Multiple PAL to NTSC DVD conversions for Eurodiscs

We have built a strong relationship with Eurodiscs in London, and we were happy to help when they contacted us with a new task. Their client had supplied them with a collection of 10 DVDs, each containing 3 episodes from a different children's cartoon show, complete with Animated Me...

DVD authoring & printing for short film 'Locked In'

We were approached by film maker Valeria Appel to do some DVD print and duplication for her new short film Locked In We ended up doing a bit more then just duplication after spotting some issues with the sync, and did some re-syncing work and rebuilt the original time line at 25p and conv...

DVD authoring & artwork design for Revitalising Yoga

Revitalising Yoga has been available to buy on-line for some time, but with an upcoming release in the US, director David Gilliam decided it was time for a refresh of the artwork. Our brief was to add logos to the start of the existing film, author the DVD with brand new animated menus an...

Plymouth Recycling DVD authoring for Twofour

In another collaboration with Twofour in Plymouth, we have just completed the authoring of a dvd to promote recycling. The film was supplied by TwoFour and we created menu artwork before authoring. The disk artwork and the layout for the recycled cardboard packaging was designed here at ...

DVD and Blu-ray authoring for Fred Olsen Cruise lines and Twofour

Working with Twofour in Plymouth, Maniac Films have provided dual DVD and Blu-ray authoring for a promotional video for Fred Olsen cruise line. Working with the film supplied by Twofour and our own menu artwork, we encoded the video, built the menu structure and created the final dvd for ...

Live video editing and CD & DVD authoring for Steve Tucker

Steve Tucker, frontman for Steve Tucker's All Star Jazz Band, brought us a pile of tapes containing live recordings of two recent band performances. Our task was to create a live DVD from these tapes and also encode individual tracks for Youtube As part of the project we visited Ilfra...

O'Kalem Collection DVD build project for IFI completed

We have been working hard to complete a DVD project for the Irish Film Institute (IFI). The O'Kalem Collection is a rare glimpse into the film archives, showing for the 1st time in many years, a series of films made by the Kalem Film Company between 1910-1915. We were sent the finishe...

North Devon Movie Bus DVD's go on sale

Is it really a year since we started on the Movie Bus project? Time moves so quickly. Almost a year to the day since Emma giffard contacted us for editing tuition and assistance with producing the 1st movie bus film, two compilation DVD's have just gone on sale. Each DVD contains 4 of...

GAA Gold film is second best selling sports DVD in 2010

In October we completed work on the GAA Gold DVD in collaboration with Eurodiscs. We provided DVD authoring services for the film that was produced by the Irish Film Institute (IFI). GAA Gold, which featured archive footage of the All Ireland Hurling Finals 1948-1959, was the 2nd biggest ...

Max Adventures web-flash CD ROM for Unilever

We have been working with Eurodiscs to finish a mixed web/flash game DVD ROM for Unilever. The project is called 'Max Adventures' and ties in with an animated tv series shown in 33 countries. It is based on the Lion mascot used to promote Paddle Pop ice cream in Australia. The gam...

DVD authoring for Making A Difference project

We have just finished authoring a DVD for The Devon Learning and Development Partnership. The DVD features four short films showing the work carried out in schools to help children from other countries to integrate into English schools. Here at Maniac we designed DVD menus, created credi...

DVD authoring for Irish Film Institute GAA Gold film

In another collaboration with Eurodiscs, we have provided DVD authoring services for a film produced by the Irish Film Institute (IFI). The DVD featured archive footage, showing highlights from the All Ireland Hurling Finals 1948-1959. The films and artwork were supplied by the IFI. We a...

Aichi DVD authoring for John Williams and Richard Harvey

In 2005, world renowned guitarist John Williams played at the 2005 expo in Aichi, Japan with composer and musician Richard Harvey. We were asked to master the final DVD for production and then retail. This included creating working menus using the designs from the client and implementing ...

Surf into Yoga DVD duplication for Extreme Horizon

This is the latest surf and yoga DVD from Rochelle Ballard. We were asked by Matt from Extreme Horizons to assist with the NTSC duplication which included sourcing recyclable DVD cases to fit the eco-friendly philosophy of many surfers. The DVD is 85 minutes long and also includes 15 mins...

Yogatic DVD - PAL authoring and replication

We have just completed authoring for the Yogatic, Yoga with Ester Ekhart DVD. The DVD featured quite a few individual films, with five different menu's linking to different films for each Yoga lesson/session. The DVD menu's were supplied by the film makers and we added menu sound, ...

Musicc DVD authoring and duplication for Artaura

We have been working with Matt Biggs from Artaura Productions on another of his DVD projects. We provided a DVD authoring and duplication service for Matt, using watershield DVD's to provide a superior printed finish for the disk. The disks were packaged inside standard dvd cases wit...

DVD production and replication for Devon Lanes & Longboards

Andy Haworth of Born2Surf came to us with his newly finished longboarding film, Devon Lanes & Longboards, shot at various North Devon beaches and features some of the UK's top longboarders. Andy brought the film to us and we did a basic colour grade, retimed the slo-mo sections a...

Maniac Films attend the Media Innovation awards

In February, Maniac Films nominated received a nomination for a Media Innovation Award, (our fourth nomination, two of which we previously won). We were nominated for an award in the 'Best DVD' category, and so we drove down to the St Mellion International Resort, Cornwall for a...