[NBLUG/talk] PAL to NTSC DVD

Jack Smith jack.delbert at gmail.com
Tue Jul 10 04:25:39 PDT 2007


On 7/9/07, Bob Blick <bbblick at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Hey Kyle, your book "Linux Multimedia Hacks" is a great book. I've done
> some awesome things with the spells contained in it.
>
> But now I'm trying to take a region 2 DVD I bought from England and
> convert it to play here.
>
> I found out that merely taking the regioning off doesn't make it work -
> because it's in PAL format and my DVD player (and television) only
> handles NTSC.
>
> The other ways I've examined seem like they will give me less than
> optimum video quality, because I'll be doing two conversions using an
> intermediate file.
>
> I can rip the DVD to my hard disk, and I get multiple VOBs and such.
>
> I don't mind losing the menus and special features, but I'd like to be
> able to convert it with only one transcoding process, and I can't figure
> out which spell will take the multiple VOBs and make "new" VOBs so I can
>  make a new DVD that'll play in my DVD player and TV.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks!

Thought I'd mention, I like the book too.  Sits right next to my computer.
Jack
-- 
English doesn't borrow from other languages -- English follows other
languages down dark alleys and takes what it wants.



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