Blu Ray Disc: A Report Submitted For Class Seminar
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Sunil PillaiBLU RAY DISC
A REPORT SUBMITTED FOR CLASS SEMINAR
SUBMITTED BY
VINOD R. KANZARIA
(B.E.E.C. SEM-IV )
UNDER THE GUIDENCE OF
T. P. DAVE
(LECTURER)
INCLUDES
INTRODUCTION
HISTORY
CHARACTERISTICS
PHYSICAL FORMAT
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DVD AND BD
APPLICATION
INTRODUCTION
Blu-ray Disc (BD) is the name of a next-generation optical disc
format jointly developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA).
BDA is a group of the world's leading consumer electronics,
personal computer and media manufacturers (including Apple, Dell,
Hitachi, HP, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Pioneer, Philips,
Samsung, Sharp, Sony and Thomson).
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
INTRODUCTION (CONTINUE)
Blu-ray is currently supported by more than 170 of the world's
leading consumer electronics, personal computer, recording media,
video game and music companies.
The format also has broad support from the major movie studios as
a successor to today's DVD format.
Many studios have also announced that they will begin releasing
new feature films on Blu-ray Disc day-and-date with DVD.
HISTORY
CD was a very useful medium for the recording and distribution of
audio and some modest data-applications, demand for a new medium
offering higher storage capacities rose in the 90s.
These demands lead to the evolution of the DVD specification and a
five to ten fold increase in capacity.
Furthermore, the increased capacity accommodated more demanding
data applications.
Now, in the next millennium, High Definition video is demanding a
new solution.
This new format has arrived with the advent of Blu-ray Disc, the only
format that offers a considerable increase in storage capacity with its
25 to 50 GB data capacity.
This allows for the next big application of optical media: the
distribution and recording of High Definition video in the highest
possible quality.
BLU-RAY DISC KEY CHARACTERISTICS
Broadest Industry Support
Lifespan
Content Protection
Cost
Capacity
Robustness of disc
PHYSICAL FORMAT
Variations and sizes :
Single Layer – 25 GB
Dual Layer – 50 GB
Capacities of 100 GB and 200 GB, using four and eight layers
respectively, are currently being researched.
Physical size Single layer Dual layer capacity
capacity
12 cm 23.3/ 25/ 27 GB 46.6/ 50/ 54 GB
8 cm 7.8 GB 15.6 GB
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DVD AND BD
Just as DVD meant a 5 to 10 times increase in storage capacity compared
to CD, Blu-ray Disc will increase DVD capacity by 5 to 10 times.
This is due, among other reasons, to the usage of a blue instead of a red
laser and improved lens specifications, allowing for a much smaller focus
laser beam which enables the recording of much smaller and higher density
pits on the disc.
In blu ray disc less production material, a shorter production time and hence
lower production costs per disc.
APPLICATION
High Definition Television Recording
High Definition Video Distribution
Mass Data Storage
Digital Asset Management and Professional Storage
