BluFocus working with studios to ensure Blu-ray disc quality

by Darren Murph posted Jan 20th 2008 at 1:04PM

Barely a month after Microsoft revealed the Xbox 360 HD DVD Emulator in hopes of speeding up development of HDi, we're seeing a new company emerge with bolstering Blu-ray Disc quality as its top priority. Of course, anyone paying attention over the past few weeks would realize that something like this is sorely overdue. Reportedly, BluFocus is already working with a number of studios in order to ensure that BD-J / BD Live functionality is properly implemented and that discs arrive to end-users sans issues. The company (accurately) points out that mastering Blu-ray titles is a much more involved process than mastering a vanilla DVD, and considering just how much interactivity is being mixed in, there's a lot more room for error than in days past. Notably, we're not told exactly which studios BluFocus is currently working with, but here's to hoping we find fewer reasons to plead for replacement discs in the future.

[Via Blu-ray, image courtesy of DailyGame]

Filed under: Industry, Blu-ray

Tags: BD-J, bd-java, BluFocus, interactivity, qa, qc, quality, quality assurance, quality control, QualityAssurance, QualityControl, replacement, testing, warner

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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TigerShark @ Jan 20th 2008 1:15PM

All I can say is GO BLU-RAY!

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JimC @ Jan 20th 2008 2:38PM

This is very much needed. Much in line with Microsoft's own Logo program....all titles should be "certified" before hitting shelves....same with players...

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John B @ Jan 20th 2008 3:47PM

Heh. The thing is that this *shouldn't* be needed. If the studios had better quality control, issues like the HD DVD in the "Harry Potter" BD set wouldn't have happened. Whereas this certainly is a welcome addition to guaranteeing that there are no more problems getting to the end user, it's a pretty sad statement that such a group is necessary in the first place.

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JimC @ Jan 20th 2008 4:18PM

Quality Assurance unfortunately in software business is tricky for a platform such as Windows or Blu-ray disc. Branding is everything and so if you want to control branding, you must control quality coming out of software shops. Microsoft has done his via Logo program. Although much software is published without the Logo, many companies seek Logo compliance so boost brand name and consumer quality. This is not a sad situation but a required fact for software wanting to bear the Logo for any particular platform.

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Gus @ Jan 21st 2008 2:03AM

Damn right it's needed, as paramount said, "BD-J is a pig to work with"

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EEL @ Jan 20th 2008 4:03PM

Any chance this will also correct potential compatibility issues with Profile 1.0 and 1.1 players when the Profile 2.0 disc make an appearance?

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mugatu @ Jan 21st 2008 1:32AM

Yes, all hypothetical compatibility problems will be hypothetically corrected.

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jango fett @ Jan 20th 2008 4:06PM

Hey this post has nothing to do with the news but i need someone to reply to me because i dont know. Can someone explain to me what is an analog television and how do i know if i have one. Look again, i know this has nothing to do with the article so please dont comment on it, just wrotte this because i need some one tech savvy to explain it to me because noone can. Thanks.

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WordSlinger @ Jan 20th 2008 4:47PM

What model TV do you have?

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WordSlinger @ Jan 20th 2008 4:48PM

If you just need info on what analog is... there is probably more than enough here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analog_TV

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shawnmos @ Jan 20th 2008 4:06PM

Maybe now we can watch new releases without first needing a firmware update.

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mugatu @ Jan 21st 2008 1:32AM

+1 x 1000

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Dave @ Jan 20th 2008 4:48PM

Go Blu!

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DEEZNUTZ @ Jan 20th 2008 10:25PM

Well this won't be cheap... what I want to know is how much will it add to a movie's price.

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mugatu @ Jan 21st 2008 1:37AM

@DEEZNUTZ,

Clearly this will add thousands of dollars to the cost of each disc. Just like the HD DVD counterpart caused the price of each HD DVD disc to sky rocket. All Blu-Ray discs will now be unaffordable for consumers. Thank you for making us all aware of the downside.

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