[clue-tech] burning DVD videos

[Dennis J Perkins]

On Mon, 2007-07-16 at 18:51 -0600, Ken MacFerrin wrote:
> dennisjperkins at comcast.net wrote:
> > Has anyone tried making a video and later converted it and stored it on a hard drive, then had a company make a DVD image?  I know someone who did that and the DVDs wouldn't play in a DVD player.  The company said that the format of older DVD drives was different and offered to give a refund towards reformatting and making new disks.  And the minimum order is 1000 disks.
> > 
> > I am not aware of the format changing.  I also think that if I take an image to be burned, that the company should be able to guarantee that they will be usable.
> > 
> > Does anyone know a reputable company in Denver that does this work and does not insist on 1000 disks minimum?
> 
> This doesn't directly answer you question, but an alternate solution 
> could be to create the DVD image yourself using DVD Styler or a similar 
> tool and the then just sending the vendor the completed ISO image for 
> production.  This would give you the change to verify your "formatting" 
> is compatible with a few test burns before sending it out for mass 
> production.
> 
> -Ken

That would be a good approach, but I wasn't asked about it until after
too late.