>Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 15:21:43 -0700
>From: Bob Smaracko <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: "Focus on DVD" Seminar Invitation
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>Sonic, Television Systems, Inc., Pioneer and Macrovision Invite You to the
>DVD Event of the Year!
>
>Interested in DVD? If you are involved in video, audio, multimedia or
>corporate communications you should be. With over 50 million DVD-ROM
>equipped PCs expected to ship in 1999 and five million DVD-Video set-top
>players on their way to market next year, DVD is the new way to
>communicate
>with video and Sonic Solutions and Television Systems, Inc. can get you
>ready today.
>
>A member of the DVD Forum, the consortium that invented DVD, Sonic
>Solutions
>is the leading developer of professional digital media tools for the
>preparation of DVD-Video, DVD-Audio and interactive DVD-ROM content. With
>integrated systems for MPEG-2 video and audio encoding, Dolby Digital
>surround production, DVD authoring, proofing, formatting, and networking,
>only Sonic gives you everything you need to create stunning DVD content.
>
>A founding member of the DVD Forum, Pioneer is the leading provider of
>corporate and industrial playback solutions and DVD-R recording technology
>for DVD.  Macrovision is a leading provider of copy protection solutions
>and
>the only supplier of digital-to-analog copy protection for DVD. Together,
>we
>invite you to join us for an informational seminar.
>
>
>FOCUS ON DVD - Why DVD Makes Good Business Sense for You Today
>
>Date:  July 13, 1999
>
>Time:  2:00pm
>
>Venue:  Mayerson Academy
>2650 Highland Avenue
>Cincinnati, Ohio  45219
>
>See below for registration information
>
>o Keep abreast of the latest developments in DVD technology
>
>o It's not just for movies Ð DVD is an ideal way to deliver high-quality,
>interactive
>content for corporate and industrial applications, training, kiosks,
>presentations
>and more.
>
>o Find out why DVD production should be an important component of your
>business strategy Ð don't let your competition beat you to the DVD punch!
>
>For guaranteed seating, please respond by July 9, 1999.  For more
>information call 1-888-SONIC-4U [1-888-766-4248] and ask for the Seminar
>Coordinator.
>
>---
>
>Do Not Miss This Important Event!
>
>WHO SHOULD ATTEND
>
>o Post Facility Owners & Managers  o   Multimedia Publishers
>o Corp. Communication/Production Mgrs o   Mastering Engineers
>o Advertising Agencies    o  Duplicators/Replicators
>
>SEMINAR AGENDA
>
>o Designing Dynamic DVD Content: As the DVD format has matured, so have
>production tools and techniques. You will be introduced to real-world
>approaches to preparing content, handling assets, creating elaborate
>interactive titles, working with high-density DVD-Audio, linking to the
>web
>and building hybrid DVD-ROM/DVD-Video productions. Included will be a
>discussion of the time and resources required to get projects out the
>door.
>
>o DVD Ð A Business Perspective: DVD is clearly changing today's production
>landscape and will have on impact on how you conduct business. Join us as
>we
>discuss how you can make DVD an integral part of your company's product
>offering. Topics will include tapping the entertainment power of DVD,
>creating DVD-based products for your customers, finding and keeping your
>DVD
>customers, understanding today's market and customer demographics, project
>planning strategies, and rethinking facility design for DVD production.
>
>o Training, Education Kiosks and DVD: As a highly-interactive video/audio
>format playable in consumer set-top players as well as laptop and desktop
>PCs, DVD is the best medium to deliver complex information in an
>inexpensive
>and effective manner. This panel will focus on how video and authoring
>professionals can create DVD content for the training, education and kiosk
>market.
>
>o Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about DVD Production: At the seminar,
>we will take you through all of the steps involved in publishing for DVD:
>
>- Video and audio encoding, including a discussion on the very latest
>technology available in variable bit-rate (VBR) encoding, segment-based
>re-encoding, inverse telecine editing, and encoding of all the audio
>formats
>available for DVD.
>
>-  DVD authoring, including project planning and bit budgeting, DVD
>project
>layout, assembly of video and audio assets, menu and button creation,
>interactivity, in-process title and segment proofing, and disk image
>creation.
>
>- Proofing, to ensure that your DVD project plays back on a DVD player
>exactly as you intended you will need to proof your projects. This
>discussion will focus on the best methods for producing perfect titles.
>
>-----------------
>To Register:
>
>1)  Complete the information below and respond to this email or
>3) Register on the web at www.sonic.com, or
>3)  Call Seminar Coordinator at 1-888-SONIC-4U
>
>The receipt of this registration form will automatically confirm you for
>the
>seminar and you will be notified only if the session you wish to attend is
>full.
>
>Where:  Mayerson Academy
>2650 Highland Avenue
>Cincinnati, Ohio  45219
>
>Travel Directions: Please call  (513) 861-9684
>
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