Are region codes put on discs by video studio 9?

[Huw Davies]

Are region codes put on discs burned using videostudio 9? I can't find anything to indicate yes or no.

[BrianCee]

NO - DVDs burnt on a home computer using VideoStudio are not Region encoded at all. just make sure you choose NTSC or PAL as appropriate for the region you want to use your DVD in.

[Trevor Andrew]

Hi Brian

Thanks for the reply

[Huw Davies]

Hello Brian,
A thousand thankyous for this reply.
Huw

[tallone]

I just joined this forum yesterday out of frustration.....

I have run into the problem with the region codes on any dvd generated with VS9. The dvd(s) runs fine on my inexpensive read-anything dvd player but will not run on my SONY DVP-NS300 which happens to be the device I want to use most often.

Keeps coming up with the "Wrong Region" message. Manual for the SONY says that it will read my region "1" and/or if the region is encoded "ALL". Apparently VS9 encodes something other than "ALL".

Appears as tho hacking the SONY is complicated so am wondering if there is any way to get the VS9 package to do something to encode "ALL".

Do the newer version of VS handle this differently?

BTW..am deeply impressed with the expertise shown in this forum

[DVDDoug]

Welcome tallone,

I think your Sony is 'confused'. Some players can't play "burned" DVDs at all. Others can play DVD-R, but not DVD+R, etc. You might have to experiment with different blanks to see if any of them work with your player. You generally have the best odds with DVD-R. (When you are giving-away copies to friends & family, DVD-R is the best choice.)

Region-free players are illegal, so if the DVD plays on your other player, and on your computer, this is not the problem. (Unless all of these devices have been hacked. )

The dvd(s) runs fine on my inexpensive read-anything dvd player but will not run on my SONY DVP-NS300...

The rumor is that the cheap players are more likely than the more expensive players to "play anything". I have a feeling that all newer players can play anything. I suspect that most people who've had this experience have purchased a newer 2nd el-cheapo DVD player.

Doug.

[tallone]

Thanks for the response DVDDOUG...

Couldn't help but notice you are in Silicon Valley; would be glad to trade my -25 degree weather in Minnesota...

My test DVD was NTSC... so that parameter shouldn't be a problem. But I will try the +/-R...never gave that too much of a thot since this SONY player never gave me a problem before. My test DVD's are on +RW but in the past other +RW's have worked...

The el cheapo one I have (as well as a a CYBERHOME CV1600 recorder) came with the ability to read everything.... For me hacking these things is a little bit of technical overkill when a new el cheapo only costs $29 US..

Tested the DVD on two of my daughter's readers tonite and neither of them will read it either....one is a SONY, the other is ???? But a third one of her daughter's did read it.....

I'll let you know what happens.....

BTW..these DVD's are being created from old Super 8 home movies and I intend to give them to each of the members of my 22 member family; that's why all the concern....

As far as you or anyone knows, will the Region Code be accessible in newer VS versions??

[Ken Berry]

Can't comment on whether or not it might appear in VS11 (though I doubt it and hope not! )

But re your current project: one word of advice, apart from the advice about discs already give -- burn them nice and slow. I personally never burn a video DVD faster than 4x, regardless of whether it is rated to burn at 12x or even 16x. Or if your burner will not go lower than 6x for higher speed discs, then use that.

The theory is that the slower the burn, the more chance the laser has of seating the signal firmly in the disc, and thus the more chance that a greater variety of players will be able to read it.

There is a major distinction between commercial movies on DVD and your home made masterpieces. The former are stamped into the disc, ready made. Whereas our home made jobs have to be burned, and as I say, the slower the burn, usually the better it is in a wider variety of players.

[Black Lab]

My test DVD's are on +RW

DVD-R and DVD-RW
DVD-R was the first DVD recording format released that was compatible with standalone DVD Players.
DVD-R is a non-rewriteable format and it is compatible with about 93% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD-RW is a rewriteable format and it is compatible with about 80% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD-R and DVD-RW supports single side 4.37 computer GB* DVDs(called DVD-5) and double sided 8.75 computer GB* DVDs(called DVD-10).
These formats are supported by DVDForum.

DVD+R and DVD+RW
DVD+R is a non-rewritable format and it is compatible with about 89% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD+RW is a rewritable format and is compatible with about 79% of all DVD Players and most DVD-ROMs.
DVD+R and DVD+RW supports single side 4.37 computer GB* DVDs(called DVD-5) and double side 8.75 computer GB* DVDs(called DVD-10).
These formats are supported by the DVD+RW Alliance.

[2Dogs]

But re your current project: one word of advice, apart from the advice about discs already give -- burn them nice and slow. I personally never burn a video DVD faster than 4x, regardless of whether it is rated to burn at 12x or even 16x. Or if your burner will not go lower than 6x for higher speed discs, then use that.

The theory is that the slower the burn, the more chance the laser has of seating the signal firmly in the disc, and thus the more chance that a greater variety of players will be able to read it.

For a long time, I used to subscribe to this slow burn theory. One of my latest obsessions, however, has been with analysing the write quality of DVD burners. I don't have access to professional disc checking tools, but have been running the various consumer level programs, which give a reasonable correlation with the pro versions. I've also managed to acquire six new multi-format burners somehow, when all I wanted to do was replace my venerable 8x +R/RW burner with a more up to date one!

Anyway, I discovered that different burners work best with different media. For example, my Samsung SH-S182M gives a really good burn to some cheap Office Depot 16x DVD+R discs burning at 16x - far better than my old burner to the same discs at 4x. My BenQ DW1650 and DW1655 burners seem to be pretty good all rounders, whereas my Pioneer DVR-111D gives outstanding results for some types of media.

Write quality also depends very much on the quality of the media written to. Whilst Verbatim and Memorex have always had a good name and were considerd to make premium products, I've had sketchy results writing to their discs, and I suspect that the media quality varies a lot. It's generally thought that any discs actually made in Japan, as opposed to Taiwan, will be of superior quality, and you can look for the place of origin on the packaging.

The only discs I ever had trouble with were some Sony 8x DVD+R's. I was burning about 25 copies of a school musical to them, and after a couple had lock-ups in playback I resolved the problem by burning at 4x. Since I still had a few of these Sony discs left, I checked write quality with (all!) my new burners. It turned out that my oiriginal burner did give a better looking burn (judging from the error scan and transfer rate test results) at 4x than at 8x, but all my new burners gave much better results burning at 8x to the discs.

So for now, I know that I can get great results with no danger of a coaster with my 13 cent Office Depot 16x DVD+R discs, made in Taiwan, which have a Media I.D of RICOHJPN R03, with my Samsung burner at 16x. It makes a heck of a difference to burning time if you're burning more than the odd one or two discs! I also like the Sony 16x DVD+R discs, and look forward to finding more, differently branded RICOHJPN R03 discs.

(edit: apologies for going off topic!)

[tallone]

I submitted this the other day but it didn't show up in the VS forum listing....So modified the subject a bit and am trying again...

My original comments to this forum were centered on Region Codes and the sensitivity of DVD players to same... Having absorbed the idiosyncracies of my players...I now have the next level of problems..

I'm having problems with my test DVD's (+RW) playing on Windows Media Player (newly downloaded and installed V.11) and RealPlayer (win32 V.10.5) The video playback on both/either is great but there is no sound on either/both. (This is the same test DVD that works fine on certain of my DVD players so I know the sound is on the disc) (These same disc types work fine on audio CD's so I don't think the +RW is a problem.)

On the other hand the DELL installed media player works perfectly..!!

Tried downloading the MPEG fix listed in the ULEAD VS9 database as:

"Audio: Windows Media Player has no audio for DVD playback after installing UVS 9"

But when trying to unzip and install I get a lockout message looking for some kind of password.... And that ends that..

I'm wondering if this "fix" is the answer to my WMP and RP problems?

Checked all the video/audio codecs in both programs and it appears that the required ones are installed and enabled. Am I naive in the set up of these players or are there special codecs required? The installation VS9 did put a couple of codecs in the system.

And does anyone know what this "Password" is that the unzip is looking for?

Tx in advance.....