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*.mp4 guy
29th November 2005, 22:27
There is a new PDF documenting the general specifications of HD DVD Here (http://www.dvdforum.org/images/Forum_HD_DVD_Universal_24.pdf).

General Specifications:
-Laser Wavelength: 405 Nanometers
-Numerical Aperature: 0.65
-Storage Capacity for Dual-layer disks:30GB
-Storage Capacity for Single-layer disks:15GB
-Display Time: 8/4 (Dual-layer/Single-layer)
-Supported Video Codecs: Mpeg4-AVC, Mpeg2, VC-1 (WMV9)
-LossLess Audio Codecs: Linear PCM, MLP (2-ch)
-Audio Codecs: Dolby Digital Plus, DTS Dolby Digital, Mpeg Audio (50-ch)
-Maximum Data Transfer Rate: 36.55 Mbps
-Copy Protection: AACS (Advanced Access Content System 128bit)
-Video Resolution: 1920*1080*50/60 (HDTV), 1280*720*50/60, (HDTV), 720*576/480*25/29.970(SDTV), (all standard resolutions down to cif (320*240))

Supported Disk Configurations:
- single-sided Dual or single layer disk 15/30GB
- double-sided single or dual layer disk 30/60GB
- HD DVD/DVD double sided disk(4.7/8.5 GB DVD on one side, 15/30 GB HD DVD on the other)
- HD DVD/DVD single-sided disk( The first Layer is a regular 4.7GB DVD readable in standar players, the second layer is a 15GB HD DVD readable in HD DVD players)
-3X Dual Layer DVD (8.5GB) for 135 minutes of HD content(with video at 8Mbps).
-8CM mini HD DVD 4.7/9.4GB single-sided and 9.4/18.8GB dual-sided (single layer/dual layer)
-HD DVD-R single write 15GB per side (30GB total)
-HD DVD-RW re-writable 20GB per side (40GB total)