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The DVD6C Licensing Group (DVD6C), whose members include eight leading developers of DVD technology and formats — Hitachi, Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (Panasonic), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sharp Corporation, Toshiba Corporation, Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (JVC) and Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. — today announced that Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (SAMSUNG) joined its worldwide joint licensing program which provides manufacturers of DVD products the ability to license essential DVD patents owned by the group's members.If you'd like to read more, the entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
DVD6C has licensed essential DVD patents owned by its member companies since June 1999 (adding licensing for DVD-Recorders, DVD-Audio Players, DVD-R, -RW and -RAM Drives, DVD-Audio, -R, -RW, -and -RAM Discs and Cases in September 2003). DVD6C's licenses cover patents owned by the 6C member companies that are essential for products that comply with the DVD-format specifications defined by the DVD Forum.
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Nero, leaders in digital media technology, announces today that its premier digital media software suite, Nero 7, is ready for Windows Vista Release to Manufacturing (RTM).I'm guessing that we're going to see a new version of Nero in the next day or two as the current build, version 7.5.7.0, has some known issues with Vista. If you'd like to read more, Nero's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
Having rapidly addressed the latest developmental changes to Microsoft's highly-anticipated new operating system through the RC1 and RC2 phases, Nero now offers its Windows Vista-ready software to consumers online at www.nero.com. Current Nero 7 customers will also be able to download this version free of charge at the company's website.
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Belonging to the first generation of Blu-ray writers, the device seems to operate very good on most supported media types.If you'd like to read more, CD Freaks' entire review can be found here. Add a comment
As the drive is RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive) Compliant, means it should be "Lead-, Mercury- and Cadmium-free" and an environment friendly product.
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The Instant Video To-Go is available now for a suggested retail price of $79.95. More information is available on ADS Tech's website. Add a comment
ADS Tech (www.adstech.com) announced today Instant Video To-Go, the industry's first hardware-based H.264 conversion solution for PCs. Featuring the superior quality encoding that has made ADS Tech's growing line of mobile player accessories so popular, ADS Tech's new video transfer accelerator provides the convenience of USB 2.0 connectivity in a small, compact device. The hardware accelerator incorporated in Instant Video To-Go enables consumers to convert videos for playback on Apple iPods, Sony PSPs and other portable video players up to five times faster than real time.
With Instant Video To-Go, a 100-min./2GB MPEG2 or VOB video file can be converted into high-quality (320x240), H.264 video in approximately 20 minutes. The same video would require about 5 hours to convert with software encoding.
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The PDW-70MD is available now for a suggested retail price of $14,995. More information can be found on Sony's website. Add a comment
Sony Electronics today introduced an optical HD recorder to capture and store high-definition video of medical procedures in 1440 x 1080i resolution. The device can record and store up to two hours on a 23GB PFD-23 XDCAM disc, which is sealed to help prevent scratches and preserve data with minimal degradation for more than 50 years, based on Sony's accelerated testing.
The PDW-70MD XDCAM HD recorder integrates a 3.5-inch (viewable area measured diagonally) color LCD screen that allows users to view thumbnail-sized stills of footage accessible through random access memory. This enables users to quickly identify points of interest without manually winding through hours of footage.
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InterVideo, Inc. (NASDAQ:IVII - News) and its subsidiary Ulead Systems, Inc., industry leaders in video, image and DVD software, today announced that its products will be Microsoft Windows Vista-ready starting from current releases.If you'd like to read more, InterVideo's entire press releae can be found here. Add a comment
"The launch of Windows Vista is really exciting for us," said Steve Ro, President of InterVideo. "We are fully committed to delivering Windows Vista-certified versions of our software in time for the commercial launch. Our customers can rest assured that when they buy a new Windows Vista PC, or upgrade their current one to Windows Vista, InterVideo Ulead digital media software will remain their best choice for quality, performance and value."
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Sony DADC has announced that they now have six 50 GB Blu-ray Disc production lines up and running.Sony DADC also has nine 25 GB Blu-ray Disc production machines in operation and has shipped over three million Blu-ray Discs since beginning production in May. More information can be found here. Add a comment
The company, which announced its 50 GB Blu-ray production plans in May of this year, is currently ramping up production to 60K discs per day. High demand for the 50 GB dual layer Blu-ray Disc is a result of the format's ability to deliver superior, uncompressed audio and high bit-rate video, more value added interactive content, as well as more available space to include additional bonus features such as deleted scenes, interviews and commentary.
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By 2008, prices for Blu-ray Disc (BD) drives will drop 50% from current levels amid aggressive development by various related brands and makers, according to Shuji Minami, general manager, product business group of Sony NEC Optiarc. Minami also said the maker is not ruling out seeking new partners in Taiwan or placing more orders with existing Taiwan-based partners.Even if prices drop by 50%, we're still looking at drives costing $300-$500. If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes. Add a comment
Demand for BD drives are expected to be driven by full high-definition (HD) demand for 19-inch-and-above LCD monitors and the new Vista operating system (OS) from Microsoft in 2007, Minami indicated.
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Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, today announced that it has filed suit against German software manufacturer Nero AG and its U.S. affiliate, Nero Inc., for infringement of one of Sonic's video editing patents. The complaint, filed in the United States district court in Marshall, Texas, alleges that Nero's video editing software infringes Sonic's U.S. Patent No. 6,204,840.It will be interesting to see how Nero responds. If you'd like to read more, Sonic's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
Sonic's patent, filed in 1998, relates to certain techniques for "digital multimedia composition." Among other applications, the patent covers improved ways to create digital videos using a graphical "storyline" to sequence individual video segments.
