North American Blu-ray Rom drives play PAL? - Blu-ray Forum

Junkmale · 03-18-2011, 01:23 PM

I am about to order a Blu-ray (region free) from France that has extras that are in PAL format. I know my North American stand alone Blu-ray player will play the movie, but not the extras so I was wondering if my PC Blu-ray Rom or Blu-ray writer can play the PAL extras? The drives will play DVD PAL, so should I assume Blu-ray PAL will play as well? I have an LG BH08LS20 Blu-ray writer and a DH6E2S Blu-ray rom . Thanks in advance for any help.

03-18-2011, 01:28 PM

If a compatible burner is connected to your computer, you can create a DVD or Blu-ray Disc directly from Adobe Premiere Elements. You can play the disc that you create in either a TV or computer disc player. Adobe Premiere Elements creates video discs. (It does not create data or audio discs.) Desktop DVD burners use a recordable DVD-5 disc (DVD+/-R), which has a 4.7 GB capacity and can hold approximately two hours of high-quality standard-definition video.

Typically, a Blu-ray Disc has a 25 GB capacity and can hold 135 minutes of high-definition video using MPEG-2 plus 2 hours of standard definition bonus material, or it can hold a total of 10 hours of standard-definition content. Blu-ray Discs come in BD-R (recordable) and BD-RE (rewritable) formats.

Adobe Premiere Elements supports single‑layer, 4.7 GB DVDs of the following types: DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD‑R, and DVD‑RW. It also supports dual‑layer 8.5 GB DVD+R discs. Choose the media supported by both your DVD burner and the DVD player on which you plan to play the DVD. Not all DVD burners and DVD players support all types of DVDs. For example, many, but not all, TV DVD players recognize DVD+R discs.

DVD-R This format uses write‑once recordable discs, and is compatible with both stand‑alone DVD players and DVD‑ROM drives. DVD‑R discs are available in two media types: General Use and Authoring. Most consumer DVD‑R burners use the cheaper General Use discs, and some professional burners use Authoring discs. You must use the correct media type for your burner. However, once written, the discs should be readable in either type of DVD player or drive. (General Use DVD‑R is designed to prevent backup of encrypted commercial DVDs.)
DVD+R This non-rewritable format is compatible with most DVD players and DVD‑ROM drives. The first generation +RW burners did not support DVD+R recording, and probably cannot be upgraded to do so. However, all current models of DVD+RW burners support DVD+R recording. Compatibility of DVD+R discs in stand‑alone DVD players is similar to that of DVD‑R.
DVD-RW/DVD+RW These formats are similar in functionality and compatibility with DVD burners and players. DVD‑RW and DVD+RW use rewritable discs that can rewrite more than 1000 times in ideal situations. The majority of stand‑alone DVD players play video recorded on DVD‑RW and DVD+RW discs, but the compatibility is not as high as with DVD‑R and DVD+R. Current DVD‑RW burners can also burn to DVD‑R.
Note: If your DVD burner is not compatible with Adobe Premiere Elements, you can burn the project to a folder, which allows you to use the software included with the burner to burn the final DVD.

nwdcrob · 03-18-2011, 03:40 PM

Yes, the PAL standard definition extras on region free blu-rays will play on your PC connected to a computer monitor.

Junkmale · 03-18-2011, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by nwdcrob

Yes, the PAL standard definition extras on region free blu-rays will play on your PC connected to a computer monitor.

Great thanks!

Junkmale · 03-25-2011, 11:03 PM

Good news! I just got my King Kong 1976 Blu-ray from France and you CAN play the extras on a stand alone Blu-ray player. The way you do this is select Japan (it's in Japanese writing) as your country. Japan has the NTSC format the same as North America. There are both PAL and NTSC versions of the extras on the disc, so when you select Japan you can watch the extras in North America. Only thing is you need to go into the setup menu, select english audio and then shut off any subtitles. If you don't the disc automatically puts Japanese subtitles on the screen. After doing this it's just like watching any other NA Blu-ray.

03-18-2011, 01:23 PM	#1
Junkmale Active Member Member since:Aug 2008	North American Blu-ray Rom drives play PAL? I am about to order a Blu-ray (region free) from France that has extras that are in PAL format. I know my North American stand alone Blu-ray player will play the movie, but not the extras so I was wondering if my PC Blu-ray Rom or Blu-ray writer can play the PAL extras? The drives will play DVD PAL, so should I assume Blu-ray PAL will play as well? I have an LG BH08LS20 Blu-ray writer and a DH6E2S Blu-ray rom . Thanks in advance for any help.

03-18-2011, 01:28 PM	#2
jassaal123 Guest	North American Blu-ray Rom drives play PAL? If a compatible burner is connected to your computer, you can create a DVD or Blu-ray Disc directly from Adobe Premiere Elements. You can play the disc that you create in either a TV or computer disc player. Adobe Premiere Elements creates video discs. (It does not create data or audio discs.) Desktop DVD burners use a recordable DVD-5 disc (DVD+/-R), which has a 4.7 GB capacity and can hold approximately two hours of high-quality standard-definition video. Typically, a Blu-ray Disc has a 25 GB capacity and can hold 135 minutes of high-definition video using MPEG-2 plus 2 hours of standard definition bonus material, or it can hold a total of 10 hours of standard-definition content. Blu-ray Discs come in BD-R (recordable) and BD-RE (rewritable) formats. Adobe Premiere Elements supports single‑layer, 4.7 GB DVDs of the following types: DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD‑R, and DVD‑RW. It also supports dual‑layer 8.5 GB DVD+R discs. Choose the media supported by both your DVD burner and the DVD player on which you plan to play the DVD. Not all DVD burners and DVD players support all types of DVDs. For example, many, but not all, TV DVD players recognize DVD+R discs. DVD-R This format uses write‑once recordable discs, and is compatible with both stand‑alone DVD players and DVD‑ROM drives. DVD‑R discs are available in two media types: General Use and Authoring. Most consumer DVD‑R burners use the cheaper General Use discs, and some professional burners use Authoring discs. You must use the correct media type for your burner. However, once written, the discs should be readable in either type of DVD player or drive. (General Use DVD‑R is designed to prevent backup of encrypted commercial DVDs.) DVD+R This non-rewritable format is compatible with most DVD players and DVD‑ROM drives. The first generation +RW burners did not support DVD+R recording, and probably cannot be upgraded to do so. However, all current models of DVD+RW burners support DVD+R recording. Compatibility of DVD+R discs in stand‑alone DVD players is similar to that of DVD‑R. DVD-RW/DVD+RW These formats are similar in functionality and compatibility with DVD burners and players. DVD‑RW and DVD+RW use rewritable discs that can rewrite more than 1000 times in ideal situations. The majority of stand‑alone DVD players play video recorded on DVD‑RW and DVD+RW discs, but the compatibility is not as high as with DVD‑R and DVD+R. Current DVD‑RW burners can also burn to DVD‑R. Note: If your DVD burner is not compatible with Adobe Premiere Elements, you can burn the project to a folder, which allows you to use the software included with the burner to burn the final DVD.

03-18-2011, 03:40 PM	#3
nwdcrob Member Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Washington, DC Blu-ray reviews:2	Yes, the PAL standard definition extras on region free blu-rays will play on your PC connected to a computer monitor.

03-25-2011, 11:03 PM	#5
Junkmale Active Member Member since:Aug 2008	Good news! I just got my King Kong 1976 Blu-ray from France and you CAN play the extras on a stand alone Blu-ray player. The way you do this is select Japan (it's in Japanese writing) as your country. Japan has the NTSC format the same as North America. There are both PAL and NTSC versions of the extras on the disc, so when you select Japan you can watch the extras in North America. Only thing is you need to go into the setup menu, select english audio and then shut off any subtitles. If you don't the disc automatically puts Japanese subtitles on the screen. After doing this it's just like watching any other NA Blu-ray.

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