Can I Burn an NTSC Copy of a PAL DVD? My PB has PAL Default

i opted to choose PAL for my PB's DVD player as i buy a lot of DVDs from the UK.
i was recently sent a home DVD burned in PAL but i want to make NTSC or region-free copies for friends.
i have two questions:
1) is that possible?
2) if so, can i do it without having to have an advanced degree in computer science? in other words, i would like the instructions are simple and written in plain english, which often isn't the case at third-party websites.
i will be using iDVD 3.01.
thank you.

i opted to choose PAL for my PB's DVD player as i buy
a lot of DVDs from the UK.
I think you really selected a REGION not a format (PAL).
i was recently sent a home DVD burned in PAL but i
want to make NTSC or region-free copies for friends.
Home burned DVDs should be region free (actually, All Regions) and your PB's DVD drive/software should be able to play both PAL and NTSC All Region DVDs.
Getting good quality format conversions PALNTSC isn't easy with the equipment we have at home. Matti's links address that conversion issue.

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