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Princeton Media Communications Association Princeton Chapters of the ACM / IEEE Computer Society DVD Association (DVDA) NOVEMBER 2002 MEETINGThe DVD Revolution: Trends & Futures Sandra Benedetto, Pioneer Electronics Date:
Thursday, November 21, 2002
Additional Information DVD is indeed a major revolution, in the living room, on computers, and for video production. As the fastest-growing new consumer electronics product, DVD sales have surpassed VCRs, and movies on DVD are supplanting tapes for sales and rental. Meanwhile, on the computer, prices for DVD burners, recordable discs, and authoring software continue to drop, making desktop DVD authoring feasible for professionals, business, and now consumers. This evening will explore the state of the DVD industry, especially for recordable formats, and examine the current trends and future possibilities for the DVD revolution: - Douglas Dixon will begin the evening by laying the groundwork for making sense of DVD -- as a logical and physical disc format, as a consumer electronics and computer product, for playing and recording on the set-top and the desktop. - Sandra Benedetto of Pioneer Electronics will discuss the general state of recordable DVD technology. She will provide some perspective on product trends and customer uses of recordable digital video disc formats, and elaborate on the applications that recordable DVD media is best suited for; what has been done and where she sees the future going. - Ralph LaBarge of Alpha DVD will discuss his experience with the current DVD production and authoring process, with an emphasis on how to design, develop, test, and release high-quality DVD titles as efficiently as possible. This meeting is open to the public. Students and their parents are welcome. There is no admission charge, and refreshments are served. About the Speakers: Sandra Benedetto is Director of Product Development for Pioneer Electronics USA, Business Solutions Division. She is responsible for DVD product and application development for the professional, industrial and educational markets. With more than fifteen years of experience in the interactive technology, optical disc, and multimedia industries, Ms. Benedetto has worked in hardware, software and content development for LaserDisc, CD-ROM and now DVD technologies. Ralph LaBarge is an independent DVD title developer, and author of "DVD Authoring & Production" published by CMP Books. He is a member of the DVD Association (DVDA) Board of Directors, and a columnist for DV magazine. With master's degrees in electrical engineering and computer science and over 12 years of practical experience in the fields of digital video compression and DVD, Ralph is widely recognized as a DVD expert. He specializes in the development of cutting-edge consumer DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, and WebDVD titles, including AVIA Guide to Home Theater, Mars: The Red Planet, the Naxos Musical Journey series, The Planet Earth series, StarGaze and USA on DVD. Douglas Dixon develops multimedia products at Sarnoff Corp. He is a contributing editor for Camcorder and Computer Video magazine, and writes for the U.S.1 Newspaper in Princeton. His new book, "Desktop DVD Authoring," is being published in October by New Riders, and a new edition of his "How to Use Adobe Premiere 6.5" book will be published in November. Princeton ACM/IEEE Princeton MCA-I DVD Association (DVDA) The DVD Association (DVDA) is a nonprofit organization funded through membership dues and corporate sponsorships. Membership is open to all those connected in any way with the creation of DVD titles. The association represents the largest and most influential group of Interactive Digital Media developers, with access to most of the important corporations worldwide. The members, who are experts in every facet of Interactive Digital Media, are all involved in some way with the creation of titles for Entertainment, Sales, Marketing, Kiosks or Training.
Directions to Sarnoff Corporation: Sarnoff Corp. is on Routes 1 and 571, From Route 1, take Route 571 towards Hightstown |
