Pre Mastering Overview

DVDAfterEdit Mastering Edition allows you to pre master to DLT (Digital Linear Tape) and DDP Image, and to read such tapes and images pre mastered by other systems in order to make changes. Thus pre mastering is a "round trip" process.

With Pre Mastering you can:

  • Copy from an open project, a disk folder, disc image, tape image (DDP), or DLT tape.
  • Format or copy to a disk folder, disc image, tape image, or DLT tape.
  • Compare to a disk folder, disc image, tape image, or DLT tape.
  • Write a dual-layer project to two tapes simultaneously.
  • Choose copy protection options, including CSS and Macrovision.
  • Choose format options, DDP 2.0, DDP 2.1, or CMF.
  • Set regions, guaranteeing that the region code will match in all DDP files.
  • Select the layer break from a pop-up list that shows all legal Cells or files.
  • Set the disc parameters Disc Diameter, Disc Side, and Number of Sides.
  • Choose whether or not to include Macintosh ROM Data.
  • Choose ISO, Joliet, and UDF file name options.
  • Assign a Disc Name, Tape Label, Publisher, and Preparer.
  • Choose logging and SCSI options in the Pre Mastering preferences.
  • Read logs that are automatically saved as text files, as aids to troubleshooting and replicator communication.