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Blue Ray Disc

Blu-ray Disc is a next-generation optical disc format that can store high-definition video and large amounts of data using blue laser technology. It was developed in the early 2000s by a group of leading tech companies and studios to enable recording and playback of HD content. Blu-ray Discs can hold 25GB on a single-layer and 50GB on a dual-layer disc, over 5 times the storage of a standard DVD. The format is expected to become more common as HDTV adoption increases.

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Blue Ray Disc

Blu-ray Disc is a next-generation optical disc format that can store high-definition video and large amounts of data using blue laser technology. It was developed in the early 2000s by a group of leading tech companies and studios to enable recording and playback of HD content. Blu-ray Discs can hold 25GB on a single-layer and 50GB on a dual-layer disc, over 5 times the storage of a standard DVD. The format is expected to become more common as HDTV adoption increases.

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Blu-ray Disc

By Asit Kumar Mohanty


Regn no : 0301227253
HISTORY

     
                                                                                 
INTRODUCTION
► Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD) is the
name of a next-generation optical disc format. 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.
Foundation
► Blu-ray disc (BD) is appropriately named after
the blue laser used to write the data
► The first blue laser was developed in 1996 by
Shuji Nakamura (Nichia Corporation)
► In 2002, an alliance was formed, called the Blu-
ray Disc Association, including the likes of Sony,
Samsung, Sharp, Hewlett-Packard, and Royal
Phillips
► The “e” is intentionally left out of the name due to
trademark restrictions
Blu-ray Disc Association
► Apple Computer, Inc.
► Dell Inc.
► Hewlett Packard Company
► Hitachi, Ltd.
► LG Electronics Inc.
► Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
► Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
► Pioneer Corporation
► Royal Philips Electronics
► Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
► Sharp Corporation
► Sony Corporation
► TDK Corporation
► Thomson Multimedia
► Twentieth Century Fox
► Walt Disney Pictures
► Warner Bros. Entertainment
Variations and Sizes
►A single-layer Blu-ray disc (BD) has enough
storage capacity (25GB) for approximately two
hours of high-definition video with audio.
► A dual-layer (50GB) BD can hold enough data for
approximately four hours of HD video.
► TDK recently announced that they have created a
working Blu-ray disc capable of holding 200GB of
data (six 33GB data layers).
Laser and optics
► Blu-ray systems use a blue-violet laser
operating at a wavelength of 405 nm,
similar to the one used for HD DVD, to read
and write data. Conventional DVDs and CDs
use red and infrared lasers at 650 nm and
780 nm respectively.
Why Blue Lasers?
► High-definition TV provides six times more
picture information than standard-definition
TV
 More bits per second required
 More gigabytes per disc required

1920 x 1080 x 30 = 62 million pixels/second


HDTV
720 x 480 x 30 = 10 million pixels/second
SDTV
Disc Characteristics
► Single layer: 25 GB
Dual layer: 50 GB
► Diameter: 120 mm
► Thickness: 1.2 mm
► Center hole diameter: 15
mm
► Uses GaN laser of
wavelength 400 nm
► The smaller laser,
compared to the DVD
and CD, keeps the
process more efficient
(~5 mW) Courtesy Blu-ray Disc Founders “Blu-ray Disc Format White Paper”
Hard-coating technology
► In January 2004 was
introduced a clear polymer
coating that gives Blu-ray
Discs unprecedented
scratch resistance. The
coating was developed by
TDK Corporation and is
called "Durabis". It allows
BDs to be cleaned safely
with only a tissue.
Blu-ray and DVD
Parameters Blu-ray DVD
Storage capacity 25GB 4.7GB (single-layer)
(single- 8.5GB (dual-layer)
layer)
50GB (dual-
layer)
Laser wavelength 405nm (blue 650nm (red laser)
laser)
Numerical aperture 0.85 0.60
(NA)
Disc diameter 120mm 120mm
Disc thickness 1.2mm 1.2mm
Protection layer 0.1mm 0.6mm
Hard coating Yes No
Track pitch 0.32µm 0.74µm
Data transfer rate 36.0Mbps 11.08Mbps (1x)
(data) (1x)
Data transfer rate 54.0Mbps 10.08Mbps (<1x)
(video/audio) (1.5x)
Video resolution (max) 1920×1080 720×480/720×576 (480i/576i)
Video bit rate (1080p) 9.8Mbps
(max) 40.0Mbps
Video codecs MPEG-2 MPEG-2
MPEG-4 -
AVC -
SMPTE VC-
1
Blu-ray vs DVD capacity
CD vs DVD vs Blu-ray writing
Compatibility
► This issue has introduced a competitor, the HD-DVD, that based its technology around
being compatible with the DVD
► Recently the BDA has developed recorders that are BD/DVD/CD compatible
► JVC has advanced the BD by developing a BD/DVD combo disc that stores both DVD and
BD data. It is composed of two DVD layers and a third BD layer storing 33.5 GB total
Blu-ray Advantages
► Record high-definition television
(HDTV) without any quality loss
► Instantly skip to any spot on the disc
► Record one program while watching
another on the disc
► Edit or reorder programs recorded on
the disc
► Automatically search for an empty
space on the disc
Future
► Expect the BD to become more prevalent once
the HDTV market establishes its presence
► Audio and video will reach higher qualities with
larger storage space
► Look for BD with more than two layers as the
technology is further refined
Conclusion
► BothDVD and BD would most likely co-exist
for quiet some time until HDTVs become
more widespread.
Thank you

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