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Professional Authoring & Pre-Mastering

  • Organisation - Category - Remarks

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  • Apple Computer - Authoring
  • Digital Vision - Authoring
  • DVD Cre8 - Authoring
  • Minnetonka Audio - Authoring
  • Panasonic - Authoring
  • Sonic Solutions - Authoring
  • Haiku group - initiative to create a standard for web-enhanced DVD contents
  • PlanetWeb - web connected DVD for settop boxes
  • InterActual - web connected DVD
  • Microsoft Direct-X - web connected DVD
  • Roxio - Pre-mastering
  • Gear - Pre-mastering
  • Eclipse Data Technologies - Pre-mastering
  • Doug Carson Associates - Pre-mastering
  • Toolex (ex Media Morphics) - Pre-mastering

    • Copy Protection & Authentication

  • Spectradisc - limited play for DVD
  • MLS Laser Lock - Copy Protection
  • Link Data - Copy Protection
  • Star-Force - Copy Protection
  • Macrovision - Copy Protection
  • Midbar Technologies - Copy Protection
  • Panlock - Copy Protection
  • TTR Technologies - Copy Protection
  • 3D-ID - Authentication with holograms

    • Glassmastering, Electroforming, PC Feeders/Dryers, Replication, Inspection

  • Organisation - Category - Remarks
  • Nimbus NTE - Glassmastering - was aquired by Unaxis
  • Nisho Iwai - PVC - Glassmastering
  • Optical Disc Corp. - Glassmastering
  • OMP - Glassmastering - was aquired by Singulus
  • Toolex - Glassmastering - some assets aquired by ODME
  • Unaxis (ex: Balzers) - Glassmastering
  • Digital Matrix - Electroforming
  • Reflekt - Electroforming
  • Technotrans - Electroforming
  • Toolex - Electroforming
  • Record Products of America RPA - Stamper Finishing
  • Sibert Instruments - Stamper Finishing
  • Aerosonic - Disc Inspection
  • AudioDev (ex: Audio Development, aka CATS) - Disc Inspection -
  • CD Associates - Disc Inspection - aquired by Datarius
  • Datarius (ex: kdg, ex: KOCH) - Disc Inspection
  • Dr. Schenk - Disc Inspection
  • Shibasoku - DVD Inspection
  • Obducat - e-Beam Recorders - Electron Beam Recorder
  • Nimbus NTE - e-Beam Recorders - Electron Beam Recorder - now Unaxis
  • Arburg - Injection Moulding Machine
  • emould - Injection Moulding Machine -
  • Krauss Maffei - Injection Moulding Machine
  • Meiki - Injection Moulding Machine
  • Milacron Ferromatic - Injection Moulding Machine
  • Netstal - Injection Moulding Machine - check link!
  • Toolex - Injection Moulding Machine
  • Axxicon - Moulds
  • AWM - Moulds
  • Datarius (ex: kdg, ex: KOCH) - Temperature Controller for IMM - pdf document
  • Motan - PC feeders and dryers -
  • Piovan - PC feeders and dryers
  • Lanco - PC feeders and dryers
  • Moretto - PC feeders and dryers
  • Memex - Metalliser - no longer online
  • SKE Tech - Metalliser for DVD-RW
  • Singulus - Metalliser -
  • Unaxis (ex: Balzers) - Metalliser
  • aeco Group - Inline inspection (scanners)
  • Basler Vision Technologies - Inline inspection (scanners)
  • Dr. Schenk - Inline inspection (scanners)
  • eta Optik - Inline inspection (scanners)
  • Integral Vision - Inline inspection (scanners)
  • Data Disc Robots - Replication lines
  • Convac - Replication lines
  • Hanky - Replication lines
  • M2 Engineering Gauss - Replication lines
  • Marubeni Disc Systems MDS - Replication lines
  • 4M aka Multimedia - Replication lines
  • Newtoms - Replication lines
  • Nisho Iwai - PVC (Pioneer Video Corp.) - Replication lines -
  • Robi - Replication lines
  • Singulus - Replication lines
  • steag - Hamatech - Replication lines (goto "product lines")
  • Tapematic - Replication lines (goto "optical")
  • Toolex (ex: ODME) - Replication lines for Read Only Formats
  • Unaxis - Replication lines

    • Labelprinting/Packaging

  • Organisation - Category - Remarks
  • Apex - Label Printing Machines
  • Dubuit - Label Printing Machines
  • Hanky - Label Printing Machines
  • Kammann - Label Printing Machines
  • Metronic - Label Printing Machines
  • Bronway - Packaging Machines
  • Gima - Packaging Machines
  • Guann Yinn - Label printing
  • Ilsemann - Packaging Machines
  • Kyoto - Packaging Machines
  • Pfankuch - Packaging Machines
  • Basler Vision Technologies - Label Inspection & Barcode Readers
  • Kammann - Label Inspection & Barcode Readers

    • Other Resources

  • Organisation - Content of Link - Remarks
  • CD Webstore - CD glossary
  • Philips - Glossary - Link has been removed. Check back!
  • Nimbus NTE - 101 of CD
  • Pits and Lands - technical info on various technologies
  • Pioneer Tech Guide
  • Andy McFadden - CD-R FAQ
  • Jim Taylor - DVD glossary
  • Videoessentials - Video glossary
  • DVD Demystified - DVD info
  • DVD-Audio Preview - DVD-Audio FAQ
  • Robert's DVD page - DVD-Info
     
  • Jim Taylor - Book - "DVD Demystified", Did somebody say 'Bible'?
  • Ken Pohlman - Book - "The Compact Disc Handbook" , 2nd edition ISBN 0-89579-300-8 (no known online source)
  • Philips - Book - The color books for CD
  • ECMA - Standards - Hi-Density (DVD 120 mm) standards online
     
  • KIPI - Publisher - Knowledge Industry Publications
  • One To One - Magazine
  • emedia professional - Magazine
  • Tape Disc Business - Magazine -
  • Music Business International - Magazine
     
  • DVD Insider - Mailing List
  • DVD Today, Digital Earful - Mailing Lists
     
  • Replication News - News Stand
     
  • CD-Info - Directory
  • DVD Insider - Directory
  • emedia Live - Directory
  • KIPI-Net - Directory

    • Organisations

  • Organisation - Full Name
  • CEMA - Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association
  • DVD-Forum - Official Source of DVD info
  • DVDA - DVD Association
  • ifpi - International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
  • IODRA - International Optical Disc Replicator Association
  • IRMA - International Recording Media Association
  • ODMA - Optical Disc Manufacturers Association
  • OMMA - Optical Media Manufacturers Association
  • Open DVD Consortium - link to be added!
  • OSTA - Optical Storage Technology Association
  • RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America
  • SDMI - Secure Digital Music Initiative
  • MPAA - Motion Picture Association of America

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