High Definition DVD Handbook
August 11, 2009 by Digital Televisions · Leave a Comment
Everything you need to design and produce high definition DVDs-from three of the most well-known specialists in the industry
High Definition DVD Handbook is your one-stop resource for mastering the new HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats and successfully applying them to the entire DVD process-from authoring to design to production. You’ll see how to fully utilize the amazing new resolution and features of high definition DVD, understand the major differences between the formats, navigate complex specs, and set up for either small- or large-scale production. Featuring a foreword by Jim Taylor, coauthor of DVD Demystified, this practical, irreverent guide:
- Gives you comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of both new competing high definition DVD formats
- Covers all-new, high definition authoring tools
- Includes chapters devoted to audio and video acquisition, graphics design, compression, quality control, and replication
- Reveals how to achieve new levels of interactivity through graphic user interfaces (GUIs)
- Provides proven advice on avoiding production pitfalls and troubleshooting
- Helps you navigate and utilize content protection and digital rights management as well as the Advanced Access Content System (AACS) standard
Taking DVD Demystified to the next level, High Definition DVD Handbook is your guide to the new wave of DVD production.
“should be required reading in any world-class DVD facility.” -Benn Carr, VP of New Technology, Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, CA
Introduction to Digital Rights Management DRM Identifying Tracking Authorizing and Restricting Access to Digital Media
June 18, 2009 by Digital Televisions · Leave a Comment
This book explains the fundamentals of digital rights management systems including identifying, tracking, authorizing and restricting access to digital media. You will learn how DRM systems help to protect and enforce copyrights, patents, trademarks, and other forms of intellectual property.Digital assets can take various forms including audio, data and digital video. You will discover how it is possible to provide simple access to authorized users (paying customers) and how to restrict access to unauthorized users.Digital media content must be uniquely identified. The common identification codes that may be assigned to digital media include ISBN (books), ISSN (magazines), DOI (multimedia) and watermarks.
You will learn that DRM systems may include a DRM controller, digital asset manager and DRM packager that allow DRM systems to receive requests for digital assets, to find and retrieve the assets and to packages (encode) to protect the assets during delivery and use.
Digital assets can be monitored and tracked using a variety of information including their distribution addresses (IP address) and through unique identifying characteristics of the digital media such as the use of digital watermarks.
Protocols and standards can be used to define rights elements of digital media and services. Some of the DRM languages covered in this book include XrML, SDMI, XCML, ORDL, RDF, REL and others.
You will discover how authentication works without the need to transfer secret keys through communication systems. The basic encryption processes are described along with introduction on some of the ways to use and implement encryption.
The common DRM threats including hacking and ripping methods are explained along with ways to reduce the risk of decoding and copying of digital media by unauthorized people.
