The Blu-ray Disc Association and Microsoft have agreed to include the VC-1 advanced compression video codec, the proposed SMPTE standard based on Windows Media 9, as a mandatory codec in Blu-ray ...

"VC-1 isn't a standard yet, but the recent move by SMPTE to pass the codec from Committee Draft to Final Committee Draft is a major step," said Erin Cullen, Microsoft's lead product manager at its ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. VC-1, the advanced video compression codec derived from Microsoft Windows Media 9 has finally ...

After over 2.5 years of delay from its initial submission (thanks to BetaNews for the stats), the Microsoft-championed VC-1 codec is finally a SMPTE standard. Approval of the specification was by no ...

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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Sept. 1, 2004 — The Blu-ray Disc Association and Microsoft Corp. have agreed to include the VC-1 advanced compression video codec, the proposed SMPTE standard based on Windows Media ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The Blu-Ray Disc Association said Tuesday that it will ...

Backers of the Blu-ray DVD format are adopting Microsoft's video compression technology, giving the software giant a secure foothold in each of the two major camps battling to establish a successor to ...