DVD

• Digital Versatile Disks [DVDs] are now the preferred means of distributing video. DVDs are replacing tape just like LPs were replaced by CDs in the world of music.
  
  
• There are two ways of producing a video on DVD. The first is for small quantities (under 500 copies). Here the DVD is burnt on a special computer based system similar to burning a CD. The second method, which is cost effective for quantities in excess of 500 copies involves producing a glass master from which the copies are duplicated.
  
  
• Presently there are a number of different systems on the market. At the moment a computer burnt DVD will play happily on most DVD players but occasionally fail to operate reliably on some older DVD players. This is a result ot this fast moving evolving technology and there is no doubt these initial problems are rapidly being overcome.