H.264 / WM9 ? - Blu-ray Forum

mooo · 06-07-2004, 10:57 AM

"After rejecting a bid last year by Microsoft to incorporate its Windows Media 9 compression/decompression system into Blu-ray's specifications, the Group is "re-evaluating" Microsoft's proposal in light of "significant advances" made in the technology in recent months, said Mike Fidler, senior VP of Sony's Blu-ray Disc unit

Also getting a second look is the MPEG-4 AVC compression system, sometimes called H.264, which was rejected last year as well."

snipped from: http://www.videobusiness.com/article...9&catType=NEWS

Would be sweet if they approved the H.264 for blu-ray.

Kitsunebi · 06-09-2004, 08:17 AM

That it would be. They must have been reading these forums. :wink:

Seriously though, H.264 among others would be a Good Thing(TM).

Blu-Wave · 06-09-2004, 08:37 PM

Talking of WM9, you can download about a dozen short demos of 720p24 and 1080p24 from Microsoft at

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...tShowcase.aspx

Note that the 720p24 demos need a 1280 by 1024 display or higher and a 2.4G processor (or AMD equivalent), whilst the 1080p24 demo needs a 1920 by 1440 display and a 3G processor (or AMD equivalent).

...not great if you don't have broadband though, as each clip is around 100MB and on narrowband will take most of a day (assuming that your supplier doesn't cut you off after two hours or whatever). :?

06-07-2004, 10:57 AM	#1
mooo New Member Member since:Jun 2004	H.264 / WM9 ? "After rejecting a bid last year by Microsoft to incorporate its Windows Media 9 compression/decompression system into Blu-ray's specifications, the Group is "re-evaluating" Microsoft's proposal in light of "significant advances" made in the technology in recent months, said Mike Fidler, senior VP of Sony's Blu-ray Disc unit Also getting a second look is the MPEG-4 AVC compression system, sometimes called H.264, which was rejected last year as well." snipped from: http://www.videobusiness.com/article...9&catType=NEWS Would be sweet if they approved the H.264 for blu-ray.

06-09-2004, 08:37 PM	#3
Blu-Wave Active Member Member since:Apr 2004	1080p24 at 8Mbps... Talking of WM9, you can download about a dozen short demos of 720p24 and 1080p24 from Microsoft at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...tShowcase.aspx Note that the 720p24 demos need a 1280 by 1024 display or higher and a 2.4G processor (or AMD equivalent), whilst the 1080p24 demo needs a 1920 by 1440 display and a 3G processor (or AMD equivalent). ...not great if you don't have broadband though, as each clip is around 100MB and on narrowband will take most of a day (assuming that your supplier doesn't cut you off after two hours or whatever). :?

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06-09-2004, 08:17 AM	#2
Kitsunebi Junior Member Member since:May 2004	That it would be. They must have been reading these forums. :wink: Seriously though, H.264 among others would be a Good Thing(TM).

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