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On August 28th, Paramount will ship its first high definition title toinclude a lossless or uncompressed soundtrack - 'Blades of Glory'. Thistitle will feature a PCM 5.1 soundtrack for the Blu-ray release, butwill feature no equivalent on the HD DVD, presumably because of thesmaller disc capacity. Two weeks later, Paramount will ship 'Face/Off'with extras features available in high definition, but only on theBlu-ray version, again due to space constraints.
This is a drastic change from the Paramount we once knew. For the pastyear, Blu-ray owners have cringed as they saw release after releaseissued with low bit rate MPEG-2 video encodes and Dolby Digitalsoundtracks, while the HD DVD versions received VC-1 encodes and higherbit rate Dolby Digital Plus audio. It was disappointing to say theleast.
The shift began with 'Flags of Our Fathers', which was released with ahigh bit rate AVC encode for the Blu-ray release. The audio was stilllacking, but it was clear they were finally recognizing the Blu-rayconsumer as a valuable asset. Now, with the addition of PCM audio,Paramount completes the high definition package and Blu-ray owners cannow enjoy their favorite Paramount movies the way they were meant to beseen.