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Optical Media and DVD Authoring. Michael Baltimore Ph.D. Chris Whitehead MCSE. The Wonderful World of DVD. Subtitle: Where did all those VHS tapes go?. Conceptualization: Teaching and Learning. Adopting a Video “Frame of Mind” Teaching Efficiency Student Learning Styles
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Optical Media and DVD Authoring Michael Baltimore Ph.D. Chris Whitehead MCSE
The Wonderful World of DVD Subtitle: Where did all those VHS tapes go?
Conceptualization: Teaching and Learning • Adopting a Video “Frame of Mind” • Teaching Efficiency • Student Learning Styles • Publishing Opportunities
DVD Interactivity • Making it interactive • Command mode • Knowledge seeking • Stimulation and self expression • Community • When there is something compelling • For teaching, training procedures, or skills • Multiple angles • Group shot • Up close • Individual perspective
DVD Possibilities • There is no compromise in video or audio quality • It’s very small and portable • Delivers broadcast quality video in the field • Can be first time training or reference • Instead of a training manual – full motion video • Look at DVD as library • Researchers can have entire references on $2 disk • On-demand
Conceptualization: Teaching and Learning • What is the student getting from your interest and development in this technology?
Technology Requirements/Why DVD? • DVD is an extension of CD technology • Main reasons for choosing DVD over CD are storage capacity and multimedia quality • 9.8 GB vs 680 MB • 8 hours of high quality video • 30 hours of VHS quality video • Up to 8 tracks of digital audio
Technology Requirements/Why DVD? • Up to 8 tracks of digital audio • Up to 32 subtitle/karaoke tracks • Automatic "seamless" branching of video • Up to 9 camera angles • Menus and simple interactive features
Technology RequirementsHardware/Software • Computer • Video capturing device • Video encoding hardware/software • Image editing software • Transcoding software • Menu creation/multiplexing software • CDRW or DVDRW
Creation Process • Storyboard/Preplan • Create Content • Encode • Edit • Transcode • Build/Multiplex • Make Disk
Create Content • Becoming a camera guru • Knowledge of Broadcast Camera Techniques – Easier Than You Think!
Camera Techniques • Prosumer Videography • Broadcast Videography • Basic Video Camcorder Use • Examples
Encode • Convert from tape (analog or digital) to digital • VHS or DV to AVI • Hardware encoder • Capture card • High-end encoder • Software to manage encoding process
Edit • Manipulating the captured video • Software • Photoshop • Premiere
Video Editing • Using the Monitor window • Selecting an editing workspace • Using the Timeline window • Editing In and Out points • Using named duplicate clips and unnamed instances of clips • Using markers
Transcode • Convert from AVI (uncompressed) to MPEG (compressed) • MPEG I • MPEG II
Build/Multiplex • Add audio • Add layers • Add menus
Making the Disk • Hardware • CDRW • DVD RAM • DVD-RW • DVD+RW • Software • Roxio Easy CD Creator • ULead DVD Movie Factory • Pinnacle Express • Cleaner 5 • Pinnacle Impressions • Sony Vizaro
Types of Optical Media • CD-R • CDRW • DVD RAM • DVD-RW • DVD+RW
Types of Optical Media • CDs and DVDs are the same disks, just formatted differently CD DVD
Object Media Players • CD-ROM Player • CD-ROM hardware/software • Stand-alone • SVCD Player • CD-ROM hardware/software • Stand-alone • DVD Player • DVD hardware/software • Stand-alone
Resources • Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. DVD+RW: DVD+ReWritable Introduction. Retrieved September 20, 2002, from http://www.licensing.philips.com/information/dvdrw/ • Taylor, J. (2001). DVD Demystified (Second ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. • Taylor, J. (2002). DVD Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers). Retrieved September 20, 2002, from http://www.dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html • Toshiba America Inc. (2002). Retrieved September 20, 2002, from http://www.toshiba.com/taissdd/
The Future of DVD • Future of DVD • Whatever creativity allows • People with dreams • “Combining the interactivity of computers with the quality and the dramatic impact that we know video can have, is extremely exciting.” Jim Taylor
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