Sony\'s Blu-Ray adopts Microsoft\'s codec

Looks like there is a neutral area outside of the videogame arena after all.

The Blu-Ray Disc Association said Tuesday that it will require Microsoft\'s VC-1 video codec, based on Windows Media, to be included in the read-only BD-ROM spec.

Blu-Ray, backed by companies like Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Philips and Matsushita will require the codec to be used in playback equipment. The rival HD DVD format, backed by NEC and Toshiba, has already endorsed the VC-1 codec in its own specification.

"We\'ve been committed to adding advanced codecs to enrich the Blu-ray Disc format," said Maureen Weber, general manager of HP\'s optical storage solutions business and a member of the Blu-Ray group, in a statement. "We want to offer content providers a variety of compression codecs to suit their various needs. With the addition of Microsoft\'s VC-1, we extend that option in a package that makes Blu-ray Disc\'s capacity advantage even more substantial while still delivering the picture quality that consumers demand from high-definition technology."

Microsoft will maintain its neutral position in supporting the emerging high definition video formats, said Amir Majidimehr, corporate vice president of Microsoft\'s Windows Media division, in a statement.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1641558,00.asp

So does this mean Microsoft will be decoding DVDs or BD discs played on the PS3?  Muhahaha assimilation is inevitable biatches.

Eh... Like that one star trek episode when the Borg assimilated Cpt. Pickard.

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hahaha thanks for replying tho.  I hope you get better :ghey:

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so, Window Media 9 is the standard uses on next generation video player right?

and I once remember THX said something about XVid or perhaps DiVx as a better compressor than WM9 (VC-9, VC-1)

WM9, MPEG-4 AVC High Profile, MPEG-2 are all now supported in BD-ROM.  Content creators have these 3 choices to choose from when producing a BD-ROM disc.

Xvid = mpeg4, and yes it is still the best codec you can get for your personal PC.  It will be interesting to see which codec is chosen the most.  I honestly don\'t care as long as it provides decent HD.

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