Article here from April 2005 by Douglas Dixon, author of “creating interactive games using DVDExtra” article in august/september issue DV magazine. What is the future regarding Hi-Def authoring tools, and which tools are coming to provide authoring for Hi-Def formats? At the very end of this article is the following:
High-Def DVD
5/2005
Future of DVD Authoring
• Professional tools coming
– Current tools could adapt to basic HD productions
– Sonic: ScenaristHD (movie), InterActual (interactive)
– ZOOTech DVD-EXTRA STUDIO
• Interactive productions require programming
– More like Web application development
– General Java programming skills
– Multimedia tools like Flash
• Opportunity for custom interfaces
– Common user interface and communications libraries
• Passive DVD viewing becomes interactive experience
• DVD authors become more like software developers