DVD shrink newbe question. Can it change video standards?

I'm new to burning DVD and just got DVD shrink.

I know of the DVD shrink capability to strip region coding but could it
also change video standards?

Can it convert PAL into NTSC for instance.

There are many UK DVD's I'd like to get and if I can back it up region
free and converted to NTSC then it's worth it for me to buy them.

Also, one of my DVD players is this cheap Midiland

http://cgi.ebay.com/DVD-Player-new-w...QQcmdZViewItem

The remote indicates it can switch between Pal and NTSC. I'm not sure if
that means it can only take NTSC DVD's and output PAL or if it can take
PAL DVD's and convert it to NTSC.

If anyone has this model and know for sure can they tell me.

"Mike" <miker@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
news:46D35BCD.BF2DD5B9@rochester.rr.com...
> I'm new to burning DVD and just got DVD shrink.
>
> I know of the DVD shrink capability to strip region coding but could it
> also change video standards?
>
> Can it convert PAL into NTSC for instance.
>
> There are many UK DVD's I'd like to get and if I can back it up region
> free and converted to NTSC then it's worth it for me to buy them.
>
> Also, one of my DVD players is this cheap Midiland
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/DVD-Player-new-w...QQcmdZViewItem
>
> The remote indicates it can switch between Pal and NTSC. I'm not sure if
> that means it can only take NTSC DVD's and output PAL or if it can take
> PAL DVD's and convert it to NTSC.
>
> If anyone has this model and know for sure can they tell me.

DVD shrink does not do system conversion ie PAL to NTSC but go to
www.videohelp.com for more info. Depending on your DVD player, it might do a
conversion and output a NTSC signal for your TV. In PAL land most TV's and
DVD players are multistandard but I'm not sure of the current situation in
NTSC jurisdictions. Why not try to borrow a PAL disc and try it?