VIDEO TO DVD
 
MAKING DVD's

How de we make a DVD?

There are two possibilities, both with different prices and deliverytimes.

 

1) The quick and easy way, high quality:
To copy a VHS cassette to DVD we use an D-VHS recorder of which only two models ever where made. These machines improve the quality of the VHS recordings tremendously and digitize them internally so a fresh, timebase corrected and stable video output is available for one of our DVD recorders. This signal is then recorded to an +RW disc with a maximum length of 120 minutes. 

 

Evey 5 minutes a chapterpoint is automatically created for your convenience. This +RW disc is then copied to a computer harddrive in which process all sectors of the DVD are being checked for errors.  From that harddrive copy we'll make the final DVD-R and print your text and/or logo on it. This then is the controlled end product which lives up to our quality.

 

Most other companies skip these quality control phases and burn directly to the disc you'll receive. Any bad sectors or other errors created during burning will not be found!

 

2) The most elaborate way, by means of an authoring system: 

Stage 1: Loading the video
As a first step, all necessary video must be loaded into the computersystem. This is called digitizing. During this phase the videomaterial can be edited also and given titles, music, etcetara. In that case our videoediting prices apply in this stadium of the project. When alle video is final, then we render this out to a DVD compliant MPEG2 stream,

 

Stage 2: Authoring
In this phase all menu's, chapters and the navigational structure of the DVD are created.
If all video has to play back as one large file then only a startmenu will be made, or an autostart, autorepeat DVD if so desired. If needed additional chapters still can be added at this stage.
If there are different video's on the DVD, or additional text pages and/or photo's then they are incorporated in the menustructure at this point. Also their end action is determined. A video can, for instance, go back to a specific menu after it has played, or it can trigger another video to be played.

If there are multiple video's and/or extra information like text and photo’s, then they’ll be incorporated in the menustructure and decided what needs to happen when a video comes to its end. Does the menu reappear, or is the next video started. Will the disc replay itself at the end, or will it even autostart. This is of interest for running the disc everyday in a shopwindow or on a tradefair.

Us you see there are lots of possibilities and options to consider when making a professional DVD.

 

Stage 3: Testing
The final controlstage for the navigational structure of the DVD. By use of a DVD player simulation on the computer all links and returns are tested.

 

Stage 4: Encoding
The complete layout, all menus, stills, buttons and links of the DVD disc are now endoded to streams, playable by any DVD player. Also the audio is now transcoded from PCM 2.0 to Dolby Digital 2.0 te ensure maximum compatibility on various players and systems. This results in the final DVD-image on harddisc.

Stage 5: Burning
The final DVD-image is now burned to a DVD-R disc. Of course any number of copies can be made from this image. See chapter “DVD Copying” for quantities and prices. After burning your logo, text or special layout can be printed in waterproof, glossy quality on the disc.
Now the disc is ready for use in any DVD player and your videomaterial is can not be magnetically influenced anymore as it was on videotape. Also wear and tear by playing the video is a non issue with DVD’s.  

Pricelist 2010 including 19% VAT
Description Price
Proces 1:
Up to 120 minutes copying to DVD-R disc (including disc) €   25,00
Proces 2:
Per hours work €    75,00
If desired: videoediting per hours work (consumer) €    100,00 
DVD-R  branden incl disc €    5,00



Last update of this page: 22-3-2010