Len v skratke:
fyzicka specifikacia HD-DVD:
http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News/Details.aspx?NewsId=9572
HD DVD-ROM physical specification version 1.0 approved.
The HD DVD format offers 15 GBytes capacity for ROM and 20 GBytes for recordable media whie maintaining physical resemblance with current DVD media
http://www.disctronics.co.uk/technology/hddvd/
HD DVD
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HD DVD-ROM discs are pre-recorded and offer a capacity of 15 GB per layer per side. These can be used for distributing HD movies.
HD DVD-RW discs are re-writable and can be used to record 20 GB per side for re-writable versions.
HD DVD-R discs are write-once recordable discs with a capacity of 15 GB per side.
Like Blu-ray discs they need a blue laser of 405 nm wavelength, but are physically similar to DVD discs, as they use a cover layer of 0.6 mm. Therefore HD DVD discs can be manufactured using existing DVD lines, and existing UV mastering equipment.
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Rozlisenia:
Okrem 720p a 1080p je dovolene 480i, 480p, 720i a 1080i. 1080p streamy sa zatial v praxi ani nevyskytuju, ale 1080i ano.
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Kodeky:
MPEG-2 je stale povinny kodek na HD-DVD, takze za neho sa plati tak ci tak.
Samozrejme, pre zaznam sa pouzivaju ine postupy ako pre vysielanie. Prekvapivo, zaznamove zariadenia nepouzivaju ani jeden zo spominanych kodekov, ale casto proprietarne kodeky ako DVCPRO HD (Panasonic/FCP). Dolezite su autoring (tam, kde sa vytvara podoba HD-DVD disku) a vysielacie zariadenia (kde sa koduje do finalnej podoby a dodava vysielacu).
HDTV vysielanie v Europe, ked mu velmi fandim, nazvime experimentalne - Sky a Euro1080. Europa ma co robit s prechodom na DVB a o HDTV sa nejako neuvazuje. Navyse, aj keby sa HDTV rozbehlo, ludia si zariadenia s novymi kodekmi nekupia - pretoze by dopadli podobne ako kedysi CSFR s NMT - zvysok sveta by pouzival nieco lacne a standartne, len Europa nieco drahe a jedinecne.
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Schvalne, kde sa pouziva oznacenie HDTV v oblasti HD-DVD? Este som to nevidel, mozes hodit nejaky odkaz? High definition, HD, to ano, ale HDTV nie.