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October 13, 2005  |   A PRIMEDIA Property  |     
Ninth in a series of e-newsletters focusing on DVD production. First, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth.



Table Of Contents
More Eggs in One Basket: Will Blu-ray and HD-DVD Be Archival?
Ulead Ships Updated MediaStudio Pro 8 Video Editing Software
Nero Launches Nero 7 Digital Media Software
China to develop its own DVD format
The Cannery Announces cEDGE, Breakthrough DVD Game Engine
Display Review -- Panasonic PT-LB30U

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More Eggs in One Basket: Will Blu-ray and HD-DVD Be Archival?
D.W. Leitner
At the upcoming annual Optical Storage Symposium on September 28 in San Francisco, topics include "Beyond DVD: What's in Store for the Future of Archival Optical Media," and "Blue Laser Optical Storage: A Technology Waiting to Happen."

A side session exploring commercial optical storage will feature, "The Search for an Archival Medium--the 100-Year Optical Disc."

So it's not just you and me wondering how long our homemade DVD-Rs are going to last... more >>


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Authoring News

Ulead Ships Updated MediaStudio Pro 8 Video Editing Software
Taiwan - Ulead Systems, Inc., a 16-year industry leader in video, image and DVD software, announced it has started shipping Ulead MediaStudio Pro 8, the latest version of Ulead's professional video editing software.

"Version 8 is the most significant upgrade in the history of MediaStudio Pro," said Lewis Liaw, president of Ulead Systems. "We listened carefully to what our loyal users want, and the result is a future-ready application with extensive HDV support, a streamlined workflow and ground breaking features such as the new Smart Compositor." more >>


Nero Launches Nero 7 Digital Media Software
Karlsbad, Germany - Nero, leaders in digital media technology, unveiled the much-anticipated Nero 7, the ultimate all-in-one integrated digital media and home entertainment software solution. more >>



Industry News

China to develop its own DVD format
SHANGHAI, China - For the second time in two years, China has announced plans to develop its own next-generation DVD standard to break the monopoly of foreign companies and avoid paying heavy licensing fees... more >>

The Cannery Announces cEDGE, Breakthrough DVD Game Engine
BURBANK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Cannery, an advanced media company with a mission of transforming content using the latest advancements in high fidelity, real time technology, announced the introduction of cEDGE (Cannery Enhanced DVD Game Engine), a new DVD game engine that promises to revolutionize the way DVD games are played. more >>

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Display Review -- Panasonic PT-LB30U
Jeff Sauer
If you were to imagine a 3000-lumen projector, what would it be like? Would it be a luggable desktop model that weighs about 9-10lbs.?

Or would it be a larger fixed-install model, with dual lamps and a whole lot more settings options than most people will ever use? Would the increased brightness wash out the colors? more >>




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