Blu-ray Disc Demystified [Paperback]

Jim Taylor (Author), Michael Zink (Author), Charles Crawford (Author), Christen Armbrust (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 10, 2008 | ISBN-10: 0071590927 | ISBN-13: 978-0071590921 | Edition: 1

The Latest Tips and Techniques for Getting the Maximum from Blu-ray Technology

Blu-ray Disc Demystified provides the most current information and applications available for this popular high-definition optical disc format. Written by a team of experts with a wide range of experience in DVD and high-definition production, this thorough, skill-building guide details Blu-ray's many features, formats, and applications.

Blu-ray Disc Demystified provides exhaustive coverage of the multitude of production and authoring processes, while explaining how the standard and high-definition DVD specifications dovetail and/or clash with related digital media standards. The authors also provide detailed descriptions of Blu-ray's strengths, as well as frank assessments of its weaknesses and common traps that often ensnare new users. Blu-ray Disc Demystified is the most comprehensive and practical guide available for navigating the numerous challenges, changes, and opportunities associated with Blu-ray technology.

Blu-ray Disc Demystified provides:

• Detailed overview of Blu-ray technology
• In-depth coverage of formats, features, and applications
• The latest news on content protection
• Tips on using Blu-ray in the home, office, and school
• The facts behind the myths surrounding Blu-ray
• Essential information regarding production
• Interaction paradigms
• Honest assessments of Blu-ray's pitfalls

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jim Taylor is senior vice president and general manager of the Advanced Technology Group at Sonic Solutions.

Charles G. Crawford is co-founder of Television Production Services, Inc.

Chirsten M. Armbrust is director of research and development at Technicolor

Michael Zink is director of advanced technology at Technicolor.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (November 10, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071590927
• ISBN-13: 978-0071590921
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #769,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book but there is some room for improvement!, June 24, 2009

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This is a good book and offers a lot of information about Blu-Ray. I am planning to create some fancy blu-ray discs from my HD camcorder and I wanted to get familiar with the format.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that besides the technical info (codecs, limitations, etc), this book also includes some information on how to prepare your assets for blu-ray authoring.

Highly recommended! Probably the best book available to date. I subtracted a star because it could be better organized and it also could get more in depth about the compression codecs. It should be more like 4.5 stars....

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good insight into the Blu-ray world, March 25, 2009

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This book is a very good general overview of Blu-ray and I would say that it goes beyond the basics. Anyone looking to learn about what Blu-ray is and how it works this would be a good book to start from.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Blu-ray Book, March 24, 2009

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Entropy (Vienna, Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blu-ray Disc Demystified (Paperback)

The book on Blu-ray is perfect. It provides a basic understanding all the way to the nuances of what potential Blu-ray offers. It is very well written and very helpful for both technical and business use in the field. Highly recommend it.