"playback prohibited by area limitations" error...

[NdNelectronicsGeek]

Ok i just burned the img file to this dvd+ disk. When i play it in my sony dvd player it says "playback prohibited by area limitations". I dont know why this is happening. When i play the dvd disk on my computer it plays. This is the first time this happened to me. I have burned many dvd movie on to a disk and they work fine. The playback region is all. All help is appreciated. Thanks.

[Noahtuck]

Ok i just burned the img file to this dvd+ disk. When i play it in my sony dvd player it says "playback prohibited by area limitations". I dont know why this is happening. When i play the dvd disk on my computer it plays. This is the first time this happened to me. I have burned many dvd movie on to a disk and they work fine. The playback region is all. All help is appreciated. Thanks.

Sony dvd player + "playback prohibited by area limitations" = bet antyhing the video is PAL.
Your pc will play all region pal dvd's but all standalone's will not convert PAL to NTSC.

Try AVIcodec to check what the frame rate is.

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=262159&highlight=

You can also use PowerDVD to check.

https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=261781&highlight=

If you don't have either AVIcodec is a pretty small download. 349kb

[NdNelectronicsGeek]

yup the format is in PAL...i guess thats the problem...so how should i go about this problem? convert it to NTSC? with what program?

[Noahtuck]

Well, i have heard of a few programs that will do conversion of just the main movie files but i have never tried them, there are giudes on how to do it correctly but they are long and time consuming, do a search under guides,
Or the easiest way to watch PAL dvd's is to buy a player that will play them like a cyberhome for $40.00 or under.

Heard that dvdsanta & DIKO will do it but i don't know how good the results are.

Here is the latest method people have been discussing
https://www.videohelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=261056

But it so much easier to just get a cheapo player that converts espc. if you plan on playing or watching alot of import dvd's.
This has always been a big thing for me because i own and buy alot of import dvd's that are PAL format.