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JOIN THE DVD REVOLUTION: PREMASTERING

By | March 2004

Brian Felsen takes indie filmmakers through the detailed steps in getting their work pressed to DVD. Last week, Brian went over the planning stages of DVD production. This week, he clues us in on premastering…

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JOIN THE DVD REVOLUTION: PREMASTERING

Last week, Brian Felsen went over the planning stages of DVD production. This week, he clues us in on premastering. ENCODING The DVD is a digital storage...

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