I have a DVD NTSC American and region 1. Is there a way to rip it to
PAL European Region or region free?

I can region-free it using DVDshrink but what about NTSC to PAL? Is
there a way to convert it via software?
Does DVD-shrink do it?

Thanks

On 25 Dec 2006 11:19:27 -0800, "kaston3" <miledepregunta@yahoo.com>
wrote:

I have a similar question, but about converting PAL to NTSC. I too
have DVDshrink. :-)

"dgates" <dgates@spamlinkline.com> wrote in message
news:g5a0p2lie8lmbo0g1jti6gjqknmgqak3cb@4ax.com...
I rather doubt that any of the DVD ripping/coping
applications do standards conversion. Don't most
PAL DVD players handle NTSC? And even some
NTSC players handle PAL (but very few).

If you really want standards conversion, you'll likely
have to rip the video to some standard file type
(like DV/AVI/MPEG, etc.) and use software that
specifically does standards conversion, then re-author
the DVD.

www.videohelp.com is the place I would start if I were
looking for standards conversion application recommendations.

On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 22:19:49 GMT, JimK <1alpha@gmail.com> wrote:


Hmm, now that you mention TMPGEnc... I wonder if some combination of
DVDShrink, then WinAVI Video Converter, then Nero might not get me
what I need...

On Tue, 26 Dec 2006 06:02:35 GMT, JimK <1alpha@gmail.com> wrote:


Are you saying that I could take a PAL DVD and turn it into an NTSC
DVD using only DVD-Shrink and Nero, skipping the interim step of
converting with WinAVI?

If so, I could have sworn I heard that it's "a common mistake" to
convert with Nero. Best to convert with some other app and only use
Nero for burning. Am I remembering that right? Is there anything to
that?

I just know if you use WinAVI convert to DVD,you can change NTSC to
PAL.Maybe you can try trial version first to see if it can help you.
http://www.winavi.com/avi-to-dvd.htm

I am sure there is some software program out there that will do a
perfect PAL>NTSC conversion, but I have been unable to locate any that
do. They either create very jerky video, a fuzzy picture, audio that
stutters or diagonal lines that are very jagged.

The best solution I have found (and it is not perfect) is to get a
multi-standard DVD player and let it do the PAL>NTSC conversion, then
just record the output to DVD like you would any other video signal.
Yes, you will be going thru a Digital/Analogue/Digital conversion and
there will be a very slight loss in video quality but it is a small
price to pay for the convenience of being able to play the disc on any
US player.

The current player I use in doing conversions is a Toshiba (cost about
$70 US). It has a very nice overall picture (no color shift and no
jagged diagonal lines in the picture). However, for some reason, it
drops a frame or 2 every once in a while. I think is has something to
do with keeping the audio in sync, but I do not know for sure. So to
sum up, the picture is not perfect, but it is 10x better that any
software conversion that I have tried.

Now, your only problem is finding a multi-standard DVD player. That is
easier than you think. Just make a copy of your PAL disc (to remove the
region coding) and take it with you while shopping and try playing it in
every player in the store. Many Pioneer, Toshiba and Phillips players
for example, are multi-standard. The instruction manual for my Toshiba
explicitly states "This is a Region 1 player and will NOT play PAL
discs"... but it does!

For a list of current multi-standard models go to
http://www.world-import.com/ . You could even buy one from them if you
want to. I have never dealt with them, but they do one thing in their
ads that I find objectionable. They give the impression that they are
modifying their players to do the PAL conversion. What they are really
doing is turning off the Region code and making them a Region 0 player.

One final thing. If you can currently convert a video tape or TV
program to DVD, then you have all the equipment/software that you need.
Otherwise, you will need an Analogue/Digital converter and some sort of
video editing software.

Good luck,
-Bill

On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:30:00 GMT, xeaglecrest@att.net wrote:

What about Macrovision? Don't PAL discs protect their picture with
Macrovision just like NTSC discs?


Sure. I've got a couple Philips DVD players that play PAL (and AVI
files! :-)


Yes, I've also got a standalone DVD recorder. But... Macrovision?

dgates wrote:

DVDShrink will also turn off the macrovision flag.