[MacDV] Re: Region code for homemade DVD's

[Erica Sadun]

>On Jan 29, 2004, at 2:01 PM, Zane H. Healy wrote:
>
>>Doesn't it depend on if you set the region code or not?  I know 
>>that with DVDSP2 there is a region code setting, though I think the 
>>default is region free.
>
>I guess if you're using DVD SP to create them, you can choose, and 
>yes the default is region free (playable anywhere).  I think iDVD 
>makes region-free discs as well.

Home-made DVDs do not have region codes. Period.
Doesn't matter what you set in DVDSP.

Region coding is added at a manufacturing facility
for replicated discs.

-- Erica
p.s. US uses NTSC. Europe uses PAL. Many *recent*
PAL players will play back NTSC on PAL TVs.
Not so much vice-versa, although some Asian DVD
players sold in the US play PAL on US TVs.