Converting PAL IMAGE file to NTSC IMAGE file???????????

[Cynereo]

So, I have DVD images (ready to burn), but they are PAL... and unfortunately I've burned them finding out my DVD players are not region-free... Instead of using DVD Shrink or other DVD region-free softwares to RE-BURN, is there a way to patch or edit my IMAGE file so I can just burn the image once. I've found PAL to NTSC patches for PS2 images, but is there one for movies??? thanks...

[dphirschler]

I'm not 100% sure, but I think video format (PAL/NTSC) and region coding are separate issues. I thing I know for sure, I have a PAL DVD that is region free. So my question to you is, is your DVD player unable to play PAL format DVDs or region 2 DVDs?


Darryl

[Cynereo]

ah, after replaying the DVD-r, i realized it says "Playback prohibited by area limitations." Therefore the issue I'm dealing with is PAL/NTSC, otherwise if it weren't region-free, my player would say the "Playback is restricted by region," as I've experienced before. Now, how can I convert this PAL movie to NTSC?

[Kool_Aid]

PAL movie to NTSC

Do a search here............it been discussed ad nauseum.

[Cynereo]

I have done a search, and could only find conversions dealing with reburning... how can i convert the image file before burning?

[dphirschler]

I think the tool is called Daemon Tools or something along those lines. It fools your computer into thinking the image file is a DVD drive. So from there, you would "Rip" it in file mode, then you will have to go about extracting the video and audio from the vobs, then stretch the audio, re-encode the video with NTSC size and framerate (23.976 fps, 3:2 pulldown on playback), the reauthor and burn. Not sure how to handle the menus.

There may be a way to use DVD Rebuilder to do the whole disc. You would have to modify the AVIsynth scripts to make the appropriate changes to video size and framerate.

I'm afraid I can't help much more than that, but hopefully you will be able to research further and get it done. I have converted a music concert from PAL to NTSC, but it was video (25i), not film (24p). And I did it before DVD Rebuilder existed, so I had to recreate the menus on my own. As was already pointed out, many discussions and probably tutorials exist on this website on converting PAL movies to NTSC.


Darryl

[mats.hogberg]

how can i convert the image file before burning?

You can't. It's the mpeg that's part of the VOBs that's part of the DVD file system that the image contains that has to be reencoded. So, you have to "disassemble" the image completely, and the rebuild it (author) again.

/Mats

[ricky1756]

if you have a dvd image, then it should already be region free. pal and ntsc are different video standards and have nothing to do with region

[sullen]

The search "PAL to NTSC" equals 239 pages worth of posts. When doing a search use only the basic information. Here is a great guide for conversion from PAL to NTSC, the parts by FulciLives are the steps to convert. Complex, but workable.

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=219852&highlight=pal+ntsc

[indolikaa]

ah, after replaying the DVD-r, i realized it says "Playback prohibited by area limitations." Therefore the issue I'm dealing with is PAL/NTSC, otherwise if it weren't region-free, my player would say the "Playback is restricted by region," as I've experienced before. Now, how can I convert this PAL movie to NTSC?

Um, I believe that if you are receiving that message, IT IS a region-coding issue. 'Area limitations' and 'restricted by region' are two ways to describe the same thing. Are you sure about that?

As for converting from PAL to NTSC, there are no less than three separate forum guides that deal with this issue. So, to answer your question, try a forum search. Again. As Kool_Aid mentioned, this is an ad nauseum subject that gets asked at least once per week.

Or wait for the movies to be released on DVD in November.

[Doramius]

Agreed with Indo. To go a little deeper NTSC & PAL are video formats that happen to be in specific regions. They are the 2 most common video formats. Then there is a further region separation, but seems to cut mostly for countries rather than region. Japan and the US both use NTSC video format, but Japan uses Region 2 coding, just like the UK. However, the UK uses PAL video format. Japan's discs won't play on either UK or US players (without proper decryption and/or conversion).

If you get a NTSC region free disc, it will play in Japan and the US (and any other NTSC format country). However, it will not play in the UK which uses the PAL format.

So basically, (though not as fully technical, but at least you can closely understand) Japan would have a similar framerate and other methods of playing video that are identical to the US. However, the copy-protection software would be similar to that used on UK's PAL discs. Regardless, of the copy-protection, a PAL system won't properly be able to read an NTSC disc, because the frame rate (and whatever else) just can't match up.

I know a lot of what I said is redundant and has been explained briefly by others, but hopefully this will clear up the issue with at least one way someone will be able understand.