Pre Mastering

If you do not have the capability of premastering your software application and/or audio data into a CD or DVD image file, eDoc Publish Inc. can perform this for you as a service on selected disc formats. eDoc Publish Inc. can premaster Enhanced CDs, DVD-ROMs, as well as CDs for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX computer platforms. DVD Video authoring is available.

Premastering charges vary based upon format, level of involvement, and required turn time, so you should first contact eDoc Publish Inc. Sales Representative for a quote.

eDoc Publish Inc. cannot accept responsibility for the content or quality of the source media received from our customers. We urge you to listen to your audio source and/or verify your software application in its entirety before sending it to us. Do not supply us with the only copy of your source media.

Data for premastering Yellow Book standard CD-ROM images must be sent to eDocPublish.com on any of the following:

• Yellow Book Standard CD-R
• Yellow Book Standard CD-ROM

Data for premastering Red Book standard audio CD images must:

• Include a CD Audio Mastering Cue Sheet
• Indicate if crossfades are used (used automatically if less than one second of pause time is left).

For other input considerations, additional fees may apply. Additional CD-R duplication and Audio editing is available at additional charge.

Providing eDocPublish.com with a CD Image File Ready for Mastering

eDocPublish.com will accept a premastered image file of an acceptable industry book standard CD on a

• CD-ROM (recommended)
• CD-R (recommended in disk-at-once format)

Other input considerations may require a service charge. Do not supply eDocPublish.com with the only copy of your source media.

Providing eDocPublish.com with a DVD Image File on a DLT tape or DVD-R ready for Playback and Replication

A DVD image file is an identical copy of the data that will be placed on one layer of one side of a DVD disc. DVD-ROM images are produced through premastering and DVD-Video images are produced through authoring.

DVD image sources on:

DLT (Digital Linear Tape) CompacTape III or III XT cartridges with capacities up to 15 GB (uncompressed). One tape is needed for each layer on each side. Tapes should be ANSI labeled (X3.27) and blocked in as large of blocks as possible. DVD-ROM images should be formatted to the UDF (Universal Disc Format) or UDF/ ISO Bridge standards. Each DLT tape should include the following information in this sequence:

• Beginning of Tape
• DDPID (file 1) (requires DDP v2.0)
• DDPMS (file 2) (requires DDP v2.0)
• DVD lead in control data (file 3)
• DVD Program Data (file 4)
• End of Tape

The first three files above can be submitted on a separate floppy disk.

Please clearly identify each DLT tape. If it is a DVD 5, please label as such. For DVD 9, label the tape for the first layer to be played as “DVD 9, Layer 0” and the tape for the second layer to be played as “DVD 9, Layer 1”. Each of these tapes should also be labeled with the path method used: Parallel Track Path (PTP) or Opposite Track Path (OTP). Please include a list of known defects approved for production, program time, chapter start times, and menu access points.