ahhian Posted August 28, 2007 Posted August 28, 2007 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000VECACG/panandscathed-20 Sounds cool but what happens if you do not have the 2nd gen player??? The Blu-ray release provides for all three versions of Close Encounters of the Third Kind to be included on one 50GB disc through a process known as “seamless branching,” made possible with the added interactivity of Blu-ray’s software and the robust processing power of the second generation players. This process identifies the differences between each version of the film and segments the footage accordingly. These segments are then encoded and assembled into three unique playlists, thus allowing footage used in all three films to be included on the Blu-ray disc only once. Based on the viewer’s selection of the Original Version, Special Edition or definitive Director’s Cut, each film will be presented seamlessly in its original form by use of its respective playlist.
Doggie Howser Posted August 28, 2007 Posted August 28, 2007 If I remember correctly, seamless branching has always been part of DVD specs, and it is carried on to HD DVD and BR as well. I don't expect you'll need a Profile 1.1 player to play it. Cars will need 1.1 I think.
Guest tonytakitani Posted August 29, 2007 Posted August 29, 2007 Sounds cool but what happens if you do not have the 2nd gen player??? If you're using a PS3 to watch BDs, like 90% of all blu-ray owners, then you have nothing to worry about.
blackburn Posted August 30, 2007 Posted August 30, 2007 Sounds cool but what happens if you do not have the 2nd gen player??? supposedly the software features that require a profile 1.1 player will be greyed out on the current players, to disable the function and to prevent the player from stalling or rebooting
Guest tonytakitani Posted September 1, 2007 Posted September 1, 2007 supposedly the software features that require a profile 1.1 player will be greyed out on the current players, to disable the function and to prevent the player from stalling or rebooting Seamless branching is already supported in all current BD players. It has nothing to do with the upcoming BD profiles. BD profiles 1.1 & 2.0 only deal with PIP and internet connectivity.
blackburn Posted September 1, 2007 Posted September 1, 2007 Seamless branching is already supported in all current BD players. It has nothing to do with the upcoming BD profiles. BD profiles 1.1 & 2.0 only deal with PIP and internet connectivity supposedly the software features that require a profile 1.1 player will be greyed out ................ ;)
Guest tonytakitani Posted September 1, 2007 Posted September 1, 2007 supposedly the software features that require a profile 1.1 player will be greyed out ................ ;) Which is irrelevant to ah hian's original question ;) (and round and round we go... )
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