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By Frank McMahon

InterVideo's DVD Copy focuses on only one thing, and that is making perfect digital copies of DVDs in various formats, including DVD, VCD, SVCD, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and DivX....

The Real Deal 

By Barry Braverman

When it comes to DVD these days, it's a fact of the marketplace that content owners are king. With DVD's low per-unit cost for replication and distribution — less than a dollar per disc including the cost of a first-class stamp — those who control the rights to even the most obscure subject matter have the potential to make millions right now. And many folks are doing exactly that....

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I reviewed the very first version of Sonic Foundry's desktop video editor Vegas several years back. I thought there was some potential, but then Vegas essentially was the company's Acid audio software with some good video capabilities plugged into it. By now the program has developed into a truly professional tool that shows much refinement and offers advanced features....

Score Your Own 

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As video producers, we all know the vital importance of sound and, more specifically, music. Of course, not all of us have the time to score our productions, so we usually employ a third-party composer to come in and work his magic....

See You in Vegas 

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By Gary Eskow

Once the exclusive domain of high-end theaters designed to handle major Hollywood releases, surround sound has migrated into the home. It will certainly continue to push aside stereo as the de facto audio delivery format in the coming years. Manifest Destiny, I think it's called....

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Easy DVD Authoring 

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