I need to make one PAL Disk

Dave212321

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Apr 20, 2011 21:22

I need to make one PAL disk to send to Europe.

I already produced a mpg-2 while NTSC was selected in preferences. Now do I have to do a separate production for PAL or can the mpg-2 created when NTSC was selected be used to create a PAL disk by simply changing preferences to PAL and then creating the disk.

Other words: can the same mpg-2 be used to make both a PAL or NTSC disk with PD9? or do we need separately produced files on for PAL and one for NTSC.

Thanks

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James Dotson

Senior Contributor Location: Tennessee Joined: Aug 24, 2009 20:40 Messages: 3066 Offline

Apr 20, 2011 21:50

If conversion needs to be made, the create disc process should take care of it. You can produce to PAL first, but as far as I know you don't have to. __________________________________
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Dave212321

Member Joined: Mar 15, 2011 09:16 Messages: 125 Offline

Apr 21, 2011 05:51

thanks

that will save me trial and error

Rocket-Scientist

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Apr 22, 2011 11:09

a PAL DVD is 720x576 at 50 fps and NTSC DVD is 720x480 at 59.94 fps

i would beat that you should re-produce the project as the two MPEG2 files are not the same.

if BlueRay, that might be different, but the frame rates between PAL systems and NTSC are still different in HD. RTX 2060 SUPER 8GB GDDR6
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Dave212321

Member Joined: Mar 15, 2011 09:16 Messages: 125 Offline

Apr 22, 2011 14:04

I have a feeling Jaime is correct. I don't believe MPG files are specific to regions. When I created the disk with PAL setting, the video would flicker on my TV Set like a normal PAL disk would so the setting did change the DVD.

We will find out in a week or so when the recipient plays the disk.

pjc3

Senior Member Location: Australia Joined: May 29, 2010 19:33 Messages: 247 Offline

Apr 22, 2011 15:35

The mpeg2 video files are different for PAL and NTSC. PD will re-render the project in the create disc module. The question is why convert and cause the frame rate discrepancy and resulting judder when all recent DVD players and TV can handle both systems. Being in a PAL country myself, we have had to live with NTSC sourced material and hence our consumer electronics has had to play these.

I would send over two discs. The original NTSC and a PAL version as a back up but my bet would bethe NTSC will play fine. Panasonic SD9, Panasonic TM700, Panasonic SD600, GoPro HD Hero.

ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Apr 22, 2011 19:52

I'm with Phil, up to a point. Send a PAL version just in case... but I think if you just burnt one disc straight off your NTSC project & sent that, you'd have a happy recipient!

Typically, players & TVs in PAL regions can play anything. I've (Australia = PAL) never had any problem with discs I've received from NTSC countries.

Cheers - Tony

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