This month we replicated this four disc box set of the legendary talent of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, members of the most famous Bluegrass group ever.
The set contains tracks that became the hallmark of bluegrass including “Foggy Mountain Breakdown,” “Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms,” “Old Salty Dog Blues,” and “Pike County Breakdown”.
The box set contains recording dates and some of the fascinating history of the group that started in the 1930s and ended up in the country music hall of fame.
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he Blu-ray Disc Association has unveiled the new logo for the Blu-ray 3D standard, which was ratified in December. The specification allows for 1080p resolution delivery to each eye while wearing stereoscopic glasses, and will work on any compatible 3D display, including LCD, OLED and Plasma.
Blu-ray 3D also specifically calls for PlayStation 3 consoles to have full BD 3D content playback. According to CDRinfo: “Additionally, the specification supports playback of 2D discs in forthcoming 3D players and can enable 2D playback of Blu-ray 3D discs on the large installed base of Blu-ray Disc players currently in homes around the world.”
“The Blu-ray 3D specification calls for encoding 3D video using the Multiview Video Coding (MVC) codec, an extension to the ITU-T H.264 Advanced Video Coding (AVC) codec currently supported by all Blu-ray Disc players. MPEG4-MVC compresses both left and right eye views with a typical 50% overhead compared to equivalent 2D content, and can provide full 1080p resolution backward compatibility with current 2D Blu-ray Disc players,” CDRinfo adds.
The specification also incorporates enhanced graphic features for 3D. These features provide a new experience for users, enabling navigation using 3D graphic menus and displaying 3D subtitles positioned in 3D video.
Source DVD Intelligence – reproduced with permission
Television viewers could soon be enjoying their favourite programmes or feature films in ’stereoscopic 3D’, thanks to ground-breaking work being undertaken at the UN agency, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Study Group 6 of ITU’s Radiocommunication Sector (ITU-R) has released a new Report outlining a roadmap for future 3D TV implementation, which envisages systems so smart they accurately mimic the way our eyes and brains perceive the visual world.
The new roadmap would see 3D TV technology rolled out in three successive generations (technically known as profiles).
The first generation – ‘plano-stereoscopic television’ – calls for two views to be delivered to viewers’ TV sets. Wearing special glasses similar to those used to watch 3D cinema, viewers will be able to see depth in the picture, although the view will remain the same when they move their heads (unlike in real life, where the view changes when heads are moved).
The second generation will provide for multiple views, with head movement changing the view, for a viewing experience that more closely mimics real life.
The third generation will feature systems that record the amplitude, frequency, and phase of light waves, to reproduce almost completely human beings’ natural viewing environment. These kinds of highly advanced systems are technically some 15-20 years away.
“This new ITU report establishes a clear framework for the development of new types of systems that will totally change the way we experience broadcast and multimedia content,” said Valery Timofeev, Director of ITU’s Radiocommunication Bureau. “It maps out an exciting vision that won’t just change the look of entertainment, but open up a whole range of exciting new possibilities in sectors from education and healthcare to traffic management.”
New 3D TV technologies being developed under the auspices of ITU will also have major implications for the film and television production sector, as content will need to be filmed using special new equipment in order for viewers to enjoy the full 3D experience.
Source DVD Intelligence – reproduced with permission