DVD master submission for replication

	DVD master submission for replication by Nightingale Editorial on Aug 24, 2006 at 3:30:36 pm Up until now, my clients have not requested copy-protection so all masters that I have delivered until now, have been on DVD-R. However, I'm about to embark on a project that may require copy-protection. I know that copy-protection requires the delivery of the master on DLT (preferred) or a CMF-formatted disk. The price of a DLT drive plus the tapes seems excessive for a single project, and prices of both external hard drives and flash drives have come down so fast that I'm wondering if I could simply deliver one of those. With an 8GB Sony Microvault USB Flash drive costing merely $99 at Staples, it doesn't make any sense to have to purchase tape for $40 plus a drive that will cost several hundred dollars. I am authoring using DVDSP 4.1.0 (universal binary) on a first generation G5 iMac 20". The internal DVD drive is a Matshita DVD-R UJ-825, Revision: DBN7. Will that allow me to write to a DVD-R (authoring)? Is that another way to go? Any advice/help would be appreciated. Kerry Soloway Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: DVD master submission for replication by Pierre-Luc on Aug 24, 2006 at 4:19:29 pm Unless your replicator accept other formats, you will have to output to DLT to get CSS copy protection. You could outsource the DLT step or find a used one on eBay around 300$ (And a SCSI card if you don't have one). Don't fear the tiger, the Cow is near! Studio Plasma Mastering & DVD Montreal (QC) Canada www.studioplasma.ca Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: DVD master submission for replication by Nightingale Editorial on Aug 24, 2006 at 5:08:11 pm Thanks, Pierre-Luc. As I mentioned, I am authoring on a first generation G5 iMac so I wouldn't be able to use any SCSI-controlled device unless there were such a thing as either a USB-SCSI or FW-SCSI adapter. One respondent suggested that I simply output a DDP disk image to my hard-drive and copy it onto a data DVD which some replicators use. Kerry Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: DVD master submission for replication by LandofNid on Aug 24, 2006 at 6:21:45 pm I would call the replication house and see what format they need. Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: DVD master submission for replication by Pierre-Luc on Aug 25, 2006 at 12:45:00 am Sure you can output DDP image to DVD-R, but your replicator must accept it. Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index

	Re: DVD master submission for replication by Mark Abney on Aug 25, 2006 at 3:45:58 pm Ive been using a firewire > SCSI adapter connected to my Quantum DLT 8000 for almost a year now without any problems. It's made by Ratoc. http://www.ratocsystems.com/english/products/subpages/firerex1.html Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index