Welcome to The DVD Cookbook On Line Version 3.0!

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We cover the entire process - from video capture and video editing to DVD authoring and DVD burning. Just follow our recipes and you'll be able to produce your own DVDs that you can play on set top/ home theater DVD players & computers!!

The Electronic Mailbox has long been recognized as the world leader in affordable Desk Top Video products. As the industry leaders we know you are counting on us to provide you with the highest level of service, technical and pre-sales support, and product knowledge and selection for this new technology. We will give you all this and more. We know you want to create your own DVDs and we are going to provide you with all the tools you need to accomplish your goals!

Our well organized Cookbook has all the recipes you need to capture and edit your home video, author and create your own DVD content complete with interactive menus, and then burn your own DVDs. As the industry grows, we will be adding to it and expanding it. The future of video has finally arrived. As the technology matures you can count on one thing: DVD burners will get, faster, better and less expensive!!

The DVD Cookbook is broken down into 8 easy to read and understand sections:

1. DVD Q The first place to start. Here we will outline the basics of the technology and answer most of your questions.
2. DVD Formats You thought Beta vs VHS was a war, this one is going to make it seem like capture the flag. In this section we help you understand what all the alphabet soup means to you.
3. Videoguys DVD & MPEG2 Products Before you can put the video on a DVD, you've got to get it into your computer and edit it. This page lists all the latest and greatest hardware and software for getting the job started.
4. DVD Authoring Sure you can just put your video on a DVD and hit play, but what a waste of the technology. What makes DVDs so cool is the ability to add interactive menus and instantly jump to any portion of the video. Authoring software is the tool you use to make your DVDs special.
5. DVD Burning You've captured and edited the video. You've authored your menus. Only one step left, to burn it onto a disk. We go over the available burners as well as give you some important tips to make sure you spend your time burning DVDs, not coasters ;-)
6. DVD FORUM This technology is so new that we can't possibly have all the answers, but that doesn't mean someone else won't have the solution to your problem. Our DVD Forum is the place where you can share your secrets and help other digital videographers from all over the world!!
7. Videoguys Blog Our goal is for the Videoguys Blog to become your information portal to the world of digital video editing & DVD production - including HDV & HD! We'll be posting press releases, links to on line reviews, first glimpses at new products and of course - the latest and greates Videoguys specials, deals & promotions!
8. DVD Resources here is a list of our favorite places to go on line to learn more about DVD creation.
9. Videoguys' DVD bundles Tremendous savings when you buy a DVD burner with additional hardware, software and/or storage!!