Multimedia Testing, CD and DVD Testing

Test Partners can test any media whether it is for public distribution or for internal use. Typical applications include:

• Promotional CDs and DVDs for clients and potential customers
• Desktop applications
• ISP installation CDs
• Magazine cover disks
• Flash-based viral marketing games

Why do CDs and DVDs need to be tested?

When you're pressing CDs and DVDs they have got to be right first time - you can't fix them later. But what sort of things can go wrong? Typical issues include:

• Minimum hardware requirements - do you know how much CPU power and memory your application needs? Does their usage increase over time? How would you find out?
• Minimum software requirements - does it work with all the Windows and Mac versions you want to support?
• Media players and plug-ins - are these supplied with the operating systems or do they need to be installed separately? What happens if the user cannot or will not install them?
• Content - has the copy been checked for typos and omissions? Is the video quality consistent? Are there any dropouts or momentary losses of audio synchronisation?
• Functionality - do the media player controls and navigation work correctly?
• Gameplay - have you assessed the vector-based animations such as Flash for smoothness of animation, realism, continuity, playability, perspective and lighting effects?

How can Test Partners help?

Our extensive software library means we can test your CD or DVD on a wide range of end-user environments, encompassing all the operating systems, desktop applications, media players and multimedia plug-ins you want to support.

Our Test Centre contains a wide range of PC and Mac hardware dating back to the early 1990s, allowing us to verify the minimum processor, memory and CD-ROM speed requirements for your application.

In short, our testing will give you the confidence that your CD or DVD is ready to go to press and that it will be of the quality your customers expect.