Blu Ray Disc Photography Shack Guide
Blu Ray Disc With New Interactive Features
By Nikos L Maxwell
As movie fanatics, all we really crave is the ultimate
experience. Audio so loud and precise it sounds like
the action is happening all around us, and with colors
so vivid and details so pronounced we feel the people
and places are just in front of us. We want to be immersed
in another world for one hundred and twenty minutes.
When new DVD players first came out, we were glad we
didn’t have to rewind anymore and manufacturers rewarded
our open-mindedness by packing the HD DVDs with bonus
features, previews and extra sound options.
Blu Ray Disc Technology With Larger Storage Capacity
Now, with the advent of Blu Ray disc technology, we’re
asked to make another upgrade, but this time in the
name of larger storage capabilities, bolder high-definition
colors, advanced 7.0 sound and better quality encoding.
As a reward, we’ll get more interactive features, not
to mention a stunning home theater experience with the
new Blu Ray media.
If you’re looking to start your Blu Ray disc collection,
then you may want to consider some of the latest Blu
Ray titles to come out in this new format. The added
features are expected to improve as time goes on and
filmmakers create BD DVDs with the interactivity in
mind, but there are a few titles that promise to impress
new buyers.
Blu Ray Movies May Be Interactive
For instance, the Men In Black Blu Ray release has
an interactive trivia game and Disney/Pixar’s Cars Bluray
DVD includes a "count-the-cars" game. Alien
vs. Predator puts your photo into the game, allowing
you to choose your character from marines, aliens or
predators and play against friends.
The new DVD for Saw 4 in Blu Ray comes with a "Molog"
feature, which is short for "Movie-Log" and
allows viewers to write and share their comments in
a blog. Upcoming BD-J features include: an "Alien
Scavenger Hunt" game with Independence Day, a "Global
Warming Trivia" quiz with The Day After Tomorrow,
and a historical geographical map tracking the characters’
voyage with Master & Commander.
In The Future, There Will Be More Capabilities With
Blu Ray Disc
The future holds some exciting possibilities for the
Blu Ray disc, analysts speculate. The storage space
will enable users to bookmark internet pages, unlock
bonus content on the publisher’s website, look up movie
theater times, contribute to interactive movie blogs,
and download audio or video extras.
New play modes are likely to be facilitated, such as
animated subtitles that fade in and out, or can be scrolled,
trick play modes, angle alternates and video-in-video
mode, like browsing cable TV menus. Browse buttons and
graphics are said to be advanced and functionality more
similar to a computer or DISH Network menu than a traditional
DVD menu.
Is The Standard DVD Player Dead?
Is this the death throe for the age of the stand-alone
movie player? Some speculate that laptops or USB devices
and downloading will be the way of the future. The Kanguru
Flash Drive Max has created a toothbrush-sized USB device
that holds 64 GB of storage, so perhaps further advances
will allow a plug-and-play format and faster, more legit
software, that can take you from your laptop to your
television set in mere minutes.
Another idea is that improvements will be made with
the cable networks’ "Movies On Demand" feature
that has yet to impress. Right now, the prices are basically
the same as a video rental, and corporate executives
have overlooked the fact that many people actually enjoy
going to the movie store to browse the latest
releases.
Not to mention that the selection of movies is nowhere
near as great as Net Flix or Blockbuster Online, nor
are the movies as portable. Whatever the future holds,
the industry has made up its mind: the Blu Ray disc
is in, so either buy it and continue stockpiling your
movie collection, or be left behind!
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More Blu Ray Facts....
Have you made the switch from DVD over to Blu Ray yet?
If you have not then what is stopping you? It could
be the price to pay for all of those movies that you
love and own on DVD.
Many people find that slowly re-acquiring those beloved
movies over onto the more expensive Blu-Ray version
is a tad bit expensive but there are ways around this.
Did you know that some programs allow you to burn a
Blu-Ray version of your favorite movie? The trick is
to find the right software programs.
Owning a Blu Ray collection is something most movie
collector’s dream of nightly. The problem is the expense
of acquiring all those favorite movies again but in
Blu-Ray format. It can quickly add up to a major expense.
There is a solution to this problem though.
It involves burning the DVD’s over into Blu-Ray format
with the right software program. If you do not have
the software program this may be a problem but thankfully
there are programs out there that you can purchase.
The opportunity to own a Blu Ray disc collection is
a great one and should not be passed up. But what do
you do with all of those DVD’s you collected over the
years?
Plus let’s not forget that Blu-Ray discs can be quite
expensive in comparison to DVD’s. Converting all of
your collection over into Blu-Ray can be a chore, a
very expensive one at that. The answer to your problem
is to burn the DVD onto Blu-Ray format.
Are you a movie fan that just is not pleased with the
quality of your DVDs? Is the color and sound not what
you expect from your extensive collection? Maybe you
should try swapping those old DVDs for Blu Ray discs.
You will be surprised by the difference in picture quality
and sound.
But these discs do not come cheap. They are more expensive
than DVDs but well worth the price. The trick is to
burn your own Blu-Ray movies at home with a software
program designed especially for burning movies.
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