Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About DVD

Since 1997 Jim Taylor's online DVD FAQ has been the most current and complete source of information on this rapidly growing technology, and visitors to the site have been clamoring for a print version. And here it is! Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About DVD is the most comprehensive, quick look-up guide to DVD facts, figures, and formats available anywhere. Questions are answered clearly, succinctly, by one of the leading figures in the DVD community. The book is broken into five major sections: * General DVD information * DVD's relationship to other products and technologies * DVD technical details * DVDs and the computer * DVD production Complete with photos and tables not part of the online version, Everything You Wanted to Know About DVD describes and explains every DVD Video and Audio format and covers: * How to run DVD on any type of computer * Easter Egg Essentials * Why some discs don't work in all players (and which ones they will work in) * DVD/CD-ROM/CD-RW/Super Video CD compatibility * DVD Video and Audio outputs * Video hook-up options * Audio hook-up options * Where to find DVD hardware, software, and technical support * Authoring basics * Production basics

Jim Taylor is Chief of DVD Technology and General Manager of the Advanced Technology Group at Sonic Solutions, the leading developer of DVD authoring systems. The author of McGraw-Hill's best-selling DVD Demystified, he was called "a minor tech legend" by E! Online. Creator of the legendary DVD FAQ Website at dvddemystified.com, he also writes articles and columns about DVD, serves as President of the DVD Association, and sits on several advisory boards of leading-edge companies in the DVD industry. Jim was named one of the 21 most influential DVD executives by DVD Report, and was an inaugural inductee into the Digital Media Hall of Fame. He lives in Seattle, Washington.