"area limitation" problem

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  • mitchgrrt
    Junior Member
    Junior Member
    • Jan 2005
    • 16

    "area limitation" problem

    Sorry for the newbie question. I'm trying to make a copy of a European DVD that can be played on an American DVD player. (It's not a commercial DVD, just a recording somebody sent me.)

    I used DVD Shrink 3.2 to copy the DVD to a .iso file on my hard disk, and checked the "region free" box. Then to copy the .iso file to DVD I used SONIC RECORDNOW DELUXE, a program that came on my PC.

    When I was done the DVD I made would play on my computer but not on my home player (Sony DAV-FR8 home theater). The message on the screen said "playback prohibited by area limitations".

    I thought the "region free" checkbox would get rid of this problem. Do I need to use something like Nero to burn the DVD? Any other ideas how to get a DVD that will play in the US? Thanks.
  • cynthia
    Super Moderatress
    • Jan 2004
    • 14278

    #2
    Try to first ripp it to your hard disk with DVD Decrypter - then put in thru DVD Shrink for compression and then burn it.

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    • mitchgrrt
      Junior Member
      Junior Member
      • Jan 2005
      • 16

      #3
      Thanks. I did look through the FAQs and have been searching
      a lot of places on the net.

      Anyway I did the first part, ripped the DVD to hard drive using
      DVD Shrink, to a .iso file. And I determined with IfoEdit that
      the file is PAL format.

      So now how can I convert it to NTSC?

      Thanks,

      - Mitch

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      • setarip
        Retired
        • Dec 2001
        • 24955

        #4
        For information regarding converting NTSC files to PAL format and vice-versa, go to:

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