Other Services

DVD AUDIO

As one of the only DVD-Audio authoring houses in Canada, Asset Digital again leads the way in this exciting emerging format for a superior listening (and viewing) experience. Asset has produced several highly successful DVD-A releases to date, including the Tom Cochrane "Trapeze" disc, nominated for DVD-Audio Release of the Year at the 2004 CEN Awards.

CDDVD

Our specialized team of programmers and designers can produce cutting edge content with a creative focus that clearly and precisely conveys your message.

DIGITAL AUDIO

Asset Digital has the unique ability to handle all aspects of post audio for DVD. From sound recording of commentaries and voice-overs, to complete 5.1 mixing and mastering, we can maintain the utmost audio quality of every DVD title we produce.

POST PRODUCTION

Asset Digital offers full service post-production, specializing in commercial editing, compositing, graphic design, complete animation and special effects for motion menus and promos.

PRINT

Stemming from the CD/DVD packaging requirements presented by our clients, the need to create a consistent look and feel both on screen and on paper has led to the creation of Asset Digital's print service. Services include DVD wraps, inserts, posters, advertisements and brochures.

WEB

Asset Digital offers full service web site development as well as Flash-based promotional advertisements.

DVD Production Services

PRODUCTION

With over 1500 DVD projects under our belts, Asset Digital has developed a solid track record for superior design, quality and innovation, resulting in a loyal client following. Equipped with multiple workstations from Sony's high-end Vizaro DVD encoder, Spruce (DVD Maestro) and Sonic Solutions (DVD Creator), Asset Digital has the most comprehensive DVD authoring, encoding and design tools available to date. Combined with our specialized team of producers, designers, directors, project managers and editors, Asset provides clients with the finest in DVD production tools, talent and service.

DESIGN

Prior to the conceptualization of a design layout, we sit down with our clients to carefully assess the goals of each project. In doing so, the required overall look and feel of the final product maintains an effective balance between design and functionality.

ENCODE

Encoding high-quality film and video for DVD is accomplished using powerful MPEG-2 compression tools. Not surprisingly, the quality of the source material directly affects the quality of the final MPEG stream. At Asset Digital, the majority of materials are encoded from either Digital BetaCam or BetaCam SP tape stock. Source audio for DVD typically is encoded from a MDM (Modular Digital Multitrack) format such as Tascam DA-88 (this is the source format most often used for Dolby-Digital 5.1 audio encoding). Every 5.1 surround mix for Dolby Digital can fold down to stereo output. This enables consumers who do not have a 5.1 decoder to hear the audio soundtrack as a stereo mix.

AUTHORING

Authoring presents the most complex and least understood of the DVD premastering tasks. It is where all the encoded audio and video assets are linked together. Here multiple layout tracks are laid out, menus and buttons are designed, subtitles are imported or generated, multi-story or multi-angle program chains are created and any final MPEG video or audio editing is done. It's also where parental block features, language codes, region codes and copy protection are introduced.

REPLICATION

The last step in the DVD remastering process is to create a disc image. This disc image is created on the hard disc and then written out to Digital Linear Tape (DLT). At this stage, analog and digital copy protection flags are also set. Once the DVD disc image has been transferred to DLT, the DLT is used to create a glass master for replication purposes. At Asset Digital, we can handle all your DVD replication requirements -from mastering to packaging.