Viper is DCA's next-generation
pre-mastering product. Currently, Viper handles the DVD, HD DVD
& Blu-ray.
Viper expands on advances made in the last couple years with
simplified operation and increased connectivity.
For simplicity, Viper's user interface allows a user to build
a job on the fly by selecting source, target, and operation(s) to be
performed. This contrasts with DDP Pro, where jobs are configured and
saved before being run.
- RESULT: Fewer types of jobs (for example, you do
not have to create jobs for "transfer from A to B", and "transfer B to
A"), fewer options, and fewer configuration errors. In addition, your
operators need only come in with a stack of media to load, and the
output location and run all their jobs without worrying whether they
selected the correct options.
For increased connectivity, at loading Viper inserts a unique
DiscTag into the disc image (stored with the disc metadata on DCA's
DiscTag Server), calculates an HCRC value and saves the metadata.
For verification, upon disc insertion, Viper locates the
DiscTag, looks up the metadata from the DiscTag Server, which includes
HCRC values, and automatically matches the layers (against mis-bonding)
and verifies image integrity (against any
formatting/modulation/stamping errors).
- RESULT: By using information entered at the time
the image came into the plant to populate the user interface and
reports you avoid data entry issues at runtime and fewer
mislabeled/misidentified media.
Viper also:
- Is DiscTag Enabled.
- Offers complete integration with Archive Manager.
- Can optionally complete AACS or CSS encryption in-line during
a Load job.
- Offers a completely redesigned Analysis engine providing
rules for DDP, Image, UDF, Video and Copy Protection.
- Repairs common Authoring and XML errors on media during Load.
- Is compatible with all forms of DDP & CMF, including
DDP® 3.0 and BDCMF for high definition formats.
- Supports most currently available drives for all formats
(anything that is MMC5 compatible).
- Takes advantage of user-configurable error handling that
allows the administrator to set which failed rules will be fatal,
warnings, or ignores, as well as set how many errors you want before a
job is aborted.
Viper can be purchased in three configurations: Viper Load
only (for transfer & analysis), Viper Verify (for HCRC
verification) and Viper Pro (containing both load and verify in a
single application, as well as a standalone Analysis and DiscTag Enable
job).
See the Qualified Drives for Viper
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Viper Brochure (PDF)