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DVD Authoring

What is DVD Authoring?

DVD authoring the is process of assembling files in a certain sequence to be burned to a DVD. You can simply send us your files, and we can compile them for you. You can send us files in a variety of native or post-production formats. Most customers then use our DVD replication or duplication services in lots of 500.

Meet the DVD: Sides & Layers

To fit multiple movie formats, plus the common extra material like interviews, commentaries, and outtakes, movie studios are making greater use of DVD's dual-sided, dual-layered capabilities. All DVD players can play all of these different disc types.

Single-sided, single-layer:

Even DVD discs with a single information layer can hold the complete audio and video for a full-length movie, including Dolby® Digital 5.1 soundtracks in three different languages. Total capacity: 4.4 gigabytes (over 2 hours of video).

Double-sided, single-layer:

Most discs of this type include a movie version formatted for a standard TV screen on one side, and a widescreen version on the other side. Only a few titles spread a single version over two sides. In these instances, you'll need to manually flip the DVD over when it reaches the end of side 1 (only a few recent mega changers are able to change DVD sides). Total capacity: 8.75 gigabytes (about 4.5 hours of video).

Single-sided, dual-layer:

This disc type has two information layers, providing nearly twice the data capacity of a single-layer DVD. The layer closer to the player's laser pickup has a semi-transparent coating. The laser is able to shine through this layer to read the deeper layer beneath it, then re-focus to read the semi-transparent layer. One way to tell if a DVD is dual-layer is to look at the disc's playing surface — single-layer discs are silver while dual-layer discs are gold. Total capacity: 8 gigabytes (about 4 hours of video).

Double-sided, dual-layer:

This disc type provides the maximum data capacity. It's basically two single-sided, dual-layer discs bonded together. So far, only a few movie transfers have been in this format (Ben-Hur is one). As with all double-sided DVDs, unless you own one of the dual-side-play mega changers mentioned above, you'll have to flip the DVD over yourself. Total capacity: 15.9 gigabytes (over 8 hours of video).


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