Blu-ray
Disc
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The name Blu-ray Disc is derived from the blue-violet
laser used to read and write this type of disc. Because of its
shorter wavelength (405 nm), substantially more data can be stored
on a Blu-ray Disc than on the DVD format, which uses a red (650 nm)
laser.
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Media type: High-density
optical disc
Encoding: MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC (H.264), and VC-1
Capacity: 25 GB (single layer), 50 GB (dual layer)
Read mechanism: 405 nm laser, 1x@36 Mbit/s & 2x@72 Mbit/s
& 4x@144 Mbit/s & 6x@216 Mbit/s
Developed by: Blu-ray Disc Association
Usage: Data storage, High-definition video, and
PlayStation 3 games Blu-ray Disc (also known as Blu-ray or
BD) is a high-density optical disc format for the storage of
digital information, including high-definition video.
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A Blu-ray Disc can store 50
GB, almost six times the capacity of a DVD. Blu-ray was developed by
the Blu-ray Disc Association, a group of companies representing
consumer electronics, computer hardware, and motion picture
production. The standard is covered by several patents belonging to
different companies. As of March 2007, a joint licensing agreement
for all the relevant patents had not yet been finalized.[2] As of
February 12, 2008, 493[3] titles had been released on Blu-ray Disc
in the United States (32 of those titles have since been
discontinued). As of October 9, 2007, 179 titles had been released
in Japan, with 55 additional titles planned for release.[4] The Blu-ray
standard is currently in a format war with its rival HD DVD, to
determine which of the two formats will become the leading carrier
for high-definition content to consumers.
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Nearline
storage - Derived from where 'Nearline' is a contraction of
Near-online. Nearline storage is a term used in computer
science to describe an intermediate type of data storage. It is a
compromise between
online storage (constant, very rapid access to data) and
offline storage (infrequent access for backup purposes or long-term
storage). It is called so because the storage system knows on which
volume (disc) the data is, and usually asks a robot to retrieve it from
its physical location (discs are held in a library of slots) and put
into a disc drive to access it and thus bring the data it contains
online. This process is not instantaneous, but it only does require
a few seconds, hence the initial description. New Blu-Ray disc libraries
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Medical Imaging - Medical
imaging refers to the techniques and processes
used to create
images of the human body (or parts thereof) for clinical
purposes (medical
procedures seeking to reveal,
diagnose or examine
disease) or medical science (including the study of normal
anatomy and function). As a discipline and in its widest sense,
it is part of
biological imaging and incorporates
radiology (in the wider sense),
radiological sciences,
endoscopy, (medical)
thermography, medical photography and
microscopy (e.g. for human pathological investigations). |
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Archive To Disc - An archive refers to a collection of
records, and also refers to the location in which these records are
kept. Archives are made up of records which have been created during the
course of an individual or organization's life. In general an archive
consists of records which have been selected for permanent or long-term
preservation. Records, which may be in any media, are normally
unpublished, unlike
books and
other publications. Archives may also be generated by large
organizations such as
corporations and
governments. Archives are distinct from
libraries insofar as archives hold records which are unique.
Archives can be described as holding information "by-products" of
activities, while libraries hold specifically authored information
"products". The word 'archives' is the correct terminology, whereas
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Taiyo Yuden discs
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and Maxell media code discs.
Taiyo Yuden branded
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unbranded CDs and DVDs are available from some online
retailers.
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