DVD Forum looks at 3D technology, network
applications
The
DVD Forum, the 220-member industry body responsible for the advent
of DVD as well as the ill-fated HD DVD standard, is now focusing on
network applications as well as on the feasibility and potential benefits
of incorporating 3D movie technology into the DVD specifications.
Standardization work on HD DVD has mostly stopped, except that related
to China's HD DVD format, whose name has changed from CH-DVD to CBHD
(China Blue High-Definition Disc).
A new Working Group – WG-12 – has been set up to study
network applications. It just finished defining its scope and is now
starting to develop network-related standardizations.
As regards its entry into 3D technology, the DVD Forum is asking for
proposals related to the 3D movie technology, and will then decide
whether such technology should be incorporated into the DVD Format
Specifications. Interested companies may submit information and proposals
for consideration.
The Forum may also consider whether measures to achieve compatibility
with existing DVD-Video and HD DVD players would also need to be implemented
in the event 3D movie technology is incorporated into the DVD Format
Specifications. This work takes place under the aegis of Working Group
1.