[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