High Tech Demystification – Part 2

Alright, now that you know more on disc formats, you may be interested in understanding what it means when they say what you can do on the discs: 

DVD authoring
DVD authoring is the name of the process of creating a DVD that can be played on a DVD player. Depending on how advanced a DVD authoring software is, it will grant users with more or less choice on the layout and functions available in their DVD menus. Click here to check out how to author DVDs with CyberLink PowerProducer, and find out what Wikipedia has to say.

DVD menu
A DVD menu is the interface through which viewers can choose the content they want to see on a DVD. It is usually the first thing you will see when you insert a DVD in your player.

Capturing
Video capture means digitizing analog video to a computer from an outside source, such as a VCR or TV signal, or transferring digital content (say from a digital TV card or camcorder) to a file format. Capturing is one of two first step necessary to create a personal movie, the other option being importing existing video files from your PC’s hard drive. CyberLink’s PowerProducer and PowerDirector offer video capture, as well as more features for video editing enthusiasts.

For more details, you can also read Wikipedia’s entry at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_capture

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