Seminar

on
Blu-ray Disc

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 Evolution
 VHS: analog
DVD: digital
BD: high-definition

 Enables recording,
rewriting, and playback
of high-definition video

 Capable of storing
information that the
DVD and CD are not
capable of holding

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Foundation
 Blu-ray disc (BD) is appropriately named after
the blue laser used to write the data
 The first blue laser was developed in 1996 by
Shuji Nakamura (Nichia Corporation)
 In 2002, an alliance was formed, called the Blu-
ray Disc Association, including the likes of Sony,
Samsung, Sharp, Hewlett-Packard, and Royal
Phillips
 The “e” is intentionally left out of the name due
to trademark restrictions
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Disc Characteristics
 Single layer: 25 GB
Dual layer: 50 GB
 Diameter: 120 mm
 Thickness: 1.2 mm
 Uses GaN laser of
wavelength 400 nm
 The smaller laser,
compared to the DVD
and CD, keeps the
process more
efficient .

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 Disc Characteristics(conti.)
 The power
conservation allows
the development of
multi-layer platforms
and high-speed
recording.

 BD-ROM: read-only
format.

 BD-R and BD-RE:

recordable formats

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Disc Characteristics

Courtesy Blu-ray Disc Founders “Blu-ray Disc Format White Paper”

 Numerical Aperature measures the ability of a lens to gather and focus

light. As the numerical aperture increases, the focusing power increases
and the beam size decreases.

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Capacity Comparison

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Comparison: CD, DVD & Blu-ray Disc

 Due to the fact that the data layer on a Blu-ray Disc is

placed much “closer” to the laser lens than in DVD , there
is less distortion resulting in significantly improved
tolerances. Hence, more precision and ultra high storage
densities are made possible.
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 Recorder Characteristics
 Over two hours of HDTV can be placed on a single layer BD, which
correlates to over 13 hours for standard TV.

 The transfer rate is 36 megabits per second.

 At 1x speed, it takes approximately 1.5 hours to record an entire

single layer BD.

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 Compatibility
 Recently the BDA has developed recorders that are BD/DVD/CD compatible.
 JVC has advanced the BD by developing a BD/DVD combo disc that stores both
DVD and BD data. It is composed of two DVD layers and a third BD layer
storing 33.5 GB total.

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Protection System
 HDTV contains a copyright bit that is detected
by the BD recorder. If the broadcast has no
copyright bit, then the BD recorder is allowed
to store the information.
 Uses the Data Encryption Standard (DES) that
has a key length of 56 bits.
 A Key Block and Disc ID are written into the
ROM area to prevent illegal copying.

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 Enhancements
 Error rates increased in reading and writing after the original BD
suffered scratches and fingerprints.
 For protection, the prototype BD was enclosed in a case.
 The case increased the size of the disc drive.

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Enhancements(conti.)
 A hard coat was
derived of an
ultraviolet-curable
resin that has a
scratch resistance
similar to the DVD.
 An artificial
fingerprint reagent is
placed on the disc
surface to resist
fingerprint oils.

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Features of BLU-RAY Disc

 MANUFACTURING

 RECORDING

 PLAY BACK

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Manufacturing

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BD Cover Manufacturing Process
Recording & Playback

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Design of Disc Format

LAND

GROOVE

RECORDED MARKS

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Address Format
*Using Groove Wobbles

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Write pulse waveform

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Modulation code and error correcting
code

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Future
 Expect the BD to become more prevalent once
the HDTV market establishes its presence.

 Audio and video will reach higher qualities

with larger storage space.

 Look for BD with more than two layers as the

technology is further refined.

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Commercial Market
Blu-ray drives

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Blu-ray Media

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Blu-ray Recorders

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Bibliography
 http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/254136
 http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1616,
 http://www.docstoc.com/docs/424938/White-paper-
General-Blu-ray-Disc-Format
 http://allfreedownloadlinks.com/free-softwares/free-
multimedia-software/blu-ray- to-dvd-pro-v120/
 http://reviews.cnet.com/1770-9991_7-0.html?query=
blu+ray+disc&searchtype=products&tag=ltcol;narrow
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc#
Technical_specifications
 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/_/search/Search.aspx?
SearchBy=0&Word=blu+ray+disc&By=0

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