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Blu-ray Conference To Examine 3D Specs
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Integration of 3D into the Blu-ray Disc format is among the technological “coming attractions” that DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group plans to discuss next week at the second annual Blu-Con event in Los Angeles, CA.
A panel of executives from studios and consumer electronics companies will examine the market opportunity for 3D movies on Blu-ray discs at the Nov. 3 conference. Drafters of Blu-ray’s technical specifications eye completion of a 3D standard by the end of this year.
Slated to discuss the 3D Blu-ray standard are Chris Carey, Executive VP Worldwide Technical Operations, Paramount Home Entertainment ; Benn Carr, VP New Technology, Walt Disney Studios ; Don Eklund, Executive VP Advanced Technologies, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment ; Andy Parsons, Senior VP Advanced Product Development, Pioneer Electronics ; and Eisuke Tsuyuzaki, Chief Technology Officer, Panasonic North America.
The conference also will look at the evolution of BD-Live, Blu-ray’s online content platform, as well as the format’s integration with digital content delivery services from the likes of CinemaNow, Blockbuster OnDemand, and Netflix.
Along with the technology sessions, Blu-Con will offer a snapshot of the current Blu-ray market from various perspectives.
Mike Vitelli, Executive VP of Best Buy, will kick off the conference with a keynote on consumers’ home entertainment shopping habits. Following the keynote will be a panel of studio home entertainment chiefs, moderated by Jessica Reif-Cohen, Senior Media & Entertainment Analyst at Merrill Lynch.
Renowned filmmaker Martin Scorsese will join the conference as a special guest, discussing how Blu-ray impacts the movie experience with DVD documentary producer Laurent Bouzereau. Meanwhile, a panel of Blu-ray directors will trade ways of realizing their creative visions with the format.
For complete Blu-Con program information and registration details, visit www.blu-con.com.
