Guide to DVD AuthoringWritten by Kenny Hemphill
DVD Authoring is process of collecting various content assets such as video, audio, photographs, subtitles, and menus, connecting them together and burning them to a master dvd disc. The assets themselves are generated in a variety of applications such as video editing, post-production, image editing and subtitling. They are then compiled in a DVD authoring application such as Ulead DVD Movie Factory on PC or DVD Studio Pro on Mac. The process of authoring is very much like building a website. The menu screen on a DVD is analgous to homepage of a website in that it contains links to all content on DVD. Menu screens usually link to main feature, chapters within feature, additional scenes not contained in feature, photographic slideshows, and additional audio content. The main menu screen can also contain links to sub-menus, which helps avoid cluttering main menu with too many options. In addition to setting up menu selections on main menu, DVD authoring application allows producer to set-up additional features such as subtitles. Within authoring application, each item is given metaphor of a container. A container can hold any type of supported content and is linked to a menu selection, either on main menu or a sub-menu.
| | Top 7 Reasons You Should Back Up Your Data Online!Written by Sol Spencer
How much is your data worth to you? In this modern electronic-age we rely more than ever on our computers to supply us with information we need. Chances are every piece of data you might ever rely on to make an important decision has been reduced to a digital format and resides somewhere on your computer's hard drive. Improved functionality and productivity are benefits, however, on flipside, one wrong click, one nasty virus, one untimely power surge or unhappy employee and that data is gone forever!Online backups (also called offsite or remote backups) are a great solution for almost any small business or individual computer user. 1. The Statistics say you should. a. Among companies that experience data loss, 50% never re-open and 90% are out of business within two years. b. 20MB of accounting data takes 21 days and costs $19,000 to reproduce. c. Causes of data loss – 42% Hardware Failure, 30% Human Error, 13% Software Corruption, 7% Computer Viruses, 5% Theft. 2. Easy. Online backups are a simple way to protect your data. Online backup services provide software application, server space and customer service in one turnkey solution. There are no additional software applications or equipment specifications to learn. The installation and set-up is quick and painless. Your backups can be scheduled to run automatically at any time you desire. There is no media, tapes or hardware to deal with. 3. Security. Believe it or not, online backups are generally more secure than in-house backup solutions. If your computers or data are affected by natural disaster, power failure/surges, viruses, vandalism, theft, human error, etc., your in-house backup will suffer same consequences. Another unfortunate thing about tape backups is that they are not generally encrypted, and not very secure. Almost anyone can read them and gain access to your clients, sales, prospects, notes, billing records, payroll, tax info, and anything else on your computer.
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