Highly interested in this feature!

The major record company I work for is starting to ask studios for DDP images instead of PMCD's. For many studios, having this feature available in SF would be a major benefit.

Joeri

Absolutely a requirement that must be met in some way.

ALL major manufacturers are now insisting on this format.

In order for this feature to be properly implemented (not just partially like it is as a plugin in Samplitude and a fixed element in Sequoia), it must include BOTH the write-to-DDP function and a DDP-Import feature so your completed offline could be brought back in from the medium to duplicate a proper reference disk.

Which major dupe shops have changed to DDP only? (forgive me, I do not know)

A quick websearch shows that CD-R and PMCD still appear to be broadly accepted, by the likes of Discmakers, Vaughn, our own www.Sonydadc.com. In fact I didn't find anyone who said DDP only (but I'm sure there are some).

My contact at Sony DAC told me neither CD-R or PMCD is going away because they feel "dropping support for the most common master submission formats would negatively impact business".

All that said, thanks for telling us what you need at the pro level.

I'm sorry EPM, I did not clarify: I was not referring to manufacturing at the duplicators' level, I was referring to manufacturing at the label level... My work does not come from duplicators, I get hired by labels to create masters.

I sent the documentation handed down by the largest Label Group in the music industry to [D*** H***, same as SonyEPM]. If you are curious, I am sure he will be glad to share it with you.

I am not suggesting to drop support or functionality for CD-R or PMCD, I'm just pointing out that the label group for which these formats are considered unacceptable is comprised of a very formidable portion of the music industry. Here is a list of the labels that are represented in the document I sent to [D***]:

Arabia
EMI Music Arabia

Australia
EMI Music Australia

Austria
EMI Music Austria
Capitol Music Austria
Virgin Music Austria

Belgium
Capitol Music Belgium
Labels Belgium
Virgin Music Belgium

Brazil
EMI Music Brazil

Canada
EMI Music Canada
Capitol Music Canada
Virgin Music Canada

Czech Republic
EMI Music Czech Republic

Denmark
Capitol Records Denmark
Virgin Records Denmark

EMI Classics
Virgin Classics
EMI Music Publishing

Finland
EMI Music Finland
Poko Records

France
EMI Music France
Delabel
Hostile Records
Labels France

Germany
EMI Music Germany
Blue Note Germany
Captiol Music Germany
EMI Classics Germany
Mute Records Germany
Virgin Music Germany

Greece
Virgin Records Greece

Hungary
EMI Music Hungary

Italy
EMI Music Italy
Virgin Music Italy

Japan
Toshiba-EMI

Korea
EMI Music Korea

Mexico
EMI Music Mexico

Netherlands
EMI Music Netherlands

New Zealand
EMI Music New Zealand

Poland
EMI Music Poland

South Africa
CCP Records
E Sounds

Spain
EMI Music Spain

Sweden
EMI Music Sweden

Switzerland
EMI Music Switzerland

Turkey
EMI Music Turkey

United Kingdom
Abbey Road Studios
EMI Music UK
EMI Records
Mute Records
Olympic Studios
Parlophone
Positiva Records
Real World
Virgin Records UK (The Raft)

United States
Angel Records
Astralwerks
Back Porch Records
Blue Note Records
Caroline Records
Positiva Records
Caroline Distribution
Capitol Records US
Capitol Records Nashville
Capitol Studios
Chordant Distribution Group
EMI Latin
EMI Music Publishing Nashville
Forefront Records
Higher Octave Music
Narada
Priority Records
Real World US
Shak Tire Records
Sparrow Records
Virgin Records America

I'm not 100% sure, but I believe that this group makes up the largest number of CDs manufactured in the world and they have clearly defined the fact they will no longer accept anything other than a DDP image format.

Let's not drop the PMCD format, let's just implement an import/export DDP function that allows us to continue using the Sony line for mastering our highest income projects.

Well I stopped checking in on this thread as I figured that no one shared my interest....Guess I was wrong.

I work for one of the Big 5 in the US and the preferred format for EMD is DDP images, even if you have to send physical to the plant you can burn the image to a DVD.

I truly hope this feature set makes it in to CDA, as other CD software authoring programs are/have added this feature (GearPro, Sonic Solutions)

Thanks,

Randy

The multimedia company I work for has just released its first DVD product consisting of 10 DVD-5 discs, which we're currently replicating in-house.

We're now looking at moving to DVD-9, which we will have to get replicated externally, and every major replicator we've spoken to has insisted on DDP masters for DVD9 replication.

We looked at Sony's CD Architect software as a DVD-9 mastering option, but since it can't presently do DDP masters we'll have to go with another product. I think adding DDP support would make it a much more attractive option.

Cheers,

Malcolm.

Hi,

> Which major dupe shops have changed to DDP only? (forgive me, I do not
> know)

I was also referring to the labels. I work for EMI Music and I know the company is trying to move studios towards delivering DDPi files instead of PMCD's. I agree with previous posters that DDPi should be an additional feature, not a replacement of PMCD.

If you want more info, please contact me privately.

thx,
Joeri

I just want to go on the record asking the question:

Is the addition of DDP file creation a feature you will be adding? Possibly in 5.2 or 5.X?

I work for WMG and DDP is the delivery pref to our replication facilites. Plus for transmission to our other groups in UK, ASIA ect.

Thanks,

Randy Perry
Pre-mastering Supervisor
Rhino / Warner Music Group
http://www.rhino.com

Is this the same sort of thing as an ISO disc image ?

geoff

Yes, pardon my ignorance, but what is DDP / DDPi?