DVD Forum

The DVD Forum ( without a hyphen, as organization proper name ) is a voluntary association of more than 230 companies that it has set itself the target to match industry standards for the entertainment and the IT industry in terms of the DVD. This industry association was founded in 1995 under the name DVD Consortium and named in 1997 for the DVD Forum by. The seat of the DVD Forum in Tokyo.

The DVD Forum has received over the years by the various stakeholders, a very " bureaucratic structure " Especially with recordable DVD formats, there are such great interest conflicts among device manufacturers and the entertainment industry that the equipment manufacturers often went their own ways. :

  • The first case occurred in the DVD -R and DVD -RW. On both DVD formats wanted some equipment manufacturers have cheaper recordable DVD formats and developed the DVD R and DVD RW. This two DVD formats was not a consensus in the DVD forum, so that their market establishment on the DVD RW Alliance was made.
  • The second case occurred with the development of the DVD successor. While the DVD forum for this HD DVD provides, see some device manufacturers for this Blu- ray Disc as promising. The supporters of the Blu- Ray disc are organized in the Blu -ray Disc Association (BDA ), which allow the power of the DVD Forum, further undermining.

But even within the DVD Forum, there are interest groups that organize themselves in their own organizations, such as:

  • The RWPPI (for DVD -R and DVD -RW)
  • The RDVDC (for DVD -R, DVD -RW and DVD-RAM) or
  • The RAMPRG (DVD- RAM).

The DVD Forum has, in addition to the task of standardization of DVD formats, but also the rights to the DVD name and DVD logos. Only the DVD formats, which have been approved by the DVD Forum, may carry the DVD logo. Devices such as media must be compatible with each other carry the DVD logo.

Working groups

The Technical Coordination Group (TGC ) of the DVD Forum is currently composed of the following nine working groups ( engl. Working Group, shortly WG), Release 28 November 2004:

  • WG1: DVD - Video and video recording applications.
  • WG2: Physical specifications for DVD -ROM.
  • WG3: File system specifications for discs.
  • WG4: DVD - audio applications.
  • WG5: Physical specifications for DVD-RAM.
  • WG6: Physical specifications for DVD -R and DVD -RW.
  • WG9: Copyright protection.
  • WG10: Professional applications.
  • WG11: Blue Laser DVD.

Founding companies

The DVD Forum has been founded in 1995 by the following ten companies under the name "DVD Consortium ":

  • Hitachi, LTD.
  • Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd.. ,
  • Mitsubishi Electric Corporation,
  • Pioneer Electronic Corporation,
  • Royal Philips Electronics N.V.
  • Sony Corporation,
  • Thomson SA,
  • Time Warner Inc.,
  • Toshiba Corporation and
  • Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. ..

Meanwhile includes Memberlist over 230 companies (as of September 12, 2004 ).

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