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DVD
- Authoring & Replication FAQ
What
do I need to do to produce a DVD disc?
Authoring involves all the decisions and processes needed to prepare your title for replication. Working with a DVD authoring professional, you decide which features to include. Do you want:
All these features, and many more, are possible, but because they all use up disc space, each choice involves making trade-offs and deciding priorities. Working with your goals, the authoring professional creates the level of interactivity the disc offers. Typical data formats include compressed audio files in multichannel Dolby Digital AC-3, compressed video files in MPEG2, and titles from bitmap files. Once the authoring has been completed, the title is put on Digital Linear Tape (DLT), a DVD-R or another DVD disc which Optical Disc Solutions uses as a source of data to be mastered into DVD.
How
do I find a DVD authoring professional? What about the
artwork involved? The specifications for silk-screening are generally the same as those for a CD: Artwork should be submitted as film, camera-ready artboard, or electronic files with the specifications provided separately. But there are some differences from CD art. DVD discs are more sensitive than CDs to extremes of temperature and to anything that might compromise the surface flatness. Silk-screening involves heat; therefore, it is suggested that the art involve no more than two colors, for minimum exposure to high temperatures. Also, artists should avoid designs that require lots of ink coverage, because that can affect disc flatness. Technicians at Optical Disc Solutions will suggest the most appropriate graphic treatment for your DVD project. Pit art does not involve ink. It is an arrangement of the pits on the top layer of a DVD disc to create writing or other designs. Artwork for pit art should be submitted as a black-and-white electronic file with at least 300 dots per inch (dpi). Does
Optical Disc Solutions provide a disc-testing service? What about
packaging?
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