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CyberLink Previews Blu-ray Support

By Nate Mook, BetaNews

April 28, 2005, 11:22 AM

Software developer CyberLink, maker of the popular PowerDVD suite, has begun adding Blu-ray reading and disc burning to its applications.

The company previewed playback with navigation of video content at the Blu-ray Association's member seminar. "Attendees were shown navigation via thumbnails on a browser menu, access to playlists, and fast forward and fast rewind controls," CyberLink said in the announcement.

CyberLink also plans to add full Blu-ray authoring to PowerProducer and Power2Go.

Blu-ray, one of the competing next-generation DVD formats, touts 25GB of single-layer storage. HD-DVD, meanwhile, offers less space, but has backward compatibility with most current DVD players using a dual-layer disc. CyberLink, link Sony and Apple, has backed Blu-ray.

Last week, Sony officials reportedly met with representatives of Toshiba to discuss putting their differences aside and selecting a single standard for high-definition DVD. But time is running short for a decision; both sides have publicly stated that they would like to have players on the market by the 2005 holiday season.

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By fourte3n

posted Apr 28, 2005 - 9:02 PM

I like it that they are finally getting something done.... but I really dont see the fight. one is far superior. People need storage for their 'crap' and crippling a great storage for backward compatability is just a waste. imagine hddvd discs, most movies use the second layer and would therefore be into the bluray section of the hddvd. so backward compatability is a bit of a waste. I say just bring it to the pc industry first wait a year and start pumping out the bluray 25gig discs...

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By athome

posted Apr 28, 2005 - 12:58 PM

A bit slow to get started, but nice to see.

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