PAL versus NTSC DVDs (Was: I'M back)

[eugedunn]

Good Morning to all
The Big the Tall and the small, and i do not know how many of each we have,
I wanted to make you aware that i got myself a new Computer, with the help of one of our members.
And it is a whole new ball game.
Of course you'se are all aware that i use Toast Titanium.
But this computer wanted me to use Toast Titanium 11.
I could not adjust myself to the Software  (yet).
So i'm back using Toast Titanium 10.
Problem: Sometimes i get the following message and i quote:
You are about to create a Disc
with mixed Pal and NTSC contents
Are you sure you want to do this.
Disc with mixed content  may
not play on all Players.

The confusing part is that the warning  does not always show up.
I have gone to my preference file and they give you an option to use one or the other.
And of course i Highlighted the one that says NTSC.
But still i get some files which have no sound.
I use the VIDEO DVD Format.
My question is why does it do that.
Sorry for the mistakes, but after awhile my finger gets tired.

                                              Nice to be back
                                                   Plume
                                      Say hello to your Family for me.
                                              Have a great day
                                           I know it is somber outside
                            But make the best of today as tomorrow is to late

[Dan Millar]

Welcome back!

The problem is that your source files are PAL, and your destination is NTSC, so the PAL files need to be re-encoded to play on NTSC sets - as most North American players are. I know older versions of Toast could not do this, but I thought that limitation was removed previous to Toast 10 - I'll look into that and get back to you.

Happy Mac'ing!

Dan

[Dan Millar]

See our other thread just below this one in the support forum - About Formats - where we discussed the difference between formats, and whether Toast could handle it - it can - but it's another conversion step. One option would be to see if an NTSC version of your source file is available and just avoid PAL files altogether - is that a viable option for you?

Happy Mac'ing!

Dan

[eugedunn]

Good Afternoon
I was trying to burn a Movie but i get the following Response.                                                                               The movie "Just Go with It (2011) DVDRip XviD-MAXSPEED www.torentz.3xforum.ro.avi" can't be opened.

You may need to install addional software
to open this type of file.

Does anyone know what software i am missing and what is it.

                                                Have a good day
                                                       Plume

[Dan Millar]

Perian, should be able to handle that, but you may need another Xvid codec to play that movie file. You can get one here:

http://www.divx.com/en/software/mac/player

Let us know if that helps!

This will add yet another System Preference - make sure you set it to update itself regularly...

Happy Mac'ing!

Dan

[eugedunn]

Good Morning Dan
I downloaded Perian and installed it and restarted the Computer.
I had three Movies that i could not open because they would give me the previous response.
Since i installed Perian, i was able to open one Movie.
So i am still not able to open the other two Movies. As they still give me the previous information.
I thought that the other may of been locked in, but then again why did one open up ?????????????????
Any suggestion as to why the other two will not open
                                           Thank you Dan for your interest
                                           Have a very good day
                                                     Plume

[Dan Millar]

Well, I thought you already had Perian, but the software I linked to is called "DivX", and it's not the same as Perian.

Did you try that as well?

If all else fails, the venerable VLC Player can usually open anything that is a legitimate video file.

If you don't have that on your new Mac, you should get it and try it as well - it's available here:

http://www.videolan.org/

Good luck with your videos, and...

Happy Mac'ing!

Dan

[eugedunn]

Good Afternoon
I was trying to open this Movie File.
But i keep getting the following  window

The document "Sucker Punch.2011.ENGL.DivX-PRO.HQ.avi" could not be opened.                                                  The movie is not in a format that QuickTime Player understands.
You may need to install additional software to open this type of file

It is a AVI Movie, sorry i'm having a hard time understanding what they meam.
Could i have a litte help please

                                                 Thank you very much
                                                          Plume

[eugedunn]

Good Afternoon
Sorry to bother you'se

But i still have a problem with the previous message.
Is it possible that i've got you all stumped.
I would sure like to know what to do.
                                      Plume
                                Have a good day

[MacMoore]

Control-Click on the problem file.  From the menu select "Open with" then select "VLC".  If the VLC option is not present, you can google VLC to download (for free) and install it.  Let us know how that works for you.

Best wishes from "The Gower".

[eugedunn]

Good Evening MacMoore
I have tried to do what you had suggested, but alas nothing worked.
So instead of breaking my brains, what little i have left.
I thrashed the file that i had and re-downloaded another file from a different
Website and this one worked.
Thank you for your interest, and of course for taking the time to try and accommadate us poor slob.
                                             Have a very good evening
                                                 Say hello to your Family for me
                                                               Plume

[eugedunn]

Good Afternoon
The last complaint that i wrote was of course the last one.
And i was able to go to a different website to get the file and it worked.
But that was only a temperary solution as i am back with the same problem.
I tried three different web site trying to download the same video and i am back getting the same answer.                             (And i quote:The movie "Conan the Barbarian 2011 DvDrip Eng aXXo.avi" can't be opened.
You may need to install addional software to open this type of file).
Well i do have QuickTime Player, and Perian and also VLC.
The following is the page that i must go to, but to get what
                                    Thank you for your help
                                             Plume



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Last Modified: January 28, 2011
Article: HT3775

Summary
QuickTime Player natively supports the following media formats and codec components. You can also extend QuickTime to support additional codecs and components.

Products Affected
QuickTime 7 (OS X), QuickTime X
QuickTime Player in Mac OS X v10.6 is the default application to play video and audio media on your Mac (for all media not handled by iTunes). Below are the video and audio file formats and codecs that QuickTime natively supports:

Media type   File formats   Codecs or components
Video
QuickTime Movie (.mov)
MPEG-4 (.mp4, .m4v)
MPEG-1
3GPP
3GPP2
AVI
DV
MPEG-4 (Part 2)
H.264
H.263
H.261
Apple ProRes
Apple Pixlet
Animation
Cinepak
Component Video
DV
DVC Pro
Graphics
Motion JPEG
Photo JPEG
Sorenson Video 2
Sorenson Video 3
Audio
iTunes Audio (.m4a, .m4b, .m4p)
MP3
Core Audio (.caf)
AIFF
AU
SD2
WAV
SND
AMR 
AAC (MPEG-4 Audio)
HE-AAC
Apple Lossless
MP3
AMR Narrowband
MS ADPCM
QDesign Music 2
Qualcomm PureVoice (QCELP)
IMA 4:1
MACE 3:1
MACE 6:1
ALaw 2:1
ULaw 2:1
24-Bit Integer
32-Bit Integer
32-Bit Floating Point
64-Bit Floating Point
Additional Information
You can also extend QuickTime to import or play other popular and specialized media formats.

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[MacMoore]

It is more helpful if you just copy the link of the page and paste it into your message as I have done here.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3775?viewlocale=en_US

I am having the same problem when I downloaded the same file from isohunt using this link

http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/305494121/?tab=summary

This is a new twist on this format and the key is currently available for windows ONLY.

http://download.cnet.com/Media-Player-Codec-Pack/3000-13632_4-10749065.html

I'm sure there will be a Mac version coming.  You're just pushing on the leading edge again.

[eugedunn]

Good Evening MacMoore
I apolige for pushing the Edge, this actually is very funny, i'm usually never ahead but always behind the edge.
But thank you for the information, as i now know that it is not my fault this time.
I will watch for any further information .
Thank you for your quick response.
I will not try to download from Isohunt until i'm sure i will be successful.         
                                               Have a very good evening
                                                            Plume

[Dan Millar]

First of all, read the comments on the page you linked to from isohunt - the file is apparently infected, and that's why you can't "convert" it - it isn't a real avi file. May I just respectfully remind you - this is how our Windows friends got into so much trouble with malware?

There is no "new" XviD codec - the link to cnet contains no such information and concerns a codec pack for windows. A codec is a codec is a codec and you either have it, or you don't.

Plume, you now have every legitimate transcoder there is - QT, Perian, VLC and DivX. If a movie won't de-code for you - I think you're safe to assume the file is the problem, not your Mac.

Torrent sites are notorious homes for Windows spyware/trojans/etc. I don't think it will be long before Mac users start falling victim to the same tactics used against Windows for all these years. Next, you'll be offered some "free" software that will "clean up" your Mac and defend against all comers - MacDefender for example - only it DOESN'T - it's a wolf in sheep's clothing, a Trojan ready to destroy from within.

Beware of Geeks bearing gifts!

Happy Mac'ing!

Dan