James Delahunty
2 Sep 2005 2:27
Nero, leaders in digital media technology, will showcase software with support for the Blu-ray format the Philips booth at the IFA show in Berlin. The IFA Show takes place from September 2nd to September 7th. Nero 6 Reloaded, the all in one burning solution for CD/DVD/blur laser, has the ability to burn data with a blue laser onto Blu-Ray recordable media. Nero ShowTime 2 allows users to playback all digital recordings, including video recorded into Blu-Ray discs.
Blu-Ray is a competing format for next generation DVD technology being jointly developed and backed by the Blu-ray Disc Association. The Blu-ray disc association consists of a group of leading electronics and PC companies. The difference between the Blu-ray format and the current DVD recordable media available is that Blu-ray uses a blue laser instead of red. Blue lasers have shorter wavelength than red lasers allowing data storing at high densities.
This results in much higher available capacity on a disc the same size as a DVD disc which is needed for the emerging market for high definition material and next generation games that will be used with consoles like the upcoming Playstation 3. The high-definition (HD) movie features achieved by using Blu-ray single-layer media with Nero applications include six hours of HD movie playback, 11 hours of standard content playback, and Dolby Digital multichannel surround playback with 40 Mbps maximum bit rate for ultra high quality.
"Nero’s embrace of Blu-ray technology is integral to our mission to provide the most powerful and up-to-date recording solutions for our customers," says Nero’s Jim Corbett, Executive Director of Nero AG. "We encourage everyone who attends the IFA show to see it in action at the Philips booth, and to rely on Nero for applications that bring this new standard to life." Competing with Blu-ray is HD-DVD, which also has heavy support behind it. However, yesterday it emerged that Toshiba may delay the release of HD-DVD players until 2006, instead of its previous end of the year deadline.
Sources:
Nero.com