converting/copying region 1 dvd to region2 (ntsc to pal)

Hi guys.

i've just recieved a wedding dvd from a distant cousin in the states. the trouble i'm facing is that it is ntsc (region 1) and my home dvd player is region 2 (pal). is there anyway i can convert or copy the entire dvd from region 1 to region 2 (pal to Ntsc) . is there any software to do this? any hints /tips will be greatly appreciatedthis is a home dvd by the way so there are no copyright issues

 

Your home DVD player should be able to play both PAL and NTSC discs. Check the manual, or use the 'setup' button on the remote. I had a DVD player and I lost the remote and couldn't change from NTSC to PAL so any PAL discs wouldn't play. As to copying from PAL to NTSC, it will probably be a bit of a process, but you can do it. You can copy the DVD to a folder on your hard drive, then burn the folder as NTSC using Nero or another DVD burning software. I know Nero will probably pop up a warning saying that the video is encoded as PAL and will ask if you want to burn it as PAL or NTSC, and you'll be allowed to choose. As a last resort, you can rip the DVD using something like Auto Gordian Knot and you'll have an AVI file left. You can then either watch that on your PC, or convert it to a NTSC DVD and burn it using DVD Flick. All these programs are free (except Nero) and are available here at Major Geeks:
Auto Gordian Knot: http://www.majorgeeks.com/AutoGK_Auto_Gordian_Knot_d5795.html
Auto Gordian Knot How-to Guide: http://www.doom9.org/index.html?/autogk.htm
DVD Flick: http://www.majorgeeks.com/DVD_Flick_d5530.html
DVD Flick How-To Guide: http://www.dvdflick.net/guide.php

Good luck! I hope this helps!

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EDIT- I just re-read your post I got my desciption backward, but the steps are the same. Apparently the disc is NTSC and you need it to be PAL. But other than me being confused, all the info above still applies...

 

Here is a guide for getting rid of region coding several ways: http://www.mrbass.org/dvdrip/

PAL to NTSC is a different issue which has been well covered in the previous post.