Blu-ray vs DVD

Since winning the high definition war Blu-ray is the champion of the new era of video distribution.  Or has that truly been the case?  We as a disc replicator haven’t seen a big demand for Blu-ray yet, at least not at the indie level.  Hollywood movies have moved to Blu-ray or simul-release Blu-ray’s and DVDs. But for the indies, I think the license fees are still too high.  For low-volume production, the total of the license fees is even higher than the cost of replicating the disc.  I do have suggestions for the indies who want to distribute high-definition videos.

  1. Use Blu-ray duplication instead of replication.  Burning blu-ray movies on BD-R does not require AACS.
  2. Use dual-layer DVD, or even single layer DVD if your video is short, and encode the video in AVCHD format. The replicated disc is still a DVD but it won’t play on DVD players.  Instead, it will play on blu-ray players. Believe it or not, AVCHD can still attain the full HD resolutions of 1920 x 1080.  The playtime will be dependent on the resolutions of course.

Please feel free to contact us at New Cyberian if you need to know about any high-definition video solutions.