BLU-RAY ADVANCED CONTENT

BLU-RAY Advanced Content is where the difference really lies. BLU-RAY Advanced Content is no more DVD than VHS is to DVD. It is a totally new and a very complex ball game. First is its ability to interact on many different levels.

The authoring platform is called HDI for BLU-RAY Interactivity. Invented by the Disney studios and Microsoft it is more akin to the HTML environment for web development. It is really a whole new way of writing code and code writing is what the game is all about.

Whether it is picture in picture or “floating” popup menus the authoring process begins with the writing of a computer program that’s one purpose is to play your HD video on a DVD disc. This is where the majority of the “authoring” cost lie. Until you see it, you won’t understand how the new features of BLU-RAY really make a DVD presentation shine like never before. It is simply beautiful, albeit somewhat expensive.