At 1.2 millimeters, DVDs are the same thickness as CDs, with the main difference being that DVDs are made up of two 0.6 millimeter substrates bonded together. This allows for a greater rigidity in DVDs over CDs, meaning less 'wobble' occurs when they are spinning and as a result greater reliability for the laser reading.
DVDs are available in four component 'flavours' which can be combined in any number of ways to produce your final product.Each configuration has a different designation, which roughly equates to the storage available. DVD-10 is the official designation for a Double-Sided, Single-Layered 12 cm DVD.
DVD-10 has a total storage of 8.75 Gigabytes, which equates to an average run time of 270 minutes, or 135 minutes per side. As a double-sided disc, the primary print option is a text only ring near the inner edge of the hub. Please contact our sales team for more information.
One of the key advantages of double-sided discs is the ability store multiple versions of the same title, without increasing your inventory of stock. |
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Common examples are:
• PAL content on one side, with NTSC content on the other (The DVD Spec does not allow you to mix PAL & NTSC content within the same DVD project.) or
• Widescreen presentation on one side and fullscreen presentation on the opposite side. As a DVD-10 is basically two DVD-5s 'bonded' back to back, the same considerations apply when supplying masters for replication.
As long as your DVD-VIDEO Title does not require region encoding or copy protection, 24-7 DVD can accept 2 x DVD-R masters for DVD-10 replication jobs.
Please contact our sales team for more information. Although Double-Sided DVD-Rs are available, they are not particularly popular, and are more susceptible to damage than their Single-Sided counterparts. |
