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DVD-Video
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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 |
| Extended from | LaserDisc Video CD |
| Extended to | HD DVD Blu-ray Disc |
| Released | October 19, 1996 (Japan)[4] March 24, 1997 (United States) |
| Discontinued | January 31, 2025 (Worldwide) (license) |
| Optical discs |
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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 October 19, 1996 (with major releases beginning December 20, 1996),[4] followed by a release on March 24, 1997, in the United States.[6]
The DVD-Video specification was created by the DVD Forum and was not publicly available. Certain information in the DVD Format Books is proprietary and confidential and Licensees and Subscribers were required to sign a non-disclosure agreement.[7] The DVD-Video Format Book could be obtained from the DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation (DVD FLLC) for a fee of $5,000.[7][8] It was announced in 2024 that "on December 31, 2024, the current DVD Format/Logo License will expire. On the same date, our Licensing program, which originally started from 2000, will be terminated. There will be no new License program available and thus no License renewal is required".[9]
In January 2025, the DVD FLLC announced its dissolution on January 31, 2025 and the deposit of the DVD Format Books at the National Diet Library.[10]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Importance Notice from DVD FLLC". www.dvdfllc.co.jp. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ "Importance Notice from DVD FLLC". Retrieved January 10, 2025.
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