No, if this was a standard UDF no-multisession data DVD then they should have been able to read it in any computer. Region settings would only kick in for video DVDs played in DVD players. But know that a good percentage of DVDs I send to our office 60 miles away in DC don't work; I think it may have to do with anti-terrorist measures at the post office, strong x-rays or whatever they're doing.
I think you're having an issue figuring out exactly what your target audience is. If they're supposed to watch this on a computer, then there's no reason to send a bloated .avi. If on regular DVD players, then it should be .mpg (2). Just how long are these videos? Unless they're really large, it may be better to render to a format like .wmv (9) and just zip all the files together and upload them for online retrieval. On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 10:40 PM, Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have some photos and a couple of movies taken with my digital camera in > .avi format of a family event that I'd like to send to the UK. > The first thing I did was put everything (photos and movies) on a DVD and > mailed it. Nobody there can read the DVD on any device they have - My guess > is because of the region codes used on DVDs. > > I am about to put the files on several CDs which should not be affected by > the region code issue, but before I do I was wondering if I need to be > worried about whether the .avi files will display properly on PCs over there > given they were recorded as NTSC and it's PAL in the UK. > > My naive question is since the movies are not DVDs but just .avi files is > this something I need to worry about, if so can someone recommend an > inexpensive (free would be nice) utility that will do the conversion. > > Or am I going about this the wrong way. > > Thanks for any advice ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
