DVD Demystified 2nd Edition includes a DVD that demonstrates almost every feature of the DVD-Video format. It also has extras for computers. The disc was produced at TPS, authored by Mark Johnson, Ari Zagnit, and Jim Taylor using Daikin Scenarist 2.5. The disc is not region coded. The video format is NTSC, which will play in almost any player worldwide. The DVD Demystified disc was carefully authored in full compliance of the DVD-Video specification with few considerations for player deficiencies. Therefore, it will reveal flaws in many DVD players. See the Gotcha! list below for details.

Go to the DVD Demystified WebDVD page for complete interactive control of the disc. There's also a PDF file of barcode pages you can print out to control the disc with a Pioneer industrial player (DVD-V7400, DVD-V7200 or DVD-V7300) and a barcode reader.

DVD-Video portion of the DVD Demystified disc

DVD-ROM portion of the DVD Demystified disc

Gotcha! List

The following DVD player flaws and incompatibilities have been reported by users of the DVD Demystified disc (second edition). These are all due to deficiencies of players, not to errors on the disc. (The disc has been verified spec-compliant by three different verification programs.) This aside, some DVD Demystified discs end up being damaged by rough handling of the book. If the disc doesn't play in your player, try it in a different player.

Please let Jim know of any other problems not listed. There's more information on DVD player incompatibilities in section 1.41 of the DVD FAQ.

Info about the old disc from the first edition is here.