Video to DVD Conversion  

Miller Productions, LLC can now transfer your videotape
(VHS, SVHS, VHS-C, Hi-8, 8mm, Mini-DV, Beta) to DVD-R (DVD-Video).

    DVD is the wave of the future and has many key benefits compared to conventional videotape. Videotape gets worn every time you use it. Chemical processes, disintegration, and magnetic fields can limit many tapes to a shelf life of as little as 10 years. DVD is not prone to wear and tear but will out last you.  The most noticeabele benefit of DVD is better picture quality. VHS tape only offer 200-300 vertical lines of resolution, where DVD allows a full 480 lines of resolution allowing for sharper and more detailed picture.

Miller Productions offer 2 unique DVD services, one is DVD Mastering and the other is DVD recording.  Both are excellent quality (or as good as the source materials). A recorded DVD is the lower cost option.

Recorded DVD is simply a DVD recorded directly from your source material (VHS, SVHS, 8mm Hi-8, Digital 8, Mini-DV). Chapter are automatically placed every 5 minutes on the DVD. You and your family will enjoy your DVD for many years since these disks are expected to last at over 100 years.

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Pricing Information: 1st Run Master DVD Made from tapes provided $20.00 per Disc. Additional Copies of DVD Master....$10.00 per Disc.		TO
* Note:  There will be a charge of a $1.00 per tape that needs to be rewound before we can burn it to disc.
DVD-R disk is included in the price.

DVD Mastering is when all your video is transferred directly into our Kron editor.  Then your movie is put together using the DVD program. A custom menu page is created, chapter points Aberask. This will give your DVD the personal touch that you will enjoy for years to come.

DVD Mastering....................$150.00 per disc.

Additional copies are the same as in Recorded DVD. 

If Editing requested.....$40.00 per hour
Estimate about 3-4 hours needed.  We need to view it, then break it apart add effect and Titles

* Note: There will be a charge of a $1.00 per tape that needs to be rewound before we can burn it to disc.

Commonly Asked Questions:

 Q: What is the difference between Glass Mastered Video and DVD-Video?

     A:  Glass mastered DVD Videos are pressed DVD's, DVD-Video's are burned DVDs.  The difference is in the way the information is put onto the disc. Glass Mastered DVD Videos are economical solution for mass quantity DVD productions (100+pieces).  DVD-Video's are the economical solution for the consumer who only needs a limited number of duplications.  Player compatibility is the other difference between the two formats.  While Glass mastered DVD videos are 100% compatible with all DVD players, DVD-Video's are only compatible with about 95% of all DVD players and not reliable for computers use.

Miller Productions will transfer your footage to the DVD-Video format. DVD-Video is a 4.7GB disc with a single side/single layer. The DVD-Video can hold up to 120 minutes of high quality video.

 Q: I have an old DVD player. Will my disc work?

    A: First generation DVD players are those introduced in 1997. Many of the players that first hit the streets are not 100% compliant with the entire DVD specification.  The number of these players that are in compliant is substantially higher than 5%. We have a Toshiba SD-3109 that is now 3 years old and plays DVD-Video without a problem.

 Q: My disk ships in my player. Is it the DVD or the player?

     A:  Your player is one of the incompatible players that is unable to play the DVD-Video format. Some players show an error message immediately and others will start to play but then jumps around and play erratically.  Your disk is not the problem.  Your DVD player is not compatible with the DVD-Video format.

DVD Player Compatibility List

    The following information comes from a number of industry resources.  Miller Productions, LLC can not confirm or deny the accuracy of the following information.  Nor shall we be accountable for any unintentional inaccuracies. If your DVD player plays the DVD-Video format your okay.

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