DVD and VCD for European Countries

[Lula1]

Hi guys,

Sorry if I am asking a stupid question.
I understand that color system on Europe is PAL-G and/or SECAM depending on the country.

So, if I have some video recorded on MINI-DV ( on a SONY DV Camcorder, which I suppose records on NTSC ) ...

When I capture this video through a Studio DV firewire capture card,
and then encode it using TMPGEnc, as MPEG2 for DVD or MPEG1 for VCD,
will the authored DVD-R or VCD be playable on standalone DVD player / TV sets , on Europe ?

Thank's for clarifying ...

[FRANKY]

FIRST OF ALL YOUR CAMCODER (SONY)CAN I GUESS TO CAPTURE MOVIE AS DIGITAL 8 SYSTEM !!THE MODEL MUST BE ..TRVxxx !!SOMETHING LIKE THAT !!SO YOUR SONY CAPTURES AT YOUR COUNTRY SYSTEM FORMAT !!SOME TV SETS (SONY)CAN PLAY AS GOOD AS WELL BOUTH SYSTEM FORMATS NTSC & PAL B/GTHE SAME GOES FOR VCRs !!SO I DONT THINK YOU ARE GONNA HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH YOUR PROJECT !!

[Mirror_Image]

This might be easier on the eyes:

First of all your camcoder (sony)can I guess to capture movie as digital 8 system !!The model must be ..trvxxx !!Something like that !!So your sony captures at your country system format !!Some tv sets (sony)can play as good as well bouth system formats ntsc & pal b/gthe same goes for vcrs !!So I dont think you are gonna have any problem with your project !!

[Lula1]

Thank's for replying. It is a TRV 900 which was bought in USA ( I suppose it is NTSC ) . Problem is that I have to produce a DVD and/or a VCD , from Mini-DV captured through this camera ( it is not mine, and I did not to the shooting ), but this DVD and/or VCD will be sent to England and France. So, my concern is, how ( if possible ) to produce ( capture, encode and author ) DVD and VCD , to be compatible with color systems on those countries.

[KingJohn]

Hi guys,
Sorry if I am asking a stupid question.
I understand that color system on Europe is PAL-G and/or SECAM depending on the country.
So, if I have some video recorded on MINI-DV ( on a SONY DV Camcorder, which I suppose records on NTSC ) ...
When I capture this video through a Studio DV firewire capture card,
and then encode it using TMPGEnc, as MPEG2 for DVD or MPEG1 for VCD,
will the authored DVD-R or VCD be playable on standalone DVD player / TV sets , on Europe ?
Thank's for clarifying ...

If you want to make it 100% for Europe, use a PAL VCD/DVD template in TMPGEnc... No problem in France either !

However, all modern DVD players in Europe will play NTSC, and so will the TV !. Even though France has a different system for the TV transmissions, they will also display PAL.

If you visit Cite Europe in France, they sell the most up-to-date equipment around, with plasma screens the size of a room.