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Links
If you're looking for technical information, you'll find it amongst these links somewhere! Please note that all links to external websites open in a new window.
Drive & Media Manufacturers (Magnetic & Optical)
External FAQs
CD-Recordable FAQ > www.cdrfaq.org
Definitive CD-R FAQ file, by Andy McFadden - updated every few months
DVD FAQ > dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html
Definitive DVD FAQ file by Jim Taylor - updated at least once a month
Technologies
Blu-ray > www.blu-raydisc.com
Official site of the Blu-ray Disc Association. Lots of background information, white papers and FAQs covering this new technology.
BURN-Proof > www.burn-proof.com
A technology designed to prevent (B)uffer (U)nder (R)u(N) errors when recording optical discs. The license is owned by SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
Dolby > www.dolby.com
Develops and delivers products and technologies that make the entertainment experience more realistic and immersive.
HD DVD > www.hddvdprg.com
Home of the HD DVD Promotions Group which aims to exchange views and thoughts to help promote the HD DVD format worldwide.
Resources
One-to-One Group > www.oto-online.com
A premiere resource for the media manufacturing industry, providing publications, directories, conferences and exhibitions
The PC Guide > www.pcguide.com
An excellent resource for finding out how your PC and other related bits and pieces actually work. Can get quite technical in places!
VideoHelp > www.videohelp.com
A huge site devoted to helping you with video issues. Lots of forums, codecs, FAQs, reviews plus tons of other stuff!
Professional Bodies & Trade Organisations
BBFC: British Board of Film Classification > www.bbfc.co.uk
An independent, non-governmental body, which has exercised responsibilities over cinema since 1913, and over video since 1985.
BSA: The Business Software Alliance > www.bsa.org
The foremost organisation dedicated to promoting a safe and legal digital world. Educating consumers on software management and copyright protection, cyber security, trade, e-commerce and other Internet-related issues
DVD FLLC: The DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corp > www.dvdfllc.co.jp
Licenses the DVD Format and Logos to hardware manufacturers and replicators.
DVD Forum > www.dvdforum.org
An international association of hardware manufacturers, software firms, content providers and other users of DVDs, whose purpose is to exchange and disseminate ideas and information about the DVD Format and its technical capabilities, improvements and innovations.
DVD+RW Alliance > www.dvdrw.com
A voluntary group of industry-leading PC manufacturers, who seek to develop and promote a universally compatible, rewritable DVD format to enable true convergence between personal computing and consumer electronics products.
DVDA: DVD Association > www.dvda.org
A non-profit organisation whose membership are mainly multimedia developers. Their aim is to make the use of complex multimedia as simple, reliable and fool proof as possible for the end user, while maintaining the highest quality production value.
ELSPA: The European Leisure Software Publishers Association > www.elspa.com
Formed in 1989 to establish a specific and collective identity for the British computer and video games industry. Members interests include industry promotion, conferences, anti-piracy and reviewing proposed legislation.
FACT: Federation Against Copyright Theft > www.fact-uk.org.uk
An investigative organisation funded by its members to combat counterfeiting, piracy and misuse of its members' products.
FAST: The Federation Against Software Theft > www.fast.org.uk
Created in 1984 by the software industry to lobby the UK Parliament for changes to the copyright law. FAST works on behalf of the software industry and also offers advice and consultancy to organisations about managing software.
IDDA: International Disc Duplicating Association > www.discdupe.org
An independent body who acts in the interests of organisations involved in compact disc duplication and allied activities.
IFPI: International Federation of the Phonographic Industry > www.ifpi.org
Represents the recording industry with over 1,450 members in 75 countries, fighting piracy, promoting fair market access and the general value of music.
IRMA: International Recording Media Association > www.recordingmedia.org
Worldwide trade association encompassing organizations involved in every facet of recording media: raw material providers, manufacturers, replicators, duplicators, packagers, copyright holders, and many other related industries.
ISO: International Organisation for Standardisation > www.iso.com
ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 151 countries, on the basis of one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system.
MCPS: Mechanical Copyright Protection Society > www.mcps.co.uk
Licenses the recording and use of music on behalf of its songwriter, composer and publisher members.
OSTA: Optical Storage Technology Association > www.osta.org
An international trade association dedicated to promoting market demand for optical recording products.
SIIA: Software and Information Industry Association > www.siia.net
A principal trade association for the software and digital content industry whose aim is to promote, protect and inform the industry about piracy, legislation etc.
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