PAL/NTSCEncoding Resolution in Nero

[evilfantom]

I'm going to burn a PAL video CD using a PAL MPEG using Nero's VCD Creator layout. Do I need to select PAL in the encoding resolution under the Video CD tab under the write cd dialogue menu? Or do I leave it at NTSC and let Nero burn the CD? I want to get the best quality VCD out of this. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

[PigOnWing]

On the risk of being only 98% percent correct on this, I'd say that the setting you refer to apply only to still images on the VCDs - menus, images added before the first track, etc.

As Nero actually encodes & resize images by itself, no matter what, it asks you what resolution (PAL or NTSC) you want them to be. It has nothing to do with the MPEGs themselves - as long as they are VCD compliant.

Regarding non-VCD compliant MPEGs / non-MPEGs that you let Nero convert - I don't know.

-- Piggie

[Anonymous65]

The PAL/NTSC question is normally very easy.
If you live in Europe, you select PAL, if you live in the USA, you select NTSC. Otherwise, you will get a black/white rolling picture when playing back the VCD. The same goes for menus and anyhting else in video standards, PAL=Europe, NTSC=USA.

(and no needs for replies about other countries, check your country's TV system format)

[mr_seth_enslow]

It's not that easy and that doesn't happen... I've burnt both PAL and NTSC from various sources - both my DVD player and my TV handle it fine... No funny lines, no rolling screens etc.

HOWEVER, I was incorrectly encoding some NTSC avi's as PAL which I believe was causing a progressive loss of audio synch.

So (IMO) IT DOES matter what you choose - not because of the type of TV or DVD player you have, not because of where you live, but based on the type of video source you are encoding.