Most
people are aware that you can purchase Hollywood movies on DVD. But
the real breakthrough of DVD for millions of people is the ability to store
video footage accumulated over decades onto this revolutionary new media.
We will cover below some of the reasons to start thinking seriously about
going DVD at home.
Tape
is a great medium to shoot in but a poor one to store in. Tape heads
wear on the tape during every viewing and chemical processes are at work
destroying your tape even while it sits on a shelf. Tapes as little
as 10 years old could be in serious jeopardy from wear, disintegration,
and magnetic fields. A DVD, on the other hand, should last 100 years
if properly cared for. And the image is as good on the 100th year
as it is the first time you watch it.
A DVD has many advantages over video tapes. Instead of fast forwarding to a specific spot in your video, a DVD lets you skip right to a specific point, bypassing all of the video in between. The DVD Menu lists "Chapters" which are the places where you want to be able to skip to (usually a new scene or event). By pressing the MENU button on your DVD player's remote, you can access you menus and move to the exact spot you want.
