High-Definition DVD Handbook

High-Definition DVD Handbook

Authors: Mark Johnson, Charles Crawford and Chris Armbrust

Published: March 2007

eISBN: 9780071510264 0071510265 | ISBN: 9780071485852

Table of Contents

Foreword

Table of Figures and Tables

Preface

Chapter 1 – Introduction

About this Book

About the Disc

Standards and Conventions

Other Conventions

Bits, Bytes, Units and Notations

Chapter 2 – Lights, Camera...Action!

Film or Tape or ? ?

Television Systems: A Primer

Frame Rates

High Definition Image Resolutions

Chroma Subsampling and Bit Depth

High Definition Data Streams

Film Formats

Video Formats

Chapter 3 – Pictures and Sound

High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)

HD Disc Players

Settop Players

HD Disc Recorders

Additional Player Considerations

HDTV Displays

What’s Wrong with CRT?

Types of New Displays

HD Video Displays Meet HD Discs

Chapter 4 – Coding Technologies

Creation of a Format

Audio Coding Technologies

Mandatory vs. Optional Codecs

Choosing a Primary Audio Codec

Choosing a Secondary Audio Codec

Video Coding Technologies

Differences Between HD DVD and Blu-ray

Choosing a Video Codec

Chapter 5 – Persistent Storage

Technically Speaking

Potential Uses

Persistent Storage Implementations

HD DVD

Blu-ray: Binding Unit Data Area (BUDA) and the Virtual File System (VFS)

Conclusion and Comment

Chapter 6 – Network/Streaming Technologies

Creativity Requirement

Design and Planning

Implementation

Summary

Chapter 7 – The HD DVD Format

Standard Content

Similarities to DVD

Key Differences from DVD

When is HD DVD Standard Content Appropriate?

Advanced Content

Structure of Advanced Content

Structure of an Advanced Application

When is HD DVD Advanced Content Appropriate?

Chapter 8 – The Blu-ray Disc Format

Format Comparisons

Comparing HDMV to HD DVD Standard Content

Comparing BD-Java to HD DVD Advanced Content

HD Movie Mode

BD-Java

Relation of BD-J to HDMV

When is BD-J Appropriate?

Chapter 9 – Compression and Authoring Tools

Audio Compression

Video Compression

Authoring Tools

HD DVD Standard Content

HD DVD Advanced Content

BD HDMV & BD-J Authoring

Subtitling

Summary

Chapter 10 – Setting Up for Production

Preparing for Production Capability

Single-User/Consumer Production

Small Scale Prosumer/Corporate Operation

Large-Scale/Hollywood Operations

Conclusions and Other Recommendations

Chapter 11 – Project Design and Planning

Project Design

Project Flowchart

User Interactivity

Authoring and Programming

Quality Control

Scheduling

Ready, Aim, Fire

Chapter 12 – Graphic Design

Design and Planning

Implementation

Graphics Basics for HD DVD

Graphics Basics for Blu-Ray

Summary

Chapter 13 - Compression

Audio

Video

Getting Started with a New Encoder

Advanced Encoding Techniques

Summary

Chapter 14 – Authoring/Programming

HD DVD Standard Content

HD DVD Advanced Content

Markup vs. Script

Blu-ray HDMV

BD-J

Basic Architecture

Chapter 15 – Quality Control (QC)

Setting Up for Quality

Quality Checking Techniques

Visual Inspection Checklists

Test Plans

Test Reports

The Player Challenge

Summary

Chapter 16 – So, You Think You’re Done

Replication Workflow

Disc Format Configurations

HD Disc Packaging

Chapter 17 – Advanced Access Content System (AACS)

Objectives

Ecosystem

Technology Overview

Analog Sunset

HD DVD Implementation

Blu-ray Implementation

AACS Production Workflow

Online Connections and Network Content

Managed Copy

Chapter 18 – Blu-ray Disc’s BD+

BD-ROM Mark

SPDC (Self-Protecting Digital Content)

Counter Measures

Native Code

Media Transform

Workflow

When to Use SPDC

Appendix A – About The Disc

Glossary

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Index