Posted by Mike Kujbida on 03/05/07 23:15

evenlater@earthlink.net wrote:
> Hi. I have burned a DV AVI NTSC file created with Windows Movie Maker
> to a DVD-R disc (using Sonic's MyDVD) and distributed successfully to
> other US residents.
>
> I now need to send a copy of this DVD to someone in New Zealand. My
> questions are:
>
> 1. Does New Zealand use PAL video? (I've read that they are in Region
> 4, but I'm not sure what that means.)


They do. Don't worry about region codes as that's something that the big
boys (i.e. Hollywood) do to make syre that you can only play a disc in
certain parts of the world. Homemade discs are region-free.


> 2. If so, how can I convert my video to PAL format?


Send them an NTSC disc. Odds are that they can watch it on their equipment,
especially of it's fairly recent. Unlike the US (and Canada), the rest of
the world recognizes that there are other formats besides NTSC and have
designed their equipment to compensate for the differences.

Mike

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