Can the color system be changed from the PAL to NTSC after recording a PAL DVD movie with a NTSC DVD recorder?
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No. There are dual-format DVD recorders but none that I know of can transcode a PAL source to a NTSC recording or vice versa.
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You would need a stand-alone standards converter to plug in-between the two devices. It'll run ya' some dough, though (think $200-300 for a decent-quality one). I have a ComWorld one that's quite good. Have used it for this very purpose, and to enable me to watch PAL-VHS on my NTSC telly (since this converter is way better than the ones that come "built-into" the expensive multi-standard VCRs, like Aiwa, Samsung, etc.)
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Color systems are a now-dead concept. The only difference now is framerate and resolution. The colorspaces are output by the DVD player, not the MPEG video data. It changed from VHS.
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Originally Posted by lordsmurf
The poster's question seemed to be asking how does he get a "burnt" NTSC disc from a PAL source. Assuming his playback machine cannot output a PAL signal to the recorder, then using a standards converter in-between the two devices is still] the way he's going to need to go, I'm afraid.
One added benefit of the standards converters is several of them (at least, the Comworld models) have "de-macrovision" technology built-in.
Other people who could use a standards converter: those who own DVD players that don't correctly display anamorphic PAL discs. I remember from old Sampo machines that this is a limitation of the chipset: you can either decode the anamorphic or convert to NTSC, but not both at the same time. If you leave such a DVD player in PAL or MULTI, then you can display the anamorphic picture and use the standards converter to make the picture NTSC. -
Seems to me that the only sensible way to convert a PAL DVD to NTSC would be on your PC. Most editing software can do it, and some authoring software can as well. Of course, the re-encoding process is not lossless. So unless you have a specific need for NTSC, the best and cheapest option might be to just get a player that can handle both.
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If you want to change colour systems, why not try a G2 MSTC, full multisystem and full TBC/frame sync, proc amp.
Look on ebay for a cheap one right now. I recently bought one, seems OK, broadcast quality, bargain price.
It'll go quick, easy to use after a bit of a fiddle.
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