This document provides an overview of Blu-ray Disc (BD) technology. It begins with background on previous optical storage formats like CDs and DVDs. It then discusses the need for Blu-ray due to limitations of DVD storage capacity for high-definition content. Key aspects of Blu-ray like formats, storage specifications, construction, how it works, advantages over DVD are covered. Common Blu-ray hardware and media are also listed. The document concludes with availability and definitions of terms used.
The document summarizes the key characteristics and applications of Blu-ray disc technology. Blu-ray discs have a much higher storage capacity than DVDs, can store high-definition video and large amounts of data. They have strong copy protection, are durable, and can record and play back high-definition content like movies and television broadcasts in their original high quality. Blu-ray discs are also used for mass data storage and archiving high-definition video from camcorders.
Blu-ray Disc is a format for optical discs used to store high-definition video and large amounts of data. It was developed as an improvement over traditional DVDs, offering over 5 times the storage capacity through the use of blue laser technology. A standard Blu-ray Disc can hold 25GB of data on a single layer or 50GB on a dual layer disc. The Blu-ray Disc format was established in 2002 by a group of leading technology companies and supports playback of high-definition video without loss of quality.
The document defines optical storage and discusses optical disc drives. It explains that optical drives use lasers to read and write data to optical discs by detecting light reflections from bumps and areas on the disc's surface. The document outlines different types of optical media like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays, as well as read-only, rewritable, double-sided, and double-layer media. It also describes how optical drives spin and move discs to read data and how recorders encode data onto discs using lasers.
Blu-ray Disc is the 3rd generation optical disc format following CD and DVD. It has a higher storage capacity than previous formats, with single-layer discs holding 25GB and double-layer discs holding 50GB. This large capacity allows for recording of high definition video. Blu-ray Disc uses a blue-violet laser with a wavelength of 405nm compared to the red laser used for CD and DVD. Recording and playback techniques include run-length limited coding and a limit equalizer to improve the signal-to-noise ratio. Blu-ray Disc applications include high definition television recording, video distribution, and mass data storage. It is expected to replace CDs and DVDs due to its longer lifespan and higher storage capacity
A USB flash drive is a data storage device that contains flash memory with a USB interface. It is smaller, lighter, and more durable than optical discs. A flash drive consists of a printed circuit board with flash memory chips and a USB connector. Flash drives can store large amounts of data and transfer faster than optical drives. While useful for data transfer and storage, flash drives have a limited number of write/erase cycles before failing. Popular brands include Kingston, Transcend, Sandisk, HP, and iBall.
FireWire is a standard for connecting digital devices at high speeds. It allows up to 63 devices to connect to a single FireWire bus and transfer data at speeds up to 800 Mbps. FireWire uses peer-to-peer connectivity and provides power to devices through cables. It has advantages over USB for applications involving high-speed transfer of large amounts of digital media like video. FireWire is well-suited for uses like connecting digital cameras and camcorders to computers.
This document discusses Blu-ray discs, including their history, technology, characteristics, applications, and advantages/disadvantages over DVDs. Blu-ray discs were developed as the next generation optical disc format after DVDs, using a blue-violet laser instead of red to achieve higher resolution and data storage capacity of 25-50GB, over 5 times that of a standard DVD. Blu-ray discs allow for high definition video and audio recording and playback in devices like TVs, camcorders, and gaming consoles. While offering greatly increased storage, Blu-rays remain more expensive than DVDs.
The document summarizes the key characteristics and applications of Blu-ray disc technology. Blu-ray discs have a much higher storage capacity than DVDs, can store high-definition video and large amounts of data. They have strong copy protection, are durable, and can record and play back high-definition content like movies and television broadcasts in their original high quality. Blu-ray discs are also used for mass data storage and archiving high-definition video from camcorders.
Blu-ray Disc is a format for optical discs used to store high-definition video and large amounts of data. It was developed as an improvement over traditional DVDs, offering over 5 times the storage capacity through the use of blue laser technology. A standard Blu-ray Disc can hold 25GB of data on a single layer or 50GB on a dual layer disc. The Blu-ray Disc format was established in 2002 by a group of leading technology companies and supports playback of high-definition video without loss of quality.
The document defines optical storage and discusses optical disc drives. It explains that optical drives use lasers to read and write data to optical discs by detecting light reflections from bumps and areas on the disc's surface. The document outlines different types of optical media like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays, as well as read-only, rewritable, double-sided, and double-layer media. It also describes how optical drives spin and move discs to read data and how recorders encode data onto discs using lasers.
Blu-ray Disc is the 3rd generation optical disc format following CD and DVD. It has a higher storage capacity than previous formats, with single-layer discs holding 25GB and double-layer discs holding 50GB. This large capacity allows for recording of high definition video. Blu-ray Disc uses a blue-violet laser with a wavelength of 405nm compared to the red laser used for CD and DVD. Recording and playback techniques include run-length limited coding and a limit equalizer to improve the signal-to-noise ratio. Blu-ray Disc applications include high definition television recording, video distribution, and mass data storage. It is expected to replace CDs and DVDs due to its longer lifespan and higher storage capacity
A USB flash drive is a data storage device that contains flash memory with a USB interface. It is smaller, lighter, and more durable than optical discs. A flash drive consists of a printed circuit board with flash memory chips and a USB connector. Flash drives can store large amounts of data and transfer faster than optical drives. While useful for data transfer and storage, flash drives have a limited number of write/erase cycles before failing. Popular brands include Kingston, Transcend, Sandisk, HP, and iBall.
FireWire is a standard for connecting digital devices at high speeds. It allows up to 63 devices to connect to a single FireWire bus and transfer data at speeds up to 800 Mbps. FireWire uses peer-to-peer connectivity and provides power to devices through cables. It has advantages over USB for applications involving high-speed transfer of large amounts of digital media like video. FireWire is well-suited for uses like connecting digital cameras and camcorders to computers.
This document discusses Blu-ray discs, including their history, technology, characteristics, applications, and advantages/disadvantages over DVDs. Blu-ray discs were developed as the next generation optical disc format after DVDs, using a blue-violet laser instead of red to achieve higher resolution and data storage capacity of 25-50GB, over 5 times that of a standard DVD. Blu-ray discs allow for high definition video and audio recording and playback in devices like TVs, camcorders, and gaming consoles. While offering greatly increased storage, Blu-rays remain more expensive than DVDs.
CD-ROM is an optical disc used to store digital data originally developed for storing digital audio. It has a flat, round shape coated with a reflective material. Data is stored on CD-ROMs in the form of pits and lands, which are read by a laser focusing on the disc's spinning surface. CD-ROMs can store up to 650-700 MB of data and are read at varying speeds up to 52x, while writing is slower up to 32x. They use file systems like ISO 9660 to organize data on tracks and sectors. CD-ROMs provide large data storage in a compact, portable format but have slow writing speeds and data cannot be rewritten.
This document provides an overview of Blu-ray technology. It discusses that Blu-ray uses a blue laser and thinner disc structure to achieve over 5 times the storage capacity of DVDs, allowing for recording of high definition video. The format was developed by a consortium of electronics companies and supports playback of full length HD movies. Blu-ray has higher manufacturing costs than DVD initially but production costs are expected to decrease over time as the technology matures. It will likely replace DVD and provide the standard for high definition video storage going forward.
Storage devices can be optical, magnetic, or solid state. Optical devices like Blu-ray discs, CDs, and DVDs use lasers to read and write data while magnetic devices such as hard disks, magnetic tape, and floppy disks use magnetism. Solid state devices like external hard drives, SD cards, and USB flash drives store data electronically without moving parts or power source. Common storage devices vary in size, portability, storage capacity, and whether the data can be erased or not.
Holographic memory seminar ppt contains all aspects of holography and holographic storage. It provide history and technical background of holography. Contains reading and writing data into photopolymer. Lack of development of HDSS, its application and conclusion.
This document provides an overview of a presentation about pen drives (USB flash drives). It discusses the structure, technology, components, and internal workings of pen drives. Key points include: pen drives use flash memory and a USB interface, their main components are a USB connector, controller chip, flash memory chip, and oscillator, data is stored on and accessed from the flash memory chip, and they provide advantages over other storage methods like floppy disks due to being smaller, faster, more durable, and having larger storage capacities.
Hard disk drives have several key components including disk platters, read/write heads, an actuator mechanism, spindle motor, logic board, and cables. Disk platters are coated with a magnetic recording medium, which were originally iron oxide but now include thinner, harder materials like glass. Modern drives use glass or glass-ceramic platters coated with thin-film, oxide, or anti-ferromagnetically coupled media. Read/write heads read and write data to the magnetic surfaces of spinning disk platters.
Wireless Universal Serial Bus (Wireless USB) allows devices to connect to each other without cables by using ultra wideband technology. It provides high speed data transfer of up to 480 Mbps over short ranges of up to 10 meters. Wireless USB uses encryption and pairing techniques to ensure security of data transmission. It is envisioned for applications such as connecting digital cameras, printers, and speakers without wires. While portable and simple to install, it has limitations such as higher cost than wired USB and smaller range than Wi-Fi. Wireless USB is expected to be used in future devices like wireless HDMI extenders and become more common as the technology matures.
Holographic data storage is a potential technology in the area of high-capacity data storage currently dominated by magnetic and conventional optical data storage. Magnetic and optical data storage devices rely on individual bits being stored as distinct magnetic or optical changes on the surface of the recording medium. Holographic data storage records information throughout the volume of the medium and is capable of recording multiple images in the same area utilizing light at different angles.
This document provides information about troubleshooting DVD players. It begins by describing what a DVD player is and its main components like the optical system, disc drive mechanism, and printed circuit board. It then discusses common faults in DVD players such as DTS being disabled, incorrect aspect ratios, loose connections, dirty lenses/discs, and geographical incompatibilities. The document defines troubleshooting as locating faulty components and determining causes. It explains that troubleshooting is needed to reduce faults and ensure proper device functioning. Specific troubleshooting techniques for DVD players include enabling DTS output, cleaning connections and lenses, and using substitution methods to isolate problems.
The document summarizes different optical disc formats, including CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs. It describes the basic properties and evolution of CDs from solely audio storage to encompassing data, video, and photo formats. It then discusses the higher storage capacities of DVDs and various recording standards and sizes. Finally, it outlines the development of Blu-ray discs for high-definition video and audio storage, their layers, capacities up to 100GB, and mini/standard sizes and variants.
In computing and optical disc recording technologies, an optical disc is a flat, usually circular disc which encodes binary data in the form of pits and lands on a special material on one of its flat surfaces.
Optical storage uses light to read data stored on optical discs or memory cards. Common optical storage devices include CDs, DVDs, Blu-Ray discs, HD DVDs, USB flash drives, memory cards, and smart cards. CDs hold around 800MB of read-only data, while DVDs and Blu-Ray discs can hold significantly more data up to 50GB in writable formats, using laser light of different wavelengths to read small pits in the disc's surface. Flash memory cards and drives store data electronically in non-volatile memory.
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a digital audio/video interface that transmits uncompressed digital data between audio/video sources and compatible digital devices like televisions and computer monitors. The document is a seminar report submitted by Aniket Mani Tripathi that provides an overview of HDMI including its history, specifications, versions, advantages over other interfaces like DVI, supported features and applications. It also discusses HDMI's benefits and drawbacks. The report aims to explain what HDMI is and how it works in transmitting uncompressed digital audio and video over a single cable.
This document discusses different types of storage devices. It begins by explaining that storage devices are used to store data even when a computer is turned off. It then provides details on various storage media like audio cassettes, video cassettes, VCRs, floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, and USB drives. For CDs and DVDs specifically, it describes their structure, read/write speeds, storage capacities, advantages like portability and large storage, and disadvantages like slow writing speeds. The document emphasizes that storage devices allow easy transfer of data and files between computers.
Secondary memory is where programs and data are kept on a long-term basis. Common secondary storage devices are the hard disk and optical disks. The hard disk has enormous storage capacity compared to main memory. The hard disk is usually contained inside the case of a computer.
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This document discusses different types of storage devices including optical storage devices. It provides a brief history of optical storage including the introduction of CDs in 1983, DVDs in 1996, and Blu-Ray in 2002. It describes how optical storage works by making marks on an optically readable medium that can be read back with a laser, and how data is stored in pits and lands. The document also outlines other storage devices like hard drives, solid state drives, flash memory, and magnetic storage devices.
Solid-state drives (SSDs) are storage devices that use solid-state flash memory instead of rotating disks. SSDs have no moving parts, faster access times than hard disk drives, lower power consumption, and can withstand physical shock better than hard drives. However, SSDs are currently more expensive than hard drives and offer less storage capacity. SSDs are commonly found in servers, desktop and laptop computers, camcorders, gaming consoles, smartphones, and other portable electronic devices.
This character description generator will generate a fairly random description of a belonging to a random race. However, some aspects of the descriptions will remain the same, this is done to keep the general structure the same, while still randomizing the important details.
The generator does take into account which race is randomly picked, and changes some of the details accordingly. For example, if the character is an elf, they will have a higher chance of looking good and clean, they will, of course, have an elvish name, and tend to be related to more elvish related towns and people.
I've made the descriptions as detailed as possible, while also withholding as many details as possible. This may sound odd, but I've done it by mostly describing how a character looks, rather than his or her personality. I've tried to make the character's looks and some vague personality traits dictate what kind of person he or she could be.
For example, a character with a scar could've received it during battle, but in this generator it could also have been due to an ex-lover, an epic adventure, or a tale of regaining ones honor.
I hope by doing this you will be able to let your imagination loose and fill in the blanks. One description could create hundreds of characters which all look the same, but are entirely different people.
To start, simply click on the button to generate a random description. Don't like the description? Simply click again to get a new one.Brown, wavy hair slightly reveals a craggy, menacing face. Narrow blue eyes, set narrowly within their sockets, watch impatiently over the lands they've bled for for so long.
A beard charmingly compliments his eyes and mouth and leaves a pleasurable memory of his fortunate upbringing.
This is the face of Alluin Nightgaze, a true daredevil among blood elves. He stands seductively among others, despite his fragile frame.
There's something extraordinary about him, perhaps it's his sympathy or perhaps it's simply his unfortunate past. But nonetheless, people tend to treat him like family, while jealousy consumes them.You're free to use names on this site to name anything in any of your own works, assuming they aren't already trademarked by others of course.
All background images part of the generators are part of the public domain and thus free to be used by anybody,
with the exception of user submitted backgrounds, images part of existing, copyrighted works, and the pet name generator images.
All other original content is part of FantasyNameGenerators.com and cannot be copied, sold or redistributed without permission.
Blu-ray disc is an optical disc storage medium with more than 5 times the storage capacity of DVDs. It uses a blue-violet laser with a wavelength of 405 nm to read very small pits as small as 0.15 microns arranged at a track pitch of 0.32 microns, allowing single-layer discs to hold up to 25GB and double-layer discs to hold up to 50GB of data. Blu-ray discs are more durable than DVDs due to their protective coating and encryption system, and are able to store and playback high-definition video without quality loss.
CD-ROM is an optical disc used to store digital data originally developed for storing digital audio. It has a flat, round shape coated with a reflective material. Data is stored on CD-ROMs in the form of pits and lands, which are read by a laser focusing on the disc's spinning surface. CD-ROMs can store up to 650-700 MB of data and are read at varying speeds up to 52x, while writing is slower up to 32x. They use file systems like ISO 9660 to organize data on tracks and sectors. CD-ROMs provide large data storage in a compact, portable format but have slow writing speeds and data cannot be rewritten.
This document provides an overview of Blu-ray technology. It discusses that Blu-ray uses a blue laser and thinner disc structure to achieve over 5 times the storage capacity of DVDs, allowing for recording of high definition video. The format was developed by a consortium of electronics companies and supports playback of full length HD movies. Blu-ray has higher manufacturing costs than DVD initially but production costs are expected to decrease over time as the technology matures. It will likely replace DVD and provide the standard for high definition video storage going forward.
Storage devices can be optical, magnetic, or solid state. Optical devices like Blu-ray discs, CDs, and DVDs use lasers to read and write data while magnetic devices such as hard disks, magnetic tape, and floppy disks use magnetism. Solid state devices like external hard drives, SD cards, and USB flash drives store data electronically without moving parts or power source. Common storage devices vary in size, portability, storage capacity, and whether the data can be erased or not.
Holographic memory seminar ppt contains all aspects of holography and holographic storage. It provide history and technical background of holography. Contains reading and writing data into photopolymer. Lack of development of HDSS, its application and conclusion.
This document provides an overview of a presentation about pen drives (USB flash drives). It discusses the structure, technology, components, and internal workings of pen drives. Key points include: pen drives use flash memory and a USB interface, their main components are a USB connector, controller chip, flash memory chip, and oscillator, data is stored on and accessed from the flash memory chip, and they provide advantages over other storage methods like floppy disks due to being smaller, faster, more durable, and having larger storage capacities.
Hard disk drives have several key components including disk platters, read/write heads, an actuator mechanism, spindle motor, logic board, and cables. Disk platters are coated with a magnetic recording medium, which were originally iron oxide but now include thinner, harder materials like glass. Modern drives use glass or glass-ceramic platters coated with thin-film, oxide, or anti-ferromagnetically coupled media. Read/write heads read and write data to the magnetic surfaces of spinning disk platters.
Wireless Universal Serial Bus (Wireless USB) allows devices to connect to each other without cables by using ultra wideband technology. It provides high speed data transfer of up to 480 Mbps over short ranges of up to 10 meters. Wireless USB uses encryption and pairing techniques to ensure security of data transmission. It is envisioned for applications such as connecting digital cameras, printers, and speakers without wires. While portable and simple to install, it has limitations such as higher cost than wired USB and smaller range than Wi-Fi. Wireless USB is expected to be used in future devices like wireless HDMI extenders and become more common as the technology matures.
Holographic data storage is a potential technology in the area of high-capacity data storage currently dominated by magnetic and conventional optical data storage. Magnetic and optical data storage devices rely on individual bits being stored as distinct magnetic or optical changes on the surface of the recording medium. Holographic data storage records information throughout the volume of the medium and is capable of recording multiple images in the same area utilizing light at different angles.
This document provides information about troubleshooting DVD players. It begins by describing what a DVD player is and its main components like the optical system, disc drive mechanism, and printed circuit board. It then discusses common faults in DVD players such as DTS being disabled, incorrect aspect ratios, loose connections, dirty lenses/discs, and geographical incompatibilities. The document defines troubleshooting as locating faulty components and determining causes. It explains that troubleshooting is needed to reduce faults and ensure proper device functioning. Specific troubleshooting techniques for DVD players include enabling DTS output, cleaning connections and lenses, and using substitution methods to isolate problems.
The document summarizes different optical disc formats, including CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs. It describes the basic properties and evolution of CDs from solely audio storage to encompassing data, video, and photo formats. It then discusses the higher storage capacities of DVDs and various recording standards and sizes. Finally, it outlines the development of Blu-ray discs for high-definition video and audio storage, their layers, capacities up to 100GB, and mini/standard sizes and variants.
In computing and optical disc recording technologies, an optical disc is a flat, usually circular disc which encodes binary data in the form of pits and lands on a special material on one of its flat surfaces.
Optical storage uses light to read data stored on optical discs or memory cards. Common optical storage devices include CDs, DVDs, Blu-Ray discs, HD DVDs, USB flash drives, memory cards, and smart cards. CDs hold around 800MB of read-only data, while DVDs and Blu-Ray discs can hold significantly more data up to 50GB in writable formats, using laser light of different wavelengths to read small pits in the disc's surface. Flash memory cards and drives store data electronically in non-volatile memory.
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a digital audio/video interface that transmits uncompressed digital data between audio/video sources and compatible digital devices like televisions and computer monitors. The document is a seminar report submitted by Aniket Mani Tripathi that provides an overview of HDMI including its history, specifications, versions, advantages over other interfaces like DVI, supported features and applications. It also discusses HDMI's benefits and drawbacks. The report aims to explain what HDMI is and how it works in transmitting uncompressed digital audio and video over a single cable.
This document discusses different types of storage devices. It begins by explaining that storage devices are used to store data even when a computer is turned off. It then provides details on various storage media like audio cassettes, video cassettes, VCRs, floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, and USB drives. For CDs and DVDs specifically, it describes their structure, read/write speeds, storage capacities, advantages like portability and large storage, and disadvantages like slow writing speeds. The document emphasizes that storage devices allow easy transfer of data and files between computers.
Secondary memory is where programs and data are kept on a long-term basis. Common secondary storage devices are the hard disk and optical disks. The hard disk has enormous storage capacity compared to main memory. The hard disk is usually contained inside the case of a computer.
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This document discusses different types of storage devices including optical storage devices. It provides a brief history of optical storage including the introduction of CDs in 1983, DVDs in 1996, and Blu-Ray in 2002. It describes how optical storage works by making marks on an optically readable medium that can be read back with a laser, and how data is stored in pits and lands. The document also outlines other storage devices like hard drives, solid state drives, flash memory, and magnetic storage devices.
Solid-state drives (SSDs) are storage devices that use solid-state flash memory instead of rotating disks. SSDs have no moving parts, faster access times than hard disk drives, lower power consumption, and can withstand physical shock better than hard drives. However, SSDs are currently more expensive than hard drives and offer less storage capacity. SSDs are commonly found in servers, desktop and laptop computers, camcorders, gaming consoles, smartphones, and other portable electronic devices.
This character description generator will generate a fairly random description of a belonging to a random race. However, some aspects of the descriptions will remain the same, this is done to keep the general structure the same, while still randomizing the important details.
The generator does take into account which race is randomly picked, and changes some of the details accordingly. For example, if the character is an elf, they will have a higher chance of looking good and clean, they will, of course, have an elvish name, and tend to be related to more elvish related towns and people.
I've made the descriptions as detailed as possible, while also withholding as many details as possible. This may sound odd, but I've done it by mostly describing how a character looks, rather than his or her personality. I've tried to make the character's looks and some vague personality traits dictate what kind of person he or she could be.
For example, a character with a scar could've received it during battle, but in this generator it could also have been due to an ex-lover, an epic adventure, or a tale of regaining ones honor.
I hope by doing this you will be able to let your imagination loose and fill in the blanks. One description could create hundreds of characters which all look the same, but are entirely different people.
To start, simply click on the button to generate a random description. Don't like the description? Simply click again to get a new one.Brown, wavy hair slightly reveals a craggy, menacing face. Narrow blue eyes, set narrowly within their sockets, watch impatiently over the lands they've bled for for so long.
A beard charmingly compliments his eyes and mouth and leaves a pleasurable memory of his fortunate upbringing.
This is the face of Alluin Nightgaze, a true daredevil among blood elves. He stands seductively among others, despite his fragile frame.
There's something extraordinary about him, perhaps it's his sympathy or perhaps it's simply his unfortunate past. But nonetheless, people tend to treat him like family, while jealousy consumes them.You're free to use names on this site to name anything in any of your own works, assuming they aren't already trademarked by others of course.
All background images part of the generators are part of the public domain and thus free to be used by anybody,
with the exception of user submitted backgrounds, images part of existing, copyrighted works, and the pet name generator images.
All other original content is part of FantasyNameGenerators.com and cannot be copied, sold or redistributed without permission.
Blu-ray disc is an optical disc storage medium with more than 5 times the storage capacity of DVDs. It uses a blue-violet laser with a wavelength of 405 nm to read very small pits as small as 0.15 microns arranged at a track pitch of 0.32 microns, allowing single-layer discs to hold up to 25GB and double-layer discs to hold up to 50GB of data. Blu-ray discs are more durable than DVDs due to their protective coating and encryption system, and are able to store and playback high-definition video without quality loss.
Blu-ray is a next-generation optical disc format that can store more data than DVDs. It uses a blue-violet laser with a shorter wavelength to achieve a smaller and more closely spaced pit size, allowing for 25GB on a single-layer disc versus DVD's 4.7GB. Blu-ray's smaller pit size and track pitch provide higher density and durability than DVDs. While critics argue it requires new machinery, Blu-ray is seen as the future standard format for high-definition video, eventually replacing DVDs.
Blu-ray discs can store significantly more data than traditional DVDs due to their use of a blue laser instead of red, allowing for smaller data pits. A single-layer Blu-ray disc can hold up to 25GB of data, enough for over 2 hours of high-definition video. Blu-ray discs are also more durable than DVDs due to their stronger protective coating that makes them more resistant to scratches, fingerprints, and dust. The Blu-ray format was developed to enable recording, playback and rewriting of high-definition video as well as storing large amounts of computer data.
Blu-ray and HD DVD are competing high-definition disc formats. Blu-ray can hold more data (50GB dual-layer vs 30GB for HD DVD) using a smaller laser beam, but HD DVD players are currently cheaper. Both use encryption and are capable of storing HD video without quality loss. It is unclear which format will dominate, as success will depend on cost, availability, and support from movie studios and electronics manufacturers. While Blu-ray is technologically superior, the winner is not guaranteed to be the best technology.
Blu-ray is a format for optical discs that can store high-definition video and large amounts of data. It uses a blue-violet laser to read and write data onto discs that can hold up to 50GB, allowing for high-quality video playback. Developed by a group of technology companies, Blu-ray offers advantages like high storage capacity and data protection compared to existing DVD standards, though it is not compatible with older disc formats and players.
Blu-ray disc is a next-generation optical disc format that was developed to enable high-definition video recording and storage of large amounts of data. It uses a blue laser operating at a wavelength of 405 nm to read very small pits arranged in a continuous spiral track, allowing for 25 or 50 gigabytes of data storage on a single or double layer disc respectively. Blu-ray discs offer benefits over previous formats such as DVD including shorter wavelength for greater precision, higher data density, and increased durability. Ongoing developments aim to further increase storage capacity and compete with video on demand technologies.
Blu-ray is a next-generation optical disc format that uses blue-violet lasers and can hold up to 50GB of data, allowing for the storage of multiple hours of high-definition video. It was developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association to enable recording, rewriting, and playback of HD video and large amounts of data. Blu-ray's greater storage capacity and data protection compared to DVDs has led many movie and game studios to release titles in the Blu-ray format.
Blu-ray offers significantly higher storage capacity than DVDs. A single-layer Blu-ray disc can hold 25GB of data, allowing for around 2.5 hours of high-definition video. Double-layer discs can hold 50GB, enabling around 4.5 hours of HD video storage. Blu-ray's smaller laser wavelength of 405nm and track pitch of 0.32 microns allow for much denser data compression compared to DVD.
Blu-ray or Blu-ray Disc (BD, BRD) is a digital optimal dics storage format. It was designed to supersede the DVD format, in that it is capable of storing high definition video resolution (1080p)
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Hello everyone, the Blu-ray disc is become standard to store Video and Audio at high quality. So, here I have covered each section of blu-ray disc from Introduction, history, formats, structure, specs, pros and cons, applications etc. info.
Blu-ray disc is an optical disc format that can store high-definition video and audio. It uses a blue-violet laser with a shorter wavelength than DVDs to read and write data in smaller pits, allowing for greater storage capacity in the same physical space. Single-layer Blu-ray discs can hold up to 25GB of data, while double-layer discs can hold up to 50GB, enabling storage of high-definition movies and interactive features. The technology continues to be developed to increase capacity and performance.
Blu-ray disc is an optical disc format that can store high-definition video and audio. It uses a blue-violet laser with a shorter wavelength than DVDs to read and write data in smaller pits, allowing for greater storage capacity. A single-layer Blu-ray disc can hold up to 25GB, over 5 times the capacity of a standard DVD. Blu-ray discs also support advanced features like recording live television, interactive menus, and online updates. The technology continues to be developed to increase capacity and performance.
Blu-Ray disks can store significantly more data than DVDs due to a smaller laser wavelength that allows for denser data storage. Blu-Ray uses a blue-violet laser with a wavelength of 405nm compared to DVD's 650nm red laser, allowing Blu-Ray disks to store up to 50GB of data. Blu-Ray also features improved data encoding and supports high-definition video playback without quality loss. As technology advances, Blu-Ray disk capacity continues to increase, with demonstrations of disks holding over 500GB.
Blu-ray, also referred to as Blu-ray Disc (BD), is the name associated with 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.
This document discusses the history and technology of Blu-Ray discs. It explains that Blu-Ray discs offer over 5 times the storage capacity of DVDs, enabling high definition video and more data storage. Blu-Ray uses a blue-violet laser with a shorter wavelength than DVDs to read grooves that are half the size, allowing for greater density and capacity on the disc. The document outlines the key technologies used in Blu-Ray discs and compares their advantages to other storage formats and discs.
Blu-ray Disc is a next-generation optical disc format that was developed to enable high-definition video playback and storage of large amounts of data. It utilizes a blue-violet laser to read and write data, giving it the name "Blu-ray." The Blu-ray Disc format was developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association, a group of over 170 leading consumer electronics and media companies. Blu-ray Discs can store 25 GB per layer for standard discs, up to 128 GB for quadruple-layer discs, significantly more than DVDs and allowing for high-definition video.
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This document provides an overview of steganography through:
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In a move of unparalleled transparency, Blackjack decides to broadcast their cyber conquests on ruexfil.com. Because nothing screams "covert operation" like a public display of your hacking prowess, complete with screenshots for the visually inclined.
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2. Content
INTRODUCTION
WHY BLU-RAY
NEED OF BLU-RAY
BLU-RAY FORMATS
BLU-RAY STORAGE SPECIFICATIONS
CONSTRUCTION OF BLU-RAY
HOW DOES BLU-RAY WORK?
BLU-RAY ADVANTAGES
TERMS USED
3. INTRODUCTION
Blu-ray, also known as Blu-ray Disc (BD) is the name of a next generation
optical disc format jointly developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association
(BDA), a group of leading consumer electronics and PC
companies(including Dell, Hitachi, HP, JVC, LG, Mitsubishi, Panasonic,
Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, TDK and Thomson).
But before coming on the Blu-ray technology I will like to explain some
previously used optical storage mediums.
4. ABOUT CDs
44,100 samples/channel/second x 2 bytes/sample x 2 channels x 74 minutes x
60 seconds/minute = 783,216,000 bytes
• A CD can store up to 74 minutes of music
• Fairly simple piece of plastic
• About 1.2 mm thick and 12 cm diameter
• Injection-molded piece of clear polycarbonate plastic
• Uses a red LASER of wavelength 780nm to read data track
Construction of CD
5. ABOUT CDs
• A CD has a single spiral track of data
• The data track is approximately 0.5 microns wide, with 1.6 microns
separating one track from the next
Data Track On CD
Bumps On CD
6. ABOUT DVDs
• DVDs are of the same diameter and thickness as CDs
• Made using some of the same materials and manufacturing methods like a CD
• A standard DVD holds about seven times more data than a CD does
• Use a red LASER of wavelength 650nm to read data track
Cross section of DVD
7. ABOUT DVDs
• A DVD has a single spiral track of data just like CD
• Data track is -- just 740 nanometers separate one track from the next
• Elongated bumps that make up the track are each 320 nanometers wide, a
minimum of 400 nanometers long and 120 nanometers high.
Data Track on
DVD
Bumps On DVD
8.
9. WHY BLU-RAY
The Blu-ray name is a combination of "blue," for the color of the
laser that is used, and "ray," for optical ray. The "e" in "blue" was
purposefully left off, according to the manufacturers, because an
everyday word cannot be trademarked.
10. NEED OF BLU-RAY
• Standard DVD can hold 4.7 GB (gigabytes) of information. That's about
the size of an average two-hour, standard-definition movie with a few
extra features
• A high-definition movie, which has a much clearer image takes up about
five times more bandwidth and therefore requires a disc with about five
times more storage
• As TV sets and movie studios make the move to high definition,
consumers are going to need playback systems with a lot more storage
capacity
11. BLU-RAY FORMATS
• BD-ROM (read-only) - for pre-recorded content
• BD-R (recordable) - for PC data storage
• BD-RW (rewritable) - for PC data storage
• BD-RE (rewritable) - for HDTV recording
12. BLU-RAY STORAGE
SPECIFICATIONS
• A single-layer Blu-ray disc, which is roughly the same size as a DVD, can
hold up to 27 GB of data -- that's more than two hours of high-definition
video or about 13 hours of standard video.
• A double-layer Blu-ray disc can store up to 54 GB, enough to hold about
4.5 hours of high-definition video or more than 20 hours of standard
video. And there are even plans in the works to develop a disc with twice that
amount of storage.
13.
14. CONSTRUCTION OF BLU-RAY
• Each Blu-ray disc is about 1.2 millimeters thick and 12 cm in diameter.
• BLU-RAY has pits that are only 0.15 microns (µm) long. This is more than
twice as small as the pits on a DVD.
• Blu-ray has track pitch from 0.74 microns to 0.32 microns
15. HOW DOES BLU-RAY WORK?
• Discs store digitally encoded video and audio information in pits, spiral
grooves that run from the center of the disc to the edges.
• A laser reads the other side of these pits -- the bumps.
• Blu-ray uses a blue laser of shorter wavelength (405 nanometers) than a
red laser (650 nanometers).
18. BLU-RAY HARDWARE
PIONEER BD/DVD/CD Reader/
Writer for PC
HITATCHI BD Player/Recorder
For HDTV
LG BD Player/Recorder
For HDTV
MITSUBISHI BD Player/Recorder
For HDTV
PIONEER BD Player/Recorder
For HDTV
19. • 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.
• Create playlists.
• Edit programs recorded on the disc.
• Automatically search for an empty space on the disc to avoid recording over a
program.
• Access the Web to download subtitles and other extra features.
• Blu-ray discs are better armed than current DVDs. They come equipped with a
secure encryption system -- a unique ID that protects against video piracy and
copyright infringement.
• Blu-ray has a higher data transfer rate -- 36 Mbps.
• Do not have the problems of birefringence and disc tilt.
BLU-RAY ADVANTAGES
20. BLU-RAY AVAILABILITY
Blu-ray recorders are already available in Japan, where more consumers have
access to HDTV than in the United States. Outside of Japan, once more TV sets
come equipped with a high-definition tuner and more films and television shows
are produced in high-definition (which is expected to happen by late 2005 or
2006), Blu-ray movies and TV shows on disc should become widely available.
21. TERMS USED
• STANDARD DEFINITION -: It includes the standard formats used for video
distributions that is NTSC and PAL formats.
NTSC-: Displays a total of 30 frames per second; but it does this in a sequence of 60
fields, each of which contains alternating lines of the picture, at a the
specification of 525 scan lines and 500 dots of horizontal resolution . Used in America
and Japan.
PAL-: Which displays at 50 fields per second or 25 frames per second, at a the
specification of 625 scan lines and 500 dots of horizontal resolution . Used in Asian
and European countries
• HIGH DEFINITION -: This format has higher resolution. It displays an image
in a sequence of 720 dots of horizontal resolution and can have either 720
or 1080 scan lines.
NTSC
PAL
500 Dots
Screen
625 Scan
lines
500 Dots
Screen
525 Scan
lines
22. • HDTV (HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION) -: It is a television which supports
the High Definition contents on TV broadcast. This requires a high resolution
screen and a special tuner called HD tuner.
• BIREFRINGENCE -: In a DVD, the data is sandwiched between two
polycarbonate layers having a polycarbonate layer on top of the data can
cause a problem called birefringence, in which the substrate layer refracts
the laser light into two separate beams. If the beam is split too widely, the
disc cannot be read.
• DISC TILT -: if the DVD surface is not exactly flat, and is therefore not
exactly perpendicular to the beam, it can lead to a problem known as disc
tilt, in which the laser beam is distorted due to which a DVD is rendered
useless.
TERMS USED
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