Hi, thanks for signing me up...

We're a small company that does "family documentaries." We're now going to
be offering families their videos on DVDs and want some information on the
best approach for DVD burning...

Now I've burned a number of my own DVDs in the past...and I'm a bit
concerned because they don't seem to have the same quality (not on-screen
quality, I'm mean disc quality) as a professional DVD you'd rent in a video
store.

Sometimes when I burn a DVD it doesn't play in one of my players...maybe the
player's too weak... but I've never had this problem with a professional
DVD.

I'm also afraid that the DVDs I burn for our company will "wear out" ...
again, not with regards to the on-screen stuff, but with regards to the
physical disc itself...making it more difficult for the DVD player to read
it.

Essentially what I want to know is, how can I burn a DVD just like the pros
do?

How can I create a DVD that's going to last as long as theirs do?

Is it a matter of buying certain blank DVDs? Does it matter what type of
burner I use? Program?

Thanks very much for your help.

J.Obar