Stumped on NTST format

[jhundley16]

Hello,

I really don't know very much about all this so any help I can get is much appreciated!

I bought a DVD a few days ago and it happened to be in NTST format but I didn't find that out until I tried to play it. I tried it in every DVD player I own, including the one in my computer and it simply won't play. In fact, my DVD rom doesn't even recognize that it's in the tray.
I don't know if NTST format has anything to do with region codes but I do have a Cyber Home 300 and tried all the region codes on it, using menu 1, 9 and none of them would allow the DVD to play.

Does anyone have any suggestions for me? I'd give up on the DVD itself but it's an instructional video on something I really want to learn and I haven't found any other DVDs on this subject.

Thanks a lot!

[KBeee]

NTSC is the standard format for the US. The only NTST I know is SQL tables unless it's a typo on your part.
As you're in the US, your DVD's should be NTSC anyway, and unless you've imported from Japan, the region should be Region 1. Japan is NTSC Region 2.
It should say on the packaging what format and region code the DVD is.

[jman98]

As KBeee says, NTSC is definitely what you want, living in America. Since your Cyberhome player can't play this disc, it would appear that the DVD is defective in some way. If it was a region issue, the Cyberhome player could get around that. Perhaps it is cracked or scratched. I'd return it for another one.

[Cornucopia]

Could be it isn't finalized. Were these discs burned or pressed?

Try reading with ISOBuster.

Try out on other players than your own (friends, store?).

Could be it's got that "perfect copy protection" everyone's always asking about. ( :P Sorry, we get so many of those threads, it's just exhausting).

If burned, what kind of media is it (maybe your drives don't like +RW/DL or RAM or something)?

Scott

[jhundley16]

Thank you all for your replies.
As I've researched this (only the past day or two), I have come to realize that NTSC format is what I need. However, after checking the website I got the disc from, I see a disclaimer that says, "*Available in NTST format only". When I bought the DVD, I didn't see that but, even if I had, I wouldn't have known what it meant.

From the looks of it, I'd say the disc is burned, so it is possible that it's not finalized. I'm trying ISOBuster right now so I'll let you all know how that goes a little later.

Thanks again!

[jhundley16]

Well, I tried ISOBuster and it created an incomplete image of the disc due to a lot of gaps in the read, so I'm in the same spot I was before. I don't know where to go from here on this.

[MOVIEGEEK]

What is the DVD?
Have you tried DVDFab Decrypter?

[Cornucopia]

If this is a fairly newly-bought disc, and you're getting "lots of gaps in the read", it's either corrupted or scratched or badly authored/burned (or more than one of those things). And it should be returned/replaced (at their cost, not yours).

Scott

[redwudz]

If the disc has a dyed playing surface, probably purple, it's likely a burned disc. If so and it doesn't play properly, it's likely a badly burned or unfinalized burned disc. I would consult the place you got it from and get a replacement.

From finding one site with a Google search for 'NTST format', I'd say that was a typo when they said "*Only available in NTST format" and they did mean NTSC. That doesn't give me a lot of faith in their products.

[jhundley16]

Ok, I emailed the company and asked about this and they said it is in NTST format and would need to be played in a DVD-R compatible player. I do have a DVD to video tape recorder and I put it in there and it did play but only for a few seconds, then it would pause for a few seconds, then play, then pause, then play, then pause. Any ideas on what's going on? I will more than likely return this DVD but I want to know if the problem is with compatibility issues of my equipment or with the disc itself.

[Cornucopia]

Disc itself. Tell them we said so.

Man, I would sure be wary of a "production company" that doesn't know NTSC from "NTST" (whatever the H3LL that is).

Scott

[Nelson37]

So that is TWICE now they have referred to "NTST"?

Have them get a shovel, go outside and dig a hole, and examine it. Then they should get between two mirrors, drop their pants, bend over and spread'em. Note the differences.

[MOVIEGEEK]

So that is TWICE now they have referred to "NTST"?

Have them get a shovel, go outside and dig a hole, and examine it. Then they should get between two mirrors, drop their pants, bend over and spread'em. Note the differences.

BTW:Is this what you ordered? http://www.phase-eight.com/pages/products.php