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| Media type | Optical disc |
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| Capacity | Up to 8.5 GB (4 hours at typical bit rates) |
| Standard | DVD Books, Part 3, DVD-Video Book (Book B), DVD Video Recording Book[1][2][3] |
| Developed by | DVD Forum |
| Usage | Video storage (will replace by Blu-ray) |
| Extended from | LaserDisc Video CD |
| Extended to | HD DVD Blu-ray Disc |
| Released | November 1, 1996 (Japan)[4] March 26, 1997 (United States) Lifespan: 1996–2025; 28 years (Japan) 1997–2025; 28 years (United States) 1999–2025; 25 years (Australia) |
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DVD-Video is a consumer video format used to store digital video on DVDs. DVD-Video was the dominant consumer home video format in Asia, North America,[5] Europe, and Australia in the 2000s until it was supplanted by the high-definition Blu-ray Disc; both receive competition as delivery methods by streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+. Discs using the DVD-Video specification require a DVD drive and an MPEG-2 decoder (e.g., a DVD player, or a computer DVD drive with a software DVD player). Commercial DVD movies are encoded using a combination of MPEG-2 compressed video and audio of varying formats (often multi-channel formats as described below). Typically, the data rate for DVD movies ranges from 3 to 9.5 Mbit/s, and the bit rate is usually adaptive. DVD-Video was first available in Japan on November 1, 1996 (with major releases beginning December 20, 1996),[4] followed by a release on March 26, 1997, in the United States—to line up with the 69th Academy Awards that same day.[6]
The DVD-Video specification was created by DVD Forum and can be obtained from DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation for a fee of $5,000.[7][8] The specification is not publicly available and every subscriber must sign a non-disclosure agreement. Certain information in the DVD Book is proprietary and confidential.[7]
- ^ DVD FLLC (2009-02) "DVD Book Construction – List of All Available DVD Books". Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ DVD FLLC "DVD Format Book – History of Supplements for DVD Books". Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ MPEG.org, "DVD Books Overview" Archived May 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
- ^ a b Taylor, Jim (March 21, 1997). "DVD Frequently Asked Questions (with answers!)". Video Discovery. Archived from the original on March 29, 1997. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ Bakalis, Anna (June 20, 2003). "It's Unreel: DVD Rentals Overtake Videocassettes". The Washington Times. Retrieved December 17, 2006.
- ^ Copeland, Jeff B. (March 23, 1997). "Oscar Day Is Also DVD Day". E! Online. Archived from the original on April 11, 1997. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ a b DVD FLLC (2009) "DVD Format Book". Retrieved 2009-08-14.
- ^ DVD FLLC (2009) "How to Obtain DVD Format/Logo License (2005–2009)". Retrieved 2009-08-14.