Pony Canyon Plans to Launch High Definition Software Content in HD DVD Format.TOKYO -- Pony Canyon Inc. today announced that it is developing video software in the HD DVD (High Definition DVD) A relatively short-lived high-capacity optical disc that holds four hours of high-definition video on a single-sided, single-layer 15GB disk. Sanctioned by the DVD Forum in 2003 and based on the Advanced Optical Disc (AOD) technology from Toshiba and format in readiness for the commercial release of HD DVD hardware within the next year. The company will release its own original visual content in the new format, the next generation optical disc format that is approved by the DVD Forum A membership organization devoted to defining DVD standards for read-only, rewritable, write-once, video and audio use. Members participate in working groups to develop new standards. . With its entry into HD DVD, Pony Canyon continues a long tradition of launching package video software for consumer market that dates back as far as the days of open reel tape. The company has greeted each new generation of innovation in movie software storage and delivery with successful titles, on media as diverse as three-quarter inch U-matic video tape, Beta and VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. video cassette tapes, laser discs and, most recently 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. . Pony Canyon has made a proud contribution to the dissemination and evolution of video technology, from the neutral perspective of a software maker working to encourage growth in the packaged video software market. Pony Canyon initially plans to release a series of titles in the HD DVD format, as detailed below. Moonlight Jellyfish jellyfish, common name for the free-swimming stage (see polyp and medusa), of certain invertebrate animals of the phylum Cnidaria (the coelenterates). The body of a jellyfish is shaped like a bell or umbrella, with a clear, jellylike material filling most of the A Pony Canyon original high-definition digital movie recorded in the Hi-Vision format. A drama directed by Kosuke Tsurumi, the film stars Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aya Okamoto and Ryo Kimura. It will go on theatrical release in Japan on August 7. virtual trip THE MOVIE FASCINATING NATURE An environmental film of artistic scenery around the world that makes expressive use of aerial photography and long-duration shooting accompanied only with natural sound and appropriate music. The movie is directed by German director Gogol Lobmayr. It features stunning views drawn from 25 different locations, including the African savanna savanna or savannah (both: səvăn`ə), tropical or subtropical grassland lying on the margin of the trade wind belts. , Monument Valley and Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park, 2,219,791 acres (899,015 hectares), the world's first national park (est. 1872), NW Wyo., extending into Montana and Idaho. It lies mainly on a broad plateau in the Rocky Mts., on the Continental Divide, c. , the Iguassu Falls, the Canadian Arctic, Cappadocia, Patagonia, Namibian Desert and Antarctica. It uses high-definition D5 master in high-definition telecine-converted from the original 35mm-film. virtual trip HD Series "virtual trip" is a Pony Canyon's original label of environmental film that brings to life the beautiful and unique scenery around the world. The films have been in preparation since 2002, filmed with a HD-CAM (High Definition Camera) in anticipation of the emergence of high-definition discs. Titles in virtual trip are currently available in DVD, but HD DVD will finally offer the higher picture and sound quality required for more authentic reproduction of the recorded images. Pony Canyon plans to continue to release high-definition titles on the "virtual trip" label. virtual trip MALDIVES virtual trip THE BEACH MALDIVE virtual trip MALDIVES diving view virtual trip Great Barrier Reef Great Barrier Reef, largest complex of coral reef in the world, c.1,250 mi (2,000 km) long, in the Coral Sea, forming a natural breakwater for the coast of Queensland, NE Australia. diving view virtual trip FULL MOON ON TOKYO virtual trip TOKYO |
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