NTSC to PAL

[Joef2k2]

hey, i am wondering if any1 can tell me how to convert ntsc to pal as ntsc dont seem to work on my dvd player because i live in europe and ntsc is used in north america and japan where as PAL is used for europe so im thinkin that if i change to PAL it will work on my dvd and other dvd players. Can any1 tell me how to got about this or link me to a guide? thnx alot if you do, its much appreciated


Joe

[bugster]

Try a forum search, theres quite a few threads discussing various methods depending on your source material (which you don't say what it is) and there is a guide or two in the convert setction.

However, are you sure you need to convert. All European DVD players should play NTSC disks. It is then a matter of what kind of signal they output and what kind of TV you have. Some players will output NTSC signals in which case you need a multi-format TV, though the vast majority of European TV's are multi-format. Otherwise they will output Pal-60 (Pal signals but at 60 fields per second instead of the usual 50). Again, most modern TV's should be able to display this.

[Joef2k2]

my source of material is the avesgmpg !! i have today enocoding it to ntsc and tryed it on my dvd player but it said disk error, i then tryed it on a budjet no make dvd player and it worked fine. so i am just assuming that if i try it with PAL it may work !! im hoping

[rhegedus]

Like Bugster says, are you sure you need to?

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=154841

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=158768

[Donny661]

guide here: https://www.videohelp.com/pal2ntsc/pal2ntsc.htm

[rhegedus]

Erm...... that's PAL to NTSC.

The poster was after NTSC to PAL.

[Joef2k2]

well yes i think i need to as like i said i enocoded in the NTSC form and put the dvd on a disc and tryed it in the player but it didnt work !! so im thinking by changing to PAL it shud work? unless u have any other ways of gettin rounds this or ways to try

[rhegedus]

Just beacuse it doesn't work in your player, it doesn't mean that it's beacuse the film is NTSC.

98% of PAL DVD players can play NTSC. Unless your DVD player is very old, it should play a NTSC film.

Can you be more specific as to what you've done?

i.e. rip the disk, then.............

[Joef2k2]

ok right i am gona tell u exactly wot i have done here. I have a film which is a svcd on two disk's ! i want to put it into a dvd format so that i can have the film on 1 disk and play it in any dvd player not just the odd 1 !! i dont really know much about it im just reading guides and asking questions as i am new to this part of stuff ie dvd ripping etc !! i have the 2 mpg files........and from that i ave followed this guide.. https://www.videohelp.com/mpeg2tovcd.htm !!! reason why i am going on about NTSC and PAL is beacause the dvd i created by following that guide did not work on my player !! so do you have any idea why or can u tell me the best way to go about creating a dvd to play on all players? not just 1 !!!

[rhegedus]

The reason why it does not work has nothing to do with PAL/NTSC.

It does not work because you are converting an SVCD to VCD - neither of which have anything to do with DVD video (i.e. VOB files).

What disk are you trying to play in your DVD player: VCD, SVCD or DVD?

[Joef2k2]

well i am tryin to play my svcds in my dvd player but i wana change it to 1 so its on a dvd disc and not two cds !

[rhegedus]

To make put SVCD onto DVD, sue this guide:

How to put SVCD MPEG2 video on a DVDR

No video reencoding required. Store several SVCD MPEG2 videos on one DVD. But it may not work on all standalone DVD Players.

[Joef2k2]

if it dont work on all stand alone players, how do i go about doing this or cant i?

[bugster]

if it dont work on all stand alone players, how do i go about doing this or cant i?

You can never be 100% certain it will play on ALL DVD players, not least beacuse some simply wont read any sort of burnt media.

To get the greatest chance of it playing though your bets bet is probably to re-encode to full DVD compliant mpeg spec, then author as a DVD-video using a suitable authoring package.

[Joef2k2]

so wot i need to do is encode with tmpgenc to dvd complainent then authour it with something like Ulead and let that create all the vob files etc

[bugster]

so wot i need to do is encode with tmpgenc to dvd complainent then authour it with something like Ulead and let that create all the vob files etc

for maximum compatibility, yes.

[Joef2k2]

ok cheerz, i have just done that and i have come across yet another problem? wen i put it in a LG dvd player it said DISK ERROR? whys that? does the player need unlocking? and the movie was also kinda fuzzy at parts, or shud i say slightly pixelated at parts

[bugster]

ok cheerz, i have just done that and i have come across yet another problem? wen i put it in a LG dvd player it said DISK ERROR? whys that? does the player need unlocking? and the movie was also kinda fuzzy at parts, or shud i say slightly pixelated at parts

You can reduce the pixellation by increasing the bitrate if you have room on the disk.

As to why it won't play on the LG, could be authoring or burning errors or it could simply be the LG can't read recordable DVD media.

[Joef2k2]

well i dnt think it was authoring or burning errors as it worked fine on another dvd player i have but this is not a known brand name so maybe thats why it worked? i duno

[bugster]

well i dnt think it was authoring or burning errors as it worked fine on another dvd player i have but this is not a known brand name so maybe thats why it worked? i duno

Just because it works on another player doesn't mean you should rule out authoring or burning settings completley. Different manufacturers may interpret the DVD specs slightly differently. Having said that the chances of it being an authoring issue should be pretty slim.

Is your LG player listed in the DVD players section of this site (left hand side) and if so do any owners say anything about recordable DVD media?

[Joef2k2]

yes i think the lg 5083 is in the list and im sure ppl said it was ok for them? not sure

[bugster]

yes i think the lg 5083 is in the list and im sure ppl said it was ok for them? not sure

not sure!
you either checked the list or you didn't, whats not to be sure about?

Something you havn't told us is what kind of DVD burner do you have and what brand media you are using. This could be VERY important.

[Joef2k2]

yes i did check it and my player is there

[Joef2k2]

i have a sony dvd burner and i am using datawrite 4x dvd disks