DVD Authoring and Production: An Authoritative Guide to DVD-Video, DVD-Rom, & Webdvd [With DVD]

By Ralph LaBarge and Ralph LaBarge

DVD Authoring and Production is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to publishing content in the DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, and WebDVD formats. Readers learn everything they need to create, produce, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578200822
• ISBN13: 9781578200825
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 508 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

If you want to do advanced DVD authoring - buy this book!

This book shows you in an easy to read format the true capabilities of the DVD format and what is required to do it. It helped me in being able to ask intelligent questions when purchasing equipment.

very good if you are going to setup your own authoring house

this book has a lot of information on dvd production process. it is targeted to people who want to get into dvd production so the details on process (story board) and software application are very helpful. a good companion if you already own dvd demystified

A book for the local DVD authorer - NOT movie studio

I think both negative reviews are off base. One of them obviously sounds like they are from the direct competitor of this book - DVD Demystified. This book to me touches on the aspects of producing a DVD as a independent producer, not a Movie Studio. The reviewer that said that it doesnt delve into the items a major studio does in DVD, needs to realize the person buying this book isnt a movie studio, but most likely a new business or producer delving into DVD for the first time. DVD Demystified is too heavy on content vs how-to in this book. The accompanying disc is nice because it is along the lines of a title someone would produce. Not a major motion picture.The book DVD Authoring & Production" is much more of a how-to guide for developing DVD titles and touches on a lot of technical aspects that DVD Demystified does not touch on.Also, Mr.LaBarge is a well known and wanted speaker around the globe on DVD. That merit alone makes the book a must read.

A must have for DVD professionals

"DVD Authoring & Production" is a must have book for DVD professionals, or for those aspiring to join the DVD authoring business. While the first few chapters cover some of the same ground as Jim Taylor's "DVD Demystified" there is enough new material to justify having both books. "DVD Authoring & Production" is much more of a how-to guide for developing DVD titles. I particularly enjoyed the chapters on advanced authoring techniques, WebDVD development, and the business of DVD.If this book was available when I started working on DVD titles it would have saved me several weeks of learning through trial and error. The end of the advanced authoring chapter includes an extensive list of known DVD player compatibility problems. This detailed list was worth the purchase price all by itself!