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European Commission antitrust officials are probing the licensing strategies of two rival new generation DVD developers, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc, the EU executive said on Thursday...Once the EU receives more information, it could decide to open a formal investigation or drop the case. More information can be found here. Add a comment
...The Commission wants to know whether the licensing terms of the DVD formats could break European Union competition rules, but it said this was not the start of a formal investigation.
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Technicolor Home Entertainment Services' next-generation DVD replication lines are installed at the company's worldwide headquarters in Camarillo, Calif. The company has three HD DVD replication lines, and three Blu-ray Disc replication lines, in place to meet early studio and consumer requirements. In addition, Technicolor Home Entertainment Services has installed dedicated, state-of-the-art mastering and testing equipment for both of these new formats in its Advanced Media Development Center in Camarillo. This facility also houses complete printing, custom packaging, and distribution facilities to support North American retail operations. The company plans to add future capacity for both formats in different geographies to meet projected demand, and to satisfy the ongoing needs of studio and independent right holder customers.If you'd like to read more, Thomson's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
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Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic) on July 26 announced that it has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, charging that DVD discs made by CMC Magnetics Corporation (CMC), a Taiwanese disc manufacturer, infringe Matsushita Electric's patents. The lawsuit also names two US affiliates of CMC, Hotan Corporation and KHypermedia Corporation.It will be interesting to see how this turns out. If you'd like to read more, head on over to DigiTimes. Add a comment
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The Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) announced today that it has signed an agreement with Ecma International to work together to finalize an industry-wide archival-grade optical disc specification. The purpose of this initiative is to address end user needs calling for established practices in media archive life testing and classification. The final goal is the issuance of an ISO standard available to industry for broad implementation.According to OSTA's press release, the two groups plan to develop an optical media archival test methodology and promote its implementation. More information can be found here. Add a comment
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LightScribe today announced that an additional 25 hardware brands, personal computer and optical drive manufacturers, media brands and software developers have licensed its Direct Disc Labeling technology. These new licensees include leading hardware brands Ahtec Computer, Buffalo, Candy Technology, CompUSA, Gericom, LG Electronics, Mad Dog Multimedia, Paradigit and Samsung; personal computer manufacturers Founder and Targa; optical disc drive manufacturer TEAC; media brands Digitex, Esperanza, Infiniti, Omega, Platinet, PRIMEON, Ricoh and River Pro Audio; hardware component manufacturer MediaTek; software developers B.H.A., Honest Technology and NEATO; and disc publishing systems manufacturer Alea.If you'd like to read more, LightScribe's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
The expanded base of over 70 licensees highlights broad LightScribe technology adoption and reflects enthusiastic customer response. Over 12 million LightScribeenabled drives and 90 million CDs and DVDs have shipped to date. Additionally, LightScribe-enabled drive shipments account for 10% of all DVD burners manufactured on a monthly basis.
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InterVideo, Inc. (NASDAQ:IVII - News), an industry leader in next-generation DVD and multimedia software, announced today the release of the much-anticipated InterVideo DVD Copy 5(TM) Platinum. This follow-up to the successful DVD Copy series includes a number of new features and innovations that makes it the best choice for disc copying and backup needs.DVD Copy 5 Platinum is available now and can be purchased through Intervideo's website for $79.95. More information on DVD Copy 5 Platinum can be found here. Add a comment
More than just a copy program, InterVideo DVD Copy 5 Platinum is the fastest disc backup software on the market that can be used to copy unencrypted movies, file and backup data, or merge multiple video files and burn to a single DVD in three easy steps.
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| Writing Speeds: DVD±R: 8x DVD±R DL: 8x DVD+RW: 8x DVD-RW: 6x DVD-RAM: 5x CD-R: 24x CD-RW: 16x Access Times: DVD-ROM: 180ms | Read Speeds: DVD-ROM (Single): 8x Max DVD-ROM (Dual): 6x Max DVD-Video: 4x Max DVD±R: 8x Max DVD±RW: 6x Max DVD±R DL: 6x Max DVD-RAM: 5x Max CD-ROM: 24x Max Buffer Size: 2MB |
One neat thing about the LF-P967C is that it can be powered directly from the USB bus. Of course, it is consideraly slower when not using the AC adapter. If you'd like to read more, Panasonic's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
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Moser Baer India Ltd., a manufacturer of compact disks and other optical media based in New Delhi, is claiming to be one of the first companies shipping HD DVD-R (recordable), to original equipment manufacturers globally.While I'm happy to hear that we'll see HD DVD-R media soon, it makes you wonder where all the HD writers are. If you'd like to read more, head on over to EE Times. Add a comment
The disks, which have a capacity of 15 GB, are used in medical and government imaging, photography and high-definition video recording.
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Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ:SNIC - News), the leader in digital media software, broke new high-definition ground today with the release of Toast 7 with Blu-ray Disc (BD) support -- the first application of its kind for the Mac. The software ushers in a new era of advanced optical disc recording providing Mac users with the ability to store as much as 50 GB of data on a BD-R (recordable) or BD-RE (rewritable) disc. The Blu-ray Disc capabilities extend Toast's long history of Mac-platform firsts and exemplify Sonic's commitment to helping the industry make a successful transition to next-generation formats. Toast 7 with BD support is available exclusively for original equipment manufacturers developing next-generation external BD drives. The first drives to feature Toast 7 with BD support are expected to be available later this quarter.If you'd like to read more, Sonic's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
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Hitachi-LG Data Storage (under CEO Kazuya Hori) has developed the half-height Blu-ray disc drive GBW-H10N for built-in use in PCs that achieves 4x high-speed recording for the first time in the industry. Production is slated to begin in late July 2006.No word on pricing. As we find out more, we'll let you know. In the mean time, Hitachi-LG Data Storage's entire press release can be found here. Add a comment
This product or so-called super-multi Blu-ray disc drive can record and play back Blu-ray format discs BD-R and BD-RE, play back BD-ROM, record and play back all-format DVDs (DVD-RAM/R/RW, +R/RW), as well as CD-R and CD-RW, and play back DVD-ROM and CD-ROM.
The GBW-H10N can record and play back 25GB large-capacity Blu-ray discs BD-R and BD-RE suitable for storing high-quality images. For BD-R in particular, this product achieves quadrupled data transfer speed as fast as 144 Mbps for the first time in the industry. Video data saved on a HDD can be transferred to a disc and a large volume of data backed up in a short time. Moreover, the BD-RE 2x recording speed is realized as the currently highest speed in the industry.
