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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.

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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!

About the Author:
Nikos L Maxwell has written a number of articles on digital photography and digital editing software including Digital Editing Software, Adobe Photoshop Tutorial, Large Images, Edit Pictures, Fuji Film Digital Cameras, Video Editing Computers, Digital Image Processing, Ray Disc, Blu Ray, Blu Ray HD DVD, Blu Ray Reviews, Blu Ray Vs HD DVD, DVD Duplication, Ray HD, HD DVD.

Keep a lookout as more articles are added from this popular author on this website in the near future.

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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