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We offer three kinds of DVD transfer: Basic
DVD, Basic Plus DVD and Pro DVD. All are transferred using
highest quality professional equipment, with Dolby Digital
audio encoding.
Final DVD quality is influenced by the length of the video
contained within it. Although our Basic and Basic Plus DVDs
can store up to 120 minutes, quality is slightly reduced at
this point.
If the highest quality is important for your needs, we recommend
you go with our Pro DVD transfer service. Our Pro DVDs use
a two-pass VBR (Variable Bitrate) encode, versus the single-pass
VBR used for our Basic DVDs and Basic Plus DVDs.
The only difference between our Basic DVD and Basic Plus DVD
services lies in the Menu options. Our Basic DVD transfer
is perfect for people who just require a simple DVD that can
be played straight through from start to finish. Basic Plus
DVDs have a more sophisticated menu, allowing viewers to skip
straight to different video chapters without fast-forwarding.
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You can send your tape to us in any one of a variety of formats:
- BetaSP
- MiniDV
- DVCAM
- DVC Pro (excluding 50)
- 1”
All must be high-quality dubs in NTSC format. We also need
Time-codes.
We don’t currently accept VHS or S-VHS. If you have difficulty
with any of the above, get a local video house service to
format your tape correctly.
You also have an option to add chapters information and, if
you choose our Pro DVD service, Menu graphics.
Leader
Your tape must begin and end with at least a
30-second leader. Please start 1” and BetaSP tapes with
color bars and tone.
Please also check that your audio levels are at the desired
level, and be sure that peaks don’t exceed 0db. Digital
encoding can result in considerable loss of quality if the
audio is excessively high.
Label
Clearly show the six-digit Title ID on labels
placed directly on both the tape and on the case. For multiple
tapes, please also include the tape number on these labels.
Eg. Title ‘Blue Moon’ Tape 2/4
Do not send your master! We accept no liability for lost
or damaged masters
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When your EntertainOne DVD is played on a DVD
player, a menu screen will automatically pop up at the start
of the DVD and again at the start of each chapter – if
you choose to have chapters.
With chapters, viewers can jump straight to the video chapter
they wish to see. Up to 30 chapters can be included per Basic
Plus DVD, and up to 18 per Pro DVD.
Basic DVDs
Our most basic DVDs do not have chapters and
simply play straight through. The start-up menus are similarly
straightforward, featuring only two buttons: About this
DVD, which includes information about how to order more
copies, and Play.
If you choose this option, we will set this simple menu up
for you. Just send us your tape.
Basic Plus DVDs
These DVDs are the next level up and can include
up to 18 chapters, which are specified by Time-codes and by
a chapter title of no more than 30 characters.
For example:
01:02:20:00 Start of Concert
01:25:16:12 Act 2
01:54:14:15 Curtain Call
Please double-check your time-codes and titles
for accuracy. They will appear exactly as we receive them!
Pro DVDs
Pro DVDs are our highest quality transfers,
may carry longer-length video, and may include up to 30 chapters
in the menu. If source tapes are longer than three hours,
you may want to create multiple DVDs and package them as a
set.
If you are sending multiple tapes, please mark each separately
and include start and stop time-codes for each tape.
Your Pro DVD can also include menu graphics, if you wish.
If you choose not to supply a background image, we will simply
place your menu upon a blue/black background.
Preparing graphics for a Pro DVD menu
If you choose to have menu graphics for your
Pro DVD, these will be based on a background image that you
provide, upon which we lay the menu buttons. We provide a
template to help you create your menu artwork.
You can keep your background simple with just a texture, video
frame or photo upon which we add the title and text for credits.
Or we can work with you to develop a sophisticated, multi
layer design. The option is entirely yours.
Download Photoshop template
This template is divided into three areas:
The red area shows the ‘safe’ zone.
Anything outside this safe zone may be hidden off-screen on
some TVs.
The blue area is exclusively for the fixed buttons.
These are partially transparent, so your background image
will be semi-visible through it.
The white area is for your title and credits.
Using our template is simple with a JPEG or GIF image:
Step 1
Working in Photoshop, scale and/or crop your image to 720
x 480 pixels.
Step 2
Paste your image into the ‘Your Image Here’ area
on the template.
Step 3
For a multi-layer design, be sure to keep the ‘guides’
layer on top. Create your new layer using the areas shown
in the ‘guides’ layer for the title and attribution.
This ‘guides’ layer can be hidden or shown as you’re
working, helping you check the position of your elements.
Step 4
When complete, hide the ‘guides’ layer and Save
For Web with JPEG-high quality 95.
NOTE: All graphic colors must be ‘NTSC
Safe Colors’. Images can be converted to NTSC Safe Colors
in Photoshop. Choose Filter, click on Video and click on NTSC
Colors.
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It is essential that you provide us with time-codes for the
first and last frames, in order to ensure that the right portion
of your tape gets encoded. Please enter this information on
the submission form under ‘Start Time-code’ and
‘Stop Time-Code’.
For multiple tapes, the information for each tape should instead
be entered in the ‘Chapters Information’ field.
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This is only required if you choose a Basic Plus or Pro DVD
with chapters. If chapters aren’t selected, your DVD
will simply play straight through, using the ‘play’
button on the menu.
Your Basic Plus DVD can include up to 18 chapters.
Your Pro DVD can include up to 30 chapters per tape.
Viewers will be directed to each chapter using the time-code
followed by the chapter name. These time-codes and names will
be used exactly as we receive them, so please be sure to check
them for accuracy before submitting!
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