The Digital Disc Production Process (2nd Edition)

Whether it's a CD, DVD, or LMNOP, the 5-inch shiny disc has become a ubiquitous fact of life. The reality of squeezing huge amounts of content (from the lowly 700 MB of the CD to DVD's potential of 18 GB) on a small, portable, and durable medium is an exciting development for content creators of all breeds. This production provides a broad and too-brief overview of the process involved in disc production, from the physical construction of the medium to the basics of content creation and disc replication, including the almost cast-of-thousands involved in the release of complex CD-ROM computer games. The program also includes a useful look at the considerations involved in burning CDs yourself, or sending the code to a replicator to complete the process. One technical inaccuracy crops up in the program: the assertion that DVDs are Digital Video Discs. Although they were conceived as such early on, DVD's high capacity for storage of a number of data types, including video, computer programs, data files, and audio, quickly broadened their use. Today, DVD simply stands for "DVD" (although they are still persistently referred to as "digital video discs" by many). Considering the dearth of similar titles on the subject, this should be considered a strong optional purchase. Part of the Multimedia Production Series (series price: $675), the other available titles are: The Basics of Multimedia, Educating with Multimedia and Digital Imaging Acquisition and Applications. Aud: C, P. (C. Block)