AMC on DVD

For all interested-

I mentioned this on the AMCforum.net last weekend 
and have had a lot of good response, and figured I'd 
make it widely available now to all that might be 
interested.

I've just started playing with a new video  
capture toy and DVD authoring software, and 
the first project was an all-AMC DVD. After 
several defective tests burns, I've finally  
reached a finished, working version. 
 
It includes my home video of 2004's 'All-AMC  
Day' at Cecil County Dragway, Rising Sun,  
Maryland featuring numerous dragstrip passes and  
races by various AMCs. This is home video shot  
by me with minimal editing and no commentary or  
music. It's intent is to give a feel of what it  
was like to actually be there...no gloss added.) 
 
Other included items are things collected on VHS  
from various TV shows, commercials and Music  
Videos, all AMC related. 
 
I figured I'd ask $5 a copy shipped, to cover the 
blank DVD, the shipping, and some handling for the  
time spent running them to the post office. This 
doesn't address the hours of editting out commercials, 
transfering the video from VHS to PC to DVD, and the 
costs of the gear to do it all. 
 
But then, it ain't my content, so I won't be giving a 
contents list out publicly. Anyone that wants some  
great AMC video will have to trust me that it's worth  
the $5.  
 
NOTE: I played with the idea of putting a printed label 
on the discs, but after reading up on it, it seems that 
DVD-Rs don't react well to having an adhesive label 
applied....they fail to play quite often. And even if they 
didn't, the labels are prone to slowing peeling off...and 
jamming one in the DVD player would NOT be good! 
So, you'll receive a DVD-R disc in a paper sleeve, with 
all the programming burned in, but with no markings of 
any kind. I'll leave it to you to decide how you'd like it 
marked. 
 
DISCLAIMER: I've also read that most home DVD 
players will play DVD-R discs, but most won't play 
DVD-RWs. I'm using the DVD-Rs, but there may still 
be a few 'low-end' players out there that it won't play on. 
The risk is yours, as I can't check each player myself. 
Here's what I've found, tho: My Panasonic DVD player 
(single disc) and my 5-disc changer both played it 
perfectly. My single-disc and three-disc Apex units both 
play it fine, too, but scanning forward or backward at any 
speed over 1x causes these players to get confused, and 
they freeze up. Hitting the menu/title button gets you back 
to the title screen. You can chapter-skip fine...it's the 
scanning that gets goofy. My Playstation 2 had no troubles. 
 
Take all that info for what it is- my own experience. But it 
seems 'good' DVD players run DVD-Rs fine. It's those 
$35 Wal-Mart specials that have an issue or two.

Questions...ask me via direct Email, please...but don't 
ask for the contents list. You'll see it when it arrives. :)

John W Rosa

www.JavelinAMX.com