ask for a pal dvd, not sure though what results or artifacts changing ntsc to pal will have during playback?

Darryn Carroll · March 9th, 2016, 01:36 PM

Thanks guys, I think I will include an MP4 as well.

Jeff Pulera · March 9th, 2016, 02:06 PM

This is weird, I had replied to this post right after it went up and don't see it, so here goes again. My understanding based on answers to countless similar posts on forums is that DVD players in Europe and Asia are multi-standard - they can play our NTSC DVDs, so you don't have to author as PAL. And like the other person said, a burned DVD-R disc should not be locked to a Region - I think default is "0" for All Regions compatibility. But yes, definitely give them an .mp4 also which should be universally playable on computers, tablets, TVs.

Thanks

Jack Zhang · March 10th, 2016, 12:34 AM

I just did both of these and I just burned a NTSC DVD cause I know players are multi-standard over there. I also burned a 1440x1080 (PAR 16:9) H.264 MP4 and it plays perfectly on stock Windows Media Player.

Jeff Pulera · March 10th, 2016, 08:52 AM

Hi Jack,

I recommend against sending out media files using anamorphic sizes such as 1440x1080, for the simple reason that not all software players respect the pixel aspect ratio and will assume 1.0 square pixels, so your 16:9 video ends up playing as squished 4:3 in some players.

If making a Blu-ray, 1440x1080 is fine, but for stand-alone file delivery, I always export at 1920x1080 or 1280x720 (720p) using 1.0 PAR then I don't have to worry.

Thanks

March 9th, 2016, 08:19 AM	#1
Darryn Carroll Major Player Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 255	Burn DVD for China? Hey all, first time with this request. I filmed a funeral, completed editing and burned DVD's. It just dawned on me that there is a good chance some of these are going to China with family. Should I be doing something different for China bound DVD's? I know we are region1 and google shows China as region6, just not sure what that means to me, the disc producer. Thank you. BTW, burning with Corel VideoStudioPro X8

March 9th, 2016, 12:49 PM	#2
Enrique Orozco Robles Regular Crew Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chihuahua MEXICO Posts: 146	Re: Burn DVD for China? "Burned" DVDs are region less (or "free") ... region is important when pressing discs.... however, the video on your burned discs must match the TV system (PAL, NTSC) of the customer in this case for China (not sure what they use...). My 2 cents. Good luck. __________________ Enrique Orozco - Sony/JVC/Nikon/Panny cams, DJI/Yuneec drones, VegasPro www.aerofilm.com.mx

March 9th, 2016, 12:59 PM	#3
Noa Put Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 9,510	Re: Burn DVD for China? China should be a pal region but depending on their dvdplayer a ntsc dvd might play just fine, I would just deliver a HD mp4 file as well unless the client specifically would ask for a pal dvd, not sure though what results or artifacts changing ntsc to pal will have during playback?

March 9th, 2016, 01:36 PM	#4
Darryn Carroll Major Player Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Norwood, MA Posts: 255	Re: Burn DVD for China? Thanks guys, I think I will include an MP4 as well.

March 9th, 2016, 02:06 PM	#5
Jeff Pulera Major Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Milwaukee WI Posts: 691	Re: Burn DVD for China? This is weird, I had replied to this post right after it went up and don't see it, so here goes again. My understanding based on answers to countless similar posts on forums is that DVD players in Europe and Asia are multi-standard - they can play our NTSC DVDs, so you don't have to author as PAL. And like the other person said, a burned DVD-R disc should not be locked to a Region - I think default is "0" for All Regions compatibility. But yes, definitely give them an .mp4 also which should be universally playable on computers, tablets, TVs. Thanks __________________ Jeff Pulera Safe Harbor Computers

March 10th, 2016, 12:34 AM	#6
Jack Zhang Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada Posts: 3,053	Re: Burn DVD for China? I just did both of these and I just burned a NTSC DVD cause I know players are multi-standard over there. I also burned a 1440x1080 (PAR 16:9) H.264 MP4 and it plays perfectly on stock Windows Media Player.

March 10th, 2016, 08:52 AM	#7
Jeff Pulera Major Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Milwaukee WI Posts: 691	Re: Burn DVD for China? Hi Jack, I recommend against sending out media files using anamorphic sizes such as 1440x1080, for the simple reason that not all software players respect the pixel aspect ratio and will assume 1.0 square pixels, so your 16:9 video ends up playing as squished 4:3 in some players. If making a Blu-ray, 1440x1080 is fine, but for stand-alone file delivery, I always export at 1920x1080 or 1280x720 (720p) using 1.0 PAR then I don't have to worry. Thanks __________________ Jeff Pulera Safe Harbor Computers