Blu-Ray Association Starts Works on S-3D Blu-Ray Standard

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Blu-Ray Disc Association Starts Works on Stereoscopic 3D Blu-Ray Standard
BDA to Ratify 3D Blu-Ray Standard
by Anton Shilov

The Blu-ray disc association, the industry group responsible for further development of the Blu-ray format technology, said in a statement this week that it would define the stereoscopic 3D standard for the optical disc format. Unfortunately, the BDA has not revealed any details and when exactly the specifications are set to be defined.

“Blu-ray disc is the ideal platform for bringing 3D technology to mainstream home entertainment. The format has been widely embraced by consumers, and the 1080p picture quality and overall experience have become the standards against which all other high-definition delivery platforms are measured,” a statement by the Blu-ray disc association reads.

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[WheatstoneHolmes]

That be would great!

I would assume right off that we would lose half the resolution for any format they choose whether it is interlaced, over-under (my vote), side-by-side, etc.

This of course is barring any new formats they may invent.

So the movies would be 540 lines, lower than low-end HD.

[DavidGhast]

Not exactly, they will probably use a codec much like sensio's, where the two views will be compressed into one 2d stream + metadata, and then ressurrected. Sensio's codec gives about 80% of the original quality, but then again it requires an external box that interlaces the material so you'll take a big hit there too. Im sure blu-ray assoc is taking so long at developing it so they can give a lossless product without the need for anything extra.