[LINK] DVD chips 'to kill illegal copying'

[Adam Todd]

At 08:35 AM 19/09/2006, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
>Adam Todd wrote:
>>So how will my Self Burn disks play?  Does this mean for me to make a 
>>film release I have to go via Mono Poly manufacturer?  Or what about the 
>>DVD for Grandmar?  Oh hang on, my kids don't have one any more.
>
>...this is what I would like to know. So far my experience with using DVD 
>as the distribution medium has not been good...I am back onto playing with 
>CDROM and video encoding.

I've had no trouble with DVD burns as small distribution.  You really need 
GOOD burning software, a GOOD MASTER (as you do for pressing anyway) and 
good burners.

I run 8 burners of the Mac or the PC depending on what's most available and 
use a multi burner application.

I ALWAYS start my burns with DVD RW disks, until I get a copy that plays 
perfect throughout.  That ensures you have a perfect version.  The image 
the DVD to disk and away you go.

Do NOT master your Authoring to an IMAGE file and then burn to disk, as 
often the faults are in the burning of the media, but the compression and 
writing of the data itself.

I thought I could short cut the burn and re-burn process by using image 
files and then burn the image files, after burning 8 disks one day, all 
with the same fault I rapidly learned that authoring is the weakest link in 
the process when you have 8 disks that all play the same!

DL is a bit more challenging, you can't burn DVD RW DL (as far as I'm 
aware) so you just need to risk a disk or two until you get a good copy.

Most people tend not to worry about a glitch here or there, but I'm a 
perfectionist.

The last thing I want is DVD players that can't play the disks in 
homes.  That's just plain stupid.

I think the consumer will avoid the device.  People want "One Device does 
everything" not ten boxes on their TV set.