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Jacques E. Bouchard December 29th, 2010 06:56 PM

Is a DVD playable in Morocco (SECAM) in fact PAL?
 
I shot an engagement party in NTSC, and the client asked for a DVD that can play in Morocco. A quick Google search indicated that Morocco uses SECAM; another search on this forum suggests that DVDs in Morocco are, in fact, PAL, and that broadcasting converts to SECAM.

Am I to understand that a region-free PAL DVD will play everywhere in Morocco?

Second question, just for the heck of it: is it possible to have a hybrid DVD with both PAL and NTSC footage on it that will play in any player?

(and yes, I know about cheap multi-region players, I'm just trying to accommodate clients).

Thanks for the informative and technically-thorough replies I'll surely get. I love how answers on this forum almost always surpass my (high) expectations. :-)


J.

Michael Ojjeh December 29th, 2010 08:51 PM

Yes a PAL DVD will play everywhere in Morocco.

No you can't have both PAL & NTSC on the same DVD They are two different formats.

A lot of new DVD player will play both formats but your TV also have to accept both formats and most of them are not.

Jacques E. Bouchard December 29th, 2010 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Ojjeh (Post 1602913)
No you can't have both PAL & NTSC on the same DVD They are two different formats.

There are hacks possible, but I was looking for tried and true solutions.
http://avidemux.org/admForum/viewtopic.php?id=4766

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Ojjeh (Post 1602913)
A lot of new DVD player will play both formats but your TV also have to accept both formats and most of them are not.

Multi-format players will play both formats and output to either NTSC or PAL, so you don't need a special set.


J.


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