NVIDIA Demonstrates 3D Blu-ray Playback Accelerated on GeForce and 3D Vision Technologies
Market Wire, December, 2009
2010 is poised to be the year where
consumers can enjoy stunning 3D experiences across all entertainment
mediums, including gaming, photographs, Web browsing, and of course,
movies. And, with the forthcoming 3D Blu-ray specification expected to be
formally announced later this year, NVIDIA and its partners are pleased to
announce that the amazing 3D experience that has proven so popular in movie
theaters is about to come home.
“2010 is poised to be a pivotal year for 3D entertainment,” said Joe
Roberts, Executive Vice President, Products for Corel. “Hollywood is
ramping up production of 3D content, while hardware manufacturers are
working to bring new 3D display technologies to market. Corel’s WinDVD
brand is a recognized leader in video playback technology and we’re pleased
to be working with NVIDIA to help drive this initiative. Our 3D Blu-ray
playback prototype is a critical piece in offering a complete solution for
3D Blu-ray playback on the PC.”
NVIDIA has been demonstrating a complete 3D movie solution to movie
studios, press, and customers, consisting of a PC equipped with a
GeForce GPU and NVIDIA 3D Vision(TM) active-shutter 3D glasses, as
well as new 1080p, 3D LCD displays from Acer to showcase how consumers will
experience this new 3D Blu-ray content once it is commercially available.
In anticipation of an official announcement by the Blu-ray Disc Association
and expected product unveilings at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show
(CES) this January, NVIDIA has been working closely with the world’s
leading movie playback software developers, including Arcsoft, Corel,
Cyberlink, and Sonic, to ensure seamless support for 3D Blu-ray titles when
they are ready to ship in 2010.
Over the last few weeks, NVIDIA has successfully demonstrated playback of
3D content encoded with the AVC Multi-View Codec (or AVC-MVC), the codec
that is expected to become the foundation for how 3D content is encoded
onto Blu-ray discs
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