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Capitolul 1: Tehnologia Blu-ray

Apariţia CD-ului la începutul anilor '80, a însemnat un salt enorm pentru mijloacele mass-media tradiționale. Pe lângă îmbunătățirea semnificativă a calității audio, CD-ul oferea şi o capacitate de stocare de 650 MB, ceea ce presupunea o evoluţie semnificativă pentru mediile de stocare a datelor. Pentru prima dată, a existat un standard universal pentru mijloacele mass-media inscripționabile și reinscripționabile, ce oferea o calitate mai bună şi caracteristici pe care consumatorii şi le doreau, la costuri foarte mici.

Deși CD-ul a fost un mediu foarte util pentru înregistrarea și distribuirea de materiale audio și câteva aplicaţii de date, în anii '90 cererea pentru un mediu nou, care să ofere o capacitate mai mare de stocare a crescut. Aceste cerințe au dus la apariţia DVD-ului și implicit la o creştere a capacității de stocare de până la 5-10 ori mai mare. Iniţial produs pentru a stoca filme, acest suport putea fi folosit pentru orice fel de date, inclusiv producţii multimedia interactive. Având această capacitate de stocare DVD-ul era un mediu versatil, el putând stoca cu uşurinţă materiale video (filme întregi), audio, imagini, texte, grafică, într-un cuvânt un mediu ideal pentru era multimedia.

Acum, în mileniul următor, standardele video de înaltă definiție (HD = high definition) necesită o nouă soluție. Istoria a demonstrat că o creștere semnificativă de până la 5-10 ori a capacităţii de stocare și de redare a formatelor de generaţie anterioară, sunt elemente cheie ale unui nou format pentru a reuși. Acest format nou a sosit odată cu apariţia discului Blu-ray.
Discul Blu-ray (numit și BD, de la expresia engleză Blu-ray Disc) este un tip de disc optic de mare densitate, folosit pentru stocarea de date, în special înregistrări video de înaltă rezoluție. Numele Blu-ray provine de la culoarea albastru-violet a razei laser cu care se fac citirea și scrierea acestui tip de disc. Din cauza lungimii de undă relativ mici (405 nm), un disc Blu-ray poate conține o cantitate de informații mult mai mare decât unul de tip DVD, care folosește un laser de culoare roșie de 650 nm. Astfel, un disc Blu-ray poate să conțină 25 GB pe fiecare strat, de peste 5 ori mai mult decât DVD-urile cu un strat (care au 4,7 GB); iar discurile Blu-ray cu două straturi (50 GB) pot stoca de aproape 6 ori mai multe date decât un DVD cu dublu strat (8,5 GB). Există mai mulți fabricanți care au lansat pe piață discuri Blu-ray inscripționabile și reinscripționabile, cu un singur strat sau cu strat dublu. Aceste discuri sunt noua generaţie de DVD-uri care oferă o calitate Full HD a imaginilor şi pentru că arată şi se comportă precum DVD-urile standard sunt la fel de uşor de utilizat.

Capitolul 2: Caracteristici

2.1 Suport industrial

Formatul de disc Blu-ray a fost dezvoltat de Blu-Ray Disc Association (BDA), un grup de producători de electronice, computere şi producători media cu mai mult de 180 companii membre din întreaga lume. Istoria a arătat că suportul unificat al industriei pentru conceperea unui format particular, este modalitatea cea mai probabilă care conduce către succes. De aceea, participarea celor mai renumiţi producători de electronice și companii de IT a condus către succesul celui mai bun standard de stocare: discul Blu-ray. Discul blu-ray este susținut de producătorii de hardware de talie mondială în CE şi IT din SUA, Europa, Japonia și Coreea, precum Dell, HP, Hitachi, LG Electronics, Matsushita (Panasonic), Mitsubishi, Pioneer, Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony și Thomson/RCA.

2.2 Durata de viață

Formatul Blu-ray a fost proiectat astfel încât să satisfacă cerinţele utilizatorilor pentru cel puțin 10-15 ani. Capacitatea sa mare de stocare de la 25 la 50 GB permite cea mai bună calitate video posibilă, și satisface chiar și cele mai exigente nevoi de stocare a datelor. După cum am văzut cu formatul DVD în trecut, cele mai multe titluri premium necesită două discuri. Acesta este motivul pentru care discul Blu-ray încorporează spațiu de stocare suplimentar, spaţiu care este necesar pentru un film de înaltă definiție. Formatele cu o capacitate mai mică de stocare sunt potrivite doar ca soluții provizorii, fiind necesară înlocuirea lor mult mai devreme, decât a unui format care ia în considerare nevoile ulterioare de stocare încă din prima zi. Aceasta, desigur, va necesita investiții în mai multe echipamente de producție, și va duce la creșterea confuziei în rândul consumatorilor.

2.3 Protecţia conţinutului

Blu-ray oferă unele dintre cele mai puternice metode de protecție la copiere, dezvoltate vreodată pentru orice format destinat consumatorilor. Acest lucru face ca discul Blu-ray să fie cea mai bună alegere pentru orice furnizor de conținut, care doreşte să îşi asigure protecţia împotriva pirateriei. Bazat pe feedback-ul oferit de către producători şi experienţele cu celelalte formate, formatul Blu-ray încorporează un mecanism robust de protecție la copiere, care nu numai că se bazează pe implementarea dispozitivului de redare, dar include, de asemenea, o măsura de precauție la nivelul de replicare, nivel care va fi strict controlat. Spre deosebire de implementarea voluntară a protecţiei conţinutului la copiere în format DVD, mecanismul de protecție împotriva copierii pentru discurile Blu-ray este obligatoriu și strict în acordarea de licențe.

2.4 Cost

Discurile Blu-ray sunt dezvoltate pentru a oferi cel mai bun model de profitabilitate pe termen lung pentru furnizorii de conținut. Deși ar putea necesita o investiție nominală în avans, această soluţie oferă un potenţial profit mai mare, pe termen lung. Acest lucru se datorează faptului că formatul este proiectat să dureze pentru o perioadă de cel puțin 10 -15 ani. Datorită capacității sale de stocare enormă, înlocuirea tehnologiei nu este necesară, spre deosebire de alte formate care ar putea necesita mai puține investiții în avans, dar investiții mai mari pe termen lung, ca urmare a înlocuirii tehnologiei, atunci când acesta devine învechita. Raportând costul la volum, pentru discurile Blu-ray costurile de producție sunt în termen de 10% din costurile de producție ale DVD-urilor, deși un disc Blu-ray oferă o capacitate de 5-10 mai mare. Acesta este de departe cel mai ieftin format măsurat în cost pe GB.

2.5 Capacitate

Formatul Blu-ray oferă cea mai mare capacitate de stocare a datelor dintre toate formatele existente până în prezent, de asemenea, depășind considerabil capacitatea altor formate propuse pentru utilizatori. Capacitatea uriașă a discurilor Blu-ray permite nu numai înregistrarea la o calitate superioară (fără să fie necesară o compresie strânsa care ar putea afecta calitatea imaginii), ea deschide şi uşile atât noilor aplicaţii cât şi celor deja existente. Ca de exemplu ne putem gândi la sesiunile suplimentare de pe un disc care ar putea fi deblocate atunci când un utilizator Blu-ray se conectează la Internet pentru a valida autorizația. Sau materialele bonus și opţiunile speciale care vor fi, de asemenea înregistrate la o calitate de înaltă definiție. Datorită capacităţii mari de stocare a discurilor Blu-ray, aceste extrase pot fi incluse şi ele la aceeaşi calitate superioară pe același disc, astfel încât nu este nevoie de discuri bonus separate, care să însoțească filmul. Numai discurile Blu-ray sunt în măsură să ofere adăugarea acestor opțiuni.

2.6 Robustețe

Din cauza faptului că la discul Blu-ray obișnuit stratul de înregistrare se află aproape de suprafața discului, primele discuri erau sensibile la zgârieturi și trebuiau să fie ținute în carcase plastice de protecție. Discurile Blu-ray folosesc acum pe suprafața pe care este înscrisă informația un strat de material protejant, astfel că acestea oferă o rezistență mult mai puternică la zgârieturi și amprente decât alte formate existente şi propuse.

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