Posted by WinField on 01/07/06 15:41

Richard wrote:
> Heck, you can put a 1080p60 file on a CD encoded with MPEG2. It is all up to
> the people who do the mastering what scan rate the file will be encoded at.
> If there is enough storage space on a disk for the program and extras at
> 1080p60 and the software tools are available, there is not reason not to
> encode the disk at that scan rate. Since HD-DVD will likely use the more
> efficient MPEG4 or another efficient encoding method, there should be plenty
> of room for most presentations.
>
> Richard.
>
>

Old codecs to be (re)used on new DVD format?

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-5974348.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

[quickie quote]

"Last week, studio giant Sony Pictures quietly voted for "none of the
above," and took a swipe at the new codec formats. The new advanced
codecs aren't immediately necessary for discs released in Sony's
high-capacity Blu-ray format, Sony Pictures executives said in an
interview with CNET News.com, and the studio would instead use the
11-year-old MPEG-2 video codec used on today's DVDs."

- winfield

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