Movies for Europe

[martynunya]

Sorry if this is an inappropriate post. Is there any reason why I can't create a disk in the US on a region free system and be able to play back on a stand alone player (assuming the player is compatible) in Europe?
Any Help would be much appreciated.

[martynunya]

Thanks..

[Batman]

If you have your media (avi's and mpeg's) stored on your computer, you can create svcd's or vcd's for PAL or NTSC using TMPGEnc.

[martynunya]

Batman thanks for the reply. Which format can be read from a stand alone player? I am not sure if it supports SVCD and I dont have access to it.
TIA

[Batman]

You would have to check to see if the dvd player supports vcd's or svcd's----most of Europe is in PAL, but you'll still want to check.

[martynunya]

I dont have access to the player, it is in the UK. I am a little confused though.. can I make a dvd in the same format as the store bought copies or do they have to be burned in mpeg/avi etc? Sorry for the all the questions.

[Batman]

Since it is UK it is most likely PAL format.

You can make a dvd, however they are expensive because you will require a dvd writer, (your dvd player must support dvd-r or dvd-rw etc... discs, you'll have to purchase the appropriate player as there are four differing formats).

As Setarip pointed out, it would be much easier for you to start with cd's (provided you have a cd-rw drive). If they don't work, you'll be less dissapointed. You should check whether or not the dvd player in which you want to play the media is VCD and/or SVCD compatible (many older players simply aren't).

Finally, for the purpose of creating vcds or svcds please visit vcd-help.com, the website contains an easy to follow, indepth tutorial.

Hope this helps

[martynunya]

Thanks