* Definitive book on this latest, VERY hot topic * Written by the leading developers of DVD production systems * International authorsIncludes DVD audio This book is designed for those who are interested in the DVD format, want to create titles and wish to understand the tools and technology required for DVD production. Working with DVD requires an in-depth knowledge of the format, production process, and tools required to bring titles to market. By understanding DVD and all that it entails, professional media developers can exploit its rich potential. After several years of intense development and cross-industry cooperation among consumer electronics companies, computer manufacturers, and the entertainment industry, the DVD format has arrived - and with it a new era of consumer entertainment. For the first time, high-quality digital video as well as surround sound audio can be delivered to the consumer on a single interactive compact disc. Playable on the set-top or the desktop, DVD bridges the worlds of consumer video and personal computing in a single, unified format. While DVD promises to be a highly-successful consumer electronics format, preparing content ('premastering') for DVD can be a very complex process. And like most new formats, DVD requires new tools and techniques to create rich and satisfying content that make the most of the medium. Written by personnel from Sonic Solutions, the leading player in this field, the book is an authoritative guide to everything you need to get into developing, producing and using DVD equipment.