Pegasys Unleashes TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 5
Pegasys, Inc. announced the release of the English version of its new TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 5 software.
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Pegasys Unveils TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 5
Pegasys, Inc. announced the upcoming release of its new TMPGEnc Video Mastering Works 5 software.
Zoo Digital Automates Blu-ray Disc Authoring
Zoo Digital announced the launch of its automated authoring software for producing regionalized Blu-ray Discs (BD) and its first customer for its Translation Management System.
Blu-ray Disc Licensing for Small Publishers, Duplicators, and Independent Studios
Whether we acknowledge, like, or even understand them, we all have obligations. Traditionally, legal responsibilities for videographers, photographers, filmmakers, and service bureaus fall along the lines of managing copyright interests as well as privacy and publicity rights. Distributing digital audio, video, text, and still images, either electronically or on physical media, often involves equally important …
The Truth About Total Hi Def Disc (THD)
At a flashy press conference a month ago to promote its new Total Hi Def Disc, Warner Home Video invoked the heroic image of Superman rescuing a crashing airliner. Expected later this year, Total Hi Def disc (THD) will combine HD DVD on one side and Blu-ray Disc (BD) on the other side, thus delivering …
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Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD: Regional Differences
Few efforts in the history of DVD have been as controversial or proven as futile as Regional Playback Control (RPC). Justified as necessary protection in a free-for-all world, condemned as yet another shackle of capitalist oppression and circumvented at every turn, RPC is now the latest problem for next generation Blu-ray Disc (BD) and HD …
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Plextor PX-740A Review
The PX-740A is the latest DVD/CD recorder from Plextor to target budget-conscious buyers still seeking state-of-the-art performance.
Pioneer PRV-9200 Professional DVD Recorder Review
While not in the same league as its industrial PRV-LX1 cousin, Pioneer’s PRV-9200 ($1,025) is a tremendously useful tool in its own right. Its relative simplicity is welcome and its large built-in hard drive, high-speed DVD recorder, and rudimentary editing abilities are well-suited for all manner of work including budget projects, videotape and camcorder conversions, …
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DVD-9 to 5: The New Copying Reality
How hard is it to copy a DVD movie? Not as difficult or time-consuming as some make it out to be — and it’s getting easier and more convenient every day.
Compressed Audio on Writable DVD – Why Not?
Playing compressed music recorded to recordable and rewritable DVD discs seems to me to be the most logical path forward for the consumer electronics industry.
OSTA Specifies MultiPlay
DVD devices of every description must read CD-R discs. It’s been more than five years since I first delivered that simple message. The consumer electronics industry, however, has yet to take it to heart.