July 2018
Beginner to intermediate
305 pages
7h 36m
English
For some compressionists, optical media, whether via standard-definition DVD or Blu-ray Disc, will be the sole, or certainly primary, delivery medium for their compressed content. Although optical media formats are in decline and seem to be giving way to more dynamic media streaming technologies, they still play a critical role in delivering certain types of content, mainly educational pieces to schools or independent films to certain film festivals.
To understand the optical disc landscape, you have to take a quick trip back in time to the turn of the century. Affordable DVD players were released in 2000 and, after a couple of Christmas seasons, eventually dethroned the almighty VHS tape as the crowned king of ...
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