
Authoring is the process of combining materials such as video, graphics, sound, animation, documents, and files into a format suitable for viewing on the appropriate device. Such devices include but are not limited to DVD players and computers, and Internet browsers. Often times this requires the creation of an interface, allowing the user to navigate and access the different assets or files easily and conveniently. In the case of DVDs, this interface consists of a
menu or menus with play and chapter (scene) buttons. For CD-ROMs and ECDs, this interface is called a
splash page. For more information about authoring see
DVD authoring,
CD-ROM authoring, or
ECD authoring.