Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Can I make as many DVD's as I want?

A: Yes, absolutely. Our goal is to help you distribute your video. Once we film your event, the video is yours to do with what you please

Q: Can you send me a DVD in the mail?

A: Yes, we can send you a DVD in the mail if you like the simplicity. We can post a DVD image online for immediate download if turnaround time is what matters for you. Or we can do both. It's up to you.

Q: What if I don't want anyone else to see my video?

A: We can provide password protection for your video.

Q: What if I have a really old, slow computer that I will use to view the video?

A: We can provide a special set of links to lower quality video that will work on your old machine.

Q: Who picks the highlights? me or you?

A: It's up to you. We can do it or you can do it.

Q: Can you put clips from multiple videos onto the same web page?

A: Yes, that's usually what we would do for the video resumes.

Q: Can I give you my home movies and have you put those on the web?

A: Yes, that's a perfect application of our system.

Q: Can I send you the source video electronically?

A: Yes, we will work with you so that you don't have to mail or deliver your DVDs.

Q: What formats do you use?

A: For the bulk of the video we use Flash, however for highlights we use MPEG. Flash has become the most-common way to share video via the web, but MPEG is good for downloading and using in different applications.

Q: Tell me a little more about the software you use.

A: Our software is built exclusively on free, open-source software. The main tools we use are ffmpeg, tovid, dvdauthor, sed, a little bit of Perl and a whole lot of Bash. We don't use any web-authoring tools unless you consider vi and ftp web-authoring tools. At some point, we will probably try to release the code to the open-source community.

Q: Can I buy your software to use at home?

A: Not yet. Our software isn't ready for mass distribution. Because it is so powerful, there is a lot of work we need to do to make it ready for home use.

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