From DVDInfo, what does this mean??

[nathanaa]

Using DVDInfo, a guy I know in the UK (I live in the US) scanned one of his DVDs and sent me the log. We are trying to figure out if a DVD he has is PAL or NTSC format, and he has no way of telling. He recorded some TV shows off the TV, but doesn't know which format it was recorded in.

DVDInfo says "Format Type UDF", which I have no clue as to what that means - does anyone here know?

His TV will play both PAL & NTSC, and his DVD player will play both also, so we can't tell by actually trying to play it.

I told him about DVDInfo, he downloaded it, and this is what the log says (I deleted some of the - hopefully - unneeded info):

Disc Regions are
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Media code/Manufacturer ID MBI 01RG20
Format Type UDF
1.02
Volume Name NEW
1
Application id
Implementation id VSO
Software
Recording Date/Time (mm/dd/yyyy) 12/20/2003
19:16:05
Format Capacity
3.88GB(4.16GB)
Book Type
DVD-R
Media Type
DVD-R
Manufacturer Rated Speed 4.0x
5540KBps
Data area starting sector
30000h
Data area end sector
1F051Fh
Linear Density
0.267um/bit
Track Density
0.74um/track
Number of Layers
1

Complete Media Code
00000000 00 6C 00 00 01 40 C1 FD 9E D8 52 00 02 87 0D 11
.l...@....R.....
00000010 66 78 80 00 03 4D 42 49 20 30 31 00 04 52 47 32 fx...MBI
01..RG2
00000020 30 20 20 00 05 A8 82 00 20 00 02 00 06 09 11 11 0 .....
.......

[Bodyslide]

Have him use powerdvd then goto configuration and click on the information tab. It will show if its pal or ntsc.

[nathanaa]

Is there any way to tell without him having to download another program? He does not have Internet at his home, he had to download DVDInfo at some cybercafe as it is.

I mean, if DVDInfo can't tell him/us, that's one thing. What does "Format UDF" mean? Undefined? Unidentified? Something completely unrelated?

Any more thoughts appreciated.

[steve2713]

unrelated. the information you provided does not tell whether it's PAL or NTSC.

[Noahtuck]

AVIcodec will tell you by reporting the frame rate.

UDF

It's in the glossary here.......

[nathanaa]

Ok so now I know what UDF means, thanks. Using DVDInfo *is* there a way to tell what format a disc is?

Or not?

[Sifaga]

i dont think so

i think dvdinfopro gives you info on the actual disc but not on the video data on it.

i could be wrong

EDIT: Will his DVD player have some On Screen Display that will show him if its PAL or NTSC or the framerate or something

[Noahtuck]

Ok so now I know what UDF means, thanks. Using DVDInfo *is* there a way to tell what format a disc is?

Or not?

i told you....

AVIcodec will tell you by reporting the frame rate.

But not with DvdInfo

[nathanaa]

Ok, thanks for the help folks!