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U.S DVD sales will top $8.1 billion in 2002, an increase of over 50%, according to Adams Media Research. DVD sales this year surpassed video, even though only 30% of households have DVD players (compared to 90% for VCRs). In August 2002 the New York Times dubbed DVD “the most successful home entertainment device in history…a true pop-culture phenomenon.”DVD Demystified has served as DVD’s bible since the format first shipped in 1997. Demystifying not only basic technology issues but detailing production and authoring processes, making sense out of the plethora of battling video, audio, and data formats, and clearly explaining how DVD standards and specs dovetail or clash with related digital media standards, this book has not only become DVD’s standard reference, but also required reading for DVD enthusiasts who wanting to peer behind the scenes and figure out how to get the most from their technology.Since then, Jim Taylor has become DVD’s most visible guru, now President of the DVD Association, author of the internet DVD FAQ, and profiled by E!Online and DVD Report.This third edition will be almost completely rewritten to cover the major technology, format, and standard changes of the past three years, and will once again include a DVD designed to show the extreme limits of performance of this dynamic technology.

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Author:   Jim Taylor ,  Christen Armbrust
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Professional
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 18.80cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 23.60cm
Weight:   1.082kg
ISBN:  

9780071423960

ISBN 10:   0071423966
Pages:   700
Publication Date:   16 February 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Book
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

FOREWORDTABLE OF FIGURESTABLE OF TABLESPREFACEIntroductionChapter 1: The World Before DVDChapter 2: DVD ArrivesChapter 3: Technology PrimerChapter 4: FeaturesChapter 5: Content ProtectionChapter 6: Overview of the FormatsChapter 7: Red Laser Physical Disc FormatsChapter 8: Blue Laser Physical Disc FormatsChapter 9: Application DetailsChapter 10: PlayersChapter 11: MythsChapter 12: What's Wrong with DVDChapter 13: New Interaction ParadigmsChapter 14: DVD in Home, Business, and EducationChapter 15: DVD on ComputersChapter 16: Production EssentialsChapter 17: DVD and BeyondAPPENDIX A: REFERENCE DATAAPPENDIX B: STANDARDS RELATED TO DVDAPPENDIX C: REFERENCES AND INFORMATION SOURCESGLOSSARYINDEX

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"Jim Taylor has been hip deep in DVD since 1995. Called a ""minor tech legend"" by E! Online, Jim created the official Internet DVD FAQ, writes articles and columns about DVD, serves as President of the DVD Association, was named one of the 21 most influential DVD executives by DVD Report, and received the 2000 DVD Pro Discus Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Industry. Jim has worked with interactive media for over 20 years, developing educational software, laserdiscs, CD-ROMs, Web sites, and DVDs; and teaching workshops and courses on multimedia, computer-based education, computer applications, and DVD. Formerly VP of Information Technology at Videodiscovery, an educational multimedia publishing company, Jim championed the format as Microsofts DVD Evangelist before joining as Chief Technology Officer. Jim Taylor is based in Seattle, Washington."

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