Scribd
Upload
39 views9 pages

Swathi (09uq1a0522)

This document summarizes the history and technical specifications of optical disc storage formats including Compact Discs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs. It notes that Compact Discs hold up to 80 minutes of audio, DVDs store over 6 times as much data as CDs, and Blu-ray Discs were developed to supersede DVDs. The document also provides details on Blu-ray Disc technical specifications including standard disc sizes and capacities, as well as required software standards for audio and video formats. It concludes by mentioning ongoing development efforts to increase Blu-ray Disc capacity and storage.

Uploaded by

ramprasadpandalaa
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
39 views9 pages

Swathi (09uq1a0522)

This document summarizes the history and technical specifications of optical disc storage formats including Compact Discs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs. It notes that Compact Discs hold up to 80 minutes of audio, DVDs store over 6 times as much data as CDs, and Blu-ray Discs were developed to supersede DVDs. The document also provides details on Blu-ray Disc technical specifications including standard disc sizes and capacities, as well as required software standards for audio and video formats. It concludes by mentioning ongoing development efforts to increase Blu-ray Disc capacity and storage.

Uploaded by

ramprasadpandalaa
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 9

BY:

SWATHI(09UQ1A0522)
contents

• History
• Technical specifications
• Software standards
• Ongoing development
History

• Compact Disc (also known as a CD)


Philips Introduce Compact Disc in
Netherlands, on March 8, 1979.
commercially available since October 1982
Disadvantages: hold up to 80 minutes of
uncompressed audio (700 MB of data)
• DVD, also known as Digital Versatile Disc or
Digital Video Disc
Invented by Philips and Sony
DVDs are of the same dimensions as compact
discs (CDs), but store more than six times
as much data
Capacity
4.7 GB
8.5 GB
9.4 GB
17.08 GB DVD-R read/write side
BLU-RAY DISK

• Blu-ray Disc (also known as BD)is an


optical disc storage medium designed to
supersede the standard DVD format.
• In January 2005, Sony announced that
they had developed a hard coating
polymer for Blu-ray Discs
Technical specifications
Type Physical Single layer Dual layer
size capacity capacity
Standard 12 cm 25 GB 50 GB
disc size

Mini disc 8 cm 7.8 GB 15.6 GB


size
Software standards

• Audio:-For audio, BD-ROM players are required to support Dolby


Digital (AC-3), DTS, and linear PCM. Players may optionally support
Dolby Digital Plus and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio as well as lossless
formats Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio
• Video:-For video, all players are required to
support MPEG-2 Part 2, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, and
SMPTE VC-1.MPEG-2 is the codec used on regular DVDs,
which allows backwards compatibility. MPEG-4 AVC was
developed by MPEG, Sony, and VCEG. VC-1 is a codec
that was mainly developed by Microsoft
Ongoing development

• Although the Blu-ray Disc specification has


been finalized, engineers continue to work
on advancing the technology
• Hitachi showcased a 100 GB Blu-ray Disc,
consisting of four layers containing 25 GB
each

You might also like