An idea for the guy who needs to convert PAL to NTSC:

booboo84,
Here is a little follow-up to my quest to convert from PAL to NTSC. You will find the that follow-up in the Afterdawn thread called
GUIDE: CONVERT PAL TO NTSC.
on page 4 under my nick: Nosredneh addressed to keegan83
I still may give your method a go but the method I found took 2 steps or 2 different programs and very little configuration by hand.

 

ooo I just read my guide and I think that would add some audio offset. I don't really handle PAL so I forget these things. changes have been made to the guide to correct the audio.
@ nosredneh
whatever works for ya hopefully that'll get the menu's too but i know nothing about moviejack.

 

I have been doing like the rest of you, searching the net and trying to find a simple way to convert a PAL DVD to a NTSC DVD. Knowing very little about the differences between the two I thought there should be an easy solution. I tried the simplest solution first: rip with DVD decryptor and then use Vobblanker to change the PAL vob files to NTSC (I thought) Then I found in the Voblanker helpfile "Modifying the video attributes in the dialog, the user is allowed to change the video attributes in the IFO files (both copies), but NOT in the VOB files" Anyway it didn't work for me. I do think Vobblanker is a great little program for shrinking a DVD and keeping the menus. Using an AVIsynth script works, I am sure, but is way to complex for me. There are expensive programs ($200 range) like DVFilm Atlantis that will brobably do a very high quality conversion, but still the procedure is long and complex. See http://www.dvfilm.com/atlantis/pal-dvd.htm
I did discover a fairly simple procedure that used software I already had (sorry not all free) that produces very acceptable results with no obvious lose of video quality, smooth playback and synchronized sound. There must be some quality lose though since on the movie I tried, the vob files were shrunk from about 2.4 gig to 1.7 gig. Anyway the results were good enough for me.
1.Rip with DVD Decryptor
2.Convert to DIVX, the highest quality conversion you can, I used Dr. Divx.
3. Convert back to DVD with Divix to DVD convertor, checking the forcing standard to NTSC box. I use the version of DIVD to DVD included in Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.5
4. Either burn directly to DVD with whatever program you use (no menus) or use some DVD authoring program to create new menus. I use TMPGEnc DVD Author 1.6

The resulting DVD plays great on the 3 stand alone DVD players I tried it on.

 

Hi there,

I didn’t read the whole forum, but I have an answer for the conversion of PAL/NTSC to NTSC/PAL. and this will do the menus for you as well.


First run Voblanker, and select the input DVD. It will show you the Video Format, "right click" and select Video Attrib. now select the correct format you want NTSC or PAL.

Do this for all the VOB files you want to convert, then select a new output folder and click PROCESS!

This only changes the vob format not the menu yet.

Once the process is done, open IfoEdit and open the video_ts.ifo files from your new output folder.

On the first page it opens you will see in the bottom bigger window that the format is still NTSC (if that was the original DVD) but the rest will say PAL or vice versa.

"Double Click" the lines that have the wrong format for you and select the right format PAL/NTSC. Save the file.

Now open each ifo file and do the same saving each one.

Now burn using your favourite burning software and now the menus and the movie and even the extras are all in the right colour format for you.

Hope this helps.

In the next few days I will make images to go with this guide and post it as a New forum.

 

Hello Draven006,
It would be nice if you teach me how to make images too. I am trying to post a new guide on AfterDawn forum. It is very helpful for the guides to have images. Could you please help?
Roma

No need to reply. I have already figured it out.

 

Can anyone tell where i can download VOB blanker from i have a Pal file that i want to convert to ntsc to play on my dvd

 

try here...http://jsoto.posunplugged.com/vobblanker.htm

 

Hello AJS45,

Do not forget, there are a few other options but Blanker to do the job.
I like NERO (paid0 and VSODivxToDVD (free).

Roma

 

@ yromashin..whats paid0 ?NEVER HEARD OF IT.Where do U find it,give us a link

 

Hello,

Sorry for the typing mistake. I wish... I guess, we all wish. But last Christmas I got it (NERO 7.0 Ultra) on sale at Staples at about $70 CND. It is worth it.

Sorry for the mistake again.
Roma

 

Wait a minute! Anyone can find a good simple program to go from divx or files like .AVI, .MPG, .MOV, and even .WMV to NTSC. Nero works well with .MP4 and maybe a few other type video files. What the problem happens to be is finding a good program to go from PAL movie .VOB to NTSC movie .VOB in one sweep. I found recently that Dr. Divx will make a good converson to .AVI from PAL movie .VOB and then a good burner {NERO or ROXIO etc) will burn this back as an NTSC DVD. I hoped to use VOB Blanker but never got the hang of it wasting many 4.7 gig disks. I finally had someone somewhere in this forum that may have expalined it. Until then get Dr. Divx to convert the main movie to .AVI. You can also convert all the other .VOBs but you have to worry then about putting a menu together that makes them all work from the same disk. And if NERO will convert PAL .VOB (the whole movie of such), I have not learned it. Tell me how.

 

Again check out SVCD2DVD!!!!

 

@ Nosredneh We gettin a little off subject here I think it was about puttin multiple AVI'S on 1 DVD & DVD'S with AVI's not working.Just hope I was of help in that area
But I use VSO Divx to DVD quite a lot TO CONVERT AVI's to DVD, although it does not give U a menu persay,But it will set your DVD up in segments so U can go to the begining of ea movie on your DVD useing the goto or the display on your DVD Player..I especially like it for TV Series like ROME etc I get 4 episodes on ea disc by converting 4 AVI's at once Divx to DVD Gives me a Sstart point for EA EPISODE & the time segment is right for ea ep also

 

I understood this to be a PAL to NTSC. On that subject, I found conversion elusive almost. I did it once but carelessly lost the method because I didn't realize I had done just that. Recently I found the answer that works very well for me. Use Dr. Divx to convert to .AVI and then NERO or ROXIO to burn the .AVI to DVD. (By the way, I have finally been won of by NERO.) This gives excellent results that looks like the original PAL. You must make sure the Burners are set to NTSC. So! On the subject of multi files (.AVI) on one disk, what is a good way to do this and have a menu and still keep these files all as separate as they originally were? I know NERO has a multi file feature but I have never tried it.

 

@ Nosredneh..VSO DivxtoDVD..Will do the same 4.3 16.9 pal to ntsc,ntsc to pal,and at a ratio of about 1 to 1.5 its really pretty fast usually about an hr for an hr & half movie,chapters every 5mins.I've put pal DVD Movies as well as AVI'S through it.I have'nt run across anything to date that it would'nt convert.when all else fails me I'm right back at this

 

draven006,
I have read that the method you outlined works. It doesn't I tried it and got the same results as the last time I tried the method when I had no instructions. The problem still seems to be that when converting from PAL to NTSC has completed as your instructions go and using Ifoedit0.971 again to check the results, the playback feature is still set to 25 fps. This is found under VTS_PGCITI sub-heading VTS_PGC_1 and each other numbered VTS_PGC_X. I used dgpulldown but only a few of the 25 fps were converted to 30 fps in the menu frames but none in the main movie were converted. I need a way to change the 25 fps to 29.97 fps throughout the converted DVD.

 

ok am not to sure what you are doing, but you can drop out useing Voblanker.

Just rip the dvd, menus and all, and open up EACH Ifo file with IfoEdit. on the First page that appears, look for anything that says NTSC (or PAL, depending on which way you want to convert).

ONLY the first page that opens is where you need to change the colour format. (Trust me, you dont need to worry about thr fps, it makes no differece at all same applies with the frame ratio it still plays just fine)

EDIT ALL IFO FILES!!!!!! or you will end up with some things in the wrong colour format. and edit EVERYTHING IN THE FIRST PAGE ONLY.
I cannot stress enough the above statement, i have done this with CSI and 24, and with normal movies, and if i can do it with DVD's that is a series like 24 and CSI then this IS a full proof system, and if you edit ALL ifo files, then you get the menus converted too.

REMEMBER TO SAVE EACH FILE

once all this is done, DONT look at the ifo's again..... even if you play back just a single vob file and look at the properties it will say it is the original colour format but dont worry about this, it is the ifo file that tells the dvd player how to play the dvd.

use your favourite dvd compresser software eg DVD Shrink and then burn the disc.

This editing of the ifo files can be done before or after the dvd has been shrunk to 4.7gb .

Hope you try this again and i will try and get screen shoots if you want up on the forum soon.

 

draven006,
Ok! How do you edit the colors? What values do you use? By the way, I went back into the Ifoedit and after trial and error I was able to change the values that indicated 25 fps to read 30 fps. I changed the time values from 82 to 192. One area I change 4702 to 4800. Whether or not this will help, I don't know. I considered a color format change but was not sure about the values. What I have when I have played the converted VOBS is a B&W form of the DVD NTSC or PAL. At the bottom of the screen, there is a narrow hazy rainbow colored line that seems to be enfolding itself. Since Pal reads lines at the top and bottom of the screen that NTSC does not. That may be the reason for the effect. Anyway, if there is a solution I would like to see it. I have some good quality PAL disks that need direct conversion.

 

I would like to have more information about de dvd player at walmart. What is the serial number or the model. Thank you very much!!!!


smw8888
Newbie
12. August 2005 @ 10:08
I have found if you convert a PAL to NTSC, with Vobblanker or DivXtoDVD, still some DVD players have problems with playback.

I have 3 DVD players at the house, two playback with green lines in the video while the cheapest player I have, a $49.00 Walmart Sony, plays everything with no problems.

 

Hello thetare,

I agree. VSODivXtoDVD does a good job and it is fast. I also like NERO, for it gives more control. However, it is not free. NERO allows two passes. Whether it makes any difference, can not tell yet.

I am happy with Philips DVP642/37. It never skips when others do, plays almost everything (CDs) I put in. And I have no need to convert PAL to NTSC, for it plays both.

Roma