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From: 13501MJG@MSU.BITNET (Mary_J.Garrett)
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Subject: Pre-production for a videodisc
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Date: 13 Feb 90 21:35:38 GMT
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 This is in response to both the request for pre-production information and
the earlier request for information on placing slides on a videodisc.

 Technidisc, Inc, 2250 Meijer Drive, Troy, Michigan 48084-7111 not only makes
 videodiscs, they also put out a guide to premastering/post-production
  Procedures.  You may want to request a copy from them.

  Videodisc preproduction costs are highly dependent on who you have do the
  work and what goes on the disc.  You will need to contact the "people" who
  will place your slides on the tape and ask them what it will cost.  Ask
  about color correction and ask them to examine a few representative slides
  to see how much correction work will need to be done.  Then ask the cost
  per slide and for the whole project.  Image Premastering Systems, 1781
  Prior Avenue North, St. Paul MN 55113, 612/664-7802 has had good reviews
  for the quality of their work, but you may find a local company or even the
  media department at your University can do that for less.

  The motion clips will need to be shot and edited for the tape.  Ask the
  "people" you are considering for the job what the costs will be and what
  scritping/editing requirements will be made of your time.  They will be able
  to give figures based on their previous experiences that should be
  reasonably close to eventual costs.  Again, check with the media department
  at your University and see if they can do it (AND WHEN!!).  If time is not
  a problem, don't rule out asking the video production CLASSES at your
  University if they would consider taking portions of your project on as a
  learning experience.  Finally, try contacting the company you have selected
  to press your disc and see if they can provide both information as to what
  they need and the name of local production vendors they know do quality
work.  The December 1988 issue of the "Videodisc Monitor" lists the "pressing
  Matters" with lists of firms that press videodiscs and their prices.

  You might also consider asking your IBM rep to give you the names of
visiting   scolars who have worked on videodisc projects and could give you
practical   advice from the "academic" point of view.  There Scolar from the
University   Of Michigan has made some interesting presentations on how to put
together a videodisk on a shoestring budget.

 Costs, and to a certain extent processes, will vary greatly with the vendor
who is actually placing the materials on the tape so start by identifying your
 vendor for the work and use their guidelines for your budget estimations or
 to decide if you want to use this media for your slides.

Mary Garrett, Instructor, Lansing Community College, 13501mjg@MSU