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title: Introduction to DVD Playback Services Programming Guide
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# Introduction to DVD Playback Services Programming Guide

Explains how to use DVD Playback Services to add DVD-Video playback features to applications.

## Organization of This Document

To get the most out of this guide, you should read it in this order:

- [Programming Concepts](../dvdguide_concepts/dvdguide_concepts.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40002949-TPXREF101) describes the most important programming features in DVD Playback Services. - [Basic Programming Tasks](../dvdguide_tasks_1/dvdguide_tasks_1.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40002950-TPXREF101) shows how to implement basic DVD playback features. - [Additional Programming Tasks](../dvdguide_tasks_2/dvdguide_tasks_2.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40002163-TP40003220-TPXREF101) shows how to implement some other DVD playback features, and how to debug your code.

An appendix contains a glossary that defines many of the terms used in this guide. Readers new to DVD may find it useful to read through the glossary before diving into the programming concepts.

## See Also

Apple offers some additional resources to supplement the information in this guide:

- *DVD Playback Framework Reference* describes the functions, data types, and constants in DVD Playback Services. - The sample code project *[CocoaDVDPlayer](../../../../../samplecode/CocoaDVDPlayer/Introduction/Intro.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/DTS10003792)* demonstrates how to write a Cocoa application that uses DVD Playback Services to play DVD-Video media.

Also explore these external (non-Apple) documents and websites:

- The book *DVD Demystified, Second Edition* (McGraw-Hill Professional, ISBN0071350268), by Jim Taylor, is the authoritative guide to DVD technology. - The website [DVD FAQ](http://dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html) (dvddemystified.com/dvdfaq.html) contains a list of frequently asked questions (and answers) about DVD technology, maintained by Jim Taylor. - [DVD Forum](http://dvdforum.org/) (dvdforum.org) is the website of the primary industry association for the promotion of DVD technology.

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