How can I change the area code for DVD's?

Hi

Area Code - is one thing - TV-System another.

iDVD can only do - Region Zero = Plays everywhere.

TV-System is in great NTSC (29.97 frames per sec) or PAL (25 fps) (SECAM - very rare - not my topic)

NTSC - USA and Japan etc.

PAL - mostly EU

You can put a NTSC movie into a PAL iDVD Project - Result will be very BAD and Choppy/Jumpy. AND most often not needed as most PAL DVD-Players Play back NTSC.

The other way around also "works" BUT here it is necessary as FEW NTSC DVD-Players playback PAL.

To get this OK then instead

• in iMovie - Export as full quality QuickTime .mov

• Use - JES_Deinterlacer (free on internet) - to convert from 29.97fps to 25fps and

• then use this new QT.mov in a 25fps (PAL) iDVD project

Result very good and alternatyive pro. ways costs are astronomical and better result barely noticable.

Yours Bengt W

Here is the bit that Bengt forgot to answer! 😉

DVD Player: About DVD-Video Regions

Region encoding is the mechanism that enables motion picture studios to control the worldwide release of their movies. It is required by the DVD Forum (http://www.dvdforum.org/forum.shtml) in all commercial hardware DVD players. Every DVD-Video disc contains one byte of data representing a region code, which limits where the disc can be played.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2397

Once you have changed the region settingon your Mac five times it is set in stone for ever.

Try using VLC for playback instead:

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

You've got me ! 😉

I read the title - and not full Q. Bad of me !

Thank You for 100% info on this.

Yours Bengt W

Du er velkommen Bengt! 🙂

Region encoding is the mechanism that enables motion picture studios to control the worldwide release of their movies. It is required by the DVD Forum

All of my DVD players will play movies from any region, NTSC or PAL.

There are many terrific movies sold by studios, that are not region 1.