• [A] Abbey Road Interactive (www.abbeyroad.co.uk, London, UK), �44 171 266 7000. • [A] Acutrack (www.acutrack.com, Pleasanton, CA), 888-234-3472. • [A] Advanced Media Post (www.ampost.com, Burbank, CA), 818- 973-1668. • [A] Advanced Visual Communications (AVCOM@aol.com, AVCOM Video) (Tampa, FL), 813-875-0888. • [A] All Post (CA), 818-556-5756. • [R] Americ Disc [also see MPO], www.amerdisc.com, Salida, CA, 888-545-7350; Miami, FL, 800-364-0759; Drummonville, Quebec, Canada, 800 263-0419. • [A]Ascent Media (www.ascentmedia.com, Santa Monica, CA, 818-840-7235; Northvale, NJ, 201-784-2129). (Merger of companies including 4MC, ToddAO, and POP) • [A] asv multimedia (asvid@gmx.de, Mengen, Germany), �49 (0) 7572-78361. • [A] Atelier Digital (www.atelierdigital.com, Birmingham, AL), 205-263-7678. • [A] Audio Plus Video International, www.apvi.com, Northvale, NJ, 201-767-3800; Burbank, CA, 818-841-7100. • [A] AVCA (www.avca.com, Austin, TX), 512 472-4995. • [A] AVM Dialog AB (www.avmdialog.se, Goteborg, Sweden). • [A] B1 Media (www.b1media.com, Sherman Oaks, CA), 818-905-9902. • [A] BCD Associates (www.bcdusa.com, Oklahoma City, OK), 405-843-4574. • [A] Blink Digital (www.blinkdigital.com, New York, NY), 212-661- 6900. • [A] Blue City Digital (dvd@rbw.net, North Kansas City, MO), 816-300-0441. • [A] California DVD (www.caldvd.com, San Francisco, CA), 1-800-864-1957. DVD Production 157 • [A] Cambridge Multimedia (www.cmgroup.co.uk, Cambridge, UK), �44 (0) 1954 262030.
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