DVD Authoring


Ever since Apple became the first manufacturer to ship a computer with a DVD burner knocking out DVDs has become a crucial part of distributing video content produced on the Mac. DVD production requires a solid understanding of content preparation, authoring, and encoding


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Blu-ray for replication - Bruce Nazarian and Larry Applegate

Making replicatable Blu-ray - Bruce Nazarian and Larry Applegate

Simply put - replicating Blu-ray discs is very expensive, largely due to licensing and technical requirements. However due to the genius of a man named Larry Applegate, there is now an affordable way to make a Blu-ray CMF (cutting master format) - this is required by replicators for mass production of Blue-ray discs.

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Hogarth shows-off FIDO, its custom Final Cut Server-based solution

London-based production facility shows us how Final Cut Server helps it manage hundreds of variations on a single advert

London-based video editing and production suite, has taken Final Cut Server and integrated it with a number of other databases to create a complete workflow solution. We catch up with Hogarth to talk about its FIDO System.

Verbatim intros Blu-ray LTH with 25GB storage capacity

AZO technology promises perfect recording quality and long term reliability

Verbatim has introduced new Blu-ray LTH media disks with 25GB storage capacity, suitable for recording films in high definition, backing up large amounts of data and the long-term archiving of photos and videos.



RealNetworks settles Hollywood lawsuit, ditches RealDVD

DVD copying software dies as RealNetworks pays studios $4.5 million

RealNetworks has agreed to pay US$4.5 million and permanently stop selling its RealDVD software as part of a legal settlement with six Hollywood movie studios, the company said Wednesday.

Square offers £100 off a new Mac in trade-in deal

The deal applies to the MacBook Pro, iMac 21.5-inch and MacBook Air

Square are offering £100 of a new Mac as part of a promotion running until April, when you also take out our Care Plus 3 years extended warranty.

Rumour: Adobe to launch new creative software in April?

Adobe's "signature suite" is a clear reference to the Creative Suite

A US conference is advertising that Adobe will be announcing a new product that's part of its 'signature suite' in April.

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