Getting things underway, Johannes Müller, msm-studio's DVD producer, explained the advantages of the new medium over DVD: "With a storage capacity of 50 GB, the new medium offers enough space for an HDTV resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels - something like six times that of a DVD." Not only the image but also audio tracks, according to Müller, derive enormous benefit from the literally loss-free reproduction: "DVD is good, but Blu-ray is even better" was the message.
Following the introductory lecture, Frank Simonis and David Walstra of the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) delivered reports on the positive market development of the medium. BDA Chairman Frank Simonis is convinced that: "Blu-ray is well on the way to becoming the high-resolution format on the world market," adding that "the most important equipment and content providers are already banking on Blu-ray."
(Jim Evans)
