testing PAL

[zoobie]

My stuff is all NTSC including my player. However, I've an order for my DVD in PAL format...but how would I test it to make sure it plays properly?

[jagabo]

Put it in your DVD player and try to play it.

Since it's probably a different region code than your player the player will refuse to play it. You'll need a region free hack.

If you get that far the next hurdle is PAL to NTSC conversion. Unless your player supports it you'll get a garbled picture.

I believe many of the Cyberhome players support both those features. Thank you wife!

[daamon]

When you say "I've an order for my DVD in PAL format" - is that a DVD player or material on a disc?

[zoobie]

Material on a disc
It's now mpg2 @ 29.97fps
I can convert to PAL ok (haven't tried yet but saw the option with my authoring software)
Just need to test the disc somehow
Thx

[jagabo]

Oh, you need to make a PAL DVD from your NTSC material. Short of purchasing (or renting?) a bunch of PAL equipment, I think all you can do is make it to PAL specs and play it on your computer and your DVD player (if it supports PAL to NTSC conversion).

[daamon]

Material on a disc
It's now mpg2 @ 29.97fps
I can convert to PAL ok (haven't tried yet but saw the option with my authoring software)
Just need to test the disc somehow

In that case, it's like jagabo says - put the disc in your player and if it plays fine, all's well and good. If it doesn't it probably come out black and white, rolling picture and just generally not at all watchable.

The general rule of thumb is that PAL material doesn't usually play on NTSC machines (DVD players and / or TV's), but NTSC material invariably plays on newer (say last 5 years or so) PAL machines.

[zoobie]

I looked in the manual and it says it only supports NTSC
That's why I'm askin
I guess I could sneak a disc into a player that supports PAL at a store
or just send it with high hopes of working properly

[jagabo]

Check the DVD player list here:

https://www.videohelp.com/dvdplayers?DVDname=cyberhome

and see if somebody reports PAL to NTSC conversion.

[daamon]

My stuff is all NTSC including my player. However, I've an order for my DVD in PAL format...but how would I test it to make sure it plays properly?

You could try it on your PC with something like PowerDVD...

I do friends wedding videos and preview my authored material this way before burning the finished article to the final disc...

I check navigation, spelling, audio levels, compilation etc. this way. One thing to be careful of is the difference between monitor settings and TV settings - colours, brightness, contrast etc. - especially monitors work on something like 16 - 240 (somethings), whereas TV's are 0 - 255 (somethings) I think... Someone else help here...

Or, if it's a business, get yourself (invest) in a DVD player that supports PAL.

[zoobie]

Hey...I burnt one and it played. I doubled checked the specs and sure enough, it says MULTI, NTSC & PAL after all.

Unfortunately, my burning ap screwed it up when I told it not to re-encode complient mpgs...but that's another story.

Thx

[dvd3500]

Most PAL countries and PAL (region 2) players can play NTSC because Japan (NTSC) is region 2.
Older TVs have a problem with it though.