DVD Duplication Information

I Bought a DVD of a movie that is public domain. The case says that "duplication is prohibited" Can i copy just the video part, which is the public domain part and not the DVD menus and other original work off the DVD and sell or distribute it.

Interesting response from a DVD forum:

Even if a work is in the public domain, that does not mean it is completely without protection.

If I make a DVD of a public domain film, I can copyright my DVD version of it and that protects me from someone duplicating my work and making a profit off it. They are free to get their own source copy of the work and create their own DVD but they can't copy mine.

This is why companies like Something Weird that specialize in public domain films have valuable properties. They have pristine master prints and make their own copyrighted DVD's off those prints, which means anyone else wanting to make a DVD of the film would have to get his own master print, which is virtually impossible in many cases.

i dont know now how to burn multiple episodes with menu etc into one dvd and what to use. i also get a bit confused with the conversion as it sometimes makes more than one .vob file which seems like duplication, why is this and which one do i use? i use convertxtoDVD as the conversion method

Hi OJ.

Well, you've raised several issues in your question, but I'll only address a couple (I never used convertxtodvd..but I've heard good things about it).

1. Although I'm sure (well, I'm guessing) convertxtodvd generated the correct files, I believe it is also supposed to have a burning utility as well…so you shouldn't need a 2nd program. Those .ifo, .bup and .vob files are all part of a dvd but need to be burned on a dvd blank in a certain disk format (specifically, dvd Video) in order for them to play back on a standalone dvd player.

2. I don't know why, but for dvds, the .vob chunks are typically about a gig each and I'm guessing 1 gig=30 mins under the standard encoding rate, meaning two hours of content will be about 4 gigs..roughly the size of a standard non-dual dvd blank. Whether the content is one long, consistent movie or several shorter vignettes, each plays back appropriately because the entire disk structure is governed by the other files (.ifo, .bup), which contain navigational and other information.

So, in anwer to "it sometimes makes more than one .vob file which seems like duplication, why is this and which one do i use?" I'd say use ALL of them (or more to the point, convertxtodvd should use all of them).

And, 10 points or not, that's about as far as I can take you. Good luck!

As I look around the world today, I can't help but laugh. Americans and corporate American Businesses are going down the drain. So many are completly focused on profits, and not enough on their employees, their products, or their service. What's happening? Businesses should not be focusing on profit margins as much as they are the communities around them and the people they affect. To respond to this, I was asking what the viewers thought of a new idea for a business I'm launching. It's a small scall video production agency, which provides low-cost video production, duplication and DVD authoring. When I launch this business though, I don't want to let the community swindle away as businesses grow. So I was considering a donation plan such as this: We will donate 5% of all profits to the school of the consumers choice, along with another 5% to the charity of their choice. That's not all, and I'll post more information later, but do you people have any other ideas to help give back?

I think you guys completly missed what I was saying. Yes, I did post the above comment, and I'm using a second account to help explain a few things. For starters, I was not discussing simple throwing away the books, jumping on the floor and giving every last dime to the peace-corp so they can go around and claim success. I was actually discussing the concept of improving american business through means to give back to the community. If people don't give back to the community, what's happens to them? How can you even stand to work in a community that you just let crumble. By the way, for people who believe I've got no concept of business, I've spent over 1 1/2 years literally planning every step of my business. I've covered every imaginable expense, every start-up fee, ran every profit margin available, phasing plans for 3 years, every information bit I need, and also have had time to line up investors to keep my dream pushing forward. Sure Businesses need to stay focused on keeping their profit margins within reach and still make a healty profit, but must they make/take so much? I'm not lying or making anything up when I state that the majority of larger businesses can afford to cut some of their profits and reinvest them back into the society that they recruit from! I'm just sick and tired of every business flat out saying, we need to make a profit of at least 500 million this term, so that next term we can raise again make another 500 million, and then take it and swim in it. Is this crazy or what? That's basically what some businesses are doing.

And for the person who said that it's the same as second goverment, give over it. The goverment rarely can actually help at the community level, and when it does, it generally fails. Businesses and individuals are what should be contribuiting to the community, not the goverment.

I have an interview for a sales position for a Multimedia/Video Editing company. What kinds of sales would a video editing, DVD/CD duplication company do?

I'm not 100% what the position entails, but the guy liked my resume. I am a Video Editor/Project Coordiantor, and I want out of the editing business. I know in the TV industry sales is where the money is at. I'm just not sure what this position will be like.

At my company, we don't do sales (and this company that wants to interview me is just like my current company). So L'm not sure what to expect! The only sales I currently do is when people come to my company and ask what we do, what we can do for them, and the cost!

Any help would be appreciated.

Ok the key here is going in with the attitude that you are an open book. You will not be able to come across has a seasoned sales person and the interviewer knows that. What the interviewer will be looking for is your techinical knowledge and your excitement level. So research has much has you can about the company and what they do. Then in the interview show enthusiasm and be able to answer why you would like to work for that company specifically. I provided a link to my website for more interview tips.

The Long Way Round, did Ewen McGregor have any influence over Charlie regarding BMW or the KTM motor cycles?
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No. They both wanted KTM. At the last moment KTM felt the trip would be a failure and did not want the negative publicity this might have caused. BMW saved the day.

Personally I think both bikes were far too heavy. They would have had more luck with a couple of Yamaha XT600's or similar.

here in australia some cases and jackets on a dvd movie say contains a easter egg or eggs in the extras, what the hell is a easter egg, i worked in the vidoe duplication industry for 13years and have never heard of a easter egg

An 'easter egg' is a hidden segment that program writers or dvd creator hide withing the menu. It might be an outtake, some special interview, or just a joke. Lately, so-called easter eggs have been planted and publicized by the dvd maker.

Here's one site where I find many easter eggs on dvd's regularly. Be sure you are looking for the right region version.
http://www.dvdeastereggs.com/showTitles.php

Friend records on Sony dcr-trv260 (D8) camera and transfers through FireWire to Samsung DVD-R120 DVD Player/Burner. Finalizes the disk (no embedded copy protection). Plays fine 99% of time on the Samsung and 60% of time on Panasonic DVD-RV32 player.

Duplicates with Aleratec CopyCruiserPro & blank Verbatim DVD-R 16X with CCP at slowest speed (1x). Most times it copies 1 hour of video in 5-8 mins & says it was successful. Copy plays fine 95+% of time on the Samsung but only 30% of time on the Panasonic.

He's using Verbatims over 1.5 yrs & until last month only had playability issues with 1% of the copies he sent out (out of 600+). Now almost every one has digital stuttering & playability problems. Most play fine on Samsung, but all give problems on Panasonic with customer complaints.

2 of the new masters from 2 days ago give BAD DISK ERRORS when used as master in the CCP & duplication process does not complete. That has NOT happened before & nothing in the process has changed.

Help??

Bad media or bad drive. In the future save some older media to confirm this. DVDs are created in batches and the whole batch may be affected. Search for some slower media at one of the smaller stores to get some older DVD media. If these burn fine then it's just a bad batch of DVDs you got. If they also turn out crappy then it may be time to replace the DVD burner. They do wear out eventually.

I made a film on final cut and burned it onto a dvd using iDVD. However, I forgot to make a quicktime film on the DVD. I was wondering is there anyway to create a quicktime format out of the files on my dvd. Is there a program or would I have to take it to some kind of duplication store?

you need to redo it all, if you didn't use a dvd rewrite disc. nothing out there to add things to a already burned disc.
if its a rewrite disc, erase it and start over.

I’m looking to buy the Produplicator 1 Burner 20X DVD CD Duplicator Machine (Standalone Audio Video Copy Tower, Disc Duplication Device) is it any good? I have a training video on a DVD that I want to make copies of. Thanks!

You may try the fun and easy software Movavi VideoSuite which has powerful functions and can let you:
* Rip or Convert DVD to Just About Any Other Video Format
* Capture video from your digital and web cameras
* Convert DVD and video to run on any mobile device (iPod, Zune, PSP, Cell Phone, Pocket PC and more!)
* Split and merge video files
* Add filters and special effects
* Backup and copy DVDs
* Burn data, audio, and video CDs and DVDs
* Create classy video postcards

There is the free download link:
http://www.dvd-video-converters.com/dvdvideosuite/movavi-video-suite.html
Also, you can google some other ones which I think will not better than the cool Movavi VideoSuite:
http://www.yahoo.com

I purchased a video stabilizer to make copies of my childrens favorite videos but i am getting some tipe of static sound when playing the duplications. I do not get this sound when recording only when playing the copy. any ideas on how to fix this
this is not through a computer but through dvd to dvd recorder

Hi hotdog51570,

I have not had this problem. I am using a "Sima T120 GoDVD" stabalizer without any sound or video issues. My copies have been excellent.

Make sure your leads are all good. Try reversing the Red & White leads.

Norm