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What if nobody wins the high-definition DVD format wars? Blu-ray discs sit alongside the competing HD DVD format. According to data from Adams Media Research, 578,000 HD DVD and 370,000 Blu-ray machines will be sold by the end of this year. Studios allied with the Blu-ray camp include Columbia, Disney, Fox, Lionsgate, Miramax, New Line and Sony. In the [...] Engadget HD is reporting on a story about Michael Bay claiming that Microsoft does not want either HD format to succeed. What Microsoft want is downloadable HD: It’s no secret that Michael “Transformers” Bay prefers his high definition optical discs in the Blu variety, but what we didn’t know was how convinced the man is that [...] Hulu, the joint online video venture between NBC and News Corp, has given private beta testers a sneak peak at the high definition video that should soon be available on the net more ubiquitously now that Flash supports the H.264 video codec. Hulu HD content is in 720p (1280×720) format. Hulu currently provides only nine trailers [...] Akamai Technologies has announced The HDWeb, a ‘proof-of-concept’ portal designed to showcase the experience consumers can have with high definition content online. The Website, available at http://www.thehdweb.com, showcases content from a variety of industries including music, movies, professional sports, games and news. Akamai customers are now delivering a consistent, high-definition video experience on Akamai’s uniquely distributed [...] I already reported on this during the week-end… but here is the official announcement: Vimeo, the fast-growing online community that has created a new platform for the sharing of personal video, today announced the introduction of High-Definition (“HD”), making it the first site to enable HD video sharing. Recognizing that there is an increasing demand for, and appreciation [...] I just learned that Vimeo is now accepting user created content in HD resolution:
The resulting video quality is really quite amazing. Streaming is fast and extremely good looking. Uploading files is really simple and the interactive interface provide really nice feedback for those large files you may want to upload.
Continue reading Vimeo, share your HD content with the world Whether you want to find adventure in a blockbuster game or lose yourself in a magical movie moment, you can get the ultimate in entertainment in your living room with Xbox 360™ and Xbox LIVE®. Today at the E3 Media & Business Summit, Microsoft and Disney-ABC Domestic Television announced an agreement to bring feature films from The [...]
Picture from Engadget HD EngadgetHD is running a small post about the fact that ABC.com is looking at making shows available in 1280x720p resolution. The bitrate used is not known yet but will likelly be equivalent to what Apple is using for iTunes HD Video content. And here is more datails from the [...] Engadget realized that the Apple TV wasn’t going to be a HD powerhouse and their tests have indicated as much — they have also discovered that the problem is not the hardware. The Apple TV will not sync many videos and Apple has yet to provide any HD via the iTunes Music Store. Sure some of the [...] |
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