Digital Video Production on DVD

At Accurate Communications we believe that careful planning, a solid script and effective visuals are the key elements of a top notch video program.

Many companies fill their customer’s programs with three-dimensional images that fly around the screen, break into millions of pieces, and fall back together in an overwhelming plethora of digital wizardry. In the end, the customer is left with an expensive and ineffective digital showcase, that often has very little content and questionable communications value.

Our straightforward/no-nonsense approach assures effective programs that get your message across without putting your budget in the red. We believe that an effective program starts with careful planning and a solid script, followed by carefully crafted visuals and meticulous editing.

Just think about it; how many digital tricks do you see a in Steven Spielberg movie? In fact, the most sophisticated, those that have earned him all the recognition, are so well crafted into the program that they become invisible. The name of the game is "telling the story".

Of course, we use the latest digital video and audio editing systems, loaded with the most recent software packages, graphics collections and buy-out music libraries. But, what makes us unique is our systemic approach, our managerial mindset and our reputation in terms of timeliness and reliability. Let’s take a look:

DVD... the center of it all!!!

Like most of the modern world, Accurate Communications has switched to DVD! DVD offers a much better image and sound than traditional VHS. This coupled with greater durability and increased capacity, make DVDs the ideal media for training, sales & marketing, and public relations presentations. DVDs also offer a level of sophistication that's impossible to achieve using traditional media. Your DVD can include photos, text, diagrams, music, video and subtitles, all connected through interactive links.

Testing... when DVD becomes a management tool!!!

Accurate Communications has taken DVD to the next logical step. Imagine a scenario where participants could watch a video, read all the necessary materials, take a test, and receive their results instantly! Now imagine a system that could e-mail those results to their supervisor/manager and/or to the HR department, while also compiling a database with every detail of each transaction. Finally, imagine a system that could produce a monthly report sorted by department, shift, or any other criteria, that would include test dates, employee numbers, grades, etc. Just think of all the time, effort and money a system like this would save!!!



Our Insti-Tests enabled DVDs can do this and a lot more! Multiple training programs can be included on one disc, each with its own video, written materials and test link. Test results can be reported individually or grouped by date, department, shift, etc. Marketing and Public Relations programs can be linked to surveys where customers can collect valuable data about their target audience. We’ll even supply our customers with the actual database in the popular Excel format, for further processing and number crunching.

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An investment for the future

We’ve all heard the horror stories. A company invests thousands of dollars on a training program, uses it for a couple of years and decides to update it. They call the production company and discover that the original materials no longer exist. Their legal rights? None. The sad fact is, that there is no law forcing a production company to keep jobs on file indefinitely. Vendor responsibility ends when the final project is delivered! In fact, many companies recycle these materials, not because of their environmentalist mindset, but simply to keep their costs low!

At Accurate Communications we believe in added value! That’s why we keep each project on file, including the original script, footage, voiceover, music bed and ancillary documents. This allows us to “bring back” the project several years later and perform whatever updates are necessary. The result, happy customers that realize the full potential of their investment!

Web Page Design

Effective web design is much more than throwing together a collection of images and text, often gathered from old brochures and other printed materials. A good website should present a clear and succinct message without bogging visitors down or walking them through unnecessary mazes.

At Accurate Communications, our design reflects our long held believe that effective communications should be simple, elegant and to the point.

But simple and simplistic are not the same. That's why we draw from our many years of experience in audiovisual communications to ad effective animations and streaming video that further enhance your visitor's experience.

Digital Video Subtitling

Just think about it... Which language do people select the most when they visit an ATM machine in Puerto Rico? After 30 years in the market, Cable TV as an industry accounts for a comparably small percentage of the Island's total TV market! Have you noticed how many Spanish subtitled videos are on the shelves at Blockbuster(tm) or Video Avenue(tm)? The fact is, that after 100+ years of North American influence, Puerto Rico is still a predominantly Spanish speaking country.

Managers at many local pharmaceutical and manufacturing companies have discovered that subtitling is a cost efficient way of increasing comprehension of corporate videos produced in the United States.

At Accurate Communications we transcribe, translate and subtitle your video master (without touching your original) in English or Spanish. Services include: transcription of the original program, translation, non-linear digital subtitling and production of a digitally subtitled master.

Short-Run Video Duplication
on DVD or VHS

Accurate Communications offers short-run video duplication services for customers who want to minimize inventory, while maintaining the utmost quality. We support duplicate masters produced in the VHS, SVHS, 8mm, Hi8, BetaCam SP and Mini DV formats.

Duplicates are made using Professional grade blanks to ensure durability and accuracy in every copy. Other services include: Plastic Sleeves, Library Storage Cases, On-Disc Printing and Custom Color Inserts.

Acrobat, 50 Million Copies
Strong and Growing!

Wouldn't it be nice to have a business presentation in a format that could be put on a CD or intranet site, opened on any computer, and it would always look exactly the same? What if that presentation could include rich graphics, beautiful fonts, movies, sound bites and interactive buttons?

Adobe Acrobat is one of the world's most ubiquitous formats with over 50 million copies of its reader and browser plug-ins installed around the world. Most computer users have experienced Acrobat at government, museum or professional organization sites, where it's used as a means of downloading information. But few people know that Acrobat is a very effective presentations platform for distributing graphic-rich documents such as catalogs, brochures or sales materials.

We develop Acrobat presentations that convey your message clearly, effectively and, most importantly, at a fraction of the cost of other multimedia options.

Tailor-Made On-Screen Presentations:

PowerPoint presentations have become a fact of everyday corporate life. But after awhile of hanging around company boardrooms, all of these presentations seem to look the same.

We design custom made presentations that keep your audiences on their corporate toes from beginning to end. Every job is tailor made to your exact needs, including custom designed backgrounds, movies, custom photography and sound bites, all designed to drive your point home with the utmost effectiveness.