Blu-ray Support in Mac OS X 10.5.6?
After last week's release of the iPod Nano, iPod Touch and iTunes 8, we neglected to post our traditional rumor wrap up. In the end, however, our pre-event rumor roundup accurately spelled out the major releases.
The bulk of the information came from Kevin Rose who detailed a number of the changes accurately. Readers should find interesting that Rose also revealed some future details that have not yet materialized.
Specifically, Rose expects that Blu-ray support will finally be built into Mac OS X 10.5.6. Blu-ray is the next generation high definition video disc format that only recently "won" the format battle after major studios decisively chose it over HD-DVD. Apple has been a member of the Blu-Ray consortium for years but has not yet revealed their plans for Blu-ray support.
With the release of Mac OS X 10.5.5 earlier this week, Apple should begin work on Mac OS X 10.5.6. Built-in Blu-ray support into Mac OS X would open the door for Apple to finally incorporate Blu-ray drives into their Macs as well as Blu-ray support into their suite of iLife applications. The 10.5.6 update will not come before the rumored notebook revisions in October, but could conceivably be ready by Macworld San Francisco 2009.
The bulk of the information came from Kevin Rose who detailed a number of the changes accurately. Readers should find interesting that Rose also revealed some future details that have not yet materialized.
Specifically, Rose expects that Blu-ray support will finally be built into Mac OS X 10.5.6. Blu-ray is the next generation high definition video disc format that only recently "won" the format battle after major studios decisively chose it over HD-DVD. Apple has been a member of the Blu-Ray consortium for years but has not yet revealed their plans for Blu-ray support.
With the release of Mac OS X 10.5.5 earlier this week, Apple should begin work on Mac OS X 10.5.6. Built-in Blu-ray support into Mac OS X would open the door for Apple to finally incorporate Blu-ray drives into their Macs as well as Blu-ray support into their suite of iLife applications. The 10.5.6 update will not come before the rumored notebook revisions in October, but could conceivably be ready by Macworld San Francisco 2009.
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44 months ago
mmmn I wouldn't mind going off to college with a new iMac with a blu-ray drive next year.
44 months ago
is it likely Apple will add Blu-ray support to their software in a point update? i thought they would release it in a major upgrade.
44 months ago
YAWN.
Wake me up when they release Macs with both Blue-Ray support in the OS as well as a Blue-Ray disc drive. Only then can you really use and watch Blue-Ray discs/movies. When is that likely to happen? Macworld 2010?
Wake me up when they release Macs with both Blue-Ray support in the OS as well as a Blue-Ray disc drive. Only then can you really use and watch Blue-Ray discs/movies. When is that likely to happen? Macworld 2010?
44 months ago
^ the article says that Blu-ray support will be added to OS X. so its unlikely that the support will linger around in the OS without hardware support 'til 2010. i predict 1st quarter 2009.
44 months ago
I am just waiting for the day when my wife can FINALLY make use of the HD cam corder I bought earlier this year. It's a great consumer harddrive full HD cam-corder. Gorgeous picture quality! It'll be fantastic to have an option to burn those to blu-rays or even on dual-layer DVD's in HD formats to play on my PS3... iMovie is lagging in support for HD even though HD was all the rage a few years ago.... the hardware is now in place, it's in wide enough demand... now it's time for the software to get in gear.
44 months ago
I am just waiting for the day when my wife can FINALLY make use of the HD cam corder I bought earlier this year. It's a great consumer harddrive full HD cam-corder. Gorgeous picture quality! It'll be fantastic to have an option to burn those to blu-rays or even on dual-layer DVD's in HD formats to play on my PS3... iMovie is lagging in support for HD even though HD was all the rage a few years ago.... the hardware is now in place, it's in wide enough demand... now it's time for the software to get in gear.
*sigh*
You can already burn HD video to DVD and Blu-ray disks in OS X!
The only thing that you cannot do is burn or watch disks that use HDCP. That's IT!
44 months ago
I'm guessing that by the time Snow Leopard rolls around there will be Macs with Blu-Ray support.
44 months ago
This must happen sooner or later.
Although by the time Apple implement it, the PC world would have moved onto the next technology... :rolleyes:
Sony's first laptop with bluray drive came out about two years ago, and cost the same as a Macbook Pro. I'm not sure what's taking Apple so long.
Although by the time Apple implement it, the PC world would have moved onto the next technology... :rolleyes:
Sony's first laptop with bluray drive came out about two years ago, and cost the same as a Macbook Pro. I'm not sure what's taking Apple so long.
44 months ago
is it likely Apple will add Blu-ray support to their software in a point update? i thought they would release it in a major upgrade.
It'll come when the hardware is required for it. I don't see it as a point release vs not point release issue. It's just drivers for the OS. The iLife suite will have to be upgraded to support.
iLife '09 seems like a good time.
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