How is a professional disc (storebought) made?

[steelborn]

Hi, is there a site, or article that will tell me how the dvds you buy in the store are created? Obviously they're not burned like we do at home. The technology is completely different. But I'd like to know how it's done. Would an authoring drive you can buy for the home be a similar technology?

Thanks in advance

[tigerman8u]

stamped-pressed

[redwudz]

This is from the 'Guides' to the left. Lots of DVD info: http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html#6.4.1
No, commercial DVD's can't be made at home.

[ligg1980]

this video will show you exacelly how they are made

http://www.upgradingandrepairingpcs.com/videos/15th/high/7_Optical_Drives.wmv

[Craig Tucker]

Nice link ligg1980, worthy of a Sticky

[MrMungus]

this video will show you exacelly how they are made

http://www.upgradingandrepairingpcs.com/videos/15th/high/7_Optical_Drives.wmv

Great link. What's funny is that someone posted somewhere on here that you can polish/fix the bottom of a disc with sandpaper just like that guy said and everyone told him he was nuts.

[johns0]

Well if you`re gonna sandpaper anything with a 1mm thickness to useless
then you are nuts.

[fmctm1sw]

this video will show you exacelly how they are made

http://www.upgradingandrepairingpcs.com/videos/15th/high/7_Optical_Drives.wmv

Hey! That's Scott Mueller! I got some of this books

[MrMungus]

Well if you`re gonna sandpaper anything with a 1mm thickness to useless
then you are nuts.

Yes, if you sandpaper it to useless. But obviously they can be "fixed" that way. I guess that's how those CD/DVD fixer devices work...not that I've ever had to or ever would try it myself...unless I was desperate, of course, haha.

[maa]

Hey come on - its only plastic and can be polished just like a watch glass (the old kind anyway) - Light scratches can even be removed with tooth paste !

Sandpaper is exagerating of course, the finest you can get is what you need and afterwards some good chrome or silver polish.

Don't place the disc on a hard surface though - when the top gets scratched you've had it