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Discusses the integration of digital video editing and DVD authoring software. Difference of DVD authoring tools and DVD authoring applications; Description of the DVD Builder application software from Roxio; Integration of the Video Studio and Media Studio Pro software from Ulead Systems.

Evaluates two turnkey digital video editing systems. DVC1PRO-XPDV from Laird Telemedia; Gateway 700XL Digital Film Maker from Gateway.

Presents information on video compression technologies. Cleaner XL from Discreet; Squeeze Compression Suite from Sorenson; ProCoder from Canopus.

Reviews the Apple DVD Studio Pro 2 DVD authoring computer software.

Evaluates the Apple Final Cut Pro 4 digital video duplication and publishing equipment. Cost of the unit; Design; Features.

Reviews the DVD authoring computer software Adobe Encore DVD.

Evaluates the PRV LX1 DVD recorder from Pioneer. Features and capabilities; Overview of how it works; Quality of encoding from the recorder.

Focuses on the rating of various motion pictures in DVD format released in the U.S. for the 2004 DVD Awards. Criteria for judging; Features of "Alien Quadrilogy," in DVD format; Awards given to "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Extended Edition"; Significance of DVD menus.

Presents information on several video production tools available in the video industry. Performance of the Apple Power Macintosh G5 computer in running various graphics software; Capabilities of the Final Cut Pro high-definition software; Features of the Final Cut as an editing interface.

Comments on the resolution of screen displays in motion pictures. Aspect ratio of a video content; Information on the Pan & Scan technique used for cropping widescreen content; Introduction of an HDV format product used for solving resolution problems.

This article highlights the Pioneer Project 2880 contest hosted by Pioneer Electronics at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2004. This year, the University of Washington's Casual Delivery won the top prize as the best of an imaginative group of short DVD videos from 13 different universities and film schools. Pioneer calls the contest Extreme DVD Making. 2880 refers to the total minutes in 48 hours and the amount of time in each competing team had to turn a single sentence or phrase synopsis into an up-to-five minute short film. For the University of Washington, that synopsis was simply a blind date. The resulting film offers an intimate vignette about the anxiety and innocent joy of anotherwise simple first date and is the deserving short film winner. One of the biggest challenges of the 2880 project came in realizing that with such a short production schedule once you make a decision, you have to stick with it. Several teams took advantage of some of the more sophisticated capabilities of the DVD medium. Ball State, for example, tried the DVD multi-angle feature during waiting room scenes. Northwestern University included a director's commentary audio track, as well as a version of the film with storyboards interjected.

Discusses the basic concept of Color Mapping in DVD authoring. Selection of color to map; Design of the changeable areas in Color Mapping; Assignment of new colors.

Reports on DVD technologies showcased at the Digital Video Expo in New York City in July 2003. Premiere Pro from Adobe; Xtreme card from Matrox; Video Toaster from Pinnacle Systems.

Focuses on Premiere Pro, a video editing tool from Adobe designed to run on Windows XP operating system. Features and capabilities; Relationship of Adobe with Apple Computer; Reasons for the decision of Adobe to run the tool in Windows XP.

Focuses on the use of various software tools in digital video production. Tools used in editing commercial videos; Capabilities of the Scenarist Studio software from Sonic; Applications of the CD & DVD Creator 6.0 recording software from Roxio.

Describes Encore, the DVD authoring technology from Adobe. Features; Main creation tools of Encore; Benefits to users.