Blue Ray Technologies opening America's largest Blu-ray Disc mastering facility
by Darren Murph 
posted Jul 2nd 2008 at 7:07AM
Blue Ray Technologies was expecting business to boom shortly after the format war concluded, and apparently the shock is in full effect. According to founder and chairman Erick Hansen, America's "first indie Blu-ray disc manufacturing plant is now becoming the largest indie [and Profile 2.0-friendly] Blue-ray Disc mastering facility in the US." When all is said done, the facility will be "the only indie that can handle rewritable disc mastering and will provide pre-mastering as well," not to mention being the only one that can make a rewriting stamper. Granted, most of this stuff amounts to a huge pat on the back, but the expansion of independent films on BD is certainly healthy for the industry at large. Now, if only the hardware to watch these films on were more affordable, we'd really have a match made in heaven.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
dj496 @ Jul 2nd 2008 7:38AM
I wish like digg we could all bury posts that take up half the page and are irrelevant, inaccurate, misleading or just a bore to read.
Anyway, good news obviously, but I'd think they should know how to spell Blu-ray by now - "largest indie Blue-ray Disc mastering facility in the US"
???
Pete @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:00AM
Sorry to burst your bubble, but Blu-ray utilises a Blue-ray laser. It's Sony that can't spell, Blue does indeed have an 'e' in it - right at the end there, see?
DrXym @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:11AM
I'm wondering about the name too. Blu Ray or Blue Ray, it sounds like an invitation for a cease and desist order.
DrXym @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:10AM
"I could buy a machine, set it up in my garage and master indie discs and claim to be the biggest indie BD producer."
Why have you got a spare $12 million to do what this company has done? Idiot.
TrentD @ Jul 2nd 2008 8:40AM
WORST. NAME. EVER.
Seriously, "Blue Ray Technologies" is all they could come up with? They're certainly not licensed to use "Blu-ray" in their name, but this is close enough to cause confusion. Stupid.
Justin @ Jul 2nd 2008 9:13AM
I noticed that they were talking about stamping BD-RE (rewritable discs). Is this a way to get around the stupid restriction that all stamped Blu-Ray discs have to have AACS licensing and protection? One of the things that drove many indies and porn producers to HD DVD during the format war was not having to pay for AACS.
DrXym @ Jul 2nd 2008 1:04PM
It probably has more to with the cost of mastering. There is probably a threshold where its cheaper and faster to knock out 100 BD-REs than it is to produce a master plate.
JimC @ Jul 2nd 2008 9:18AM
Nfinity, why did you even take the time to write up a comment? Just why?
Rob @ Jul 2nd 2008 10:06AM
Nfinity, I always try to give you the benefit of the doubt because with all the nonsense that you spew from time to time, there are rare occasions that well, you do have a point. However, for the most part, you just don't know when to stop. We all know you hate Sony and Blu-ray. You've made that clear in every single one of your posts. But, when you don't like a product just don't buy it. Blu-ray is the on-disc delivery method for HD whether you like it or not. Downloads are not going to be the delivery method for HD content, at least in the States, due to our poor infrastructure and ISP's unwillingness to invest in their technology. We're already being capped with a limited download amount. With all the cost benefits HD-DVD offered to manufacturers, the fact of the matter is that the format was given the poison pill by its own creator. So bitch at Toshiba for abandoning the format. By the way, I own numerous HD-DVD movies as well as Blu-ray.
Get a life sir/madam. You're like that negative and annoying person everyone tries to avoid because no matter what the situation is, since it's not going your way, you'd find every single thing that is wrong just for the sake of getting some attention.
Landlocked @ Jul 2nd 2008 10:56AM
...and the price of gas rises.
joe @ Jul 2nd 2008 2:04PM
You have a queer idea of home facility.
The satellite picture shows a block long single use warehouse with 10 40' tractor trailers parked outside in a loading area.
This all seems in to support the list of services they claim to offer.
If you look into it not offering web service and pricing is the norm. For a comparison you should check out technicolor.com They don't offer a web order form or pricing and they are one of the biggest production service companies.
Your responses are usually over the top enough to be humorous. This one fell short. I guess you are having an off day.
P @ Jul 2nd 2008 2:29PM
...that is, if they ever get off the ground.
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/breaking/story.asp?ID=14177
mugatu @ Jul 2nd 2008 10:20PM
Let me just recap this post and any other post by Nfinity ...
"OMG some random non-Toshiba MFG is trying to sell something to the PS3/Blu-Ray-fanboys. SO STOOPID. Laughing my ass off! Funniest thing ever!!!!"
Same post over and over and over again.
Nfinity, what did you do with your $200 savings from an HD-DVD player over a Blu-Ray player? Corner the market? You must be a bazillionaire by now.