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[vinodmehta]

Hello:

I have all the version of EMC 5-8.  I found EMC 8 is not as good as EMC7.5.  I use EMC 7.5 to create DVDs for slide show.  After creating .dmsd folder of the photos with music I can burn DVDs in NTSC and PAL format.  However, if I save my project on hard drive as ISO file then I can only create DVDs in NTSC format.  It  does not give me an option to burn DVDs in NTSC and PAL format.

Any reason why I can't burn in PAL format?

Does new EMC 9 has this feature?

Your help is very much appreciated.

Vinod Mehta

[james_hardin]

Version does not matter. If you create a disc image (ISO) in one format, say NTSC, it cannot be changed with Disc Copier to another format.

You would have to load your image back into MyDVD and output it in the format you desire.

If you think this capability exists in V7, please inform me where it is???

[vinodmehta]

James;

Thanks for the tip.  Now I will have to save my .dmsd in two seperate folders 1) for NTSC and 2) for PAL.

Any idea EMC 9 worth an upgrade?

Thanks.

Vinod Mehta

[malatekid]

vinodmehta, on Sep 22 2006, 05:03 PM, said:

Hello:

I have all the version of EMC 5-8. I found EMC 8 is not as good as EMC7.5. I use EMC 7.5 to create DVDs for slide show. After creating .dmsd folder of the photos with music I can burn DVDs in NTSC and PAL format. However, if I save my project on hard drive as ISO file then I can only create DVDs in NTSC format. It does not give me an option to burn DVDs in NTSC and PAL format.

Any reason why I can't burn in PAL format?

Does new EMC 9 has this feature?

Your help is very much appreciated.

Vinod Mehta

Disc Copier in EMC 9 has an option to choose video format (NTSC or PAL).

I haven't tried this myself but I think this is doable in EMC9, with the following steps:

1) Launch the Disc Image Loader
2) Select the ISO to load to the virtual drive
3) Open Disc Copier
4) Select the Video Compilation tab
5) In the Source panel, select the Video folder loaded in the virtual drive (which should have a Video folder)
6) In the Destination panel, select the Options button
7) It will bring up the Options window.
8) Under the Video File Conversion, there is the Video Format-- click that dropdown box and select PAL.
9) Select the Ok button
10) Select Burn

It might be quicker if you copy the Video folder in the virtual drive to your hard drive. So in step 5, you select the Video folder from the hard drive instead of the virtual drive.

Edited by malatekid, 22 September 2006 - 07:26 PM.

[vinodmehta]

malatekid, on Sep 22 2006, 07:37 PM, said:

Disc Copier in EMC 9 has an option to choose video format (NTSC or PAL).

I haven't tried this myself but I think this is doable in EMC9, with the following steps:

1) Launch the Disc Image Loader
2) Select the ISO to load to the virtual drive
3) Open Disc Copier
4) Select the Video Compilation tab
5) In the Source panel, select the Video folder loaded in the virtual drive (which should have a Video folder)
6) In the Destination panel, select the Options button
7) It will bring up the Options window.
8) Under the Video File Conversion, there is the Video Format-- click that dropdown box and select PAL.
9) Select the Ok button
10) Select Burn

It might be quicker if you copy the Video folder in the virtual drive to your hard drive. So in step 5, you select the Video folder from the hard drive instead of the virtual drive.

MALATEKID:

Thank you for the tips.  I will go and buy EMC9  I appreciate your help.

Vinodmehta

[malatekid]

vinodmehta, on Sep 23 2006, 10:45 AM, said:

MALATEKID:

Thank you for the tips. I will go and buy EMC9 I appreciate your help.

Vinodmehta

You're welcome.

Before buying, check out first if you have the minimum system required by EMC9.

The steps provided in my earlier email is in response to your issue on creating DVD from ISO file to PAL format.

In general, when you author your project using MyDVD (the more sophisticated equivalent of DVDBuilder in EMC9), you set the video format (NTSC or PAL) in the Project Settings.

Edited by malatekid, 23 September 2006 - 06:24 PM.

[james_hardin]

malatekid, on Sep 22 2006, 10:37 PM, said:

Disc Copier in EMC 9 has an option to choose video format (NTSC or PAL).

I haven't tried this myself but I think this is doable in EMC9, with the following steps:

1) Launch the Disc Image Loader
2) Select the ISO to load to the virtual drive
3) Open Disc Copier
4) Select the Video Compilation tab
5) In the Source panel, select the Video folder loaded in the virtual drive (which should have a Video folder)
6) In the Destination panel, select the Options button
7) It will bring up the Options window.
8) Under the Video File Conversion, there is the Video Format-- click that dropdown box and select PAL.
9) Select the Ok button
10) Select Burn

It might be quicker if you copy the Video folder in the virtual drive to your hard drive. So in step 5, you select the Video folder from the hard drive instead of the virtual drive.

Well I did try this and it has one pitfall…

All menus will be lost.

DC will create a simple one, but if someone invested a lot of time in their menu structure it will be gone.

(10 minutes of testing can destroy days of theorizing)

[malatekid]

james_hardin, on Sep 23 2006, 05:30 PM, said:

Well I did try this and it has one pitfall…

All menus will be lost.

DC will create a simple one, but if someone invested a lot of time in their menu structure it will be gone.

(10 minutes of testing can destroy days of theorizing)

Vinodmehta,

Take note of the pitfall mentioned above.

Edited by malatekid, 23 September 2006 - 06:20 PM.

[malatekid]

vinodmehta, on Sep 23 2006, 10:45 AM, said:

MALATEKID:

Thank you for the tips. I will go and buy EMC9 I appreciate your help.

Vinodmehta

Addendum: I just realized you have version 8. I do not have that version installed but it may have the same option I described in EMC9. If so, there's no need to buy EMC9. Also, James' suggestion is the way to go if you still have dmsd or raw files you used in the project. Otherwise, if you only have the ISO file, then the suggestion with the steps I outlined in a separate post is an option.

Edited by malatekid, 23 September 2006 - 06:27 PM.