CDs and DVDs
The Tongariro Natural History Society, Department of Conservation and the Taupo Museum engaged Tark Comunications to
produce an educational DVD on Mt Ruapehu's eruptions of 1995-1996 and the subsquent preparations for and responses to the lahar of 18 March 2007.
- More than 5000 photos were culled down to about 350
- hours of video reduced to about 30 minutes of mainly television news footage.
- powerpoint presentations
- less than half the storage capacity of a DVD was used
- suitable software had to be found to combine the multimedia elements
- DVD is menu driven
- the DVD designed to be graphically pleasing and easy to navigate.
Examples where you might use a CD or DVD include:
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business reports, strategies and manuals (menu driven)
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family records or photographs (photographs can be orgnaised into galleries)
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video - family or business (we have the facilities to edit video)
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a mix of music, video, photographs and documents
The 'hub' of the DVD from where most sections can be reached at the click of a button |
Video clips are broken into chronological categories - this one is video of lahar day - 18 March 2007 |