Universal Region Code

I had a question posed of me today:
"Do you know if the DVD format is universal and is compatible with overseas DVD
systems? I have purchased USA DVDs before only to find they don't work here
in South Africa."
I think that there are two issues at work here, the first is how I author the DVD's - Unversal Region Code, the second is PAL vs NTSC.
Can anyone show me how to control the Universal Region Codes?
Thanks

Thanks for the link. Below is an excerpt from the tutorial you sent me. Just to be super clear, under build, regions codes, the default is "all regions" (per this article). I tried to click "custom" and see if I could uncheck all of the countries. This is impossible, Encore forces you to choose at least one country. So, am I correct to assume that I authored my DVD correctly by going with the default "all regions" checked?
Thanks,
Lisa
"To control the countries in which your DVD will play, use region coding. Each region code corresponds to a particular country or geographical region. Often, only DVD players from a specific region can recognize the code for that region. DVDs coded for any other region will not play.
You can allow all regions to play your DVD, or only a select number of them. Region coding only works consistently on replicated DVDs. Some DVD players may read region coding correctly on projects written directly to DVD‑R, while others will not. (See Replicating discs.)
Note: The All Regions setting is used for Blu‑ray discs and Region Code options are not available for Flash output.
Choose Window > Build, select DVD from the Format menu, and scroll down to the Region Codes section of the DVD Settings.
All Regions is selected by default. Select Custom to deselect any number of region codes. When you close the Build panel and choose File > Save, your settings are saved with the project. The following table lists the available region codes."

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No, the drive is permanently locked to the last code you used. If it's not on the one you would prefer, the only thing you can do it replace the drive.
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Until I read the last sentence my answer would have been: insert a commercial DVD intended for your region code (unhelpfully you don't say where you are!), i.e. NTSC for the US or PAL for Europe, and it will ask you set the region code for that DVD.
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Post Author: BobM
CA Forum: .NET
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