DVD, HD DVD & BLU-RAY PRODUCTION AND AUTHORING SERVICES

HD
VSI's awareness of the rapid change in technology has lead us to invest in HD systems. We can accept the HD format for all forms of re-versioning and offer a variety of transfer and delivery options.

Our in-house technical team are currently working side-by-side with developers to provide the latest solutions for HD subtitling.

DVD, HD DVD & Blu-ray

Up until now, DVD has been the standard for delivering video content to the end-user. It still remains the easiest and most widely used playback option. DVD uses red lasers to read and write data.

HD DVD is the format accepted by the DVD Forum* to be the successor to DVD. Offering 3 times the storage of DVD and with high definition video at 1080p / 1080i or 720p picture resolutions as standard it can also offer unique interactivity if connected to the web via ethernet. HD DVD is read and written using a blue-violet laser.

Blu-ray is a rival format to HD DVD and offers more storage data than both HD DVD and DVD. Offering 5 times the storage of DVD and with the high definition video as HD DVD at 1080p / 1080i and 720p picture resolutions as standard Blu-ray offers BD-J (Java) interactive capabilities. Blu-ray is read and written using a blue-violet laser.

*DVD Forum is a consortium of companies which regulate the standards and specifications for DVD-Video.