DVD'S MADE IN USA COMPATABLE IN ENGLAND

[madelene_ostrow]

Can anyone tell me if dvd's made in the USA, with EMC-8, be played in dvd's players in England?

Are their DVD's different than our in the States?

I want to send my friends a copy of a dvd I made and not sure it will work.

Thanks for any help with this question

Maddie

[Beerman]

Can anyone tell me if dvd's made in the USA, with EMC-8, be played in dvd's players in England?

Are their DVD's different than our in the States?

I want to send my friends a copy of a dvd I made and not sure it will work.

Thanks for any help with this question

Maddie

This is probably more info than you want but it explains it better than I can-----got it from somewhere in the web space: Basically, in the states we use NTSC format and in Europe, the PAL format.

 

DVD formats

 

Many DVD players manufactured since 2002 support all regions, check with your manufacturer for further information.

 

Region 1 DVD - Supports players in USA & Canada

 

Region 2 DVD- Supports players in Japan, Europe, South Africa, and the Middle East (including Egypt)

 

VHS video formats

 

Many VHS players manufactured since 2002 support both PAL and NTSC formats, check with your manufacturer for further information.

 

NTSC

 

The NTSC video format is used in the following countries:

Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Cuba, El Salvador, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Surinam, Taiwan, Trinidad, USA, Venezuela.

 

PAL/International

 

The PAL video format is used in the following countries:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lesotho, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Portugal, Qatar, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

[madelene_ostrow]

This is probably more info than you want but it explains it better than I can-----got it from somewhere in the web space: Basically, in the states we use NTSC format and in Europe, the PAL format.

 

DVD formats

 

Many DVD players manufactured since 2002 support all regions, check with your manufacturer for further information.

 

Region 1 DVD - Supports players in USA & Canada

 

Region 2 DVD- Supports players in Japan, Europe, South Africa, and the Middle East (including Egypt)

 

VHS video formats

 

Many VHS players manufactured since 2002 support both PAL and NTSC formats, check with your manufacturer for further information.

 

NTSC

 

The NTSC video format is used in the following countries:

Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Cuba, El Salvador, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Surinam, Taiwan, Trinidad, USA, Venezuela.

 

PAL/International

 

The PAL video format is used in the following countries:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, China, Cyprus, Denmark, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lesotho, Liberia, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mozambique, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Portugal, Qatar, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

 

 

 

Thanks for the info!

I'll have to check with them to see if their DVD player compatable.

Maddie

[sknis]

Thanks for the info!

I'll have to check with them to see if their DVD player compatible.

Maddie

 

Most of them in Europe are compatible with both formats -- they are more progressive there than here were most are not. If they do not have one that is, you can render the project in PAL format. In MyDVD, go to project properties and select PAL. (I assume you have V8 since you posted here.)

[d_deweywright]

Region 1 DVD - Supports players in USA & Canada

 

Region 2 DVD- Supports players in Japan, Europe, South Africa, and the Middle East (including Egypt)

My recollection too is that consumer written discs do not have Region information encoded on them, so that should not be a worry here. The PAL/NTSC issue would be the main concern.

[cdanteek]

Most of them in Europe are compatible with both formats -- they are more progressive there than here were most are not.

 

PAL to NTSC Format Conversion

There are a number of DVD players available in the USA that have built in PAL to NTSC video converters which would overcome the above format problem. Unfortunately, because of legal requirements that the manufacturers have to adhere to, these players are not advertised as having built in conversion facilities.

 

cdanteek