• DVD Authoring

  How to send Master DVD files?

  Posted by Brannon Carty on January 25, 2013 at 9:47 pm

  Hi,

  I’m about to send off a DVD to be replicated at a company. I talked to them on the phone and they said since I was making DVD-9 discs that I should send in the master files burnt onto a DVD. He also said to make sure that the Master was playable in a DVD player..

  Last time I checked, you can’t play master files in a DVD player..? or am I wrong? Anybody know what I should do? I’m a bit lost. Couldn’t I technically just burn the Video_TS folder to a DVD and send it to them for replication? Or is that only for duplication?

  BTW, I’m using DVD Architect Pro 5.0.
  Thanks,
  Brannon

  Jv White replied 13 years, 2 months ago 6 Members · 7 Replies
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  Jeff Pulera

  January 25, 2013 at 10:36 pm

  Hi Brannon,

  Most DVD duplication/replication companies will now accept a DVD-R as a master. Verify with them if that is what they are looking for – a finished playbable DVD.

  Jeff
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  Brannon Carty

  January 26, 2013 at 2:35 am

  I mastered out of DVD Architect, and now have a LAYER_0 and LAYER_1 file. Could I just send these out on two single layer data discs since I don’t have a DDP tape/machine to output these to?

  All they’ve told me is that it can be on DVD+R DL master files and that it has to work on a DVD player, but I can’t burn those folders.. and they said they didn’t want a Video_TS folder, so I don’t get what they’re talking about.

  The company is called EasyDisc, anyone ever used them before?
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  Andreas Gumm

  January 26, 2013 at 2:53 am

  You have created a DDP image which is intended for replication plants & not for burning. Since double layer discs for burning having issues sometimes (read errors) I recommend you burn each folder on a DVD5 disc, name the disc correct with layer number & send the set to the replication plant. Every professional replication plant can deal with it.

  Since 2 years we never send discs to the plant, we always upload our files vie FTP. Ask the replication company if you have a fast connection to the web. May it works for you?

  Andreas
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  Eric Pautsch

  January 26, 2013 at 5:09 am

  Better yet….send both folders on a pen drive
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  Daniel Ludwig

  January 26, 2013 at 5:46 pm

  Eric,
  could you please get in touch with me via email or skype. I´m sure you still have my private email, but here´s another one in case you wont have it anymore: info (äät) moviedesign.de

  here´s my skype-nick: dannyoman

  I only have an old email-address from you, that appears no longer to be used.

  I have an urgent question that you might be able to answer.

  thx a lot.

  danny
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  Eric Pautsch

  January 26, 2013 at 6:16 pm

  Hey Dan. Hold on
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  Jv White

  March 19, 2013 at 5:41 am

  I still prefer to use weprintdiscs.com

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