Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About DVD [Paperback]

by James K. Deane, Library Assistant at Emporia Public Library, Kansas

Largely taken from author Taylor's online DVD FAQ [Frequently Asked Questions]...this is a good reference for questions about DVD technology. It covers the history of DVD development, some minor troubleshooting, and DVD recording. Many questions may be answered in the online site [at http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html.] Libraries building extensive video technology collections should consider this along with Taylor's DVD Demystified. (Library Journal )

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'S OFFICIAL DVD FAQ
When DVD newcomers and the DVD community itself want answers, they go to Jim Taylor's dvddemystified.com Website. But growing legions of DVD fans clamored for more. They asked for a book that puts DVD answers at their fingertips any time, anywhere!

PACKED WITH ANSWERS ON:
* Equipment
* Formats
* Finding Easter Eggs
* Running DVDs on Any Computer
* Authoring
* Producing
* Audio and Video Hookups and Compatibility
* Why Some Discs Won't Work in All Players (and Which They Will Work in)
* DVD, CD-ROM, CD-RW, and Super Video Compatibility
* Where to Find Hardware, Software, and Help
* Charts and Tables Unique to This Book
* Solutions, Solutions, Solutions, and More Solutions

USERS AND REVIEWERS ON JIM TAYLOR'S DVD FAQ
"The biggest, meanest DVD FAQ out there ..." -- DVD Infomatrix

"You are an angel sent from heaven to give the rest of the world the incredible encyclopedia of knowledge that is the DVD FAQ. Thank you thank you thank you."

"The DVD FAQ ... is a work of perfection."

"Dude, your DVD FAQ is the reason I got into DVD."

"A distillation of frankly presented information on new technology, immensely beneficial to prospective users."

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.