[Cialug] Strip Region Encoding on DVDs?

[Josh More]

One gotcha is that DeVeDe, as it is normally packaged, defaults to PAL output format.  Not a big deal, but very confusing until you figure it out.

Not, you know, that I download video from the Internet and burn DVDs or anything.

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Subject: Re: [Cialug] Strip Region Encoding on DVDs?

Check out DeVeDe, I have used it to convert video files to DVD. I think you could rip to video then convert to dvd.  If DeVeDe doesn't do the rip check out Handbrake.

Jim Asbille, MSM
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On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Claus <cniesen at gmx.net<mailto:cniesen at gmx.net>> wrote:
Your problem won't be the region code but that Germany uses PAL and the
USA uses NTSC.  So unless you have a DVD player that supports PAL to
NTSC conversion you are stuck.  I have one (Sampo 611) that can convert
and doesn't care about the region code after feeding it with a special
DVD. :)

Of course your other alternative is to rip and re-encode the movie to
NTSC.  Lot of work, loss of video quality, and loss of menu and special
features.

On 5/3/2010 9:25 PM, Todd Walton wrote:
> Is it possible to make a copy of a region-encoded DVD and strip out
> the region code?  My brother-in-law bought a DVD in Germany (legally,
> damnit!) and can't watch it.  I mean, we could sit and stare at the
> monitor for 2 1/2 hours, but...  staring at the TV would be much
> nicer.
>
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