> --
> Tzortzakakis Dimitrios
> major in electrical engineering, freelance electrician
> FH von Iraklion-Kreta, freiberuflicher Elektriker
> dimtzort AT otenet DOT gr
> ? <ami***@gmail.com> ?????? ??? ??????
> news:1128397339.959544.111380@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > I'm planning to sell a series of educational videos on DVD on a (fairly
> > low volume) make-to-order basis. Can anyone tell me what type of set-up
> > I'll need to reliably duplicate/produce the discs?
> >
> >
> > Many thanks!
> > AH
> >
> There are special server-like computer assemblies dedicated to this.I
> suppose it's just a powerful computer with many DVD-recorder drives...

>
> Dimitrios Tzortzakakis wrote:
>> --
>> Tzortzakakis Dimitrios
>> major in electrical engineering, freelance electrician
>> FH von Iraklion-Kreta, freiberuflicher Elektriker
>> dimtzort AT otenet DOT gr
>> ? <ami***@gmail.com> ?????? ??? ??????
>> news:1128397339.959544.111380@g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>> > I'm planning to sell a series of educational videos on DVD on a (fairly
>> > low volume) make-to-order basis. Can anyone tell me what type of set-up
>> > I'll need to reliably duplicate/produce the discs?
>> >
>> >
>> > Many thanks!
>> > AH
>> >
>> There are special server-like computer assemblies dedicated to this.I
>> suppose it's just a powerful computer with many DVD-recorder drives...
>

> On 4 Oct 2005 08:39:50 -0700, ami***@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >
> >I'm talking really low volume for just a few titles - ie, a few orders
> >a week. If I have the master discs, what's the most inexpensive setup
> >to just duplicate (eg, with those "lightscribe" able drives) them
> >reliably?
>
> Probably the computer you're reading this on :-)   As long as it isn't
> too old.   If it hasn't got a DVD writer, put one in.  They're
> surprisingly cheap.   Pioneer, NEC.....
>
> Look at this site
> http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/acatalog/drivescddvd.html
>
> Maybe not your territory.  But if they offer an item, I'm confident it
> will be reliable.  Gives you an idea what to look for.

>
> Also, does anyone have experience with Lightscribe enabled DVD drives?
> Can they
> be set to produce a company logo and titles to professional-looking
> standards?
>
>
> Laurence Payne wrote:
>> On 4 Oct 2005 08:39:50 -0700, ami***@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >I'm talking really low volume for just a few titles - ie, a few orders
>> >a week. If I have the master discs, what's the most inexpensive setup
>> >to just duplicate (eg, with those "lightscribe" able drives) them
>> >reliably?
>>
>> Probably the computer you're reading this on :-)   As long as it isn't
>> too old.   If it hasn't got a DVD writer, put one in.  They're
>> surprisingly cheap.   Pioneer, NEC.....
>>
>> Look at this site
>> http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/acatalog/drivescddvd.html
>>
>> Maybe not your territory.  But if they offer an item, I'm confident it
>> will be reliable.  Gives you an idea what to look for.
>

>  There
> are players out there that are just plain ornery :-)     Burning on
> dedicated  "professional" hardware doesn't really make much
> difference.

> Laurence Payne wrote:
> > On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 09:22:46 -0700, "PTravel"
> > <ptravel88-use***@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > >A DVD is a digital device -- either the data was transcribed to it correctly
> > >or not.  There will be no difference in video quality whether the DVD was
> > >burned on a burner or pressed from a glass master.
> >
> > You've obviously never burned a DVD :-)
>
> Yeah, right -- try again.  I've burned hundreds of DVDs (I have three
> burners in my studio).  I've captured and edited hundreds of hours of
> digital video.
>
> Here's some fundamental information for you:
>
> A DVD consists of digital video formatted as mpeg2 (a digital
> compression standard).  The data on the DVD is either present or not,
> readable or not.  If it is present and readable, it doesn't matter what
> kind of DVD it is on, because the data is exactly the same.  If the
> data is not present and readable, then there is no picture (or whatever
> device you're using to read the data will lock-up, freeze, pixelate or
> some combination of all three).
>
> A DVD burned on a cheapie special will have exactly the same video
> quality as a DVD burned on the most expensive brand-name disk you can
> find.  You won't get better color, sharper pictures or higher
> resolution.  It's all the same.
>
> The cheapie DVD may not last as long, or may result in more burning
> errors (which equals more coasters), but the quality of the video is
> identical.
>
>
> >
> > DVD burning is at the same stage of development as CD burning was a
> > few years ago.
>
> A completely meaningless statement.  CD burning a few years ago was, as
> it is today, a reliable means of storing and transferring digital data.
>
> > You have to find a combination of hardware and media
> > that work well together.
>
> Apparently, you haven't burned many DVDs (or, for that matter, CDs).
> Unless you're buying unbranded junk (both hardware and media), or
> you're using an under-powered computer or an obsolete OS, burning DVDs
> is very simple, and very reliable.
>
> > And you are better off with newer (not
> > necessarily more expensive) players.
>
> A misleading statement.  "Newer" players will read burned DVDs better,
> because burned DVDs, as opposed to those made from glass masters, use
> dyes instead of pits.  Virtually any player made within the last 5
> years will work just fine.
>
> > That's why I recommended a
> > particular source, who do seem to take pride in knowing what media
> > work well with what hardware.
>
> Yes, that's nice.  Perhaps if you understood the technology, your
> recommendations might be worth a bit more.
>
> >
> > You can now be fairly confident in sending out a burnt CD - it will
> > play on the vast majority of currently-used equipment.    In a year or
> > two we will be just as confident regarding DVDs.  But not yet.
>
> Nonsense.  As long as the player is less than 5 years old, it should
> play any _properly_ authored DVD, i.e. one that is compliant with the
> DVD spec.
>
>
> >  There
> > are players out there that are just plain ornery :-)     Burning on
> > dedicated  "professional" hardware doesn't really make much
> > difference.

>
>
> ptra***@travelersvideo.com wrote:
>> Laurence Payne wrote:
>> > On Wed, 5 Oct 2005 09:22:46 -0700, "PTravel"
>> > <ptravel88-use***@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > >A DVD is a digital device -- either the data was transcribed to it
>> > >correctly
>> > >or not.  There will be no difference in video quality whether the DVD
>> > >was
>> > >burned on a burner or pressed from a glass master.
>> >
>> > You've obviously never burned a DVD :-)
>>
>> Yeah, right -- try again.  I've burned hundreds of DVDs (I have three
>> burners in my studio).  I've captured and edited hundreds of hours of
>> digital video.
>>
>> Here's some fundamental information for you:
>>
>> A DVD consists of digital video formatted as mpeg2 (a digital
>> compression standard).  The data on the DVD is either present or not,
>> readable or not.  If it is present and readable, it doesn't matter what
>> kind of DVD it is on, because the data is exactly the same.  If the
>> data is not present and readable, then there is no picture (or whatever
>> device you're using to read the data will lock-up, freeze, pixelate or
>> some combination of all three).
>>
>> A DVD burned on a cheapie special will have exactly the same video
>> quality as a DVD burned on the most expensive brand-name disk you can
>> find.  You won't get better color, sharper pictures or higher
>> resolution.  It's all the same.
>>
>> The cheapie DVD may not last as long, or may result in more burning
>> errors (which equals more coasters), but the quality of the video is
>> identical.
>>
>>
>> >
>> > DVD burning is at the same stage of development as CD burning was a
>> > few years ago.
>>
>> A completely meaningless statement.  CD burning a few years ago was, as
>> it is today, a reliable means of storing and transferring digital data.
>>
>> > You have to find a combination of hardware and media
>> > that work well together.
>>
>> Apparently, you haven't burned many DVDs (or, for that matter, CDs).
>> Unless you're buying unbranded junk (both hardware and media), or
>> you're using an under-powered computer or an obsolete OS, burning DVDs
>> is very simple, and very reliable.
>>
>> > And you are better off with newer (not
>> > necessarily more expensive) players.
>>
>> A misleading statement.  "Newer" players will read burned DVDs better,
>> because burned DVDs, as opposed to those made from glass masters, use
>> dyes instead of pits.  Virtually any player made within the last 5
>> years will work just fine.
>>
>> > That's why I recommended a
>> > particular source, who do seem to take pride in knowing what media
>> > work well with what hardware.
>>
>> Yes, that's nice.  Perhaps if you understood the technology, your
>> recommendations might be worth a bit more.
>>
>> >
>> > You can now be fairly confident in sending out a burnt CD - it will
>> > play on the vast majority of currently-used equipment.    In a year or
>> > two we will be just as confident regarding DVDs.  But not yet.
>>
>> Nonsense.  As long as the player is less than 5 years old, it should
>> play any _properly_ authored DVD, i.e. one that is compliant with the
>> DVD spec.
>>
>>
>> >  There
>> > are players out there that are just plain ornery :-)     Burning on
>> > dedicated  "professional" hardware doesn't really make much
>> > difference.
>