Blu-ray Disc Demystified (Paperback)

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

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Product Description

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

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: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #190,300 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Tech Viewer (California) - See all my reviews

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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.

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

By	A. E. "wiespinosas" (NY United States) - See all my reviews

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....