Buena Vista Home Entertainment Announces the Release of Five Movie Titles to Sony's PSP - PlayStation Portable.BURBANK, Calif. -- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE BVHE Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc ) plans to release five titles beginning this spring on the Universal Media Disc (UMD (Universal Media Disc) The optical disc used in Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP). Officially the ECMA-365 standard, a UMD is a read-only medium for games and movies. Video is encoded in H.264, and audio is encoded in ATRAC3plus. See PlayStation. (TM)) video format that plays on the new PSP (PlayStation Portable) See PlayStation. (TM) (PlayStation(R) Portable) handheld entertainment system, it was announced today by Bob Chapek, President of BVHE. BVHE will release NATIONAL TREASURE, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN This article is about the franchise. For other, more specific uses, see Pirates of the Caribbean (disambiguation). For real pirates, see Piracy in the Caribbean. Pirates of the Caribbean : THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, REIGN OF FIRE Reign of Fire can refer to:
"Buena Vista Home Entertainment is excited to move forward with our movies on this format. With its crisp picture, ease of use and quick response mechanisms, the PSP(TM) is poised to revolutionize portable entertainment systems throughout the world," said Chapek. "We are confident that the five titles we announced today appeal to the new PSP(TM) consumer." PSP(TM) sets a new standard as the first truly integrated portable entertainment system designed to provide consumers with a comprehensive entertainment experience and to support multiple lifestyle applications, including games, music, movies, communication, and wireless networking. The UMD(TM) is a newly developed compact, high capacity optical format that can store up to 1.8 GB of digital data on a 60mm disc -- or an entire feature film on a single UMD(TM) video. Movies on UMD(TM) will be produced in 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio and encoded using advanced AVC compression, which provides the type of picture quality consumers have come to expect from BVHE DVDs. For added protection, a lightweight disc sleeve is also utilized, along with advanced encryption technology for content security. About Buena Vista Home Entertainment Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., a recognized leader in the home entertainment industry, is the marketing, sales and distribution company for Walt Disney, Touchstone, Hollywood Pictures, Miramax, Dimension and Buena Vista videocassette and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. product. Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc. is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. About PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R) Portable) PSP(TM) (PlayStation(R) Portable) is a new portable entertainment system from Sony Computer Entertainment that allows users to enjoy 3D games, high-quality full-motion video, and high-fidelity stereo audio. With graphics rendering capability comparable to that of PlayStation(R)2, PSP(TM) features a 4.3 inch widescreen, high-resolution TFT display. PSP(TM) also adopts a newly developed compact but high-capacity (1.8GB) optical disc, Universal Media Disc (UMD(TM)), as its storage medium. With a wide range of accessories and connectivity options, including Memory Stick Duo See Memory Stick. , USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. 2.0, IR port and WiFi wireless LAN, PSP(TM) is the new entertainment platform from PlayStation. (a) denotes titles released in the U.S. only. |
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