E-K Media provides video to CD conversion services. This process begins by encoding your completed video with a digital compression / decompression scheme (Please see our Digital File Format page to view a comparison of the popular digital file compression methods). The most popular digital file format for use on CD Video is MPEG-1, which can be played back with most every software player including QuickTime, Real Player and Media Player.

After encoding the video can be authored to include a title page with up to 4 functions:

• A customized top menu that contains a graphic, the video title, and play & pause buttons.
• Chapter stops.
• Links to other computer files or websites.

In addition to the above, the following features can be added to your CD. These features are priced individually.

• Cross Platform (Hybrid) disks to operate on PC’s and Mac’s
• Auto-run features so the disk automatically runs and defaults to the users default software media player, or the fail safe media player.
• Embedded (failsafe) media player on the disk, in the event the user does not have a media player on their computer. The program would then default to the failsafe media player.
• Media download link that directs the user to the QuickTime site to download version 5.0 in the event the user does not have a media player on their computer.
• Package your MPEG-1 video in Director with full screen display and customized play, stop, chapter stops, fast forward and re-wind buttons.
  

CD-Videos can contain up to 60 minutes of high quality MPEG-1 video, along with the above features. A check disk will be provided for proofing and approval prior to volume replication of your video. Click to view our Packaging Options page for your CD-Video.

We can accept the following tape formats: VHS, S-VHS, VHS-C, Hi-8, Mini DV, DVCAM, DVCPro, BetacamSP, U-Matic, D-9, Digital 8 and Digibeta