High-Definition DVD Handbook : Producing for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray Disc: Producing for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray Disc

Mark Johnson, Charles Crawford, Chris Armbrust

McGraw Hill Professional, Mar 15, 2007 - Computers - 500 pages

Everything you need to design and produce high definition DVDs-from three of the most well-known specialists in the industry

High Definition DVD Handbook is your one-stop resource for mastering the new HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats and successfully applying them to the entire DVD process-from authoring to design to production. You'll see how to fully utilize the amazing new resolution and features of high definition DVD, understand the major differences between the formats, navigate complex specs, and set up for either small- or large-scale production. Featuring a foreword by Jim Taylor, coauthor of DVD Demystified, this practical, irreverent guide:

• Gives you comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of both new competing high definition DVD formats
• Covers all-new, high definition authoring tools
• Includes chapters devoted to audio and video acquisition, graphics design, compression, quality control, and replication
• Reveals how to achieve new levels of interactivity through graphic user interfaces (GUIs)
• Provides proven advice on avoiding production pitfalls and troubleshooting
• Helps you navigate and utilize content protection and digital rights management as well as the Advanced Access Content System (AACS) standard

Taking DVD Demystified to the next level, High Definition DVD Handbook is your guide to the new wave of DVD production.

“should be required reading in any world-class DVD facility.” -Benn Carr, VP of New Technology, Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, CA

Contents

• X: 2-1
• XII: 2-4
• XIII: 2-6

About the author

Mark Johnson, Ph.D (Chesire, UK) is an independent consultant in opto-electronics and measurement innovation. He is a Visiting Professor Salford and St. Etienne Universities. He has managed corporate research laboratories in the UK, US, and Germany. Charles G. Crawford (Washington, DC) is the Co-founder of Television Production Services (TPS) and Heritage Series, LLC, production companies specializing in interactive disc production and development. He authored the original operating manuals for Matsushita/Panasonic’s award-winning DVD authoring system, and has won three Emmy awards for his technical and directorial expertise. Chris Armbrust (Pasadena, CA) is a leader in the development and implementation of new digital media. As president and founder of Marin Digital, Chris produced over 1100 different DVD titles. In the fall of 2005, he joined Technicolor Creative Services in Burbank as Senior Process Engineer to define, develop and implement their new encoding, authoring and mastering processes for the next generation of DVDs (BluRay and HD DVD). Chris has given talks on DVD production at conferences including DVD PRO Conference & Exposition, the DVD Association, Replitech Europe and Creative Cow.

Bibliographic information

• Title: High-Definition DVD Handbook : Producing for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray Disc: Producing for HD-DVD and Blu-Ray Disc
• Authors: Mark Johnson, Charles Crawford, Chris Armbrust
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional, 2007
• ISBN: 0071485856, 9780071485852
• Length: 500 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Computer Graphics / Design; Computers / Software Development & Engineering / Computer Graphics