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== DVD recordable and rewriteable == | == DVD recordable and rewriteable == | ||
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[[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] initially developed recordable DVD media from the need to store data for back-up and transport. | [[Hewlett-Packard|HP]] initially developed recordable DVD media from the need to store data for back-up and transport. | ||
| − | DVD recordables are now also used for consumer audio and video recording. Three formats were developed: | + | DVD recordables are now also used for consumer audio and video recording. Three formats were developed: -R/RW (minus/dash), +R/RW (plus), -RAM (random access memory). |
== Dual layer recording == | == Dual layer recording == | ||
| − | Dual Layer recording allows [[DVD-R]] and [[DVD+R]] discs to store significantly more data, up to 8.5 [[Gigabyte]]s per disc, compared with 4.7 Gigabytes for single-layer discs. | + | Dual Layer recording allows [[DVD-R]] and [[DVD+R]] discs to store significantly more data, up to 8.5 [[Gigabyte]]s per disc, compared with 4.7 Gigabytes for single-layer discs. DVD-R DL (dual layer — see [http://www.burnworld.com/cdr/hardware/images/duallayer-disc.jpg figure]) was developed for the DVD Forum by Pioneer Corporation, [[DVD+R DL]] (double layer — see [http://www.cd-info.com/tech/media/dl_fig.html figure]) was developed for the DVD+RW Alliance by [[Philips]] and Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (MKM). <ref>[http://www.burnworld.com/howto/articles/intro-to-dual-layer.htm Dual Layer Recording ] ''burnworld.com'' Retrieved November 4, 2007.</ref> |
A Dual Layer disc differs from its usual DVD counterpart by employing a second physical layer within the disc itself. The drive with Dual Layer capability accesses the second layer by shining the laser through the first semi-transparent layer. The layer change mechanism in some DVD players can show a noticeable pause, as long as two seconds by some accounts. More than a few viewers have worried that their dual layer discs were damaged or defective. | A Dual Layer disc differs from its usual DVD counterpart by employing a second physical layer within the disc itself. The drive with Dual Layer capability accesses the second layer by shining the laser through the first semi-transparent layer. The layer change mechanism in some DVD players can show a noticeable pause, as long as two seconds by some accounts. More than a few viewers have worried that their dual layer discs were damaged or defective. | ||
| − | DVD recordable discs supporting this technology are backward compatible with some existing DVD players and DVD-ROM drives.<ref>[http://www.burnworld.com/howto/articles/intro-to-dual-layer.htm Backwards Compatible burnworld.com | + | DVD recordable discs supporting this technology are backward compatible with some existing DVD players and DVD-ROM drives.<ref>[http://www.burnworld.com/howto/articles/intro-to-dual-layer.htm Backwards Compatible ]'' burnworld.com'' Retrieved November 4, 2007.</ref> Many current DVD recorders support dual-layer technology, and the price point is comparable to that of single-layer drives, though the blank media remains significantly more expensive. |
==DVD-Video== | ==DVD-Video== | ||
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Though many resolutions and formats are supported, most consumer DVD-Video disks utilize either 4:3 or 16:9 [[aspect ratio]] [[MPEG-2]] video, stored at a resolution of 720×480 ([[NTSC]]) or 720×576 ([[PAL]]). Audio is commonly stored using the [[Dolby Digital]] (AC-3) and/or [[Digital Theater System]] (DTS) formats, ranging from [[monaural]] to 5.1 channel "[[Surround Sound]]" presentations. DVD-Video also supports features like selectable subtitles, multiple camera angles and multiple audio tracks. | Though many resolutions and formats are supported, most consumer DVD-Video disks utilize either 4:3 or 16:9 [[aspect ratio]] [[MPEG-2]] video, stored at a resolution of 720×480 ([[NTSC]]) or 720×576 ([[PAL]]). Audio is commonly stored using the [[Dolby Digital]] (AC-3) and/or [[Digital Theater System]] (DTS) formats, ranging from [[monaural]] to 5.1 channel "[[Surround Sound]]" presentations. DVD-Video also supports features like selectable subtitles, multiple camera angles and multiple audio tracks. | ||
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DVD-Audio discs employ a robust [[copy prevention]] mechanism, called [[Content Protection for Prerecorded Media]] (CPPM) developed by the 4C group (IBM, Intel, Matsushita, and Toshiba). | DVD-Audio discs employ a robust [[copy prevention]] mechanism, called [[Content Protection for Prerecorded Media]] (CPPM) developed by the 4C group (IBM, Intel, Matsushita, and Toshiba). | ||
| − | To date, CPPM has not been "broken" in the sense that DVD-Video's | + | To date, CPPM has not been "broken" in the sense that DVD-Video's Content Scramble System (CSS) has been broken, but ways to circumvent it have been developed.<ref>[http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/DVD-Audios-CPPM-can-be-got-around-with-a-WinDVD-patch.html DVD-Audio's CPPM can be got around with a WinDVD patch] ''cdfreaks.com'' 06/07/05 Retrieved November 4, 2007.</ref> By modifying commercial DVD(-Audio) playback software to write the decrypted and decoded audio streams to the hard disk, users can, essentially, extract content from DVD-Audio discs much in the same way they can from DVD-Video discs. |
== Players and recorders == | == Players and recorders == | ||
| − | Modern | + | Modern DVD recorders often support additional formats, including DVD+/-R/RW, CD-R/RW, MP3, WMA, SVCD, JPEG, PNG, SVG, KAR and MPEG-4 (DivX/Xvid).<ref>[http://www.dvdrecorderworld.com/articles/choosing_a_dvd_recorder.php DVD Recorder Formats] dvdrecorderworld.com Retrieved November 4, 2007.</ref> Some also include [[USB]] ports or [[flash memory]] readers. |
DVD drives for computers usually come with one of two kinds of Regional Playback Control (RPC), either RPC-1 or RPC-2. This is used to enforce the publisher's restrictions on what regions of the world the DVD can be played. See [[Regional lockout]] and [[DVD region code]]s. Most DVD players (both standalone models and software players) come further encumbered with restrictions forbidding the viewer from skipping (or in some cases fast-forwarding) certain content such as copyright warnings or advertisements. See [[User operation prohibition]]. | DVD drives for computers usually come with one of two kinds of Regional Playback Control (RPC), either RPC-1 or RPC-2. This is used to enforce the publisher's restrictions on what regions of the world the DVD can be played. See [[Regional lockout]] and [[DVD region code]]s. Most DVD players (both standalone models and software players) come further encumbered with restrictions forbidding the viewer from skipping (or in some cases fast-forwarding) certain content such as copyright warnings or advertisements. See [[User operation prohibition]]. | ||
| − | Video game systems with DVD-Video playback functionality are [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox]] | + | Video game systems with DVD-Video playback functionality are [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox]], [[Xbox 360]], and [[Panasonic Q]]. Nintendo's console, the [[Wii]], does not currently have DVD-Video playback functionality, but it is rumored that a new, DVD-Video capable, revision of the console is forthcoming.<ref>[http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=94095 Nintendo Q&A: Reggie Fils-Aimes talks future of Wii ] Buzz , Bro 01/22/2007 Retrieved November 4, 2007.</ref> |
==Competitors and successors== | ==Competitors and successors== | ||
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| Capacity: | 4.7 GB (single layer), 8.5 GB (dual layer) |
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DVD (commonly known as Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. DVDs resemble compact discs as their diameter is the same (120 mm (4.72 inches) or occasionally 80 mm (3.15 inches) in diameter), but they are encoded in a different format and at a much higher density.
All read-only DVD discs, regardless of type, are DVD-ROM discs. This includes replicated (factory pressed), recorded (burned), video, audio, and data DVDs. A DVD with properly formatted and structured video content is a DVD-Video. DVDs with properly formatted and structured audio are DVD-Audio discs. Everything else (including other types of DVD discs with video) is referred to as a DVD-Data disc. Many people, however, use the term "DVD-ROM" to refer to pressed data disks only.
History
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In the early 1990s two high-density optical storage standards were being developed; one was the MultiMedia Compact Disc, backed by Philips and Sony, and the other was the Super Density disc, supported by Toshiba, Time-Warner, Matsushita Electric, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, Pioneer, Thomson, and JVC. IBM's president, Lou Gerstner, led an effort to unite the two camps behind a single standard, anticipating a repeat of the costly format war between VHS and Betamax in the 1980s.
Philips and Sony abandoned their MultiMedia Compact Disc and fully agreed upon Toshiba's SuperDensity Disc with only one modification, namely Eight-to-Fourteen Modulation (EFMPlus)]. EFMPlus was chosen as it has a great resilience against disc damage such as scratches and fingerprints. EFMPlus, created by Kees Immink, who also designed EFM, is 6% less efficient than the Toshiba's code, which resulted in a capacity of 4.7 GB as opposed to the original 5 GB. The result was the DVD specification, finalized for the DVD movie player and DVD-ROM computer applications in December of 1995.[1] In May 1997, the DVD Consortium was replaced by the DVD Forum, which is open to all other companies.
"DVD", originally used as an initialism for "digital videodisk",[2] was decided to officially stand for "digital versatile disc" at the time of the 1995 specification finalization (due to non-video applications).
DVD disc capacity
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| 12 cm, single sided | 4.7 | 4.38 | 8.5 | 7.92 |
| 12 cm, double sided | 9.4 | 8.75 | 17.1 | 15.93 |
| 8 cm, single sided | 1.4 | 1.30 | 2.6 | 2.42 |
| 8 cm, double sided | 2.8 | 2.61 | 5.2 | 4.84 |
Note: GB here means gigabyte, equal to 109 (or 1,000,000,000) bytes. Many programs will display gibibyte (GiB), equal to 230 (or 1,073,741,824) bytes.
Example: A disc with 8.5 GB capacity is equivalent to: (8.5 × 1,000,000,000) / 1,073,741,824 ≈ 7.92 GiB.
Size Note: There is a difference in size between + and - DL DVD formats. For example, the 12 cm single sided disk has capacities:
| Disk Type | Sectors | bytes | GB | GiB |
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| DVD+R SL | 2,295,104 | 4,700,372,992 | 4.7 | 4.378 |
| DVD-R SL | 2,298,496 | 4,707,319,808 | 4.7 | 4.384 |
| DVD-R DL | 4,171,712 | 8,543,666,176 | 8.5 | 7.957 |
| DVD+R DL | 4,173,824 | 8,547,991,552 | 8.5 | 7.961 |
Capacity Nomenclature
The four basic types of DVD are referred to by their capacity in gigabytes, rounded up to the nearest integer.
| DVD type | Name |
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| Single sided, single layer | DVD-5 |
| Single sided, dual layer | DVD-9 |
| Double sided, single layer | DVD-10 |
| Double sided, dual layer | DVD-18 |
Another format in limited use is a double sided DVD with one side comprising a single layer of data while the opposite side comprises two layers of data (effectively a DVD-5 on one side bonded to a DVD-9 on the other). This format holds approximately 12.3 GB of data and is known as DVD-14.[3]
DVD recordable and rewriteable
HP initially developed recordable DVD media from the need to store data for back-up and transport.
DVD recordables are now also used for consumer audio and video recording. Three formats were developed: -R/RW (minus/dash), +R/RW (plus), -RAM (random access memory).
Dual layer recording
Dual Layer recording allows DVD-R and DVD+R discs to store significantly more data, up to 8.5 Gigabytes per disc, compared with 4.7 Gigabytes for single-layer discs. DVD-R DL (dual layer — see figure) was developed for the DVD Forum by Pioneer Corporation, DVD+R DL (double layer — see figure) was developed for the DVD+RW Alliance by Philips and Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (MKM). [4]
A Dual Layer disc differs from its usual DVD counterpart by employing a second physical layer within the disc itself. The drive with Dual Layer capability accesses the second layer by shining the laser through the first semi-transparent layer. The layer change mechanism in some DVD players can show a noticeable pause, as long as two seconds by some accounts. More than a few viewers have worried that their dual layer discs were damaged or defective.
DVD recordable discs supporting this technology are backward compatible with some existing DVD players and DVD-ROM drives.[5] Many current DVD recorders support dual-layer technology, and the price point is comparable to that of single-layer drives, though the blank media remains significantly more expensive.
DVD-Video
DVD-Video is a standard for storing video content on DVD media. As of 2003, DVD-Video has become the dominant form of consumer video formats in the United States, Europe, and Australia.
Though many resolutions and formats are supported, most consumer DVD-Video disks utilize either 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratio MPEG-2 video, stored at a resolution of 720×480 (NTSC) or 720×576 (PAL). Audio is commonly stored using the Dolby Digital (AC-3) and/or Digital Theater System (DTS) formats, ranging from monaural to 5.1 channel "Surround Sound" presentations. DVD-Video also supports features like selectable subtitles, multiple camera angles and multiple audio tracks.
DVD-Audio
DVD-Audio is a format for delivering high-fidelity audio content on a DVD. It offers many channel configuration options (from mono to 5.1 surround sound) at various sampling frequencies and sample rates. Compared with the CD format, the much higher capacity DVD format enables the inclusion of either considerably more music (with respect to total running time and quantity of songs) or far higher audio quality (reflected by higher linear sampling rates and higher vertical bit-rates, and/or additional channels for spatial sound reproduction).
Despite DVD-Audio's superior technical specifications, there is debate as to whether or not the resulting audio enhancements are distinguishable to typical human ears. DVD-Audio currently forms a niche market, probably due to its dependency upon new and relatively expensive equipment.
Security
DVD-Audio discs employ a robust copy prevention mechanism, called Content Protection for Prerecorded Media (CPPM) developed by the 4C group (IBM, Intel, Matsushita, and Toshiba).
To date, CPPM has not been "broken" in the sense that DVD-Video's Content Scramble System (CSS) has been broken, but ways to circumvent it have been developed.[6] By modifying commercial DVD(-Audio) playback software to write the decrypted and decoded audio streams to the hard disk, users can, essentially, extract content from DVD-Audio discs much in the same way they can from DVD-Video discs.
Players and recorders
Modern DVD recorders often support additional formats, including DVD+/-R/RW, CD-R/RW, MP3, WMA, SVCD, JPEG, PNG, SVG, KAR and MPEG-4 (DivX/Xvid).[7] Some also include USB ports or flash memory readers.
DVD drives for computers usually come with one of two kinds of Regional Playback Control (RPC), either RPC-1 or RPC-2. This is used to enforce the publisher's restrictions on what regions of the world the DVD can be played. See Regional lockout and DVD region codes. Most DVD players (both standalone models and software players) come further encumbered with restrictions forbidding the viewer from skipping (or in some cases fast-forwarding) certain content such as copyright warnings or advertisements. See User operation prohibition.
Video game systems with DVD-Video playback functionality are PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, and Panasonic Q. Nintendo's console, the Wii, does not currently have DVD-Video playback functionality, but it is rumored that a new, DVD-Video capable, revision of the console is forthcoming.[8]
Competitors and successors
There are several possible successors to DVD being developed by different consortiums: Sony/Panasonic's Blu-ray Disc (BD), Toshiba's HD DVD and Maxell's Holographic Versatile Disc (HVD).
The first generation of holographic media with 300 GB of storage capacity and a 160 Mbit/s transfer rate was scheduled for release in late 2006 by Maxell and its partner, InPhase.
On November 18, 2003, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported the final standard of the Chinese government-sponsored Enhanced Versatile Disc (EVD), and several patents for it.<<Citation needed here.>> Shortly thereafter the development of the format was halted by a licensing dispute between Chinese companies and On2 Technologies, but on December 6, 2006, 20 Chinese electronic firms unveiled 54 prototype EVD players and announced their intention for the format to completely replace DVDs in China by 2008.<<Citation needed here.>>
On November 19, 2003, the DVD Forum decided by a vote of eight to six that HD DVD will be its official HDTV successor to DVD. This had no effect on the competing Blu-ray Disc Association's (BDA) determination that its format would succeed DVD, especially since most of the voters belonged to both groups.<<Citation needed here.>>
On April 15, 2004, in a co-op project with TOPPAN Printing Co., the electronics giant Sony Corp. successfully developed the paper disc, a storage medium that is made out of 51% paper and offers up to 25 GB of storage, about five times more than the standard 4.7 GB DVD. The disc can be easily cut with scissors and recycled, offering foolproof data security and an environmentally friendly storage media.
As reported in a mid 2005 issue of Popular Mechanics, it is not yet clear which technology will win the format war over DVD. HD DVD discs have a lower capacity than Blu-ray Discs (15 GB vs. 25 GB for single layer, 30 GB vs. 50 GB for dual layer).
In April 2000, Sonic Solutions and Ravisent announced hDVD, an HDTV extension to DVD that presaged the HD formats that debuted 6 years later.[9] This situation—multiple new formats fighting as the successor to a format approaching purported obsolescence—previously appeared as the "war of the speeds" in the record industry of the 1950s. It is also, of course, similar to the VHS/Betamax war in consumer video recorders in the late 1980s.
The new generations of optical formats have restricted access through various digital rights management schemes such as AACS and HDCP; it remains to be seen what impact the limitation of fair use rights has on their adoption in the marketplace.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ DVD Format Unification (press release) Toshiba 8 December, 1995 Retrieved November 4, 2007.
- ↑ A Battle for Influence Over Insatiable Disks New York Times 1995-01-11 Retrieved November 4, 2007.
- ↑ DVD-14. AfterDawn Ltd.. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
- ↑ Dual Layer Recording burnworld.com Retrieved November 4, 2007.
- ↑ Backwards Compatible burnworld.com Retrieved November 4, 2007.
- ↑ DVD-Audio's CPPM can be got around with a WinDVD patch cdfreaks.com 06/07/05 Retrieved November 4, 2007.
- ↑ DVD Recorder Formats dvdrecorderworld.com Retrieved November 4, 2007.
- ↑ Nintendo Q&A: Reggie Fils-Aimes talks future of Wii Buzz , Bro 01/22/2007 Retrieved November 4, 2007.
- ↑ Sonic Solutions ships New hDVD Format. cdrinfo (2000-04-18). Retrieved 2006-12-17.
ReferencesISBN links support NWE through referral fees
- Bennett, Hugh (April 2004). Understanding Recordable & Rewritable DVD. Optical Storage Technology Association. Retrieved 2006-12-17.
- Labarge, Ralph. DVD Authoring and Production. Gilroy, Calif.: CMP Books, 2001. ISBN 1-57820-082-2.
- Taylor, Jim. DVD Demystified, 2nd edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional, 2000. ISBN 0-07-135026-8.
External links
Official
Quality guide
- Dual Layer Explained- Informational Guide to the Dual Layer Recording Process
Knowledge
- Understanding Recordable & Rewritable DVD by Hugh Bennett
- DVD Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers)
- DVDs: in the fast lane
- History of DVD technology from the Consumer Electronics Association
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