Consider these statistics: According to the “DVD Demystified” Web site last year DVD-Video players were found in over 26.6 million U.S. homes; manufacturers shipped over 45 million DVD-ROM drives in the U.S. and over 90 million worldwide. The DVD Entertainment Group (http://www.dvdinformation.com/highlights/index.html) says that by the end of 2002, DVD-playback devices will be in nearly 50 percent of all U.S. homes.

NBMA has assembled a panel of DVD-industry pros to share the wealth of their expertise with multimedia developers, video producers, buyers and end-users of DVD-products. The panelists are experienced developers of earlier forms of interactive media and have spent the past several years climbing the DVD-learning curve. Join us at Autodesk’s McInnis Atrium on November 21 to learn about DVD production from start to finish.

The Panelists:

• Gabe Murano, president of DVant Digital, will cover DVD capabilities, applications and authoring systems.
  Gabe has specialized in DVD authoring since 1998. His company has won numerous awards for DVD technical achievements. Among his many projects, he has authored a series of multi-language medical training DVDs and a series of training DVDs for Raytheon Systems; both incorporate self-assessment quizzes. He’s currently working on a series of offshore sailing DVDs and a three-volume series of instructional fly-fishing DVDs.



• Michael Wanger, principal of Wanger Associates, will discuss the ins and outs of video production and editing for DVD.
  Michael produces video and interactive media for business, education, and entertainment. He has played an integral part in the development of several CD-ROM and DVD titles and has produced music, documentary, and interactive programs for Grateful Dead Records. Michael’s music programs have appeared on PBS, and he has garnered three Emmy nominations. He was named one of the Top 100 Producers of 2001 by AV Video Multimedia Producer Magazine.



• Luong Tam, principal of Media Monk, will cover DVD graphic design, navigation, and development processes.
  Luong, a co-founder of NBMA, has been developing multimedia since he founded Luong Tam Design in 1989. Since then, he has produced a number of award-winning multimedia training installations and educational CD-ROMs for children. He was named as a Top 100 Multimedia Producer of the Year by AV Video Multimedia Producer Magazine in 1996 and 1999. Luong recently established his new company, Media Monk, and spends much of his time developing graphical interfaces for DVD titles.



• Chris Armbrust, president and founder of Marin Digital (http://www.Marin-Digital.com), will tell all about encoding, replication, and compatibility issues. He’ll also cover the advantages and disadvantages of various authoring systems, along with Gabe.
  Chris has over twenty-five years experience in research, development and delivery of digital media services. He founded Marin Digital in 1998, and has produced over 600 different DVD titles for clients across diverse industries. Chris is very fluent in sharing his first hand experience in the business of creating DVDs. He is a frequent speaker on DVD production at DVD Pro and has presented at the DVD Association meeting in Washingon, D.C. and at RepliTECH - Europe in Amsterdam. In 2001/2002, Chris also taught a series on DVD Authoring at the Center for Electronic Art in San Francisco.



• Jon Leland, principal of ComBridges (http://www.combridges.com), a San Rafael-based creative services company, will moderate.
  Jon is a communications innovator and motivating keynote speaker with over thirty years of electronic media design experience. Among his accomplishments: He started the first narrowcast radio network; he was the founding director of creative services at cable TV’s USA Network; and he’s a recognized digital video expert and contributing editor to Videography magazine. Jon is back by popular demand.

This program will lower the learning curve for producing media for the “fastest selling electronics product on record.” Think about the opportunities for your own business. You can’t afford to miss it.