Instructional DVD in NTSC and PAL. Is it possible?

[Venom Racing]

What’s a budget?
Oh, you mean money for the project?
Ha ha. that’s funny. = )

Chad
Venom Racing

[Bob O’brien]

I’m in Chicago. The duplicator is Master Images in Northbrook, IL (847/205-1111). I have no clue what they use to do the conversion, but it worked for my client.

Seems a lot easier than re-creating/authoring in PAL.

Good luck!

Bob

[Neil Ryan]

[Bob O’Brien] “I just had an NTSC DVD converted to a PAL DVD at a local duplication company.”

What exactly does that mean?
What, you stick a NTSC disc in one drive and it copies to a PAL disc in another drive …?
Are we talking a DVD with menus and multiple tracks?
I’d love to know the whole of that story …

wonder if you could’ve done it for free, here:
https://media-convert.com/convert/index.php

[Bob O’brien]

I would like to know also. I have NO idea what they do to convert it. All I know is that they offer the service. You send them an NTSC DVD and they convert it to a PAL DVD. I have no clue whatsoever how they do this.

I processed this order while working around the clock on three corporate productions, so I really did not research it at all.

My DVD was a simple auto play DVD, so nothing fancy.

If I have time tomorrow, I’ll give them a call and ask… and let you know.

Bob

[Neil Ryan]

sounds like a videotape-type conversion … play your DVD, through a standards converter, to a DVD recorder.
If you are talking to them, Bob, ask them how they would go if your DVD had multiple menus & multiple tracks.
Doesn’t sound like they’re converting & re-authoring the disc …
which is fine for your simple one track discs – a good solution for your instance.

cheerio.

[Bob O’brien]

Agreed. That sound about right. I will definitely ask them about how they would handle a more complicated disc.

Thanks.

Bob