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Designed For - DVD Producers / Content Holders, Corporate Media Depts. Indie Film Makers, etc.

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DVD Studio Pro® Project Proofing Service

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Be Sure to Have Trai Look Over Your Files Before Replication

Trai Forrester is the World's Acknowledged Leading Authority on DVD Studio Pro®

Trai got his start with DVD Studio Pro in the spring of 1999 when the program was known as Astarte DVDirector. Trai became the world's leading Astarte Dealer/Distributor by fall of 1999, traveling throughout the country, installing and training on the new system, helping bring in scores of early adopting studios into DVD Production.

Apple hires Trai Forrester as a private consultant in April, 2001, to help introduce DVD Studio Pro 1.0, at NAB. Photo credit: Lou Skriba

Trai introduces the first (and still only) comprehensive DVD Studio Pro Scripting Tutorials disc in July, 2001.

"Trai's scripting disc taught me how to 'think DVD' - Marc McCoy

Trai Founded TFDVD.com a DVD Studio Pro support site, in 2001.

"I'm beginning to understand. All DVD Studio Pro roads lead to Trai" - A Poster on 2-Pop, Spring, 2002

Unsolicited comments from TFDVD.com members, during 2002/2003

Trai collaborates with John Brisbin Releasing the "TFDVDSP Engine",the first and still only, professional DVD Studio Pro Advanced Play List Project Templates - early 2002

Trai released the "TFDVD-9 Maker" the workaround to DVD SP's DVD-9 formatting bug - summer 2002'. For almost 2 years afterwards, it's the only way to guarantee a spec compliant DVD-9 in DVD Studio Pro®.

Trai led the development of DVDAfterEdit, beginning in Fall, 2002. The program was originally designed to extend DVD Studio Pro's capabilities.

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DVD Project Coordination / QC

Save time and give your DVD project the best chance for full success, by having Trai guide your DVD production team.

This consultation package is all encompassing - Trai provides input from the very beginning of the project by telephone (conference call, usually) covering every area of the DVD project's construction, as it progresses. Also, assets are periodically sent to Trai by FTP, hard drive, or email for his input.

Everything is covered:

Disc Navigation Structure / Layout
Asset Creation, i.e., Menus, video encoding, audio and subtitles.
Disc Programming - Trai will show you some commands to add to your disc, and make sure your programming is streamlined.
Project Proofng - This is performed at New Constellation Technologies. Please send in all the project files for either Sonic Scenarist or DVD Studio Pro.
DVD Packaging - Trai should approve the DVDs final packaging; a good percentage of DVDs with playability issues out in the market are caused by damage from the packaging.
DLT Pre-mastering - This crucial procedure will be performed at New Constellation Technologies.
DVD Check Disc Proofing

Please call Trai Forrester to discuss your project and for a flat rate quote: 
800-213-2297 or 610-924-9204

DVD Consultation by Phone -

DVD specification and experienced-based DVD project and DVD authoring help by phone and email. These are just a few areas Trai can help you with:

1) Disc asset preparation and asset disc 'domain' placement - most authors make mistakes here,
even with years of DVD production experience.
2) Disc programming, i.e., scripting.
3) Client feature requests - second opinion and implementation strategy.
4) DVD production best practices.
5) DVD authoring "gotcha" avoidance.
6) Pre-replication DVD Image submission guidance.

...And much more.

General DVD production and specific authoring system help by phone:

Specific, step by step instructions on procedures and settings in Sonic Scenarist, Sonic Creator, Spruce Maestro, DVD Studio Pro.

Immediate assistance is available to you now. Trai has been helping DVD producers by phone since March, 1999.

DVD PRODUCTION / REPLICATION TROUBLESHOOTING HOTLINE: 800-213-2297 or 610-924-9204

Please call Trai at 610-924-9204 to discuss your DVD needs, and for a quote (very reasonable flat rate pricing, by the hour / day, or retainer for blocks of time used over an extended period).

New Constellation Technologies is set up with Skype for toll-free international calls, please contact Trai Forrester to set up a time you will be ringing.