Making DVDs : Creating and Authoring Your Own Discs [Paperback]

Lee Purcell (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071431918 | ISBN-13: 978-0071431910 | Publication Date: January 30, 2004 | Edition: 1

Everything you need to author your own DVDs ñ with professional results.

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PERFECT FOR FIRST-TIMERS WHO DEMAND PROFESSIONAL RESULTS

This easy-to-use guide can help any savvy computer user master DVD creation, from zero to done. Making DVDs covers the process from planning to development to burning a disc. Through real-world case studies from some of the luminaries in the DVD field, this book guides you past the pitfalls and helps you reach an audience with your work. The video segments on disc illustrate high-caliber MPEG-2 material from sources such as DV camcorders, DigiBeta camcorders, and 35mm film.

START CREATING DVDs NOW!
Making DVDs helps you:
* Put your band, independent film, documentary, training program, 'zine, or any audio/video project on a pro-quality DVD
* Develop a working plan for your DVD project
* Gain the best results from your digital video equipment
* Learn techniques for converting different source materials to DVD formats
* Optimize video compression for pro results
* Find out how to fund and promote a DVD magazine on disc
* Learn how the experts use nonlinear editing tools
* Polish your DVD presentation with top-notch menus
* Compare the benefits of duplication and replication
* Discover money-making opportunities in DVD sales and distribution
* Tap into the energy of the fastest-growing entertainment medium of all time: DVD
* And much, much more!

About the Author

Lee Purcell is Executive Director of Lightspeed Publishing LLC, a Vermont-based company that specializes in electronic publishing and rich media development. Lightspeed Publishing produces a wide range of digital media content for clients coast-to-coast.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics; 1 edition (January 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071431918
• ISBN-13: 978-0071431910
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,115,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This book doesn't cover the steps needed to burn DVD's., January 2, 2005

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Cressy (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Making DVDs : Creating and Authoring Your Own Discs (Paperback)

I do video production for a living. I am in the process of upgrading my business/equipment to include the ability to burn DVD's for my clients. This book didn't teach me the steps to accomplish this goal. This book was very general covering video production generalities, case studies, lots of technical jargon. I have a degree in television production, and the technical jargon in this book was WAY over my head. It did suggested some different DVD authoring programs for both a PC and MAC. Chapter 17 was the only chapter that really somewhat covered the differences in DVD-, DVD+, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-Rom, etc. But most of that chapter was hard to understand with technical terms that weren't really explained. I guess you could go thru the glossary and try to decifer the meanings, but I'd recommend looking for a different book. Out of the 304 pages, I found maybe 30 pages that were useful to me. I think I need one of those books for "dummies".

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Making DVDs : Creating and Authoring Your Own, February 10, 2004

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ohsolomio (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Making DVDs : Creating and Authoring Your Own Discs (Paperback)

Making DVDs is a well-rounded, informative handbook. It's easy to read and uses a "learn by doing" approach. By following the book's guidelines and suggestions, anyone can succeed in authoring a DVD project confidently. I think the book is a great value. I have two earlier CD-ROM/CD-R/DVD books by this author. He is well versed in the present state of the evolving DVD technology.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's a great text, but not for everyone dummy., October 10, 2005

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William J. Jehle - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Making DVDs : Creating and Authoring Your Own Discs (Paperback)

It took me a while to see the value in "Making DVD's", and at first, I too only found a few pages of details that I thought were the real gold in the text. However, after reading through the different case studies, this is where the real benefit of this book comes in. These are real-world examples of people just like me that had a dream and a vision, and, by their example, I will be better equipped to make my project a success. Now, if you want to know about the latest gizmo to burn DVD's, or the latest format, or the number of henways per femptome, look somewhere else. Buy a magazine for that. If you want to learn how to capture an event correctly and learn from the examples of others that have gone before, this is for you. Consider this a crash coarse in film making from start to finish.