Japan is not US NTSC.

"Mr. Smith" <spamtrap@mrsmith.com> wrote in message 
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>>> I copied some DVDs and sent them to a friend in Japan. She says she 
>>> can't
>>> play them. They play fine here. It should not be region coding; the DVD
>>> copying process I use both decrypts the DVDs and is supposed to render 
>>> the
>>> copy region-free. Is there some other reason why a DVD made on US
>> equipment
>>> wouldn't play on a Japanese DVD player? (actually, it is a DVD drive in 
>>> a
>>> computer, not a stand-alone player).
>>>
>>> The DVDs were copied decrypted using DVD Decrypter and compressed using
>> DVD
>>> Shrink.
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> Marc
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>> What version Decrypter and Shrink? Have you tried a different brand of
>> media? Ever tried Nero? My Philips media won't play on my sister's 
>> Panasonic
>> and my brother's Sony Vaio. Verbatims and Fujifilm play on everything 
>> I've
>> thrown them into. I use Shrink 3.1.7.6 and Nero 6.3.1.6 right now and 
>> this
>> combo is rock solid.
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> My understanding is that Shrink utilizes Nero in the burning process. I 
> have Shrink 3.2 (ha!) and Nero 5.5 (damn!) and Decrypter 3.2.3.0 
> (.......). I used DVD+R blank discs manufactured by TDK. They were plastic 
> and shiny. Beyond that I am not sure. My friend in Japan is going to check 
> to see if the discs can be played on any other machine. Perhaps her 
> computer DVD player is lame (?). I played them here on two different DVD 
> players.
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