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Can I convert pal dvd's to ntsc before I burn to dvd-r?
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dvdburner
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20. October 2002 @ 06:49 |
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I found an easy way to convert pal dvd to ntsc dvd without loosing quality.
Here goes -
You will need the following:
SmartRipper
ac3decgui
DVDX 1.7 or above
Some kind of dvd authoring software
(I use dvdit pe)
and ofcourse burning software
(I use Nero 5.5.99)
OK, now using smartripper, you will need to strip the movie vob files, the video_ts.ifo and VTS_01_0.IFO to the hard drive, you will also need to demux the audio 6ch to a separate file, this file will be saved as a .ac3 file. Once you have these files you will then convert your .ac3 to wave using ac3decgui. Now that you have your vob files and your wav file you can begin to convert from pal to ntsc.
Here is where you open dvdx 1.7 or above, select file / open ifo, then go to where your vob files are and select the VTS_01_0.IFO for input, now select only the following:
use aspi
demacrovision
dolby surround
(from the drop down) select english ac3 6ch
(from the drop down) select 29.97 (NTSC)
Detect progr. 24HZ
Audio / Video synchronization
Select OK
If you get an error auth.dll, ignore and select OK
From here go to your output settings, select Super Vidio CD (mpeg2)
change your resolution size to 720x480 click the whole button
select the custom button
change the max output size to 4300mb
click apply
change your audio bitrate kbits to 384
Click Apply
Select your Ouput folder, save your file with the name of the movie and save as a .mpg file.
Then select Encode, sit back and wait. Usually takes about 4 - 8 hours. When this is complete, you can watch the converted movie as normal. To convert to dvd playable, you would use your authoring software, and if you know how to do that you will have a recreated disc with minimal loss of quality in no time. I've done this with the Back to the future movies, and have been extremely happy with the outcome, no choppy picture, no flashes, just normal movie.
Good Luck!!!!! Worked for me, Hope it works for you!!!
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metatuk
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27. December 2003 @ 17:27 |
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hi! i'm interested into this method of yours but could you be more specific? i need more details because i think i don't understand everything. thanks so much for your help,
J-L
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GazzaUK
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29. December 2003 @ 07:27 |
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You could do it that way or you could use main concept mpeg encoder and dvd author. Takes about 2 hours. Load files off hd and let it do the rest. Then you could run it through dvd author and copy it to disc.
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whassup
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29. December 2003 @ 11:41 |
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Quote:
From here go to your output settings, select Super Vidio CD (mpeg2) change your resolution size to 720x480 click the whole button select the custom button change the max output size to 4300mb click apply change your audio bitrate kbits to 384 Click Apply
I'm assuming you want DVD to DVD? By selecting SVCD, your audio will be encoded at 44.1 kHz. DVD audio is at 48kHz.
I agree with GazzaUK. Much easier if you just use an encoder (Mainconcept, TMPGEnc, Canopus, etc).
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15. February 2006 @ 21:35 |
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avi2dvd for main movie only a free app
Nothing here to see, move along folks.
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yankeeDDL
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16. February 2006 @ 04:17 |
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Since you have Nero, why not using Nero Vision?
YankeeDoodle
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bparlee
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27. May 2006 @ 13:37 |
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I also wanted to convert from PAL DVD widescreen to NTSC DVD widescreen, and had poor results with many of the suggested methods.(jerky picture, out of sync audio). Here is what worked for me. There is no conversion to 23.976fps, no pulldown, no stretching of audio as TMPGEnc adds the extra frames and keeps the movie length unchanged. It worked great for me and hope it does for you too. Comments appreciated.
1) Copy VOB files from PAL DVD to your hard-drive. If the files are in good shape, DVD Shrink 3.2 or SmartRipper worked well. As I was converting Asian (poorly edited!) disks, some files could not be copied with these two programs.
2) Import the VOB file(s) into Womble MPEG Video Wizard DVD and remove unwanted material. As I was converting a TV series disk, it was easy to remove commercials, credits etc.
Note: On the VOBs that I could not get onto the hard-drive, Womble was successful in opening the VOBs, and allowing editing without copying the VOB files to the hard-drive.. Some of the "scrambled" VOBs had some episodes on one VOB and part on another so careful editing may be required.
3) Save the edited material in the original PAL format. The "automatic" template should give a fast "direct stream copy" and you will have a file with extension "mpg". You can now delete all the VOB files to save space.
4)Using TMPGEnc Plus 2.5, select MPEG tools, open the ".mpg" file made by Womble and demux the AC3 audio. File will have extension ".AC3"
5) Using TMPGEnc, select the Womble ".mpg" file, and save as ES video only with settings shown here: Notice: no mention of PAL or 25fps!
on VIDEO TAB
video stream: Mpeg-2 video
size: 720*480
Aspect: 16:9 display
Frame Rate: 29.97
Rate control: 2 pass VBR. Avg: 3500, Max: 7500, Min: 1500
( you might want to check what your source PAL encoding rate was using a program like BitRate Viewer to be sure you are not going to re-encode at a significantly lower rate and lose quality. 3500 let me put four, 40 minute episodes on one DVD-5 with similar quality to my PAL source. I also find that some cheaper DVD players have trouble reading homemade burned disks (as opposed to purchased pressed disks), if the bitrate exceeds 7500.)
Video Format: NTSC
Encode: interlace.
YUV: 4:2:0
DC Component Precision: 10 bits
Motion Search: High Quality (slow)
On ADVANCED TAB
Video Source: Progressive
Source Aspect: 16:9
Video Arrange Method: Full Screen
all boxes below this UNTICKED
Encode the NTSC video. This will be slow. Extension will be ".m2v"
6) Use DVD authoring program (I use DVD Workshop 2)to author and make the new DVD. Source files are the TMPEGEnc video file ".m2v" and the
demuxed audio file ".AC3"
Good Luck!
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28. May 2006 @ 03:58 |
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man shit both of those are just too much work, just change the region code on your burner and you are done!
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jomalley
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22. November 2006 @ 20:09 |
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Scroll back up, Rob1026, and you'll notice that they're wanting to convert from PAL format to NTSC format, not just the region code.
A Region 2 DVD in PAL format will not play on a Region 1 NTSC standalone DVD Player. Simply converting it to Region 1, but leaving it in the PAL format *will* play on a Region 1 NTSC player, but the picture will roll like an old VCR with the tracking badly off.
I'm trying to do the same thing with a DVD purchased in England, and played in USA. It's fine to play on my computer, but I'm wanting to watch it on a large screen at a friend's home.
Yes, I'm probably stating the obvious, but sometimes things aren't as obvious as they seem.
(Stepping off soapbox, and turning in microphone)
Jacob O'Malley
Of all the things I've lost......
...most of them are STILL lost.
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23. November 2006 @ 06:53 |
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The best program I have used. (Believe me I have used allot) to convert from PAL to NTSC is VSO ConvetXTODvd. It takes less then an hour and the quality is great (Played on a 67in TV). You can even use this program to convert AVI to DVD. When using ConvertXTODvd to convert from PAL to NTSC all you need to do is add the Video_TS.IFO file and it will import the whole DVD. (Extra's/Subtitles/Audio) Or if you want just the (Movie/Subtitles/Audio) then find the IFO file of the main movie and add that file which will then import the movie in keeping the audio and subtitles. (Which you can edit out if you do not want to keep all the subtitles and audio)
Of course the menu will be lost (Which is lost no matter what program you use) but it has a simple menu maker with the program.
Below is a guide on how to use it...
http://www.afterdawn.com/guides/archive/...todvd_guide.cfm
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