How to Convert DVD Video From NTSC Format to PAL Format
NTSC is the standard video system used in the United States and much of South America. It transmits 30 frames per second to your television, and each frame is made of 525 individual scan lines. As a comparison, PAL is the standard almost everywhere else in the world. It transfers 25 frames per second and is made up of 625 scan lines. There are many reasons to convert NTSC to PAL; a predominant one being to back up your DVD video files and be able to play them in different countries or on different systems. The process to do so is very easy and user-friendly.
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Instructions
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Download IFOedit (see Resources). It is a free program that can be downloaded on both PC and Mac, and allows the user to change aspects of the VOB files (the files that make up the DVD video). The user can add or remove subtitles or change NTSC to PAL and vice versa, among other things.
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Install IFOedit. This is a quick and easy setup. Make sure you place an icon on your desktop for easy accessibility.
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Open IFOedit and wait for the program window to pop up. The window should consist of a menu bar, two empty workspaces and two rows of buttons below that, that say things such as "Open," "Save," "Region Free" and "Delete Playback."
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Click on the "Open" button. A new browser window will open up, allowing you to choose the VOB file that you wish to edit.
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Navigate through the browser window to find the DVD video fin NTSC format that you wish to convert. Once you have selected it, double-click on the folder and find the list of VOB files inside. Depending on the amount of information on the DVD and the amount of video files (if, for instance, there are trailers or animated menus, each of these will be a new VOB file) will depend on the number of VOB files. It can be as few as two or up to 50 or more.
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Select and highlight on the first VOB file and click the "Open" button located on the bottom right-hand side of the browser window. This will load the VOB into the IFOedit workspace and allow you to edit it.
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Scroll through the bottom workspace; note that there are icons to the left of rows of information. Look for the icons that look like a roll of film--these are the rows that you have to edit. Double-click on the rows and an edit box will pop up.
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Find the "Video Format" section in the edit box. The format section will consist of only two options: NTSC and PAL. Next to them is a circle for you to select which one you would like the video file to be; the circle next to the NTSC label should be marked. Click the circle next to the "PAL" label to change the video format to PAL.
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Click the "OK" button and do the same thing with all the other filmstrip icons that you see in the second workplace. Make sure each of the filmstrip rows have been changed from NTSC to PAL before moving on.
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Click the "Save" button on the bottom of the main program window. A new window will pop up asking you where you want to save the new file to. If you would like a backup of your DVD file, then simply start a new save folder in a new location and save all of your new VOB files there. If you would like to overwrite your old VOB files, navigate back to your original DVD video location and click "Save"--the program will ask you if you wish to overwrite the previous file. Click "Yes" and wait for it to save.
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Repeat Steps 4 through 10 with each VOB file in your original DVD video folder. As mentioned, there may be numerous VOB files per DVD video, and within each of those VOB files may be two to 10 filmstrip icons (editable information), so this can be a lengthy process. Take your time and make sure to double-check your work. Save often, and once you have gone through each VOB and saved a new, edited VOB in its place (or in a new location), your DVD video file will have been converted from NTSC to PAL.
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