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DVD-Video

DVD-Video
Logo used since 2001
Media typeOptical disc
CapacityUp to 8.5 GB (4 hours at typical bit rates)
StandardDVD Books, Part 3, DVD-Video Book (Book B), DVD Video Recording Book[1][2][3]
Developed byDVD Forum
UsageVideo storage
Extended fromLaserDisc
Video CD
Extended toHD DVD
Blu-ray Disc
ReleasedNovember 1, 1996 (1996-11-01) (Japan)[4]
March 26, 1997 (1997-03-26) (United States)
Optical discs
General
Optical media types
Standards
See also
Other logo used from 1997 to 2001 (although some DVDs from 2001 to 2003 and some pirated DVDs made after 2001 still carry this logo)

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]

  1. ^ DVD FLLC (2009-02) "DVD Book Construction – List of All Available DVD Books". Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  2. ^ DVD FLLC "DVD Format Book – History of Supplements for DVD Books". Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  3. ^ MPEG.org, "DVD Books Overview" Archived May 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Bakalis, Anna (June 20, 2003). "It's Unreel: DVD Rentals Overtake Videocassettes". The Washington Times. Retrieved December 17, 2006.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b DVD FLLC (2009) "DVD Format Book". Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  8. ^ DVD FLLC (2009) "How to Obtain DVD Format/Logo License (2005–2009)". Retrieved 2009-08-14.

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