The technology used to compress information for DVDs reducing the amount of disc space needed to record or transmit an image. By using MPEG-2, a DVD can store up to 17 GB of information. The option of viewing a scene as it was recorded from a different camera position. A different camera angle is accessed through the remote control of your DVD player. More DVDs are using this technology, including Detroit Rock City .
Technology turns DVD players into fully interactive video entertainment systems.
DVDs will offer greater interactivity and additional content as well. A process for fitting a widescreen film into a format that can be viewed on a standard television. The process by which the studios control the release pattern of their DVDs. With regional coding, a disc can be played only in the particular region for which it was coded. For example, a DVD coded for North America cannot be viewed on a DVD player in Europe.