--- Forwarded Message from Ed Dente <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 10:22:43 -0500 (EST) >From: Ed Dente <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: DVD-Regional Standards >To: LLTI <[log in to unmask]> I have not been successful in getting information on the extent of the problem w/ regional standards in DVD. I wonder if Mike or anyone can discuss this a little. 1. This is my understanding of the issue. Am I right or wrong? : The regional standard is set by the disk makers purposely so as to avoid copyright infringement and/or guarantee multiple sales in different countries. 2. If this is the case, is the regional standard issue insurmountable? How does one use a DVD brought back, say, from the Czech Republic or Germany? 3. In the event that foreign purchased DVD discs can be used in some fashion, how are European DVD films generally audio recorded? Are they likely to have multi-lingual tracks that can be selected? Are they likely to have multi-lingual subtitles that can be chosen among? Sorry if these are basic questions, but we're about to get into DVD, and I've not been able to get these questions anwered, nor have I seen much discussion of this in specific terms on LLTI. Sorry if I'm asking for redundant info that I may have missed. Cheers, Ed Dente ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Edmund N. Dente Director, Language Media Center Ph: 617-627-3036 Tufts University [log in to unmask] Medford, MA 02155 "I don't wish to be rude, but I'd rather listen to Beethoven." -Claude Rains, to Bette Davis <<Deception>>