Fox Plans First ‘PIP’ Blu-ray

[PaulGo]

Fox Plans First ‘PIP’ Blu-ray Disc
by Greg Tarr -- TWICE, 10/30/2007 8:41:00 AM

Los Angeles — Interactivity was a hot topic among Blu-ray Disc supporting studios during a Blu-ray Disc Fest for the press here Monday.

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment disclosed it expects to be the first to launch a Blu-ray title with picture-in-picture interactivity enabled by Sun’s BD-Java platform, when it releases the Sci-Fi thriller “Sunshine” in January.

A number of players will be on the market that support the 1.1 specs that enable the picture-in-picture with audio capability, including 256MB of persistent memory. Sony’s PlayStation3 is expected to soon receive a firmware update to utilize the feature.

Fox demonstrated the picture-in-picture feature during the festival event at its studios here. The feature presents an inset video of the filmmakers discussing the production of the film in a video stream that runs along with the feature.

Several early Blu-ray players were not designed to support the 1.1 BD specs supporting picture-in-picture features. Players using the rival HD DVD format have offered picture-in-picture capability since launch.

All new Blu-ray players launched after Oct. 31 are mandated to support the 1.1 spec by the Blu-ray Disc Association.

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has also disclosed it will offer picture-in-picture enabled releases next year, including “Finding Nemo” and “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.”...

http://www.twice.com/article/CA6495573.html

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Originally Posted by PaulGo

Fox Plans First ‘PIP’ Blu-ray Disc
by Greg Tarr -- TWICE, 10/30/2007 8:41:00 AM

Los Angeles — Interactivity was a hot topic among Blu-ray Disc supporting studios during a Blu-ray Disc Fest for the press here Monday.

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment disclosed it expects to be the first to launch a Blu-ray title with picture-in-picture interactivity enabled by Sun’s BD-Java platform, when it releases the Sci-Fi thriller “Sunshine” in January.

A number of players will be on the market that support the 1.1 specs that enable the picture-in-picture with audio capability, including 256MB of persistent memory. Sony’s PlayStation3 is expected to soon receive a firmware update to utilize the feature.

Fox demonstrated the picture-in-picture feature during the festival event at its studios here. The feature presents an inset video of the filmmakers discussing the production of the film in a video stream that runs along with the feature.

Several early Blu-ray players were not designed to support the 1.1 BD specs supporting picture-in-picture features. Players using the rival HD DVD format have offered picture-in-picture capability since launch.

All new Blu-ray players launched after Oct. 31 are mandated to support the 1.1 spec by the Blu-ray Disc Association.

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has also disclosed it will offer picture-in-picture enabled releases next year, including “Finding Nemo” and “The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.”...

http://www.twice.com/article/CA6495573.html

That's good news

[erowe83]

Sunshine is gonna look so amazing! will be instant demo material. This is the best film so far this year. (until There Will Be Blood comes out) I cant wait!!!

[sj001]

Good, one less annoying thing for the red ants to quip about. Also a feature that I think is really not that big of a deal, I just can't see using it. Nor can I see buying crap from the movie... "Oh wow, I really like that outfit she is wearing, I think I will buy that for my girlfriend!". Come on HD-DVD, you are grasping at straws.

[stockstar1138]

i didn't see this movie in theaters, but everybody keeps talking about it, so ill blind buy it, i did the same with 300 and LOVED it, hopefully its the same with this movie.

[spam.curitiba]

I still think PIP is overrated though and doubt I will ever use it.