Find Out Information About Guide To Preparing Your DVD For Manufacturing
May 10th, 2011 | Author: admin
If you have a DVD that you want to get out there, there are a few important things to do in preparing your DVD for manufacturing. This will ensure that the master manufactured for you comes out sounding exactly like you want it to. If is a recording of songs, good preparation will ensure that all the songs are in the right order and there is correct spacing between songs. One key precaution to take as part of the preparations is to make a copy of the master before sending it for production to be on the safe side.
The master needs to be mixed to two tracks and these are the edited and sequenced tracks. Be sure that the content sounds the way it should. Also, know that every manufacturer will do things a little differently. For instance, some will only do equalization and level if asked to while others do it as a standard part of the service. Also, some will take a look at your master tape and collaborate with you on ways to improve and sharpen it while others will just reproduce what you give them.
Another difference is that there are some manufacturers who may require that you fill a track listing form and submit this together with their master. This will usually be available on their site. On this form you will also be required to give complete and highly accurate running time logs. The time should show all the events on the tape such as songs, pauses, tones and all other content in the order that they should occur.
If your content runs over the total standard time of 78:00 minutes, you may have to sign a disclaimer. It is important to mention that the longest duration a CD can have is 79:45 minutes.
A manufacturer will also tell you which tape formats they can work with. The majority can take PMCD master (pre-mastered CD), CD-R master (16-bit/44.1kHz CDA format only), Mini Disk, DDP 2.0, Digital Audio Tape (DAT) and either quarter or half inch Analog Tape.
Production aside, there is also the important issue of copyright. For one, legitimate audio product manufacturers will ask you for a license if the DVD or CD being produced has unique content that will be made available for sale. This is to protect the rights of the artists and writers of the content against label owners who might release the contents and then not pay for the rights.
Finally, be careful when handling all masters both before and after recording has been done. Only touch CD masters on the edge and avoid putting fingerprints and scratches on them that can cause interference such as data errors. Also, take the time to do a final test before sending off the master for production. What will be produced will be an exact copy of what is in on your master. Take time and care in preparing your DVD for manufacturing to be sure getting exactly what you set out to create.
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