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Art Varga · February 9th, 2010, 04:00 PM

I just completed an edit of a Hindu wedding and my clients want to ship copies of their wedding DVD to family in India. They asked me if the DVDs would be compatible. My initial research mentions the need to have a DVD player that converts NTSC to PAL. Is this feature common in DVD players and is it the only requirement?

Chris Harding · February 9th, 2010, 04:59 PM

Hi Art

In PAL country our DVD players, provided they are fairly recent, will play NTSC disks but it's probably not worth taking the chance and sending NTSC DVD's to a PAL region.

I would rather render the project into PAL as well and send them PAL DVD's. Over here I often will get a bride with family in the USA and I make a point of doing NTSC copies for any DVD's that are destined for that region.

It would be the better (and safer) option as older PAL players never had the 'play NTSC' option!

Chris

Chris Davis · February 9th, 2010, 07:45 PM

Your public profile says you use Sony Vegas. You can easily create PAL DVDs using Vegas/DVD Architect.

Art Varga · February 9th, 2010, 09:17 PM

yes I am using Vegas and DVDA - that sounds like the solution - Thanks!

Will Tucker · February 11th, 2010, 09:06 AM

I will be doing a PAL version of a wedding in the spring, and I use Adobe CS4 and DVD Architect 4.0. Would it be best to render out the final edit in PAL in Adobe or can it be converted to PAL using just Architect?

Chris Estrella · February 13th, 2010, 09:13 AM

Can anyone give me advice for the same situation (NTSC to PAL) for Final Cut Studio users?

I know in DVD Studio Pro, the DVD's you author are region-free, but from a bit of research, that doesn't necessarily mean that PAL DVD players can always play them?

If anyone knows, I'd appreciate some guidance, if I have to change my sequence settings in FCP and re-export, or simply press a button in DVDSP.

February 9th, 2010, 04:00 PM	#1
Art Varga Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 552	Wedding DVD going to India I just completed an edit of a Hindu wedding and my clients want to ship copies of their wedding DVD to family in India. They asked me if the DVDs would be compatible. My initial research mentions the need to have a DVD player that converts NTSC to PAL. Is this feature common in DVD players and is it the only requirement?

February 11th, 2010, 09:06 AM	#5
Will Tucker Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 51	I will be doing a PAL version of a wedding in the spring, and I use Adobe CS4 and DVD Architect 4.0. Would it be best to render out the final edit in PAL in Adobe or can it be converted to PAL using just Architect? __________________ Sony HVR-Z5, Sony PD-150, Canon HV30, Adobe Creative Suite 4

February 9th, 2010, 04:59 PM	#2
Chris Harding Inner Circle Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 8,441	Hi Art In PAL country our DVD players, provided they are fairly recent, will play NTSC disks but it's probably not worth taking the chance and sending NTSC DVD's to a PAL region. I would rather render the project into PAL as well and send them PAL DVD's. Over here I often will get a bride with family in the USA and I make a point of doing NTSC copies for any DVD's that are destined for that region. It would be the better (and safer) option as older PAL players never had the 'play NTSC' option! Chris

February 9th, 2010, 07:45 PM	#3
Chris Davis Trustee Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Willmar, MN Posts: 1,400	Your public profile says you use Sony Vegas. You can easily create PAL DVDs using Vegas/DVD Architect.

February 9th, 2010, 09:17 PM	#4
Art Varga Major Player Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 552	yes I am using Vegas and DVDA - that sounds like the solution - Thanks!

February 13th, 2010, 09:13 AM	#6
Chris Estrella Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Richmond, Canada Posts: 117	Can anyone give me advice for the same situation (NTSC to PAL) for Final Cut Studio users? I know in DVD Studio Pro, the DVD's you author are region-free, but from a bit of research, that doesn't necessarily mean that PAL DVD players can always play them? If anyone knows, I'd appreciate some guidance, if I have to change my sequence settings in FCP and re-export, or simply press a button in DVDSP.