Blu Ray Lecture

Definitions of blu ray on the Web:
Blu-ray Disc is a next-generation optical disc format

meant for high definition video (HD) and high density
data storage, and is one of to competing standards for
HD optical media! "ts competitor is HD-D#D! Blu-ray
gets its name from the shorter avelength ($%& nm)
blue laser that, in addition to other techni'ues, allos it
to store substantially more data on the same si(ed disc
than D#D, hich uses a longer avelength ()&% nm)
red laser! !!!
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"n .//0, a ne technology emerged that
brought digital sound and video into homes
all over the orld! "t as called D#D, and it
revolutioni(ed the movie industry!
1he industry is set for yet another revolution ith the introduction of
Blu-ray Discs (BD)! With their high storage capacity, Blu-ray discs
can hold and play bac* large 'uantities of high-definition video
and audio, as ell as photos, data and other digital content!
"n this article, Ho2tuffWor*s explains ho the Blu-ray disc or*s
and ho it as developed, and e3ll see ho it stac*s up against
some other ne digital video formats on the hori(on!
1he 4ame
1he Blu-ray name is a combination of 5blue,5 for
the color of the laser that is used, and 5ray,5 for
optical ray! 1he 5e5 in 5blue5 as purposefully left
off, according to the manufacturers, because an
everyday ord cannot be trademarked!
Blu--ay vs!
HD-D#D
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What is a Blu-ray Disc?
7 current, single-sided, standard D#D can hold 4.7 GB (gigabytes)
of information! 1hat3s about the si(e of an average to-hour,
standard-definition movie ith a fe extra features! But a high-
definition movie, hich has a much clearer image (see Ho Digital
1elevision Wor*s), ta*es up about five times more bandwidth and
therefore re'uires a disc ith about five times more storage! 7s 1#
sets and movie studios ma*e the move to high definition, consumers
are going to need playbac* systems ith a lot more storage
caacity!
8hoto courtesy Blu-ray Disc 7ssociation
BD-!"# disc researcher
Blu-ray is the next-generation digital video disc! "t can record, store
and play bac* high-definition video and digital audio, as ell as
computer data! 1he advantage to Blu-ray is the sheer amount of
information it can hold:
7 single-layer Blu-ray disc, hich is roughly the same si(e
as a D#D, can hold up to $7 GB of data -- that3s more than
two hours of high-definition video or about %& hours of
standard video!
7 double-layer Blu-ray disc can store up to '4 GB, enough
to hold about 4.' hours of high-definition video or more
than $( hours of standard video! 7nd there are even plans
in the or*s to develop a disc ith tice that amount of
storage!
2ource: White 8aper: Blu-ray Disc 9ormat
Blu-ray discs not only have more storage capacity than traditional
D#Ds, but they also offer a ne level of interactivity! :sers ill be
able to connect to the )nternet and instantly donload subtitles and
other interactive movie features!
Blu-ray 7dvantages
record high-definition television *+D,-. without any
/uality loss
instantly ski to any sot on the disc
record one rogram while watching another on the disc
create laylists
edit or reorder rograms recorded on the disc
automatically search for an emty sace on the disc to
avoid recording over a program
access the Web to download subtitles and other e0tra
features
Discs store digitally encoded video and audio information in its --
spiral grooves that run from the center of the disc to its edges! 7
laser reads the other side of these pits -- the bumps -- to play the
movie or program that is stored on the D#D! 1he more data that is
contained on a disc, the smaller and more closely pac*ed the pits
must be! 1he smaller the pits (and therefore the bumps), the more
precise the reading laser must be!
:nli*e current D#Ds, hich use a red laser to read and rite data,
Blu-ray uses a blue laser (hich is here the format gets its name)!
7 blue laser has a shorter wavelength (4(' nanometers) than a
red laser ()&% nanometers)! 1he smaller beam focuses more
precisely, enabling it to read information recorded in pits that are
only (.%' microns (;m) (. micron < .%
-)
meters) long -- this is more
than tice as small as the pits on a D#D! 8lus, Blu-ray has reduced
the track itch from %!0$ microns to (.&$ microns! 1he smaller pits,
smaller beam and shorter trac* pitch together enable a single-layer
Blu-ray disc to hold more than =& >B of information -- about five
times the amount of information that can be stored on a D#D!
2ource: Blu-ray Disc 7ssociation
?ach Blu-ray disc is about the same thic*ness (%.$ millimeters) as a
D#D! But the to types of discs store data differently! "n a D#D, the
data is sandiched beteen to polycarbonate layers, each %!)-mm
thic*! Having a polycarbonate layer on top of the data can cause a
problem called birefringence, in hich the substrate layer refracts
the laser light into to separate beams! "f the beam is split too
idely, the disc cannot be read! 7lso, if the D#D surface is not
exactly flat, and is therefore not exactly perpendicular to the beam, it
can lead to a problem *non as disc tilt, in hich the laser beam is
distorted! 7ll of these issues lead to a very involved manufacturing
process!
1he Blu-ray disc overcomes D#D-reading
issues by placing the data on to of a %.%-
mm-thick olycarbonate layer! Having the
data on top prevents birefringence and
therefore prevents readability problems!
7nd, ith the recording layer sitting closer
to the ob1ective lens of the reading
mechanism, the problem of disc tilt is
virtually eliminated! Because the data is closer to the surface, a hard
coating is placed on the outside of the disc to protect it from
scratches and fingerprints!
1he design of the Blu-ray discs saves on manufacturing costs!
1raditional D#Ds are built by in@ection molding the to %!)-mm discs
beteen hich the recording layer is sandiched! 1he process must
be done very carefully to prevent birefringence!
.! 1he to discs are molded!
=! 1he recording layer is added to one of the discs!
A! 1he to discs are glued together!
Blu-ray discs only do the in@ection-molding process on a single .!.-
mm disc, hich reduces cost! 1hat savings balances out the cost of
adding the protective layer, so the end price is no more than the
rice of a regular D-D!
Blu-ray has a higher data transfer rate -- &2 #bs (megabits per
second) -- than today3s D#Ds, hich transfer at .% Bbps! 7 Blu-ray
disc can record =& >B of material in @ust over an hour and a half!
Blu-ray vs. "ther 3ew Disc 4ormats
Will Blu-ray replace previous D#Ds6 "ts
manufacturers hope so! "n the meantime,
C#D has developed a Blu-ray5D-D combo
disc ith an approximate AA!&->B capacity,
alloing for the release of video in both
formats on a single disc! But Blu-ray is not
alone in the mar*etplace! 7 fe other
formats are competing for a share of the
D#D mar*et!
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1he other big player is HD-D#D, also called 6"D (7dvanced Eptical
Disc), hich as developed by electronics giants 1oshiba and 4?D!
HD-D#D as actually in the or*s before regular D#D, but it didn3t
begin real development until =%%A!
1he advantage to HD-D#D is that it uses the same basic format as
the traditional D#D and can therefore be manufactured with the
same e/uiment, saving on costs! 1he disadvantage is that it can7t
match the storage caacity of Blu-ray! 7 reritable, single-layer
HD-D#D can hold =% >B of dataF a double-layer disc can hold A%
>B (that3s compared to =0 >B and &% >B for Blu-ray)! 1he read-only
versions hold slightly less data! 7lso, HD-D#D doesn7t offer the
interactive caabilities of Blu-ray, although it ill probably be less
expensive than its competitor! 9or more information on HD-D#D,
chec* out Ho HD-D#D Wor*s!
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Blu-ray and HD-D#D are the to ma@or
competitors in the mar*et, but there are
other contenders, as ell! Warner Bros!
8ictures has developed its on system,
called +D-D-D-9! 1his system uses a
higher comression rate to put more
information (about to hours of high-
definition video) on a standard D#D!
1aian has created the 4orward -ersatile
Disc (9#D), an upgraded version of today3s
D#Ds that allos for more data storage
capacity (&!$ >B on a single-sided disc and /!G >B on a double-
sided disc)! 7nd Dhina has introduced the :nhanced -ideo Disc
(?#D), another high-definition video disc!
1here are also rofessional versions of the blue laser technology!
2ony has developed ;D86# and <roData (8rofessional Disc for
Data)! 1he former is designed for use by broadcasters and 7#
studios! 1he latter is primarily for commercial data storage (for
example, bac*ing up servers)!
When Will Blu-ray Become 6vailable?
Blu-ray recorders have been available in Capan for some time,
here more consumers have access to HD1# than in the :nited
2tates! Eutside of Capan, hoever, it has been a bit of a aiting
game! :ntil Cune =%%), the format had been available in the :nited
2tates only for home recording, professional recording and data
storage! "n a press release dated Cune .&, =%%), 2amsung
?lectronics 7merica, "nc! announced the shipment of the industry3s
first Blu-ray disc player to retailers in the :!2! mar*et! 1he Blu-ray
disc players ill be available for purchase on Cune =&th! (2ony3s Blu-
ray compatible #7"E #>4-7-./%> 8D is also geared to hit the
streets!) 7nd, @ust so you on3t be ithout something to play in your
ne machine, 2ony 8ictures Home ?ntertainment is ma*ing some of
its titles available in the high-definition format, including popular titles
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Cust as ith most ne technologies, Blu-ray e'uipment ill be pricey
at first! "n =%%A, 2ony released its first Blu-ray recorder in Capan ith
a price tag of around HA,%%%! 1he 2amsung player hitting the :!2!
mar*et in Cune, the BD-8.%%%, has an B78 of H///!//! Ef course,
prices are expected to drop as the format gains popularity!
?ven hen the ne video standard begins to replace current
technologies, consumers on3t have to thro aay their D#Ds, but
they ill need to invest in a ne player! 1he industry is planning to
mar*et backward-comatible drives ith both blue and red lasers,
hich ill be able to play traditional D#Ds and DDs as ell as Blu-
ray discs! "n fact, here3s hat 2amsung had to say about the BD-
8.%%%:
1he 2amsung BD-8.%%% plays Blu-ray softare titles at the highest
resolution available via a native .%G%p HDB" output for films digitally
mastered in ./=% x .%G%p! 1he BD-8.%%% also up-converts
conventional D#Ds to .%G%p through the HDB" digital interface so
the picture 'uality of any traditional D#D ill loo* noticeably more
detailed hen used ith the disc player! 1he BD-8.%%% is
bac*ards compatible and plays both standard D#Ds and DDs in
addition to supporting all D#D formats including, D#D--7B, D#D-
-W, D#D--, D#DI-W, and D#DI-!
9or more information on Blu-ray and related topics, chec* out the
lin*s on the next page!
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1he HD-D#D as voted the successor to the D#D by D#D 9orum, an
international organi(ation comprising hardare, softare, media and
content companies that use and develop the D#D format! But many
companies support Blu-ray! "n the battle of HD-D#D vs! Blu-ray, ho
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Jun 15, 2006 - Samsung Launches
Industry's First Blu-ray Player
Samsung today announced that the industry's first Blu-
ray player has been shipped to retailers in the U.S.
market for availability on June 25th. he Samsung B!-"#$$$ plays
Blu-ray soft%are titles at the highest resolution available via a native
#$&$p '!() output for films digitally mastered in #*2$+#$&$p. he
B!-"#$$$ also up-converts conventional !,!s to #$&$p through the
'!() digital interface so the picture -uality of any traditional !,! %ill
look noticeably more detailed %hen used %ith the disc player. he B!-
"#$$$ is back%ards compatible and plays both standard !,!s and .!s
in addition to supporting all !,! formats including/ !,!-01(/ !,!-
02/ !,!-0/ !,!302/ and !,!30. .onnectivity includes '!()/
.omponent/ S-video and composite outputs. Supported audio formats
include !olby !igital/ !olby !igital "lus/ !S/ ("4 and #*25'6 7".(.
he B!-"#$$$ %ill be available in stores on June 25/ 2$$8 at a (1" of
9***.**.
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ay 1!, 2006 - Pi"neer Shi#s B$%-101&
Blu-ray $ri'e ("r P)s
"ioneer ;lectronics is no% shipping the "ioneer B!0-
#$#1/ the industry's first Blu-ray !isc <B!= computer
drive/ %hich %ill come bundled %ith Sonic Solutions 0o>io Blu-ray !isc
soft%are and blank media by !5. his first generation B!0-#$#1
product is targeted to%ards professional users and technology
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enthusiasts %ho %ill be using the Blu-ray drive for advanced storage
needs. ?)n order to serve our clients' needs at the highest level/ %e
must anticipate their needs for uses of ne% media formats/? said
0andy 'udson/ member of the !,! 1ssociation/ and president and
.;@ of Broadness/ a media service company providing 1A, media
services/ digital cinema media services/ and online video and audio
media delivery solutions. ?he professional !,! production community
has al%ays counted on "ioneer to deliver technologies/ products and
support that allo%s us to e>ceed our clients' e>pectations.?
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ay *, 2006 - S"ny Pictures "'es Bac+
Blu-ray %eleases t" June
Sony "ictures 'ome ;ntertainment <S"';= president
BenBamin Ceingold today said the studio's first batch of
Blu-ray releases %ill be ready by (ay 24 as planned/ but the release
date %ill be moved back to June 2$ in an effort to ensure a more
coordinated launch. ?he maBority of our retail base and hard%are
partners have re-uested that %e reconsider this date to better coincide
%ith the first commercially available Blu-ray-compatible hard%are.?
Ceingold said. he decision to hold off shipping Blu-ray titles to
retailers comes a month after Samsung announced its first Blu-ray
player %ouldn't arrive in stores until June 25. he eight Blu-ray titles
scheduled for release on June 2$ are 5$ Cirst !ates/ he Cifth ;lement/
'itch/ 'ouse of Clying !aggers/ 1 5night's ale/ he 7ast 2alt6/
0esident ;vil 1pocalypse and >D>.
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&#r 2,, 2006 - -$. and Primera &nn"unce
In+/et-Printa0le Blu-ray edia
!5 and "rimera today announced the introduction of
the %orld's first inkBet printable Blu-ray media. he
media is coated %ith a special inkBet-optimi6ed surface that not only
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delivers e>tremely bright/ high-resolution full color images and te>t/
but also prevents %arping. ?"rimera is pleased to partner %ith !5 to
bring the first inkBet printable B!-0 to market/? said (ark !. Strobel/
"rimera echnology's vice president of sales and marketing. ?!5 B!-
0 is the perfect solution for our customers %ho %ill be using high-
capacity B!-0 media for backup and archival/ data storage/ high-
definition video and a host of other cutting-edge applications.? !5
and "rimera %ill introduce the inkBet-printable B!-0 media in the third
-uarter of 2$$8. !5 also announced it has developed the %orld's first
thermal printable Blu-ray media compatible %ith thermal disc
publishing and duplication systems.
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&#r 21, 2006 - Panas"nic t" Launch Blu-ray
$ri'es ("r P)s in Ja#an
"anasonic today announced that the company %ill
introduce a half-height internal Blu-ray !isc <B!= drive
for desktop computers in Japan on June #$/ 2$$8. he 7C-(B#2#J! B!
drive/ %hich can read and %rite single-layer and dual-layer B!s/ is also
fully back%ards compatible %ith !,!-0@(A!,!E0A!,!E02A!,!-
01( as %ell as .!-0@(A.!-0A.!-02. he drive %ill come bundled
%ith a %ide variety of soft%are to help users easily backup and archive
a large amount of data/ edit video and audio and intuitively drag and
drop data for !,! and .! burning. "anasonic also announced that it
%ill make the half-height B! drive for desktop computers and slim-line
slot and tray loading B! drives for notebook ".s available for @;(
clients starting this month.
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&#r 10, 2006 - -$. Begins Shi##ing Blu-ray
%ec"rda0le and %e1ritea0le edia
!5 today announced that it has begun shipping 25FB
B!-0AB!-0; <recordableAre%riteable= media to retailers
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nation%ide/ making it the first to market %ith bare Blu-ray media.
0etail pricing is set at 9#*.** for a 25FB B!-0 and 92G.** for a 25FB
B!-0;. )n addition/ !5 %ill ship 5$FB Blu-ray media later this year
%ith retail pricing set at 9GH.** for a 5$FB B!-0 and 95*.** for a
5$FB B!-0;. !5's Blu-ray !isc roadmap also reveals plans to further
e>tend the format's speed and capacity in the future/ proving that Blu-
ray is truly future-ready. !5 technologies have already enabled
creating #$$FB/ -uad-layer Blu-ray !isc prototypes and bla6ing
2#8(bps <8>= speed. he company is currently in the process of
developing the %orld's first 2$$FB Blu-ray !isc prototype.
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&#r *, 2006 - Samsung $elays Blu-ray
Player Launch 2ntil June
Samsung is rescheduling the US launch of their Blu-ray
player from (ay 24 to June 25 in order to complete
compatibility testing %ith several Blu-ray test discs that %ill become
available from product manufacturers and content providers in late
1pril. 1ccording to the company/ the hard%are development for
Samsung's B!-"#$$$ Blu-ray player is complete and ready for mass
production in Su%on/ South 5orea once these compatibility tests are
passed. Samsung also announced that the player no% supports #$&$p
output via '!() as %ell as upconversion of !,!s to #$&$p.
1dditionaly/ the built-in memory card interface has been upgraded to
support (ini-S! and (emory Stick "ro !uo formats. Samsung added
that these ne% features %ill not change the e>pected 9*** street
price.
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ar 23, 2006 - Panas"nic &nn"unces
Pricing and &'aila0ility "( Blu-ray Player
"anasonic today announced the upcoming availability of
the company's first Blu-ray player/ the !("-B!#$/
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available this September. he player supports #$&$p output via '!()/
as %ell as playback of !,!s and .!s. ?2ith the !("-B!#$/ "anasonic
proves its commitment to providing the best high-definition
entertainment e>perience for the home/? said 0eid Sullivan/ vice
president/ merchandising/ "anasonic's entertainment group. ?@ur goal
is to focus on the total solution for an uncompromised high-definition
e>perience.? he introduction of the !("-B!#$ is timed to coincide
%ith "anasonic's release of its first #$&$p "lasma ,s this fall/ %hich
can make full use of Blu-ray's high-definition entertainment
capabilities. "ricing in the United States on the !("-B!#$ has not
been finali6ed/ but %ill be less than 9#/5$$.
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ar 16, 2006 - S"ny &nn"unces Pricing and
&'aila0ility "( Blu-ray Pr"ducts
Sony today debuted its first Blu-ray !isc <B!= products in
the U.S./ along %ith details on suggested pricing and
availability for some of the ne% offerings. hese ne>t generation
devices include a stand-alone Blu-ray player/ ,1)@ desktop and
notebook computers/ an aftermarket internal computer drive/ and
recordableAre%ritable media. he B!"-S# Blu-ray player is targeted to
ship in July for about 9#/$$$. he ,1)@ ". %ith Blu-ray !isc %ill be
available for about 92/4$$. Both the ,1)@ 0. desktop and notebook
%ith a Blu-ray drive %ill be available by early summer. 1dditionally/
pre-orders for the B!"-S# player %ill be available through
SonyStyle.com and Sony Style retail stores/ beginning on (arch #H.
he player %ill also be available for pre-order at the same time
through authori6ed internet dealers.
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ar 15, 2006 - PlayStati"n * Launches
4"rld1ide in 5arly 6"'em0er 2006
Sony .omputer ;ntertainment )nc. <S.;)= announced
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today that it %ould launch "layStation 4 <"S4= in early Iovember 2$$8
in Japan/ Iorth 1merica and ;urope simultaneously. 2ith a monthly
production capacity of one million units/ S.;) %ill push for%ard a
po%erful product launch to spread the platform rapidly throughout the
%orld/ together %ith a strong and attractive lineup of "S4 game titles.
"S4 incorporates the final specifications of Blu-ray !isc <B!=/ and %ith
the over%helming computing po%er of "S4/ it enables playback of Blu-
ray soft%are at a high bit rate. Users can also connect "S4 to high-
speed broadband net%ork through Figabit ;thernet and comfortably
enBoy a %ide-range of rich and e>citing content and services over the
net%ork.
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Fe0 2!, 2006 - Li"nsgate &nn"unces -itles
("r Blu-ray Launch
7ionsgate/ the leading independent filmed entertainment
company/ today announced plans to release #$ titles on
the ne>t-generation high-definition Blu-ray !isc <B!= to coincide %ith
the arrival of the first commercially offered B! players in stores. he
first %ave/ available at retail on (ay 24/ %ill include .rash and 7ord of
2ar/ priced at a 94*.** S0"/ and he "unisher/ Sa% and erminator
2: Judgment !ay/ marked at a 92*.** S0". he second %ave %ith five
additional titles %ill follo% shortly thereafter %ith a JuneAJuly date still
to be determined. hese B! titles include 0eservoir !ogs/ otal 0ecall/
Stargate and Crank 'erbert's !une priced at 92*.**/ %hile he !evil's
0eBects %ill be available at a 94*.** S0".
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Fe0 2!, 2006 - S"ny Pictures 7"me
5ntertainment -argets ay Launch
Sony "ictures 'ome ;ntertainment <S"';= today
announced that they are targeting (ay 24 to deliver the
first %ave of Blu-ray !isc <B!= titles at retail. !elivery %ill coincide
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%ith the launch that day of the first commercially available B! player
from Samsung/ %hich %ill be follo%ed shortly by B! players from
"ioneer and Sony along %ith a B! compatible ,1)@ ". from Sony. he
first B! titles from S"'; and (F( %ill include: 5$ Cirst !ates/ he
Cifth ;lement/ 'itch/ 'ouse of Clying !aggers/ 1 5night's ale/ he
7ast 2alt6/ 0esident ;vil 1pocalypse and >D>. B! titles streeting June
#4 include: 5ung Cu 'ustle/ 7egends of the Call/ 0obocop/ Stealth/
Species/ S21 and erminator. Under%orld ;volution %ill debut in
early Summer day-and-date %ith the !,!.
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Fe0 21, 2006 - &&)S ade &'aila0le ("r
Interim Licensing
11.S 71 today announced the immediate availability of
11.S <1dvanced 1ccess .ontent System= under interim
licensing agreements. ?2hile ne>t generation '! players are in final
assembly/ and movies are being mastered/ the 11.S architects are
ensuring consumers can enBoy the '! picture/ sound and robust
portability potential of 11.S %ithout any further delays/? said 0ichard
!oherty/ 0esearch !irector for the ;nvisioneering Froup. ?(uch more
than Bust '! movies/ 11.S delivers ne% consumer interactivity/
portability and feature enhancement after purchase on a scale like no
other consumer digital entertainment system can.? he final license
agreement for 11.S is e>pected to be announced in the coming
months. )n the meantime/ companies in the consumer electronics/ )
and entertainment industries are no% able to develop devices and
solutions based on the published specs and compliance rules.
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Fe0 3, 2006 - S"ny &nn"unces Pricing ("r
Blu-ray "'ies
Sony "ictures on uesday became the first maBor studio
to put a price tag on Blu-ray movies %hen they become
available in US stores this year. .atalog Blu-ray !isc <B!= titles %ill
%holesale for 9#H.*5/ about the same as !,!s %hen that format hit
the market in #**H. Ie%-release B! movies %ill %holesale for 924.G5/
a premium of #5J-2$J over %hat suppliers %ere charging for ne%
theatrical !,!s. he higher pricing structure for ne% Blu-ray releases
is meant to accommodate the sell-through and rental markets/ said
BenBamin Ceingold/ president of Sony "ictures 'ome ;ntertainment.
'e added that Sony %ill not attach any suggested list prices to its B!
movies/ at least not at this time. ?Crom the retail perspective/ this is
going to be a hot product/ and retailers %ill no doubt determine their
o%n margin structure/? he said. ?2e believe in a free market.? Blu-ray
movies likely %ill start sho%ing up in stores by early summer.
0ead more: -euters
Fe0 6, 2006 - Primera &nn"unces Bra'" 8%-
Blu $isc Pu0lisher
"rimera/ the %orld's leading developer and manufacturer
of automated .!A!,! duplication and printing
e-uipment/ today announced its Bravo D0-Blu !isc "ublisher. Bravo
D0-Blu is the %orld's first automated burn and print device to feature a
ne% high-capacity Blu-ray recorder and media. he initial release of
the Bravo D0-Blu utili6es single-layer discs to store up to 25FB of
data. 1n upgrade %ill be available shortly after launch that %ill allo%
dual-layer media/ %hich stores up to 5$FB of data per disc. Since up
to 5$ discs can be loaded into the Bravo D0-Blu at a time/ this gives a
total native capacity of up to 2.5B <terabytes= of data that can be
published in a single session. he Bravo D0-Blu/ %hich %ill be
e>hibited at .eB) 2$$8/ is e>pected to begin shipping in 1pril 2$$8
and %ill sell for 95**5.
0ead more: 8rimera
Jan 13, 2006 - )5S 2006 %e#"rt and 6e1 Ph"t"s
he .onsumer ;lectronics Sho% <.;S= 2$$8/ %hich is the
%orld's largest technology tradesho%/ %as recently held
from January 5-&/ 2$$8/ in 7as ,egas/ Ievada/ United
States and %e %ere there to check out the latest Blu-ray
players/ recorders/ %riters/ drives and media. .ompanies that %ere
sho%ing Blu-ray related products included BenK/ !ell/ 'itachi/ '"/
)nter,ideo/ 7F/ (itsubishi/ Iero/ "anasonic/ "hilips/ "ioneer/ Samsung/
Sharp/ Sonic/ Sony/ Ulead and ,erbatim. 1s you %ill see in the report
the players have gotten a lot smallerAsleeker and look less like
conceptual designs and more like production-ready models. Cor more
information and lots of photos/ please check out our .;S 2$$8 report.
o discuss the ne% Blu-ray recorders/ players/ %riters/ drives and
media/ check out the Blu-ray Corum.
0ead more: D?2 =%%) report
Jan 12, 2006 - $igital Playgr"und t"
Su##"rt Blu-ray $isc F"rmat
he adult film maker !igital "layground/ %hich claims to
control G$ percent of the US adult !,! market and is
reported to have sales of 9#2.8bn in 2$$5/ today told 1dult ,ideo
Ie%s <1,I= that they've decided to support the Blu-ray format and
release B! movies as soon as hard%are becomes available. ?2e feel
that of the t%o formats/ it's the one that's more future-proofed/? said
!igital "layground's president and founder/ %ho identifies himself as
Joone. ?2e'll probably start %ith "irates and )sland Cever 4/ because
those are top sellers and they're already available in high-def.? !igital
"layground has been preparing for the shift to '! for t%o and a half
years no% by shooting all of its films in '! and currently has a library
of over 5$ movies ready to be released in '! %ith five ne% movies
added every month.
0ead more: 7dult #ideo 4es
Jan 5, 2006 - "'ie Studi"s &nn"unce First 4a'e "(
Blu-ray "'ies
Seven of the eight maBor movie studios today announced
titles for the Blu-ray launch/ including 2arner/
"aramount/ Co>/ !isney/ Sony/ (F( and 7ions Fate. he
launch line-up %ill consist of over #$$ titles and include
recent hits as %ell as classics such as Batman Begins/ !esperado/
Cantastic Cour/ Cifth ;lement/ 'ero/ )ce 1ge/ 5ill Bill/ 7ethal 2eapon/
(ission )mpossible/ @cean's %elve/ "irates of the .aribbean/
0eservoir !ogs/ 0obocop/ and he (atri>. (any studios have also
announced that they %ill begin releasing ne% feature films on Blu-ray
!isc day-and-date %ith !,!/ as %ell as a continuous slate of catalog
titles every month. Cor a complete list of the announced titles/ check
out our ne% Blu-ray movies section.
0ead more: Blu-ray Bovies
Jan 5, 2006 - Blu-ray $isc F"rmat
S#eci(icati"ns )"m#leted
he Blu-ray !isc 1ssociation <B!1= today announced that
the format specification is complete and that licensing is
ready to begin for B!-0@(/ B!-0 and B!-0;. he completion of the
specification no% enables content providers and manufacturers to
begin the process of producing Blu-ray products for a %ide variety of
uses. ?2e are very pleased to announce this very important milestone
for the Blu-ray !isc format/? said ,ictor (atsuda/ global chairman/
Blu-ray !isc 1ssociation "romotions .ommittee. ?he completion of
these specifications is an important step in establishing Blu-ray !isc as
the premiere ne>t-generation optical disc format and provides
manufacturers %ith the information they need to launch products
beginning this Spring.?
!o%nload (ovies: Io% you can get Cree (ovie !o%nloads onlineL
0ead more: Blu-ray Disc 7ssociation

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