Project Sizes

Amaray Size

Amaray Style DVD cases need a full cover (Front+Back+Spine). Due to the nature of Lenticular Lenses I will need to do the front cover in a separate file from the spine and back cover.

My front cover will measure 130.5mm by 183mm (5.125'' by 7.25''), while my back cover and spine will measure 130.5mm by 183mm (5.125'' by 7.25'') and 12mm by 183mm (0.5'' by 7.25'') respectively.

Meaning one file will be 136.5mm by 189mm (Front Lenticular cover + Bleeding Edges) while another file will be 148mm by 189mm (Back cover + Spine + Bleeding Edges).

This project will be exported in both TIFF and PDF. The reason for this is that while TIFF holds a lot of information, that in itself can be a bad thing. When using a 3rd party printing service, you never know who is going to be using your design. By providing them with a TIFF they can change it, and even steal your design. Personally I would use TIFF if it was a well known printing service, or PDF for other 3rd party printing services.

Disc Label

The Disc Label will need a slightly larger bleeding of 4mm (0.16''). The printable Disc area has a diameter of 117.5mm (4.63''), with a hollow center that has a diameter of 8.7mm (0.34'') and that is surrounded by an unprintable area with a diameter of 16.7mm (0.66'')

This project will be exported as a PDF File, as it is the most appropriate file for printing from Illustrator.

Video Settings

The video size will be 1920x1080 (also known as Full HD), as it is currently the most popular video size, and with the following video/audio settings:

General

Editing mode: HDV 1080p square pixel

Timebase: 29.97fps

Video Settings

Frame size: 1920h 1080v (1.0000)

Frame rate: 29.97 frames/second

Pixel Aspect Ratio:  HD Anamorphic 1080 (1.333)

Fields: No Fields (Progressive Scan)
TV Standard: NTSC
Render at Max Depth: Yes

Audio Settings
Audio Format: AAC
Channel Format: Stereo
Number of Channels: 2

Sample rate: 48000 samples/second
Audio Quality: High
Bitrate: 320kbps