The cutting edge of video technology:

Our DVDs are created in our studio one at a time in our Pioneer A04 Super Drive DVD burner using Apple's IDVD 2 software. The DVD-R disks we create are slightly different than the commercial movie disks you rent at your local video store and not all DVD players can read DVD-Rs. Most brand name players produced in the last year or so will play any type of DVD or CD disk.

We have greatly improved the quality of our DVDs and they now play successfully on most players. Just be aware that we cannot test all combinations of players and can only offer a guide list to which players will work.


Players from Pioneer, Panasonic, and Sony seem to have the least playability issues. Newer decks that can play back a variety of DVD and CD disk formats are fully compliant with the DVD standard. Most players manufactured in 2002 will be far more compliant with the complete DVD standard than in the past. Beggining in late 2002, DVD decks will carry a new DVD logo which will have the word - MULTI - which means they will play a variety of videos disks including DVD-R disks.

Playback On Your PC:

Our disks will play on any G3 or G4 Macintosh either OS 9 or OS X with a DVD-R drive. If your Mac has one of the rare DVR-RAM drives, you CANNOT play our disks.
If your Windows PC has a DVD-R dirve, running Windows ME,2000, NT or XP, we highly recommend using the following DVD playback software:
Intervideo WINDVD 4.0 (WINDVD 3.0 has audio problems)
Cyberlink Power DVD 4
These excellent software packages can playback any DVD, VCD, or CD. Early Windows DVD playback software works fine with commercial DVDs, but will not work with any other type of video DVD disk. If you have any questions or any doubts, just order the VHS tape versions.

DVD FAQ:

Q:How do I know the DVD will play in my home player or personal computer?
A: Our DVDs will play in most current DVD players sold in the past year. Please check our compatibility chart to see if your brand of player is on the list. Name brand players that play a variety of disk formats like CDs and MP3 disks have a better chance of playing our DVD-Rs.
NOTE: If your player is over 2 years old, you will likely experience problems playing our DVDs. Some early players and new players are not fully compliant with the DVD standard.
You can always return a disk for a full refund LESS shipping if it is returned in good condition10 days after receiving it. Even if your newer player may not be on list, our disks most likely will play fine but we can offer NO guarantees that the DVDs will play corretly. Our DVDs will play in any DVD equipted Macintosh. Windows PC's with a DVD-Rom, DVD Burner, or Super Drive should play our DVDs. NOTE: There have been some customer reports of lock ups using older versions of Windows 98/ 2000/ ME. The Windows DVD player with non-XP machines is very unstable when playing back DVD-R's . (what did you expect!) Windows XP has a much more robust DVD player and seems to handle DVDRs much better.


Q: Can your DVDs be played in countries other than the U.S.?
A: Although the US uses the NTSC video standard and most of Europe and other countries use the PAL format, DVDs are UNIVERSAL in format. 95% of DVD players sold in non-US countries can play NTSC or PAL DVDs just fine. Canada and Japan use NTSC television so our disks will play in most DVD players.
If you live outside the US, we highly recommend you test your home DVD player with a NTSC US made disk first or read your DVD player users manual carefully! If you rent or buy DVDs from the US in NTSC format and they work on your player, then our disk should work too.
Most PC's DVD disk drive can play either NTSC or PAL DVDs with out a problem. ( see notes above) You can return the disk to us for a refund less shipping if you cannot get the disk to play properly.
These Countries use PAL Format televisions:
ALBANIA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, AZORES, BAHRAIN, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, CANARY ISLANDS, CHINA, CYPRUS, DENMARK, ETHIOPIA, FINLAND, GERMANY, HONG KONG, ICELAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, KENYA, KUWAIT, LUXEMBOURG, MALAYSIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW GUINEA, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PARAGUAY, PORTUGAL, OMAN, ROMANIA, SINGAPORE, SPAIN, SOUTH AFRICA, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, TURKEY, UNITED KINGDOMQ:

Q:Are your DVDs Region Coded for different countries?
A: Most Hollywood DVDs have region codes to prevent a disk from being played in different countries. Our disks do not have this region code so they should play in any country.


Q: How are your DVD versions better than the standard VHS tapes?
A: DVD-Digital Video disks provide superior video images that are at least twice as clear as VHS videotape. DVD uses up to 500 lines of horizontal resolution vs. 240 lines of horizontal resolution for VHS resulting in noticeably sharper and clearer pictures. All our films except for Endless Lift 1 & 2 were shot and edited digitally at DVD resolution so what you see on our DVDs is very similar in quality to the original digital masters. The audio tracks are also improved with better than CD sound quality. DVDs also last longer and to do not wear out like VHS tapes.


Q: How come the DVD versions of your films cost more than the tape versions?
A:There is more involved in creating a DVD disk than with a VHS tape. Each DVD is manufactured at our studio using the latest in DVD creation tools. Our DVD products feature much better image quality, include special features not avialable on the tapes, and you get full color packaging as well. You might see DVD titles cheaper at your discount store, but remember that the big studios buy millions of copies at a time reducing the price. We just cannot do that with our specialty films.


Q: Do your DVDs have any special features like multiple camera angles, captioning, or foreign language tracks?
A: Our disks are pretty basic for now and feature interactive menus only. You will get bonus tracks, slide shows, or other features, but not the fancy Hollywood stuff that you might find on a DVD of Planet of the Apes.

 

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Here is the latest list of DVD players which have been tested for compatibility with DVDs created with our Apple Super Drive burner. If your player is newer than 2 years old, it should work just fine even if it is not on this list. For the latest list of tested players, please visit this link on the Apple Computer website.
http://www.apple.com/dvd/compatibility/
PLAYER:
AIWA CSDDVMIS no
Aiwa XD-DV170 No
Aiwa XD-DV290 Yes
Aiwa XD-DV370 Yes
Apex 1500 Yes
Apex 3201 Yes
Apex AD-500A No
Apex AD-500B No
Apex AD-600A No
Apex AD-660 Yes
Apex AD-703 Yes
Denon DVD-1000 Yes
Denon DVD-1500 No
Denon DVD-3000 Yes
Denon DVD-3300 Yes
Denon DVM-3700 Yes
Emerson DVD-2000 Yes
Go! Video DVR-5000 Yes
Go! Video DVS-3000 No
Harmon Kardon DVD-5 Yes
Hitachi DV-B305D Yes
Hitachi DVP-305U Yes
Hitachi DVP-315U Yes
Hitachi DVW1 No
JVC XV-1000 No
JVC XV-501 No
JVC XV-523 Yes
JVC XV-D701 No
JVC XV-D723GD Yes
JVC XV-DV55 Yes
JVC XV511BK YES
JVC XV-M567 Yes
JVC XV-S40BK Yes
JVC XV-S45 Yes
JVC XV-S60BK Yes
JVC XV-S65 Yes
JVC XV-SA70BK Yes
Kenwood DV-402 yes
Kenwood DV-403 Yes
Kenwood DVCL85V Yes
Konka KD-1800U1 Yes
KLH DVD-1000 Yes
Magnavox DVD-611AT Yes
Magnavox DVD-711/171Yes
Marantz DV3100 marginal
Memorex MVD-2026 Yes
Mitsubishi DD-2000 No
Mitsubishi DD-3000 No
Mitsubishi DD-4001 No
Mitsubishi DD-4020 Yes
Mitsubishi DD-6000 Yes
Nakamichi DVP-S10 Yes
Onkyo DVC-600 Yes
Onkyo DVC-601 Yes
Oriton DVD100 Marginal
Oritron DVD-200 Yes
Oritron DVD-400 Yes
Oritron DVD-600 Yes
Panasonic CT27DC50 Yes
Panasonic DMR E10 yes
Panasonic DVD LV75W Yes
Panasonic DVD RV80 yes
Panasonic DVD-A10 Yes
Panasonic DVD-A100 Yes
Panasonic DVD-A120U Yes
Panasonic DVD-A310 Yes
Panasonic DVD-A7 Yes
Panasonic DVD-CV50 No
Panasonic DVD-CV50U No
Panasonic DVD-CV51 No
Panasonic DVD-K520 Yes
Panasonic DVD-L10D Yes
Panasonic DVD-L50D Yes
Panasonic DVD-RV30 Yes
Panasonic DVD-RV31 Yes
Panasonic DVD-RV45KU-5 Yes
Panasonic DVD-RV80 Yes
Panasonic DVDT2000 Yes
Panasonic PV-D4741 Yes
Panasonic PV-D4761 Yes
Panasonic TH15DT2 Yes
Philips DVD 711 Yes
Philips DVD 950AT No
Philips DVD 956 yes
Philips DVD 972C Yes
Philips DVD-400AT No
Philips DVD-850AT No
Phillips DVD 621 Yes
Phillips DVD 941 No
Phillips DVD712AT21 Yes
Phillips DVD953AT21 Yes
Pioneer DV-333 Yes
Pioneer DV-343 Yes
Pioneer DV-414 es
Pioneer DV-434 Yes
Pioneer DV-503 Yes
Pioneer DV-505 Yes
Pioneer DV-525 Yes
Pioneer DV-535 Yes
Pioneer DV-54 yes
Pioneer DV-606D Yes
Pioneer DV-C503 Yes
Pioneer DVL-700 Yes
Pioneer DVL-90 marginal
Pioneer DVR-1000 Yes
Pioneer DVR-2000 Yes
Pioneer Elite DV-05 Yes
Pioneer PDV-LC10 Yes
Proscan P 8610P Yes
Proscan PS8680Z Yes
Proscan P8680Z Yes
Raite RDP-715 Yes
RCA C52152 Yes
RCA RC5215P Yes
RCA RC5220P Yes
RCA RC5225P Yes
RCA RC5910P No
Sampo DVE-520 No
Samsung DVD-611 Yes
Samsung DVD-905 Yes
Samsung DVD-511 Yes
Samsung DVD-709 No
Samsung DVD-M301 Yes
Samsung DVD-N501 Yes
Sharp DV-750U Yes
Sharp DVL-70TV marginal
Sharp DV-S200 marginal
Sharp DV-SF20 Yes
SMC DVD-330S Yes
Sony DAV-S300 Yes
Sony DVP-C600 Yes
Sony DVP-C650D Yes
Sony DVP-C660 Yes
Sony DVP-C670D Yes
Sony DVP-CX850D Yes
Sony DVP-CX860 Yes
Sony DVP-CX870D Yes
Sony DVP-F5 Yes
Sony DVP-FX1 Yes
Sony DVP-NC600 Yes
Sony DVP-NC600B Yes
Sony DVP-NS300 Yes
Sony DVP-NS300/B Yes
Sony DVP-NS400D Yes
Sony DVP-NS700P Yes
Sony DVP-S300 Yes
Sony DVP-S3000 No
Sony DVP-S330 Yes
Sony DVP-S350 Yes
Sony DVP-S360 Yes
Sony DVP-S360 Yes
Sony DVP-S500 Yes
Sony DVP-S560 Yes
Sony DVP-S501D Yes
Sony DVP-S530 Yes
Sony DVP-S550D Yes
Sony DVP-S560D Yes
Sony DVP-S560D Yes
Sony DVP-S570D Yes
Sony DVP-S7000 No
Sony DVP-S7700 Yes
Sony DVP-S9000ES Yes
Sony DVP-7000 Yes
Sony DVP-7700 Yes
Sony DVP-9000 Yes
Sony Playstation 2 Yes
Sony PVDV-30 No
Sylvania DVL 1000 No
Sylvania DVL 100A No
Technics A10D Yes
Technics DVD-A10PP-N No
Thompson (RCA C3400) yes
Toshiba DVD SD-160L no
Toshiba MED-300AS no
Toshiba SD-1200 Yes
Toshiba SD-1600 Yes
Toshiba SD-1700 Yes
Toshiba SD-2107U No
Toshiba SD-2108U No
Toshiba SD-2109 No
Toshiba SD-2150 Yes
Toshiba SD-2200 yes
Toshiba SD-2300 Yes
Toshiba SD2700 Yes
Toshiba SD-2705 Yes
Toshiba SD-3006 Yes
Toshiba SD-3107 No
Toshiba SD-3109 No
Toshiba SD-4205 es
Toshiba SD-5000X Yes
Toshiba SD-5109C No
Toshiba SD-6109C No
Toshiba SD-6200 Yes
Toshiba SD-9000U No
Tredex TX-8303 Yes
Victor XV-521 marginal
Yamaha DVD-5796 Yes
Yamaha DVD-C996 Yes
Yamaha DVD-S510B No
Yamaha DVD-S700 Yes
Yamaha DVD-S796 Yes
Zenith DVC-2200 Yes
Zenith DVC-2201 Yes
Zenith DVC-2250 Yes
Zenith DVC-2515 Yes
Zenith IQDVD-2300 Yes