CULVER CITY, Calif., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Pictures Home
Entertainment (SPHE) president Benjamin S. Feingold today announced that
authoring has been completed on the first Blu-ray Disc (BD) to contain a
full-length, high-definition feature film. Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
was compressed and authored in MPEG 2 full high-definition (1920 x 1080) by
Sony Pictures' Digital Authoring Center (DAC) and is now being shipped to BD
hardware companies for player testing.
Utilizing Blu-ray's unprecedented storage capacity, the Charlie's Angels:
Full Throttle disc features dynamic menus with full resolution graphics and
animation, superior audio and unparalleled picture quality. "We are confident
this achievement will help everyone understand that Blu-ray is real and poised
to enter the marketplace," said Mr. Feingold. "Blu-ray will bring the highest
quality HD experience possible to the home."
"We are extremely proud to deliver on the promise of Blu-ray. This is an
important step for our industry in order to begin mass production of
high-definition movies in the Blu-ray format in the near future," said Don
Eklund, Senior Vice President, Advanced Technologies, Sony Pictures Home
Entertainment.
"Sony Pictures authoring tools, together with our unmatched expertise,
have made the first Blu-ray Disc a reality and we are thrilled to ship this
prototype disc to BD hardware manufacturers for testing," said James Mercs
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Authoring Center, Sony
Pictures Home Entertainment.
About Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is a division of Sony Corporation of
America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. Sony Pictures
Entertainment's global operations encompass motion picture production and
distribution; television production and distribution; digital content creation
and distribution; worldwide channel investments; home entertainment
acquisition and distribution; operation of studio facilities; development of
new entertainment products, services and technologies; and distribution of
filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be
found on the World Wide Web at http://www.sonypictures.com.
SOURCE Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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