Create Your Own DVDs [Paperback]

Brian Underdahl (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072227311 | ISBN-13: 978-0072227314 | Publication Date: March 27, 2003 | Edition: 1

Go Hollywood or stay in your living room. It’s your choice with this helpful resource, which provides clear instruction on everything from recording TV broadcasts or movies directly using a specialized DVD recorder or delving into complexities such as video editing, photo touch-ups, and narration recording.

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From the Back Cover

The uses for DVDs are practically endless--and this valuable guidebook will show you how to take full advantage of making your own DVDs. Learn to create professional quality DVDs at home with your own video content, image files, and sounds. Get step-by-step instructions on assembling material, editing videos, and creating DVD multimedia projects, as well as complete explanations of authoring software and case studies that explain a variety of techniques. Take advantage of DVD compactness, durability, quality, and storage capacity to create interactive, enjoyable, and professional projects.

• Master PC video capture and editing software
• Digitize old photos and VCR tapes
• Share home movies quickly and easily
• Archive, publish, and share data and multimedia images, text, and high-quality audio
• Record TV broadcasts or movies directly
• Perform complex video editing, photo touch-ups, and narration recording
• Set up interactive links to source material
• Produce and distribute professional training materials
• Get new ideas for exciting and effective DVD projects

About the Author

Brian Underdahl (Reno, NV) is the best-selling author of more than 60 books on all aspects of computing. During his career, he has appeared on a number of TV shows as an invited expert, including the Computer Chronicles and TechTV. Brian¿s books have won awards and received critical acclaim from a number of organizations, including an Award of Merit from the Northern California Technical Communications Competition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (March 27, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072227311
• ISBN-13: 978-0072227314
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,670,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars review from TX, April 3, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Create Your Own DVDs (Paperback)

I got an advanced copy and read of the book. The idea of burning your own DVDs is still fairly new and the amount of software and tutorials out there is a little overwhelming at first. Mr. Underdahl has done a GREAT job of consolidating the info you need to get moving right away with your new DVD burner. He covers the majority of the leading software and gives good reviews of their functions and how to use them (plenty of screenshots). I now have my own DVD burner and I'm going back through the book... it's a good choice. There's also a CD that comes with some demo software of most of the software he reviews.