[email protected] wrote: > > PS I do know that there are US spec DVD players that can play PAL DVDs > on an NTSC TV. I have one myself, but I'd like to convert the DVD so > that special players are not required.
I'd be surprised if there are ANY U.S. players that CANNOT play PAL still being made. Also, the usual path from PAL to NTSC is to slow the video and audio down and make it 24 fps... Hard telecine is usually considered BAD, and it also is really impossible to go from 25 to 30 fps directly anyway, the result will always be crap. That said, if the source is quite poor, the result of the commands you are using may look fine in comparison. But if you use those commands on a high-quality PAL dvd the result will be quite poor, with lots of stuttering and jumpiness. Your transcode command has confused and incorrect audio options. Please search the wiki for "ac3" to see examples of how to pass through ac3 audio.
