Is iDVD format NTSC R (0) or R (1) or R (2) or... etc.?

is iDVD format NTSC R (0) or R (1) or R (2) or... etc.?
I'm submitting to a festival, and their exhibition entry form requires me to designate which NTSC type it is.

Hi
You can do NTSC or PAL (29.97fps or 25fps) in iDVD - (but You should use material in that frame rate to start with or convert it outside iDVD and iMovie/FinalCut - I use JES_Deinterlacer to do this)
If You let iMovie/FC or iDVD convert to another frame rate - it will work - BUT the RESULT WILL BE VERY POOOOOR !
BUT - in regard to Region settings - iDVD can only do R(0) = Playable in all regions.
Yours Bengt W

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