Authoring

To date we have authored over 2500 discs, with clients including the BBC, Clarks, Manchester City FC and Reebok. When it comes to your project, we can help you determine the best solution for you, whether that’s a simple auto-play DVD, a multi-menu Blu-ray or an interactive CD-ROM. A Post authored DVD/Blu-ray can feature motion menus, along with multiple language settings and be equipped with a subtitles function. We can also create BDCMF image files, essential for Blu-ray replication. Our in-house design team can produce menu artwork based on your existing designs or corporate identity. Alternatively, we can create new artwork for you, exclusively for your project.

Authoring

To date we have authored over 2500 discs, with clients including the BBC, Clarks, Manchester City FC and Reebok. When it comes to your project, we can help you determine the best solution for you, whether that’s a simple auto-play DVD, a multi-menu Blu-ray or an interactive CD-ROM. A Post authored DVD/Blu-ray can feature motion menus, along with multiple language settings and be equipped with a subtitles function. We can also create BDCMF image files, essential for Blu-ray replication. Our in-house design team can produce menu artwork based on your existing designs or corporate identity. Alternatively, we can create new artwork for you, exclusively for your project.

Duplication

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Deluxe Edition Releases

A popular product within the music industry is the Deluxe Edition or anniversary release. These sets often include DVD and/or Blu-ray discs featuring live performances, promos and interviews. Another feature that’s gaining prominence is the album offered on Blu-ray with DTS-HD 5.1 Surround and LPCM stereo.

This is a growing market for Post Manchester and we have authored discs for companies including Chrysalis Records, One Little Indian, and Frontiers Music. and artists including Adam Ant, Midge Ure, Mr.Big and Fun Lovin’ Criminals. Contact us today on 0161 432 9012 for more information.

DVD
Capacities:
Single-layer – 4.7GB
Dual-layer – 8.5GB

A Single-layer DVD can hold 1 hour of video, with a Dual-layer holding a maximum of 2 hours. We can author simple auto-play DVDs (with or without a looped function) through to complex multi-menu discs with subtitles and animated menus.

CD
Capacity:
700MB

CD-ROMs are an affordable option when you need simple interactive content in a universal format. Using Flash software, we can also incorporate menus, video and documents into the project.

Blu-ray
Capacities:
Single-layer – 25GB
Dual-layer – 50GB

A single-layer Blu-ray can hold 135 minutes of HD video, with a Dual-layer holding a maximum of 3 hours. We author simple auto-play Blu-rays (with or without a looped function) through to complex multi-menu discs with subtitles and animated menus.

DVD
Capacities:
4.7GB | 8.5GB

We can author simple auto-play DVDs (with or without a looped function) through to complex multi-menu discs with subtitles and animated menus.

CD
Capacity:
700MB

Using Flash software, we can incorporate menus, video and documents into your CD-ROM project.

Blu-ray
Capacities:
25GB | 50GB

We author simple auto-play Blu-rays (with or without a looped function) through to complex multi-menu discs with subtitles and animated menus.

Video Formats
Source material can be provided in any digital format (mov, avi, Mpeg, H.264) and uploaded via WeTransfer or Dropbox. We also have an FTP site (contact us for login details). Tape formats such as HDV, Digital Betacam, BetaSP, DVCAM and Mini DV are also acceptable, as are FCP, AVID and Premiere projects and files.

BDCMF Image Creation
BDCMF image files are essential if you plan to replicate Blu-ray discs at a manufacturing facility. We can create these image files for you – at a competitive rate – as part of our full authoring service. Alternatively, you can provide us with a completed disc image (ISO) or build folders (BDMV and Certificate) which we will convert to BDCMF. (Please note that ISO is our preferred format to work with as it contains crucial layout information). Contact us for details.

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