The ISRC is a unique international identifier for sound and/or music video recordings. An ISRC is required to sell music through a digital retailer – iTunes, Napster, eMusic, and the like. The code is encoded at the mastering stage of the recording. In the case of music videos, the ISRC appears in the time clock [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Replication process'
Tips for duplicating DVDs for overseas
May 13th, 2008 · No Comments · Replication process
If you got a DVD and need to make some copies to send over to some clients over in the UK, here are some of the things to consider: – Decide whether or not to make a PAL DVD master. Consider this: the majority of PAL players will play NTSC discs, you will probably be [...]
Intellectual property rights and licensing
May 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Replication process
For every order we ask the client to fill out an Intellectual Property Rights form, which basically states that the customer owns the rights to reproduce all the materials on the CD or DVD. The materials includes music, video clips and software. Every customer is required to fill out this form for every job that [...]
Tags:copyright·intellectual property rights·licensing·master use·sampling
How to avoid cd dvd replication rush fees?
May 1st, 2008 · No Comments · Replication process
You might have been there before: you’re getting the master today and you need to have a few hundred discs by the next week, how to avoidt paying a huge rush fee? As you may or may not know, the replication process itself is independent of the packaging print process, therefore, you can start the [...]
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Checklist to sign off a DVD master for replication
April 25th, 2008 · No Comments · Replication process
Before you hand off your DVD to a replicator, an important step is to sign off on the DVD master, these are just some of the essentials to look for: Platforms: Check the DVD master on as many platforms as possible, in a set top player (new and old, different brands), and on both Mac [...]
Checklist for approving an artwork proof
April 22nd, 2008 · No Comments · Printing/Design, Replication process
Proofing for artwork proof is an important step in the CD/DVD replication process. It gives you one last chance to see the artwork before it goes off to be printed thousands of times. Here is a checklist that might help you organize what needs to be verified: PDF is not color accurate: color varies from [...]
Is replication better than duplication?
April 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Replication process
Replication and duplication are different methods of copying a disc. The main difference is that duplication is burning the disc and replication is molding the disc from a glass master. The results are the same: a copy is made. Usually the method to use is determined by the quantity and the timeframe the copies are [...]
What is DVD-5, DVD-9? Are they the same as DVD-R and DL DVD-R?
April 11th, 2008 · No Comments · Replication process
DVD-5 is a single layer DVD with 4.7GB of storage. It is the most common type of DVD format. DVD-9 is a double layer DVD with 8.5GB of storage. It is also very common for a feature length video. Now, what about DVD-R and dual layer DVD-R (DL DVD-R)? These are blank media formats for [...]
Macrovision RipGuard copy protection
March 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Creating content, Replication process
Macrovision Ripguard protects most burning and decrypting made from a computer, it prevents the ripping of content from the original DVD. Setting up the DVD master is a little bit tricky. First, your authoring software need to support a DLT drive, because the content will be written and submitted in a DLT format. The DLT [...]
What is Macrovision ACP copy protection?
March 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Creating content, Replication process
Macrovision ACP copy protection prevents and distorts copies made with an analog device such as VCR, DVD recorder or other analog recording devices. The protection needs to be enabled, or “flagged” during the authoring stage and the authoring software should support Macrovision ACP Type II. The content can either be written to a DLT, or [...]
