Just a DVD!

Hi guys,
i need some help.
I've managed to capture the video from my camera(DV) to imovies, but the problem is that i just want to create a dvd with the same quality (no compression) and without editing it, but changing it to PAL. Simple? not to me....
Thanks

The only way to write a DV file to a DVD +*without compresssion*+ is to create a DATA disk. You are limited to ~4.5GB or about 20 minutes.
To convert the NTSC to PAL, you must convert the format. NTSC is 720x480 @ 29.97 fps. PAL is 720x576 @ 25 fps. Some serious magic must happen to convert the frame rate and scale the image. If you have Final Cut Pro, Graeme Nattress makes an excellent plugin (Standards Converter) to do this for you. Otherwise you must follow all the workarounds in the previous links.
If you want a VIDEO DVD, there is no way to avoid compressing the material to mpeg2. That is what makes a video DVD a video DVD. Of course this must happen AFTER you have made the standards conversion.
If you want the best possible product, take you NTSC video to a post house where they can convert it using high end hardware based standard converters and have them play it out directly to a DVD recorder.
There will be compression - there is simply no way to get around it.
good luck.
x

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