Feb 02, 2007
Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Panasonic Establishes
Panasonic Hollywood Blu-ray Testing Center
Pre-replication content verification
facility
to accelerate release of Blu-ray Disc Video titles
Osaka, Japan - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. known for its leading Panasonic brand, today announced that its US subsidiary, Panasonic Corporation of North America, will establish a Panasonic Hollywood Blu-ray Testing Center (PHBTC) within the existing facilities of Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory and start testing services today.
Blu-ray Discs feature strong copyright protection technology, and conducting logical format verification of entertainment content in replicated BD-Video discs requires technical sophistication. Until now there has been no testing service available for content verification before disc replication although many in the motion picture industry expressed the need for a testing center to provide such services, especially in Hollywood area. The new Panasonic testing center, PHBTC, meets this industry's need and is expected to accelerate the release of BD-Video titles by the motion picture industry.
In addition, Panasonic is inviting the member companies of Blu-ray
Disc Association (BDA) to install their BD-Video playback products,
including Blu-ray recorders and players in PHBTC so that content providers
and authoring studios can confirm the interoperability of their titles
using these playback products.
The testing services that will be provided include-
1. Format Verification Service for the logical format of BD Video/Live
Discs.
2. Playback Testing Service for BD Video/Live Discs with the BD Video
playback system.
3. Rental Site Service for Format Verification and Playback Testing.
In addition to the Blu-ray player and forthcoming Blu-ray products, Panasonic is a major contributor to the creation of Blu-ray pre-recorded discs. Established in 2001, Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory is a leading authoring, replication and encoding facility within the industry, as well as a driving force in the research and development of Blu-ray components.
About Panasonic
Best known by its Panasonic brand name, Matsushita Electric Industrial
Co., Ltd. is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture
of electronic products for a wide range of consumer, business, and
industrial needs. Based in Osaka, Japan, the company recorded consolidated
net sales of US$76.02 billion for the year ended March 31, 2006.
The company's shares are listed on the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and
New York (NYSE:MC) stock exchanges. For more information on the company
and the Panasonic brand, visit the company's website at http://panasonic.net/.
| Business Contacts: | ||
| From United States/European countries | ||
| Mr. Yoshihiro Mori | E-mail: moriy@research.panasonic.com | |
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Panasonic Hollywood Blu-ray Testing Center |
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| From Japan/Asian countries | ||
| Mr. Asaichi Akagi | E-mail: akagi.asaichi@jp.panasonic.com | |
| Format Verification Laboratory of Panasonic | ||
| Media Contacts: | ||
| Akira Kadota, International PR | Tel: +81-3-3578-1237 | Fax: +81-3-3436-6766 |
| Panasonic News Bureau | Tel: +81-3-3542-6205 | Fax: +81-3-3542-9018 |
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