November 21, 2005 - 5:48 P.M.
Sony Pictures completes first Blu-ray movie
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Blu-ray technology made a symbolic leap with news that Sony Pictures has completed its first high-definition feature film on a Blu-ray disc. The movie, "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle," was compressed and authored in MPEG 2 full high-definition (1920 x 1080 megapixels) by Sony's Digital Authoring Center (DAC), the company said. The disc is being shipped to Blu-ray disc hardware companies for player testing. It's a significant milestone, but it follows last week's news of a conflict between Hewlett Packard and the Blu-ray Disc Association that may prompt the No. 2 PC maker to support both next-generation DVD formats, Blu-ray and HD-DVD. You can see more on that story here.
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