Disc Distribution Articles

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• DVD Authoring Freeware: A Guide to Free Tools
  March, 2012
  by Mark Montgomery
  You don't have to look too far to find a bunch of DVD authoring freeware options on the internet. However, not all free DVD authoring software is created equal.…
• DVD Authoring Buyer's Guide
  August, 2011
  by Peter Zunitch
  What to Buy, What to Know
• Disc Duplicators Buyer's Guide: Dupe it, Times Many!
  August, 2011
  by Marshal M. Rosenthal
  Duplicating a DVD of your video project - or even that awe-inspiring vacation trip - has been simplified by the advent of the DVD burner found in computers.
• Social Networking Business
  May, 2011
  by Earl Chessher
  There's more to social networking than a page on Facebook when it comes to marketing your video business, professional experience, branding, services and…
• CD/DVD Duplication Services versus Home-Use Duplicators
  September, 2008
  by Stephen Smith
  A guide to which DVD mass-production option works best for you. You've burned a master disc of your pièce de résistance and are ready to ship it all over…
• Blu-ray Disc Authoring Buyer's Guide
  September, 2008
  by Charles Fulton
  So this is how life turned out, post-HD disc format war.
• Sorenson Squeeze Compression Suite 4.5 Video Compression Software Review
  March, 2007
  by John Burkhart
  Anyone who's serious about encoding for a wide variety of formats and doing it efficiently will find this video compression software their main squeeze.
• The Arsenal of Videocracy
  January, 2007
  by Edward B. Driscoll, Jr
  An Introduction to DVD Hardware and Software.
• Format King
  January, 2007
  by Morgan Paar
  In attics, basements and closets everywhere, there are piles of tapes waiting for the ambitious video editor to give them new life.
• Primera Bravo SE DVD Duplicator Review
  January, 2007
  by Richard Gray
  The Primera Bravo SE is an elegantly engineered light to medium duty CD/DVD duplication system that delivers heavy-duty print quality.
• Review: Disc Makers Pico Automated CD and DVD Duplication System
  October, 2006
  by Richard Gray
  The Pico allows users to back up audio and home-movie DVD collections, archive personal data, or create and duplicate CDs and DVDs for home, business,…
• Take Your 8mm Film to Digital
  August, 2006
  by Kyle Cassidy
  Make sure your priceless family treasures don't get left behind. Here are some tips to turn your twentieth century celluloid into twenty-first century ones and…
• How to copy a video tape
  January, 1998
  by Larry Burke-Weiner
  Tips for avoiding generation loss when duplicating video tapes.
• Getting Started: Saving Family Classics: Film-to-Video Transfer
  January, 1999
  by Arthur Aiello
  Do-it-yourself film-to-video is easy and allows you to add a personal touch to your classic footage.
• Getting Started: Slide to Video Transfer Tips
  April, 1999
  by Arthur Aiello
  Transferring slides to video can be a very simple process.
• Clean Copies, One Generation to the Next
  June, 1999
  by Jim Stinson
  Generation loss may well be the video editor's worst enemy. Here are some tips on how you can avoid its evils, regardless of the format you're shooting with.
• Burn Your Own: A guide to creating your own CDs and DVDs
  February, 2000
  by Loren Alldrin
  Here is an extended explanation on the basic concepts of recording DVD-video, CD-R video and Video CDs.
• DivX ;-) -Cheap, High Quality Distribution for Your Video
  May, 2001
  by Larry Lemm
  with Stephen MuratoreDiscover this new, high quality distribution format for Internet video.
• Home Video Hints: Video on CD -- You Can Do it Too!
  November, 2003
  by Greg Askins
  Follow a reader through the process of creating a VCD
• In Box
  February, 2003
  by Charles Fulton
• DVD Authoring Software: Special Buyer's Guide
  October, 2003
  by D. Eric Franks
  The software you need to design and create your own DVDs.
• 7 Reasons Your Next Camcorder Should Be DV
  September, 2003
  by Charles Bloodworth
  There's nothing wrong with analog camcorders, but there are many good reasons your next camcorder should be digital.
• Home Video Hints: Home Video Distribution
  September, 2003
  by Joe McCleskey
  There are more options for getting your video seen than ever before.
• DVR-R , DVD+R, DVD-RAM: What's the Difference?
  October, 2003
  by D. Eric Franks
  Understanding the differences meanings and reasons for the differing formats.
• Kindergarten Yearbook Videos
  September, 2004
  by George F. Young
  A little planning, your expertise and your camera can turn into a career or at least a little cash when you create a video yearbook.
• Video Compression: MPEG-4
  January, 2004
  by Joe McCleskey
  MPEG-4 explained and compared to other MPEG flavors.
• Website will Publish Your DVD for One-Time Fee
  May, 2004
  by Charles Fulton
• Video on CD-R
  September, 2004
  by Kyle Cassidy
  DVD may be all the rage, but there is a nearly universal distribution path that has been around for quite a while now.
• Come and See the (Slide) Show
  August, 2004
  by Charles Fulton
  Throw that carousel projector away. Now you can build your own slideshow that doesn't require turning down the lights.
• DVD Authoring and Burning Products
  April, 2005
  by Bill Davis
  The home DVD production dam started breaking down when computer manufacturers started equipping their products with DVD burners.