Converting a video to watch overseas NTSC to Pal

Hello.....I am going to create a photo montage using imovie and idvd. I will later be making copies and I have had a request for a copy for overseas, could anyone give me their suggestions on how I should do this properly. Is it simply going into the idvd "project" drop down mode and change the video setting from NTSC to Pal?
Also I believe that the dvd will be needed for Germany, I do not know what format they are in. I am guessing that they are in the PAL format but I am not sure. Does anyone know this?
Thanks so much in advance.

Yes, Germany (and the rest of W Europe) uses PAL.
And as Kirk says, all modern DVD players sold in Europe play NTSC as well.
Which apparently is not the case in the US (playing PAL DVDs).

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