Changing Region 2 DVD to Region 1 DVD

I want to buy a Region 2 DVD and change it to a Region 1 so I can play it on a standard US DVD player. Is there anyway to do this with Final Cut Studio? Thanks

Assuming it's a commercially produced DVD - It's against the law. However the only way you could do it is 'rip' the MPEG2 from your DVD and re-burn using DVD Studio Pro where you can re-set the region code.
The Region 2 will be PAL - bear this in mind with any conversion
Would it not be easier to obtain a multi region DVD player?

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