DVD Authoring
Our leading edge DVD authoring facility, DVD Masters, was a beta test site when the DVD format was first launched. Over the years, our team of talented designers, compressionists and authoring experts have completed more than 500 DVD titles for clients worldwide. We also offer complete graphic design services and 5.1 surround sound mixing and mastering making Canada Disc & Tape Inc. a one stop solution for all your DVD manufacturing requirements.
Encoding
High quality MPEG2 encoding with Sonic Solutions, BetaCam SP, Digibeta, DVCam are what we see most. We’ve also encoded from laserdisc and VHS before. And we even have an old D2 machine in our arsenal.
Authoring
With DVD, there’s a whole host of special features you can use to greatly enrich the viewing experience. At DVM, we’re equipped to do them all. Here are the most popular choices among our clients, in no particular order.
- Language Subtitles
Toggle them on/off with your remote, or via a special menu. - Cast/Crew Biographies & Filmographies
Information on the stars. We can research and write them here. - Scene Index/Chapter Stops
Instantaneously access various ‘scenes’ or ‘stop-points’ of the movie through the remote control or via our user-friendly menus. Full motion inset previews lets you easily know which scene you’ll be jumping to. - Previews/Trailers
Have other movies you want to promote? A theatrical trailer that you want to include? No problem. We’ll just set up another menu option. - Photo Galleries So you thought all those behind-the-scenes stills are only for your collection? Put them out there for the world to see. Again, it’s a snap to set up a photo gallery,complete with a variety of navigation options.
- Alternate Audio/Language/Commentary Tracks With the click of a remote button, or via a menu option, you can select another language. We have room for up to 8 different tracks. Put a Director’s or Actor’s Commentary in there too!
- Parental Control Need to keep the wee-ones away from your DVD? No problem, we’ll lock it up tight, unless you know the passcode.
- Regional Coding If you’re limiting your release to one or a few parts of the world, ask us to regional code it for you.
- Dual Layer Sometimes your title just has too much good stuff. With dual layer, you can go as high as 4 hours of video, plus features.
- Multi-Angle If you’re going for this ultra-complex feature, we can handle it.
- Enhanced for 16 x 9 The widescreen look.
- Custom Menu Design Whether you have a vision of your own, or need one from us, we’re ready. We can design a visually appealing and user-friendly menu set for you, and then email them to you for your approval, feedback or changes.
- Advanced & Motion Menus Need something a little more jazzier? How about a full motion/full audio menu intro? Full background audio on your menus? Full motion scene indexes? No problem...we’ve been doing those for years.
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