The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) announced that television viewers could soon be enjoying their favorite programs or feature films in stereoscopic 3D, thanks to ground-breaking work being undertaken at this United Nations agency. According to the statement, Study Group 6 of ITU’s Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) has released a new report outlining a roadmap for future …
The Digital Entertainment Content Ecosystem LLC (DECE) announced it has reached key milestones toward establishing the first open market for digital content distribution. In addition, DECE announced that 21 companies have joined the group which now includes 48 members across entertainment, software, hardware, retail, infrastructure and delivery.
The MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF) announced the formation of its 3DTV Working Group and launch of its “3D over MPEG” campaign. According to the statement, this new working group and campaign continue MPEGIF’s work in furthering the widespread adoption and deployment of MPEG-related standards, including MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video compression technology. The 3DTV Working Group will …
HDMI Licensing, LLC made several declarations regarding 3D formats and their relationship to version 1.4 of the HDMI specification. According to the statement: – In order to respond to recent input from the industry, the HDMI Consortium will meet in late January 2010 to add an additional 3D format (tentatively named “Top/Bottom”) to the HDMI …
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The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) announced that it has completed work on its Blu-ray 3D specification. According to the statement, the Blu-ray 3D specification allows every Blu-ray 3D player and movie to deliver 1080p HD resolution to each eye, thereby maintaining the image quality to which Blu-ray Disc viewers are accustomed. Moreover, the specification is …
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The DVD Forum announced its new DVD Multi specifications that mandate player, drive and recorder compatibility for most DVD disc formats.
Toshiba Corporation announced that the DVD Consortium is expanding its membership and changing its name to the DVD Forum.
Toshiba Corporation announced that the DVD Forum has completed the format specifications for DVD-RAM and DVD-R.
Toshiba Corporation announced that the DVD Forum has initiated its interim DVD format and logo licensing program.
Toshiba Corporation announced that it, as well as Matsushita, Sony, Philips, Time Warner, Pioneer, JVC, Hitachi and Mitsubishi Electric, have agreed on the details of final DVD format.
Philips Electronics and Sony Corporation announced proposed specifications for a 12 cm high density Multimedia CD.