Which video codecs will be supported by Blu-ray?
MPEG-2 – HD enhanced, provides for playback of DVDs and HDTV recordings. MPEG-4 AVC – referred to as H.264, it is part of the MPEG-4 standard (High Profile and Main Profile). SMPTE VC-1 – standard based on Microsoft’s Windows Media Video (WMV) technology. Note that all Blu-ray players and recorders will be required to support playback of all three video codecs. It will still remain in the movie studios’ hands to determine which video codec(s) they will use for their releases.