We normally produce PAL DVDs, as they are both the Australian and International standard, and produce the highest quality output (625 lines of resolution instead of 525). However, these will not work in the USA or Canada. We can also produce NTSC DVDs for the USA and Canada upon request.

We can do either. If you wish for your DVD to play in PAL TV's, the Authoring process and format must be in PAL in order to play on the PAL formatted Televisions/players.

It's a common misconception that simply because a video format is digital it is no longer PAL or NTSC. All digital video formats (DVD, Mini-DV, DVCAM, etc.) are still based on the PAL, SECAM, NTSC video systems.

Yes, as long as the alternate-format DVDs are region 0 (zero - sometimes called "region free"). In other words, you can play DVDs that match the region of your DVD kit, plus all region 0 DVDs, regardless of PAL or NTSC video format.

For answers to all of your technical DVD questions, please see the excellent DVD Demystified site by Jim Taylor. Here are shortcuts to his desciptions of Region Codes and NTSC / PAL formats.

We are producing them in both formats. Currently, the Air Safaris DVD is only available in PAL format for Australia, New Zealand and most of Europe. We will shortly put out an NTSC version for North America and Japan. If you are not sure which one you should order for your country, click on this link:

Different countries use different methods of recording and playback. Please go to Video Standards for a complete explanation of this.

Yes! As a general rule, all our DVDs and VIDEOS we offer are available in both PAL and NTSC. All DVDs and VIDEOS we send to USA and any other NTSC countries are automatically sent in the NTSC system, open region if it is a DVD. The few DVDs we have marked as NTSC only or PAL only on our site are often available on VHS in NTSC or PAL, same price. These are usually "A" prefix coded. Just put VHS in the special instructions section of the on-line order form for a DVD listing.

There are two basic formats of television signal. In the UK and Europe (and Japan) the standard is called 'PAL', yet in America the standard format is 'NTSC'. DVD discs can be encoded in either of these two formats, and this should not be confused with Region Coding as this is something completely different. In almost all cases, NTSC discs can be played within the UK and Europe without any problems.

These are two different TV picture standards. Region 2 (Europe) uses the PAL standard whereas region 1 (USA and Canada) uses the NTSC standard. These standards are incompatible with one another and to be able to view a region 1 DVD on a UK TV, you'll need to have an NTSC compatible or multi-standard TV.

First check you have a European model PowerShot A5. Switch it to [PLAY] mode, then once the image is displayed press the [SET] and [JUMP] keys together. This takes you to the language selection menu and if you see ten languages listed you have a European PowerShot A5 with PAL only video output. If you see five languages listed including Japanese then you have a Japanese/USA model with NTSC video output.

InfoView supports both the NTSC and PAL formats. NTSC is used in the U.S. and by many countries on the American continents as well as many Asian countries, including Japan. PAL is used in most Western European countries, except for France. SECAM is used in France and many Eastern European countries but is not currently supported by InfoView.

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Generally yes. Unlike VCR'S the majority of DVD players are capable of playing both NTSC and PAL discs. However, the issue to note is that while your DVD player is capable of playing NTSC it is also necessary for your TV to be NTSC, however it is advisable that you check your TV manual first.

PAL and NTSC are the television standards for different parts of the world. There is also a third - SECAM. NTSC covers the United States, Canada, Japan, and a few other places. SECAM covers France and Russia. PAL covers the rest of the world. PAL, SECAM, & NTSC are basically a different way of displaying the picture on the television. The main differences are in the number of horizontal lines displayed on the screen, and the number of frames per second displayed.

Yes, in these circumstances: You can play all our DVDs on your computer without any problem, regardless if it's in PAL or in NTSC. Furthermore, an increasing number of TV-DVD players for can handle both formats. Keep in mind that all sales are final so please double check. We will NOT issue refunds for American DVD player compatibility issues.