MOD Machine Pricing
Our goal is simple: to offer publishers an additional method of delivering video products to customers that:
- saves you time and money
- increases your sales and profitability
- provides the customer with a superior browsing, purchasing and viewing experience
along with all the other advantages of MOD Machine.
The below schedule is meant to illustrate a typical pricing arrangement for a “virtual DVD”-type product.
But, since there is an almost infinite number of types of products that could be sold through the MOD Machine, and because we will be partnering with some clients and helping with more than just distribution, it’s impossible to provide a blanket pricing schedule for every conceivable situation.
We’ve provided a sample pricing schedule for a typical product, but please contact us for a custom quote for your specific needs.
What is a “virtual DVD”?
Since publishers and customers are familiar with DVDs, we expect a lot of products sold through MOD Machine to be similar to a DVD in content and customer experience. In other words, they will have:
- an intro animation
- a main menu
- a chapter menu (jump to any part of the program)
- and, of course, the video.
Sample MOD Machine pricing schedule:
| Product Authoring/Encoding: $95/hour Distribution Charge: 15% of product sale price Transaction Processing Fee: 5% of product sale price |
We pay all credit card discount rate, gateway and interchange fees, international conversion fees, monthly fees and per transaction fees out of the Transaction Processing Fee.
There is a sample MOD Machine vs. DVD pricing comparison at the bottom of this page.
Leaping Brain can also accept purchase orders and accommodate site licensing, educational pricing and other exceptions. We can also offer products that are free to the viewer, paid for by the publisher.
Catalog Design: $95/hour
For your catalog, if you are happy with your logo placed over a solid color or gradient, we would estimate an hour or less.
If you would like to have our graphic designers work with you to create a custom catalog like the one below, this would take several hours longer.
Product Authoring/Video Encoding: $95/hour
This is the charge for converting your assets into MOD Machine format.
For what we call a “virtual DVD” experience, with an intro animation, main menu and chapter menu, similar to a Hollywood movie DVD, we would estimate 3 or 4 hours to design and create the first title, then 1 – 3 hours for each additional title.
If your product is simpler than a DVD, for example, a single movie that plays in a frame or fullscreen it could be $50 or less per product.
Typical up-front fee comparison per product
| MOD Machine | DVD | Blu Ray disc | |
| first 1,000 | about $75 (if you prep assets) or about $190 (if we do) | $1,000 – $1,500 authoring plus replication |
$7,500 – $10,000 for AACS fees, Blu-Ray authoring, mastering and replication |
| next 1,000 | $0 forever | $1,000 | $3,000 |
| total after 2,000 (1 product) |
$75 – $190 | $2,700 – $4,200 | $10,500 – $13,000 |
| total for 10 products after 2,000 |
$750 – $1900 | $27,000 – $42,000 | $78,000 – $110,000 |
Remember, the above figures for DVD and Blu-Ray are for authoring, replication and licensing fees only and do not include the substantial costs of warehouse space, shipping and receiving personnel costs, shipping supplies, packaging, defective or lost units, lost sales, and the many other costs of handling physical inventory.
Can I author and encode my own products?
If you would like to encode your own video, we can give you step-by-step instructions.
In 2009, we will be offering training in authoring courses for MOD Machine, both for independent production companies who wish to offer this service and publishers who want in-house authoring. Contact us for details.
When authoring a product, the MOD Machine Player has interactive and presentation capabilities light-years beyond any other option. If you can imagine it, MOD Machine can deliver it.
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*All pricing and terms on this page are estimates and are subject to change without notice.
