Question about DVD to DVD

[arawak]

Another newbie here – please go easy on him
I’ve downloaded the free version of DVD to DVD to try it out, and am quite happy with it.
Two questions:
1) If I download Passkey (beta), does that allow DVD to DVD to change the
Region of the target DVD, or does it only allow you to play any Region DVD on your PC?
2) If the latter is the case, is there ANY software that will allow DVD to DVD to change the Region of the target DVD?

[signals]

Both DVDFab DVD to DVD and Passkey produce all-region output. You should not need Passkey. Do you need output discs will a single specific region?

[arawak]

v7.0.3.0 Question about DVD to DVD

Signals, I want to make Region 1 copies of Region 2 DVDs.

[GregiBoy]

Why not just make them region free like Fab normally does?

[maineman]

You can't make a Region 2 disc, Region 1.
You can and will make them region-free.
Subsequent to processing with Fab, your R2 disc will become
R 1, 2, 3. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

However, you will still have the issue of PAL and NTSC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAL

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTSC

Here's the info for a R1 disc ripped and burned with Fab:


Info for drive [E:\] (DVDFab 7.0.3.0)
Drive region: 1

Disc type: Video DVD
Disc region: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Volume name: BOONDOCK SAINTS II
Video standard: NTSC

CSS (Content Scramble System) protection is not found.
RC (Region Code) protection is not found.
RCE (Region Code Enhancement) protection is not found.
APS (Analog Protection System) protection is not found.
UOPs (User Operation Prohibitions) protection is not found.

Invalid PTTs protection is not found.
Invalid PGCIs protection is not found.
Invalid PGCs protection is not found.
Invalid TMAPs protection is not found.
Invalid CELLs protection is not found.
Invalid VOBUs protection is not found.
Fake vts protection is not found!
Bad sector protection is not found!
Structure protection (ARccOS, RipGuard, etc.) is not found.

PathPlayer is enabled!
Unplayable cell is not found.

[signals]

Signals, I want to make Region 1 copies of Region 2 DVDs.

As indicated by Maineman, you can easily do this with DVDFab OR Passkey, but you would need to watch them on a PC, they will not be playable on a NTSC TV due to the difference in the video standards. With Passkey, you could watch R2 discs on a R1 PC without having to rip them to disc or drive at all.

[arawak]

Thanks all! I think that satisfactirily answers my questions about Region free discs.