Duplicating onto Flash Memory and New Media: Paul Norbury explains why flash memory prices vary, what to look for to ensure quality and reliable products, and why flash memory quality is so important.

The conference will follow the IDDA format of several industry experts in each session, covering a large amount of information in the shortest time. This will be an opportunity for attendees to keep abreast of emerging trends and challenges in the media duplication industry. There will also be opportunities to meet with your industry colleagues discussing their views and sharing their experiences.

Ideas for Duplicators: there are opportunities in offering on-line duplicating services, and how best to benefit from this technology

IDDA Conference - MEDIA-TECH EXPO 2008 - Ron Goodwin, Tapematic USA, 9.20 am

Disc manufacturers have been looking a cost-effective method of on-demand digital content delivery. Qflix offers that solution with technology that allows manufacturers to manage custom and short-run orders. This session will show how Qflix and their partners can help your business implement a complete solution with systems and standards for preparation and duplication of content-protected short-run titles as well as alternative methods of electronic content delivery.

IDDA Conference - MEDIA-TECH EXPO 2008 - Fouad Dick, IMT IMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES, 9.10 am

Questions and Answers about Flash Memory

The TV program you missed yesterday could be in your postbox tomorrow: it's a practical solution and an extension of the Qflix model, applied to catch-up TV, but concentrating on obtaining content from broadcasts. Due to the limited amount of major studios content currently available, we describe the systems and technology to take local broadcast material and supply it on Demand on MPEG-2 DVD to viewers. Disc-On-Demand Pty Ltd systems capture video from live TV, convert and index it automatically, and then allow viewers to order up to two hours of MPEG-2 quality video at low cost to be in the post the next day.

Fabio Zalambani of Adeste will decribe the Xcard build yourself system.

Presenters will be able to answer questions either by text or voice

IDDA Conference - MEDIA-TECH EXPO 2008 - Alexander Normann, European Marketing Manager of Rimage Europe, 10.15 am

This is a product with which disc duplicators must be involved. Pre-recorded Flash memory is going to be big for cellphones, navigation systems, gaming comìnsoles, audio, marketing materials and other uses. Learn about encryption, partitioning, hidden files and serialisation.

IDDA Conference - MEDIA-TECH EXPO 2008 - Peter Stojcevic, TEAC, 9.20 am

Peter Shade discusses the impact of new NAND Flash Technology on Flash Media Supply Chain

Each supllier discuss the capital costs, unit costs, speed and special features to help you plan your disc printing future. You will never have a better opportunity to compare technologies. Obviously no one machine will score best on price, capital cost, PMS color, blues, tones, so there can be no winner overall, just each attendee considers as a winner for their own purposes and budget. We will be including solutions for short run printed pockets.

On completion of the presentations, we have invited the presenters to join us for a panel discussion, with questions, comments and views from the floor

Olaf Meier gives an illuminating presentation on the types of solid state memory, and describes some automatic and manual memory card duplicators. The trendsfigures are very impressive.

Mathew describes Fortium's DVD DRM software, which has been tested throughly by independent labs and found to be 100% compatible with players. This technology retains high level of protection, unlike CSS, and Duplicators can offer this Copy Protection today, just by signing of a Licensing agreement, downloading of the software, then paying Fortium's per unit fees.

Franco Leoni shows a template with carefully measured time studies that can be used to help determine the comparative cost of various processes. A very useful item that makes attending the conference worthwhile if you are thinking of any equipment purchase.

This is a product with which disc duplicators must be involved. Pre-recorded Flash memory is going to be big for cellphones, navigation systems, gaming comìnsoles, audio, marketing materials and other uses. Learn about encryption, partitioning, hidden files and serialisation.