pal-ntsc problem with dvdshrink

[alsyed]

dvd's have usually 2 protections schemes.

macrovision - which is picture scrambling to prevent copying.

region coding - to prevent playing in certain regions of the world before it is released

since the dvd has region coding in, its safe to assume also that macrovision is used to. I don't know if dvd-shrink removes macrovision whilst importing direct from the dvd. I know dvd decryptor does though.

[bosco-12]

dvds that are already copies have this? remember, this is not the original i am working with.

does any of that make a differenece if its pal though?

[alsyed]

eeeeeeekk

patience syed,, patience....

if it is not the original, then why does it have a region code? and, it makes no difference if it is pal or ntsc.

rip the disc already, and try it!

[canadateck]

Given the kind of DVD it is there most likley is no Region and definitely no protection. you can just drag and drop the files on your computer.

[bosco-12]

eeeeeeekk

patience syed,, patience....

if it is not the original, then why does it have a region code? and, it makes no difference if it is pal or ntsc.

rip the disc already, and try it!

lol ok

this tells me something...if it is not the original, then it doesnt have a region code, meaning it must be pal, meaning the only way for it to work would be to convert the whole thing. i will burn it now anyways, just in case, im probably wrong, seems quite common with me in this regard.

[canadateck]

There is No original of that DVd. Burning it will not matter,You will need to convert it or get a DVD player that will Play and convert Pal to NTSC. dont waistn a DVD.It will not work.....

[canadateck]

If it is pal..

[bosco-12]

how would the ifoedit help?

you need an ifo file and right now alls i have is an image, meaning no video-ts folder.

[alsyed]

:S

umm have you got drive image tools, such as daemon? or virtual cd thing like alcohol 120%, nero image drive?

if you have an image file, when you load that into a drive image software, it will make a virtual drive load up on your system, and you will see an ifo file in there. But you won't be able to edit it. You will have to rip it again to the hdd.

Therefore i suggest, if you wan't to make edits, adjustments to the dvd, then you rip it as a dvd folder.

[mattyboy]

No matter what your dvd player will have to convert an NTSC signal to PAL, thats where the conversion will happen. Its a totaly differnt format as mentioned above, NTSC is in a nutshell black and white over a colour picture and PAL is colour over colour, it just wont display right unless your dvd palyer can convert, if not your tv or whatever your displaying it on will show a F**ked picture. PAL is much better quality too, but I'm sure you have your reason for changing it.

[canadateck]

All the ways that you want to try and do this without encoding maybe all for nothing, not every DVD player Suports this.You should buy a Cheap player that will play it. Like the Philips642. Or just re-encode it to NTSC.

[canadateck]

All he needs to do is drag and drop,not rip.

[bosco-12]

All he needs to do is drag and drop,not rip.

ok you keep talking about this...


i just played the burned one i made with dvd encrypter, and as you said it would, it failed. what will drag and drop do and how do i do it?

[alsyed]

All he needs to do is drag and drop,not rip.

agreed, but i'm thinking "preemptively", you'll still have to copy all the files over from the image, then build another image once done, then burn. save time, and space if yoiu just ripped it initially as a dvd folder.

[canadateck]

This is a DVDr there is no protection, so you dont need to rip it. is what I'm saying.

[bosco-12]

please please explain i am confused again

pretty much now this image i just made is useless and i wasted another dvd, so i now have 3 that i cant watch

what next?

[canadateck]

I read up on your player, and this will not work you will need to re-encode.

[canadateck]

please please explain i am confused again

pretty much now this image i just made is useless and i wasted another dvd, so i now have 3 that i cant watch

what next?

I told you not to burn it...

[bosco-12]

please please explain i am confused again

pretty much now this image i just made is useless and i wasted another dvd, so i now have 3 that i cant watch

what next?

I told you not to burn it...

i know...i suspected it wouldnt work. what now?

[bosco-12]

when you say this wont work what do you mean? the ifoedit thing or what?

[alsyed]

re-encode/re-encode/re-encode!

look up on conversion from pal dvd to ntsc dvd now. There is heaps of guides on this.

its your only way.

[bosco-12]

how much quality will be lost?

[canadateck]

You should buy a Cheap player that will play it. Like the Philips642. Or just re-encode it to NTSC

[bosco-12]

will much quality be lost?

cant buy another dvd player for one dvd, when it already cost me $50

[canadateck]

What kind of software do you have,alsyed knows a good way with Vegas there is a free trial , not sure about the Mpeg encoder,but there are free ones.

[bosco-12]

could you post some link[s] please

im looking in guides and none apply to pal dvd-ntsc dvd

[canadateck]

https://www.videohelp.com/guides#4;41

[bosco-12]

ya i looked there, but all are vcd or svcd or ntsc-pal not the other way around

this vegas program will do it? $500 for full version, hopefully the trial will do it

[canadateck]

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=250830&highlight=

[bosco-12]

no mention of dvds there though. does that matter?