To deliver an unprecedented level of performance, Blu-ray Disc Association has just announced two new media specifications that use Blu-ray Disc technology. The new additional format enhancements are said to provide targeted functionality for commercial and consumer applications.
The BDXL (High Capacity Recordable and Rewritable discs) specification, which is aimed primarily at broadcasting, medical and document imaging enterprises, will offer users with write-one options on 100GB and 120GB capacity discs and rewritable capability on 100GB discs. Just to notify, the discs reach these capacities by integrating three to four recordable layers.
“Professional industries have expressed a desire to find optical disc solutions that enable them to transition away from magnetic media for their archiving needs,†stated Victor Matsuda, Blu-ray Disc Association Global Promotions Committee chair. “Leveraging Blu-ray Disc to meet this need provides professional enterprises with a compact, stable and long term solution for archiving large amounts of sensitive data, video and graphic images using a proven and widely accepted optical technology.â€
On the other hand, the IH-BD (Intra-Hybrid Blu-ray Disc) comes equipped with a single BD-ROM layer and a single BD-RE layer so as to enable users to view, but not overwrite, critical published data while providing the flexibility to include relevant personal data on the same physical disc. This enables for consumer specific applications where combining published content with related user data on a convenient, single volume is desirable. Both the ROM and the RE layers on IH-BD discs proffer 25GB of capacity.
The specifications for BDXL and IH-BD are anticipated to be released in the next few months.
