The Painted Dog | CD-ROM & DVD

EDUCATING BUSINESS CLIENTS

Although those who keep up with such things feel as if DVD has been around for ages now, businesses whose primary focus isn't entertainment or other video-based products may not be aware of how DVD may be a powerful tool for them.

Corporations are often concentrating on other core aspects of their business, and may not be cognizant of the advancements in interactive video technology. Almost all marketing and training department heads are aware of VHS tapes, or the latest that the web has to offer, but few understand the impact of full screen video with interactive capabilities.

DVD video players are becoming more common on personal computers too. Most manufacturers are shipping notebook units with DVD video capability, and Apple has been selling their higher end desktop units with the Pioneer A-103 DVD-R/CD-R as standard equipment for some time now. With drives and blank media prices falling, it is becoming easier to make your own DVD video right at home.

When seeking goods and services, most of the time the customer already has a good idea of what they need. But at The Painted Dog, marketing our DVD solutions for business often involves educating the client as part of the process. Not only do we have to demonstrate our creative and technical services, but we also have to demonstrate how this technology can help them get their message across.

It is one thing to say that DVD is the best way ever to deliver interactive high quality video to television or computer. Our challenge is to communicate this in a way that doesn't bombard the client with techno-jargon, yet still conveys a clear picture of the flexibility and power of DVD as a communication and information tool.

The Painted Dog can create a video CD or DVD for presentations, mass mailings, and more. We can even add graphics and an interactive menu to your DVD. Contact us to find out how video CDs and DVDs can help you accomplish your goals.

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THE TECHNOLOGY

DVD Recordable(DVD-R) technology, similar in concept to Compact Disc Recordable(CD-R)

is a write-once medium that can contain any type of information normally stored on mass produced DVD discs – video, audio, images, data files, multimedia programs, and so on. Depending on the type of information recorded, DVD-R discs are usable on virtually any compatible DVD playback device, including DVD-ROM drives and DVD Video players.

A DVD-Video can be divided up into tracks or sections in a similar way to a normal music CD. These video tracks can be played in sequence, or alternatively programmed to just play one or two, or perhaps even change the order. This is ideal when it comes to tailoring your own presentations toward particular audiences.

Furthermore, most DVD players also have the ability to loop (repeat continually) a track if required. Looping is a very effective way of repeatedly playing video and often used at exhibitions or for assisting in presentations.

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PORTFOLIO

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