[6.4] Where can I get more information about DVD?

[6.4.1] A few of the top DVD info sites

• The Digital Bits < http://www.thedigitalbits.com/ > (top DVD news site)
• DVDFile < http://www.dvdfile.com/ > (another good DVD news site)
• DVD Review < http://www.dvdreview.com/ > (DVD news and production information)
• DigitalAudioVideo.com < http://www.digitalaudiovideo.com/ > (DVD tech support)
• DVDAnswers < http://www.dvdanswers.com/ > (general DVD info site)
• Home Theater Forum < http://www.hometheaterforum.com/ > (general DVD discussions)
• TheDVDPlayer < http://www.thedvdplayer.com/ > (immense collection of links to other DVD pages)
• Chad Fogg's DVD technical notes < www.mpeg.org/~tristan/MPEG/DVD/ > (from 1996)
• Quantel Digital Fact Book (digital video info and glossary) < www.quantel.com/dfb >
• DVD White Papers, from Sonic Solutions < www.sonic.com/tech_whitepapers.html >
• Disctronics' (Graham Sharpless's) DVD Technology pages < http://www.discusa.com/technology/dvdintro/dvd_intro.htm >
• Tristan's MPEG Pointers and Resources < http://www.mpeg.org/ >
• DVD discussion list. Send "subscribe DVD-L <your name>" to listserv@listserv.temple.edu .
• Robert's DVD Info < http://www.robertsdvd.com/ > (the granddaddy DVD link page, not updated recently)

(See 1.10 for more information about regions.)

• DVD Infomatrix < http://www.inmatrix.com/ > (a wealth of information about DVD PCs)
• MPEGX < http://www.mpegx.com/ > (PC utilities for video and audio, more)
• DVDSoft.net < http://www.dvdsoft.net/ > (PC utilities, more)
• Doom9 < http://www.doom9.net/ > (PC utilities for DVD backup)
• Visual Domain < http://www.visualdomain.net/ > (PC utilities, including Drive Info )
• DVDCity < www.dvdcity.com/codefree/codefree-dvd-info.html > (code-free DVD player FAQ)
• Code Free DVD < http://www.codefreedvd.com/ > (region-free DVD players)
• Code Free DVD Mart <www.codefreedvdmart.com > (region-free DVD players and information)
• Region Free DVD < http://www.regionfreedvd.net/ > (region workarounds for players and PCs)
• RegionFreeDVDPlayers < regionfreedvdplayers.com > (region-free DVD players)
• ZoneFreeDVD < zonefreedvd.com > (region-free DVD players)
• dvdkits.com < http://www.dvdkits.com/ > (modification chips for DVD players)
• DVD Upgrades < http://www.dvdupgrades.ch/ > (region-free DVD players and modification chips)
• DVDoverseas < http://www.dvdoverseas.com/ > (region-free DVD players)
• Link Electronics < http://www.linkonline.co.uk/ > (region-free DVD players and upgrades)
• Techtronics < http://www.techtronics.com/ > (region-free DVD players and upgrades)
• Upgrade Heaven < http://www.homecinemaheaven.com/ > (region-free DVD players)
• Eric's DVD Information < www.brouhaha.com/~eric/video/dvd > (tech info on early players)
• Google Deja Usenet Archive < http://www.deja.com/ > (search the rec.video.dvd and alt.video.dvd newsgroups)

• The Mac DVD Resource < www.wormintheapple.gr/macdvd/?action=intro > (region-free info for Macs)
• RipDifferent Forum < http://www.ripdifferent.com/ > (discussion of audio and video ripping on Macs)

• DVD Made Easy < dvdmadeeasy.com > (tutorials, forums, and other resources; fee-based)
• EZ DVD Advisor < www.ezdvdadvisor.com > (forums and other resources)
• DVD Developer Club at Yahoo < clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/dvddeveloper > (discussion of authoring techniques and problems)
• TFDVD < tfdvd.com > (subscription side, mostly focused on Apple DVD Studio Pro )

• uk.media.dvd FAQ < www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/umdvdfaq/ >
• DVD Debate < http://www.dvddebate.com/ > (news, info, and user discussions; mainly region 2)
• DVD Times < http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/ > (news, info, and reviews; mainly region 2)
• DVD Reviewer < http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/ > (news, info, and reviews; mainly UK)
• DVDLink < http://www.dvdlink.co.uk/ > (news and links to hundreds of other DVD sites)
• Michael D's Region 4 DVD Info Page (reviews and other info on region 4 discs)

• DVDUpdate < http://www.dvdupdate.nl/ > (Dutch)
• dvdfr.com < http://www.dvdfr.com/ > ( French)
• Area DVD < http://www.areadvd.de/ > (German)
• DVD-Inside < http://www.dvdinside.ch/ > (German)
• DVDPrime < http://www.dvdprime.com/ > (Korean)
• dvdnett.no < http://www.dvdnett.no/ > (Norwegian)
• DVDSpecial < http://www.dvdspecial.ru/ > (Russian)
• Audio Video Cine en Casa < club.idecnet.com/~modegar/ > (Spanish)

• DVD Demystified , by Jim Taylor (the author of this FAQ)
• DVD Authoring and Production , by Ralph LaBarge
• Desktop DVD Production , by Douglas Dixon
• From VHS to DVD , by Mark-Steffen Goewecke
• CD-R/DVD Disc Recording Demystified , by Lee Purcell
• DVD Production , by Phil De Lancie and Mark Ely