A
significant
obstacle
many
seem
to
face
is
the
ability
to
feel
confident
about
navigating
today’s
multimedia
technology
issues.
After
all,
the
decisions
are
consequential.
You’ve
probably
got
some
sense
of
what
you
need
to
do—to
archive
(“burn”)
your
video
footage
(“content”)
onto
a
permanent,
compact,
high-quality
storage
medium
("DVD"). You’re
hoping
the
process
will
be
efficient,
relatively
easy,
and
cost-effective.
But,
there’s
all
that
ominous
business
about
capacity
and
formats
and
compatibility—plus
a
new
crop
of
unfamiliar
acronyms
&
technical
jargon
(MPEG, MUX,
GOP,
VBR,
CBR,
etc.).
These
are
a
few
of
the
reasons
why
we
created
this
booklet.
For
those
who
fear
they
may
have
made
a
“career”
out
of
guessing
wrong
in
the
format
wars
(8-Track
vs.
Cassette…Betamax
vs.
VHS…Amiga vs. Atari vs. Macintosh vs. PC…to
name
a
few),
the
reasons
for
this
book
will
be
obvious.
Cliché
notwithstanding,
you
do
need
to
know
what
you
need
to
know.
And,
through
this book,
we
offer
our
assistance.
