What video codecs will Blu-ray support?
Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQPlease note that this simply means that all Blu-ray players and recorders will have to support playback of these video codecs, it will still be up to the movie studios to decide which video codec(s) they use for their releases.
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Kaleidescape - FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)Yes, we plan to introduce the Kaleidescape Blue-Laser Player in 2009. The Blue-Laser Player is designed to play all Blu-ray Discs in addition to DVDs, CDs, and content from other sources.
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Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQYes, mandatory managed copy (MMC) will be part of the Blu-ray format. This feature will enable consumers to make legal copies of their Blu-ray movies that can be transferred over a home network. Please note that "mandatory" refers to the movies having to offer this capability, while it will be up to each hardware manufacturer to decide if they want to support this feature.
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Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQBlu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD) is the name of a next-generation optical disc format. The format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing large amounts of data. The format offers more than five times the storage capacity of traditional DVDs and can hold up to 25GB on a single-layer disc and 50GB on a dual-layer disc. For more general information about Blu-ray, please see our What is Blu-ray? section.
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Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQThe Blu-ray Disc format was developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA), a group of leading consumer electronics, personal computer and media manufacturers, with more than 180 member companies from all over the world. The Board of Directors currently consists of:
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Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQwith conventional CDs and DVDs, Blu-ray plans to provide a wide range of formats including ROM/R/RW. The following formats are part of the Blu-ray Disc specification: There's also plans for a BD/DVD hybrid format, which combines Blu-ray and DVD on the same disc so that it can be played in both Blu-ray players and DVD players.
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Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQYes, that's the expectation. The Blu-ray format has received broad support from the major movie studios as a successor to today's DVD format. In fact, seven of the eight major movie studios (Disney, Fox, Warner, Paramount, Sony, Lionsgate and MGM) have released titles in the Blu-ray format. Many studios have also announced that they will begin releasing new feature films on Blu-ray Disc day-and-date with DVD, as well as a continuous slate of catalog titles every month.
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Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQThe simple answer is HDTV. If you've ever seen high-definition (HD) video on an HDTV, then you know just how incredibly sharp the picture is and how vivid the colors are. In fact, HD offers five times the amount of detail compared to standard-definition (SD). The problem with today's DVDs is that they only support SD and don't have the necessary storage capacity to satisfy the needs of HD.
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Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQYes, as VCRs don't support recording of HDTV programming consumers will soon need to replace them. Blu-ray recorders combined with hard drives offer a very flexible alternative for those that want to record HDTV. While HD-DVRs already allow consumers to record HDTV, the amount of HDTV programming that can be recorded and archived is limited by the size of the hard drive.
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Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQThere are plans for BD-ROM (read-only), BD-R (recordable) and BD-RE (rewritable) drives for PCs, and with the support of the worlds two largest PC manufacturers, HP and Dell, it's very likely that the technology will be adopted as the next-generation optical disc format for PC data storage and replace technologies such as DVD±R, DVD±RW, and DVD-RAM.
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Blu-ray | Samsung Canada – Frequently Asked Questions ...On a 50GB disc, over 9 hours of high-definition (HD) video can be stored. In standard-definition (SD) video, a 50GB disc will hold up to 23 hours.
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faq - TVease WikiIt would be easier to describe what the Seven does not support. Here is a list of the most important codecs though. The most important ones above all: * MPEG-1 (VCD) and MPEG-2 (DVD) video * native decoders for all DivX variants, 3ivX, M$ MPEG-4 v1, v2 and other MPEG-4 variants * native decoder for Windows Media Video 7/8 (WMV1/WMV2), and Win32 DLL decoder for Windows Media Video 9 (WMV3), both used in .
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Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQTo ensure that the Blu-ray Disc format is easily extendable (future-proof) it also includes support for multi-layer discs, which should allow the storage capacity to be increased to 100GB-200GB (25GB per layer) in the future simply by adding more layers to the discs.
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Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQNo, the development of new low cost hard-coating technologies has made the cartridge obsolete. Blu-ray will instead rely on hard-coating for protection, which when applied will make the discs even more resistant to scratches and fingerprints than today's DVDs, while still preserving the same look and feel. Blu-ray also adopts a new error correction system which is more robust and efficient than the one used for DVDs.
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Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQNo, you will not need an Internet connection for basic playback of Blu-ray movies. The Internet connection will only be needed for value-added features such as downloading new extras, watching recent movie trailers, web browsing, etc. It will also be required to authorize managed copies of Blu-ray movies that can be transferred over a home network.
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Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQNo, Blu-ray players will not down-convert the analog output signal unless the video contains something called an Image Constraint Token (ICT). This feature is not part of the Blu-ray Disc spec, but of the AACS copy-protection system also adopted by HD-DVD. In the end it will be up to each movie studio to decide if they want to use this "feature" on their releases or not.
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Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQIf you live in the US or Canada you can already find Blu-ray players from Samsung, Panasonic, Sony, Philips and Pioneer available in stores, as well as a growing selection of Blu-ray movies. We also expect to see Blu-ray players from LG and Sharp, as well as a second-generation Blu-ray player from Samsung introduced in the near future. The first Blu-ray hardware and software should also be available in many European countries now.
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Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQYes, several leading consumer electronics companies (including Sony, Panasonic, Philips, Samsung, Pioneer, Sharp and LG) have already demonstrated products that can read/write CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs using a BD/DVD/CD compatible optical head, so you don't have to worry about your existing DVD collection becoming obsolete. In fact, most of the Blu-ray players coming out will support upscaling of DVDs to 1080p/1080i, so your existing DVD collection will look even better than before.
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Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQNo, HD-DVD (previously known as AOD) is the name of a competing next-generation optical disc format developed by Toshiba and NEC. The format is quite different from Blu-ray, but also relies heavily on blue-laser technology to achieve a higher storage capacity. The format is being developed within the DVD Forum as a possible successor to the current DVD technology.
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Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQThe Lord of the Rings trilogy has so far not been announced for Blu-ray, however, it is being distributed by New Line Cinema which is a (now exclusive) Blu-ray supporting studio. For more information please see the Lord of the Rings thread in our forum.
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Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQThe Star Wars movies have so far not been announced for Blu-ray, however, it is being distributed by Fox which is a Blu-ray supporting studio. For more information please see the Is this title coming to Blu-ray thread? in our forum.
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Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray FAQAll movies that have been officially announced are listed on our site, please see our Blu-ray movies section. If you can't find the movie you are looking for, it has simply not been announced yet. For more information please see the Is this title coming to Blu-ray thread? in our forum.
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Blu-ray | Samsung Canada – Frequently Asked Questions ...Blu-ray is the next generation of optical disc media formats. Primarily developed for the recording, rewriting and playing of high-definition video on a single disc, Blu-ray also boasts a variety of applications due to its high storage capacity of 25GB- 50GB. This includes gaming, software applications, personal recording and superior data archiving.Related Questions
Will it support HD-DVD or Blu-Ray?
Xbox 360 FAQs - Xboxthe moment, the Xbox 360 has a standard 12X DVD-9 (dual layer) drive. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates revealed that the Xbox 360 video may incorporate in the future the next-generation DVD format developed by Toshiba. To read more about that comment, click here.
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Kaleidescape - FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)Some manufacturers have recently begun advertising "HD DVD / Blu-ray Media Servers" that can store HD DVDs and Blu-ray discs on hard disk. These discs use a copy control technology called AACS. It is our understanding that AACS must be licensed by the manufacturer of any HD DVD or Blu-ray disc playback device.
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