ISO9001 Certified DVD Manufacturing:

During every step of a manufacturing process, all it takes in one mistake in any of the many steps to compromise the quality of a DVD. A good manufacturing facility will often have fundamental documentation procedures for every step. This documentation is the backbone to keeping each step conforming to the correct action and specification for that particular step. We Replicate all of our DVDs in an ISO9001 2008 certified plant. ISO certification ensures that all processes are documented and verified. Without ISO certification, there is no independent evaluation of a facility that they are doing what they say they are doing. This is a critical step in the manufacture of a good DVD.

Extra Quality Checks of your DVD:

The second general part of maintaining good control over quality is the quality control checks that are put in place in the process. There can often be steps that are skipped to reduce cost. For example, we run quality control processes every 5000 units, this ensures that if a job going over 5000 units is created, we start from the beginning and all line testing is done for each batch of 5000. We run Torsion testing on sample discs from every batch to make sure the disc integrity is within specification. Once a disc is made, it is 100% ID checked to make sure the content is correct on each disc. These are two examples of very rigorous testing that can be eliminated by “sloppy” manufactures to reduce cost.

Licensing Requirements of your DVD:

Another important factor in the Replication of your DVD is compliance with royalty payments. We provide DVD Replications that are manufactured under the Philips and Sony License. Typically a replication company has to pay approximately 4 cents for each DVD Sold in royalty payments to the patent holders of the DVD Technology. Again, if a facility is not paying these royalties, this is first and foremost illegal, and secondly, putting you, the client, at risk. Sony and Philips have the right to confiscate any DVDs that have been manufactured without proper royalties paid.
So these are just 3 elements that go into Manufacturing a quality DVD.

If you need more information on our DVD Replication or DVD Duplication Services, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We are always eager to discuss our facility with potential customers and earn your business by providing a quality product.

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!

This product can hold the same content as a standard single layer DVD, however, it uses only half the plastic and does not have the bonding material of a standard DVD.

What does this mean?  It means that the carbon foot print of this product is almost half that of the regular DVD and since there is no bonding material, this disc is recyclable.  Also, this disc is very thin and flexible, so you can add it to magazine advertising or mailing without having a bulky rigid DVD in your offering.

The best part of all is that this product sells for, on average , only 10% more in cost than standard DVD.

When I look at this product, all I see is benefits as far as the eye can see.  For a nominal increase in cost, this product provides a significant reduction on environmental impact over standard DVD.

If you have more questions regarding this new Flexible Disc that should be replacing standard DVDs soon, please drop me an email(briangfisher@dvdduplication.net) or call at 415-929-2299.

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.

When a client wants to have copy protection on a DVD that we manufacture, the easiest way to have that done is to have CSS encryption applied to their DVD.  However, this process is more complex than most understand, and I am hoping to dispel most of the misconceptions that are made when trying to get CSS applied to your DVD master.

Misconception 1: AUTHORING – During authoring you will have to have the CSS Encryption Flag set.  One of the biggest mistakes DVD Authorers make is that they check the CSS Flag and assume that copy protection will be applied to the DVD.  This is only the case if the master that is being output is either a DLT master, or a DDP master.  If you intend to apply CSS to a master that is a playable DVDR, the CSS flag will not be set.  In short, this means that if you do not have access to a DLT drive or cannot output a DDP master, your DVD will not be encrypted.

Misconception 2:  The actual CSS scrambling is done at the factory.  When a DLT or DDP master coming in with the CSS check flag set, during glass mastering, the replicator applies the CSS algorithm to the DVD project.  Another common misunderstanding is that since CSS is applied at the factory, many clients want to turn in a playable DVD-R master without CSS flag set and ask if we can apply the CSS at that point.  This is not technologically possible.  The master must have the CSS Flag set for us to apply it at glass mastering.  We can take your playable DVDR master and remaster to DDP to apply the CSS, but this is an extra cost of $300-$450 depending on the master DVD-5 or DVD-9.

Misconception 3: Replicators – Many replicators, especially those overseas do not pay the CSS royalty fees for CSS, and therefore do not have the technology to apply the CSS encryption to your DVD project.  A good way to find out if your replicator is offering legitimate CSS encryption is to ask them if they pay the CSS royalty and that you want an Eclipse report showing that CSS is verified on the master.  If you want CSS, you may have to stick with a domestic manufacturer in the US.  Most US DVD manufacturers offer CSS, however, some of the smaller outfits may not.

In short, if you want CSS applied to your DVD, you need to do your homework,……get linked up with a good credible replicator who can help you through these steps to make sure you get the copy protection you want on your DVD project.

If you have more questions regarding CSS Encryption please give us a call at 888-889-2926, call me direct, ask for Brian or you can email me at briangfisher@dvdduplication.net.

In the past the lower volume burnables, however, have been known to have quality issues, which is why we did not offer that service or promote dual layer DVD Duplication.  We do see the technology maturing now to the point where we can comfortably offer a dual layer duplication service with a good quality guarantee.  These orders are still taken with a caveat, that there may be some compatibility issues with some players. These discs themselves, though burn well and the data is guaranteed to be intact.

If you need more information about Dual Layer discs, just give us a call or write.

Ask for Amy or Brian.

Most Blu-ray Duplication is currently done for special use, screening and captive audience forums where high def is proffered.  However, widespread adoption of home players will be a requirement before we believe that film and video developers will show signs of adoption.

For more information on our Manufacturing services you can contact us at 1-866-210-8767.  Ask for Brian or Amy.

1.  Always use good media blanks – probably the best way to ensure that you get a good DVD burn is to buy quality media.  Taiyo Yuden, Sony and Verbatim are three of the best and will give you excellent results.

2. Once you start burning your disc, don’t touch your computer until it is done burning your disc.  When you use other applications while burning discs, the file interrupts can cause a hiccup in the disc.  Your disc may play fine, but there will still be a higher likelyhood for errors.

3. Verify your burn. – on many DVD burner softwares, you can go into the options and check a box that will verify the burn once your disc is done burning.  The software should then tell you that your disc has been burned and that the content has been verified.

If all three of these steps are taken, you can be sure that you have a great DVD burn that should be reliable and work for many years to come.

If you want more information on DVD Duplication Services or DVD Replication Services, please contact us at.

DVD Duplication.net

1-866-210-8768

DVD Duplication is basically the burning from one master DVD to another DVD R disc.  Most home computers have DVD Burners on them, and most Video and Film editors and professionals…and beginners…. should always consider these three things when making copies of their DVD projects.

1.  Use a good burner-look into technical reviews of the burner you have….go to forums on DVD burners and get objective opinions on burners.  The short of the story is that you get what you pay for.  A $29 burner will most likely not give you very good results.  If you spend $100 on a good brand name that is proven, you will have more success.

2. Use good media,  only use top tier media, plain and simple,…..Taiyo Yuden, Sony, Falcon, Verbatim.   In my onpinion, that is it.  Don’t try to save a few pennies on cheaper media.   These are droves of companies selling cheap media that will result in bad copies and angry and frustrated customers.

3.  When you burn your disc, leave your computer alone.  If you are running concurrent or background tasks on your machine while your DVD Duplication is going, you risk a glitch in the disc due to buffer problems and IRQ interruptions.

That’s about it,  do these three things, and you will most likely have a trouble free time of burning quality DVDs on your computer.

For more information on Do it Yourself DVD Duplication, contact us at 1-866-210-8768.  You can ask for me directly and I will always be willing to discuss the business of DVDs.

For DVD Duplication -

1. Most cost effective under 1000 pcs.

2. Turn times are typically on 2-3 business days.

For DVD Replication -

1. Most cost effective at 1000 pcs or more

2.  Standard turn times are usually 5-7 business days for bulk.

3.  If you have mastered on DLT you can utilize CSS copy protection.

Quality is the same for both as we use Tier 1 blanks for duplication and similar printing.