Related Resources
The Top 10 Tips to Film Distribution
Read Mark Bosko's "Top Ten Tips to Film Distribution" and learn the ups and downs of independent film distribution from top industry pros.
DVD Publishing Discussions & FAQ
- The DVD List - The Tully DVD List is a free subscription mailing list for DVD Professionals, and one of the most active online forums for discussing DVD authoring
- Recipe4DVD - Another excellent discussion forum, maintained by industry guru Bruce Nazarian
- Jim Taylor's DVD FAQ - The single most authoritative and approachable set of answers to DVD questions both common and esoteric. Written and kept up to date by author of "DVD Demystified"
Top Ten DVD Authoring Nightmares
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Other Reference Sites
- Burnworld - Everything you need to know to burn DVD's & CD's
- DVD Made Easy - Technical Information & Training. All you need to know about DVD is here.
- Adamwilt.com - An excellent resource on D tape format, by industry guru Adam Wilt
Tools
If you are looking for tools to author your DVD or Blu-ray project, here are some we recommend:
- DVD Studio Pro - Apple
DVD Studio Pro is Apple's professional-level tool. Extremely powerful and feature-rich, it is the de facto standard for professional DVD creation on the Mac -- but has a steeper learning curve than iDVD.
- Scenarist - Sonic Solutions
Sonic Scenarist brings Scenarist SD's proven performance and reliability to Blu-ray Disc, providing a comprehensive, professional authoring solution for the next generation of optical media.
- Blu-print - SONY
Blu-print is the optimal solution for Blu-ray disc authoring. It is designed for professional high-volume production. The application provides flexibility to achieve complex authoring scenarios with great intuition for the novice and the expert user.
- iDVD - Apple
iDVD is Apple's entry-level DVD creation tool. It is included with all Macintosh systems which ship with a SuperDrive, and makes it incredibly easy to produce amazing results
- DVDit! - Roxio
DVDit! is Sonic's midrange tool, a logical upgrade from MyDVD. It allows you to create professional quality DVDs on your PC using your existing avi files and MPEG files, and digital stills.
- Encore - Adobe
"Import and convert source files automatically to MPEG-2 video and Dolby? Digital audio. Create and edit menus in Adobe Photoshop? format using a flexible interface and a comprehensive set of menu design tools."
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