1. PAYMENT DEPOSIT of 50% – We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover.
2. LABEL ART
After you have your artwork in the attached DVD Copycat template, you can email it (if under 25MB). If you are not sure of the size or it’s larger than 25mg, just mail it along with your master.

CRITICAL INSTRUCTIONS
Please submit artwork as an un-flattened/un-merged file to make sure template lines are not printed. If you don’t know what this means, (or it sounds like jibberish to you) , I suggest you call for our help.

If artwork is not properly templated it will delay your delivery date. I don’t want that. I’d rather help you get it right. (purr)

Ensure my receipt of your artwork by 11am. This way, you’ll be ensured that we’ve started processing your order that day. If you have very tight deadlines, It is your responsibility to ensure I received your artwork (just in case your email failed).

3. MASTER FOR DUPLICATION – Send physical, production-ready master to me at:

DVD Duplication.net
74 Crestline Drive, Suite 9
San Francisco, CA 94131

CRITICAL INSTRUCTIONS:

If we receive your master by 11am, we’ll start processing your order that day.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

- extra charges & delays for late masters,
- late artwork,
- incorrectly delivered artwork

I hope this information is helpful. Please let me know if you have any questions.

DVD Duplication.net offers peace of mind with our guaranteed on-time delivery!

- Higher quality discs offer more compatibility and far greater longevity – better & greener discs keep your data from eroding in just a few years.
- DVD, CD, Bluray duplication/replication & finished label art, sleeves or jewel cases.
- Your personal account manager handles every phase of your project. Easy communications. Well-managed, on-time projects: No surprises!

If you are having trouble getting a straight answer about CSS Encryption, please see my first post which explains some of the misconceptions of CSS Encryption.

This current article is more about how to provide a CSS encrypted master for replication.

If you want a DVD manufactured with CSS Encryption, there are two ways you can accomplish this.

1. If you have a DLT Deck and can provide a DLT(Digital Linear Tape) master.  When doing your DVD authoring, you will have an option to output your project to DLT.  If you have a DLT deck, you will need to check the CSS encryption flag during authoring.  Once you output your project to DLT we will check your DLT Master against our Eclipse tester, which will show whether or not the CSS Encryption has been added.  If we show the CSS present, that is all we need to output the master.

2. If you do not have a DLT Deck – we can take your DVD-R master and convert it to a DDP master with the CSS Encryption flag set.  The cost to do this is typically $300.  This is an easy way to get CSS Encryption without having to invest in a DLT deck.  This method is also verified by Eclipse Testing to make sure the CSS is present.

3. If you can output your own DDP master –   If you authoring platform allows for creating your own DDP master, you can use this method to provide us with a DDP master with the Encryption flag set.  This method is also verified by Eclipse Testing to make sure the CSS is present.

Once we get your correct master and verify the CSS content is present, we apply the scrambling algorithm during the cutting of your glass master.  There is a one time CSS royalty fee that we charge, typically $150 for DVD-5 and $200 for DVD-9.

These are the three avenues to getting CSS copy protection on your DVD.

If you have more questions about CSS Encryption as it may apply to an upcoming project, please give me a call at (888) 889-2926 or email me, Brian, at briangfisher@dvdduplication.net.

To better understand what you are buying, first it is important to distiguish DVD Duplication from DVD Replication. DVD Duplication is an industry term defined as copying one dvd on to many using DVD burners.  This process is usually for lower volume runs under 500 units and is not to be confused with DVD Replication which is typically for runs over 1000 units and are stamped, not burned.

If you need less than 1000 units, then you are looking for DVD Duplication.  The best way to ensure that you reiceve a quality DVD Duplication product is to ask these key questions of your duplicator.

1. ask them to explain what type of blank DVDs they use and why they have chosen them. – the quality of blank media varies widely in the industry.  There is great media out there and there is some real junk too.  If you duplication company cannot tell you what type of blanks they use and why, you are probably dealing with a low cost provider that buys many different types of blanks depending on the current price.  These guys are typically your low cost and low quality provider.

2. ask them if they verify the master content for read errors and PI/PO errors.  This is very good way to ensure that the master is of good quality and will have the necessary integrity for making good duplications.

3. ask them what type of disc printing they use.  If the answer is “ink jet” you are probably dealing with a very small company that has not been able to upgrade to equipment that will provide a better quality print that is also water and scratch resistant.

These are some fundamental questions to ask to verify the quality of the disc you are getting.

You also will want to consider getting references from current clients and asking about guarantees on turn times.  There are many low cost, low quality providers out there that will promise great prices at the expense of approximate lead times.  It always pays to do your homework for your DVD projects.

these are just a few tips to get some insight into the product and service quality upon which they build their business.

If you have more questions about DVD Duplication, give us a quick call, we are always eager to earn new clients and provide you with a product and service that should exceed your expectations.