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September 22, 2005 | A PRIMEDIA Property |

Eighth in a series of e-newsletters focusing on DVD production. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh.

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HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray: And the Winner is...

Sonic Delivers Production Tools to High Definition Authoring Alliance

New ProCon DVD Master and CD Master Duplication Systems

Octave Systems Data Safe Copy Master II CD/DVD Duplicators

Future Workflow, Today

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Top Story

HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray: And the Winner is...
Barry Braverman
The high-resolution DVD format war continues to rage unabated with plenty of vitriol spewing from the lips of proponents and detractors on both sides.

Unresolved, the outcome will likely benefit neither player as consumers, paralyzed by the competing formats, will simply opt out of the technology altogether. This is what happened a few years ago in the case of DVD-Audio vs. Super Audio CD, and it looks like we're setting up for a similar debacle in coming months...Click here for more.

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Authoring News

Sonic Delivers Production Tools to High Definition Authoring Alliance
Sonic Solutions, the leader in digital media software, announced the release of significant enhancements to its production toolset for new high-definition video disc formats.

The releases mark the successful completion of Phase 2 of Sonic's development of encoding and authoring solutions that allow members of the High Definition Authoring Alliance (HDAA), a Sonic-sponsored association of the world's top disc authoring facilities, to prepare now for the upcoming rollouts of both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD). more >>

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The new Rimage 360i? is an affordable CD/DVD recording and publishing solution to make your business better. This digital desktop disc recorder and printer lets you design, burn and print directly to CDS and DVDs. To give your discs a sharp, professional image call 1-888-482-3327 or visit www.rimage.com/sweepstakes.

Replication/Duplication News

New ProCon DVD Master and CD Master Duplication Systems
ProCon Technology USA introduces CD Master and DVD Master,two new economically priced one to one CD and DVD duplication systems designed for the home or office.

Now users can quickly and easily duplicate any CD or DVD for back up purposes, low run distribution of digital content and a variety of applications and requirements. more >>

Octave Systems Data Safe Copy Master II CD/DVD Duplicators
Next-Generation Line Adds a Removable 160 GB Hard Drive that Can Be Locked in a Secure Location

Campbell, Calif. -- Octave Systems, Inc. a leading technology innovator, unveiled its new line of Data Safe Copy Master II CD/DVD duplicators, which allow users to quickly and efficiently duplicate CDs and DVDs via user-friendly tower-style duplicators. more >>

But Wait! There's More!

Future Workflow, Today
Barry Braverman
Shooting with Panasonic's AJ-SPX800

It's unusual for shooters and other mere mortals to glimpse the future with such clarity and insight. Over the last 30 years, many of us prescient industry professionals could only recognize the great leaps forward after the fact -- the introduction of Sony U-Matic in 1971, Betacam in 1982, and DigiBeta in 1994; Panasonic's Varicam in 2001 and the DVX100 24p camcorder in 2002... more >>

Microboards is a distributor and manufacturer of DVD Recording, Duplication, and Printing equipment. Microboards and offers a wide range of machines for producing professional discs in-house. www.microboards.com

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