Mastering Error

vdoguy wrote on 8/24/2006, 12:14 PM

I've authored a program to a DVD+R DL Verbatim Media and now the company doing the replication says they are getting a "bad media" error during testing. They say layer 1 is good, but layer 2 is bad. Whatever bad means. They suggested changing media to another +R DL manufacturer and/or making sure my configuration is correct in my authoring program and DVD burner. I'm using DVDA 3c. My burner is a Sony DRU-820A with 1.0b firmware. Any suggestions? Seems like a trial and error solution. Is that par for the course? My client wants 1,000 copies. The DVD plays fine on every player I've put it in.

Suggestions? Comments? HELP!

Thanks

Curtis

Comments

Chienworks wrote on 8/24/2006, 4:16 PM

Hmmm, i was under the impression that most mastering houses wanted DL submissions on DLT rather than on disc. If you don't have a DLT drive available, you could create a .iso file of your DVD and split it across two single-layer DVD data discs using something like WinRAR. The mastering house could then reassemble the .iso file from these and work from there.