>> 1. What is the amount you been quoted for this work?

Very reasonable.

>> 2. What is the amount you are willing to pay?

Totally unreasonably low ;-)


> Also, the process is divided into two parts:
> 1. Creating the DVD image from the source material (authoring)
> 2. Duplicating the DVDs from the image.
> You're not clear if you need help on #1 or not.

I would provide a DVDR containing a completed product which I wanted 
copies of.
This could eg be copied by a bulk DVD copier.

I am aware that my hopes are unreasonable.
It's not vastly important in this case but it sets a precedent for 
future similar tasks.

Multiply all prices by 0.75 to get $US
Prices include local GST tax of 12.5%

Media cost for a DVD-R in a 'wedding cake' 100 pack is $NZ0.54 for 
Imation brand white inkjet printable.
Paper sleeves add 2.5 cents more.

Cost of copying to DVD-R in 300 volume has been quoted at $NZ2.36 each
Difference per copy is about $1.80 or for 300 is over $500.

These are photos for a school ball for which I'll be taking the 
photos.
This is not my day job :-)
Photography is an obsess... er hobby and it is nice for it 
occasionally to make some money to keep my wife happy with my 
purchases - and I also like it to be self funding.
Most things I take photos of don't pay anything for the privilege.
It's also nice to be paid something for something which one might 
happily do for free, depending on time and other priorities.
The time spent per $ earned is less important than the absolute $ 
earned.
In this case my aim is to clear $1,000 after all expenses taxes etc 
and in return give all students a DVD of most of the photos.
By any normal standards that's a small sum for the work which will be 
involved, firstly in taking the photos and then in preparing a DVD.

We're working on a school website 'pre-viewing and right of veto' 
arrangement prior to the DVD being made to satisfy local privacy 
concerns.
That adds some extra work.
Overall this gives the students a far far far better deal than 
previously - they can each print unlimited photos of their choice at 
photo site rates.

They are adding the cost of the DVD to the ball ticket cost.
The cost is fixed and 'rather low'.
I need to minimise production cost to make my desired net profit.
So ...

I will also be offering inkjet printed A4 prints at say $5 for those 
who are interested.
With CIS ink and cheap but good paper that's mostly profit (plus 
labour plus printer amortisation plus ...)

So. OK.
Cough.
The DVD return to me is $NZ5.
$4.55 after GST :-(
300 sales takes $3.33 of that for my target $1000.
That leaves $1.22 for ALL other expenses (not counting profit from 
prints).
Less than $1.22 would be highly desirable.
Sales may be as high as 350. And may not.

I could have said $7.50 / DVD and we'd be home by now, but I didn't, 
and ... .
Next time.

I'd be happy to do it on a couple of PCs here over a week if I can 
find a suitably trained monkey to swap disks. (Any other suitably 
trained animal that would work for peanuts would do).



        Russell








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