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DVD Replication

Sony DADC is committed to providing the highest quality DVD products in the industry. To assure optimum quality, Sony DADC manufactures according to the DVD Specifications for Read-Only Disc and conducts statistical process control and systematic defect sampling throughout the manufacturing process. Sony DADC also performs data validation between the customer's input media and samples of the final product.

Maximum User Data Capacity

Single Layer: 4,706,643,181 bytes
Double Sided: 9,413,286,362 bytes
Dual Layer: 8,554,258,170 bytes


The volumes listed above include file system overhead. That overhead depends on the number of files and directories contained within the data image.       

IMAGE FORMATS ACCEPTED

  • UDF
  • UDF Bridge
  • ISO 9660

Images must be written in DDP2.0 or CMF format.

TYPES OF INPUT MEDIA

The following specifications describe the input media formats Sony DADC currently accepts for DVD Mastering.

  • DLT III,IV
    Sony DADC accepts the DLT III and DLT IV tapes that are readable on a DLT4000, DLT7000 or DLT8000 drive. Images supplied on this media must be written in DDP2.0, DDP2.1 or CMF format.
  • AIT 1
    Sony DADC accepts AIT 1 tapes with image content formatted in DDP2.0, CMF, or Sony Format 1.0.
  • DVD (Replicated Disc)
    Sony DADC accepts unencrypted manufactured DVDs for mastering. Encrypted discs are not accepted. The media should be high quality free of scratches and imperfections.
  • DVD (Recordable Disc)
    a) DVD-R for Authoring is accepted for Encrypted CMF disc
    b) DVD±R/RW (single or Dual Layer) media are accepted with caution that not all software creates a good Master disc and should be tested before submitting an order.
    *Sony DADC cannot accept Multi-Session/Multi-Border DVD-R as input media.
  • EFT
    (Sony DADC accepts Electronic File Transfer for this format. Please contact your representative to be set up for this service)

FORMATTING SERVICES

Sony DADC provides DVD ROM formatting and video authoring services. Sony DADC receives a wide variety of data and media formats including TAR and Microsoft backup archival sets.