DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) is the smarter, better-looking and more sophisticated cousin of CD-ROM.

It comes in various formats (DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-Video and DVD-Audio) and has a capacity of between 4GB and 20GB. This makes it an excellent tool for creating high-quality multimedia productions.

DVD has two main advantages over CD-ROM. Firstly, it can hold several hours of broadcast quality full-screen video, including different language soundtracks and subtitles. Secondly, you can play it back, with full control over the interactive content, on inexpensive DVD players.

DVD can also be seamlessly linked to your website. These so-called WebDVDs allow high-quality video and multimedia to be integrated with real-time information and databases, creating extremely powerful communications tools.

The worldwide take-up of DVD is unprecedented. And now with a recordable version on the domestic market, it will only be a matter of time before DVD is established as the most versatile and widespread media delivery format currently available.

The DVD format is still evolving. The range of applications for DVD is growing as the tools for authoring DVD mature. And when used in conjunction with PC and Internet technologies, the only limit to what can be achieved is your, and our, imagination.