DCA & AudioDev Partner for Automated Testing of DVD, HD DVD & Blu-ray Discs with DiscTag Enabled Workflow Solutions.CUSHING, Okla. -- Doug Carson & Associates, Inc. (DCA (1) (Document Content Architecture) IBM file formats for text documents. DCA/RFT (Revisable-Form Text) is the primary format and can be edited. DCA/FFT (Final-Form Text) has been formatted for a particular output device and cannot be changed. ) proudly announces AudioDev of Sweden as a partner in the DiscTag Enabled program, enabling AudioDev's CATS analyzers for DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. (CATS D400 DVD 4x), HD DVD (High Definition DVD) A relatively short-lived high-capacity optical disc that holds four hours of high-definition video on a single-sided, single-layer 15GB disk. Sanctioned by the DVD Forum in 2003 and based on the Advanced Optical Disc (AOD) technology from Toshiba and and Blu-ray Disc to automatically test & verify replicas. The DiscTag Enabled workflow uses a unique marker on each layer as a key to retrieve a "Gold Reference" HCRC HCRC Human Communication Research Centre (University of Edinburgh) HCRC High Capacity Radio Concentrator HCRC Halton Community Rehabilitation Centre (Ontario, Canada) value and XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. metadata from a network location and enable automatic physical testing with HCRC logical verification. The XML metadata contains customer, catalog, format type, and job report information for each application that touches the title. HCRC values provide verification of the replica against the original source data without the need for the original source to be present, while additionally reporting individual miscompare errors by sector and radius location. There are several possible applications for the DiscTag Enabled workflow in the replication chain, including: --Automatic Testing & Verification - testers & verifiers can retrieve the DiscTag marker from a replica to automatically populate the user interface and start testing/verification with no operator intervention --Automatic Layer Matching - testers & verifiers can retrieve the DiscTag marker on each layer to ensure that both layers belong together --Job Histories/Audit Trails - plant personnel can use the web-based DCA Title Manager software to lookup job history reports using either the DiscTag from a replica or a host of other parameters, including Customer Name, Catalog ID, Cut Number and Date Range. DCA & AudioDev first pioneered the DiscTag Enabled workflow for XBOX 360 in summer 2005 for 12 facilities worldwide. Doug Carson, Chairman & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of DCA, Inc., says, "We are proud to add AudioDev to the growing number of DiscTag licensees in the authoring, mastering and testing areas. AudioDev & DCA have a long history of working together to promote innovative ideas in the industry, and DiscTag is just the latest example of a joint solution." Marianne Sernevi, Vice President International Sales and Marketing at AudioDev says, "The combination of testing and DiscTag can truly revolutionize the workflow and make it more safe and efficient for replicators". About DCA, Inc. DCA, Inc., Doug Carson & Associates, (http://www.dcainc.com) is the industry's leading provider of world class signal processing technology. Since 1988, optical disc manufacturers have relied on DCA's pre-mastering, mastering and verification products. DCA's products include Pre-Mastering tools (Viper, UDF (1) (Universal Disk Format) A file system for optical media developed by the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA), www.osta.org, based on the ECMA 167/ISO 13346 standard. & Video Verifier, Blazer AACS AACS American Association of Christian Schools AACS Advanced Access Content System (standard for content distribution and digital rights management) AACS American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery AACS Attitude and Articulation Control Subsystem Workstation), Mastering tools (MIS with Pulse Control System) and Plant Manager tools (Commander job controller, Title Manager reporting index). DCA's leadership position in the optical disc industry extends now to 3G format development for HD DVD and Blu-ray. DCA continues to champion new solutions for optical discs, including its DiscTag, HCRC and job history metadata for automated verification, testing and tracking of job information. About AudioDev AudioDev (http://www.audiodev.com) is a world-leading manufacturer of test equipment for quality control of optical media such as DVD and CD. The company is also in a leading position for the evolving blue laser optical media formats (Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD). The head office is based in Malmo, Sweden. AudioDev's products are sold under the brands CATS and Go!. The products in the CATS series are high precision analyzers for quality testing of all formats on the market. Go! is a brand with products optimised for production control. AudioDev also offers an extensive service network, as well as customized training and independent testing services. AudioDev's customers include Cinram, CMC (Common Messaging Calls) A programming interface specified by the XAPIA as the standard messaging API for X.400 and other messaging systems. CMC is intended to provide a common API for applications that want to become mail enabled. 1. , EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. , Microsoft, Moser Baer India, Panasonic, Pioneer, Ritek Corp. and Technicolor. Copyright 2006, DCA, Inc. All rights reserved. MIS, DDP (Distributed Data Processing) See distributed processing. DDP - Distributed Data Processing and DiscTag are trademarks of DCA, Inc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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