Vivid Entertainment allows downloaded movies to be burnt to DVD

Adult film studio Vivid Entertainment has raised the curtain on a service that lets customers download adult films to a PC and then burn a copy that can be viewed on a home DVD player.

Vivid Burn to DVD will give viewers a copy of the film that will play in a standard DVD player, as well as the DVD file which will be playable on the computer to which it was originally downloaded.

Customers can download films by going to the All Adult Channel website, from which they can download and burn disks automatically. The service charges around $20 per film.

"Content is available for stream or as a progressive download which lets users keep the file or play it back in a matter of seconds. Users can rent and buy individual titles or subscribe to a monthly or annual membership pass for unlimited access," the company said.

Vivid has teamed up with CinemaNow to offer the service. Vivid last month became one of the first websites to offer download-to-keep movies released on the same day as the DVD.