Technical White Papers

Here, you can download a wide selection of technical white papers prepared by the various Technical Working Groups of the Blu-ray Disc Association. These cover a wide range of topics, including physical specifications, file format, logical and application specifications and much more. The white papers will address the entire family of Blu-ray Disc formats, including BD Recordable, BD Rewritable and BD ROM.

General Blu-ray Disc format

1. White Paper: Blu-ray Disc Format - General
2. White Paper: Blu-ray Disc Format - Key Technologies
3. White Paper: Blu-ray Disc Format - File System Specifications

BD RE (Blu-ray Disc Rewritable)

1. White Paper: BD RE - Physical Format Specifications (2nd Edition, February 2006)
2. White Paper: BD RE - Logical and Audio Visual Application Format Specifications

BD R (Blu-ray Disc Recordable)

1. White Paper: BD R - Physical Specifications (February 2006)

BD ROM (Blu-ray Disc ROM / Video Distribution Format)

1. White Paper: BD ROM - Audio Visual Appliation Format Specifications (Update: March 2005)
2. White Paper: BD ROM - Physical Format Specifications (November 2005)

Blu Ray Technology

1. White Paper: Blu-ray Jukebox Information

Application Definition Blu-ray Disc Format

1. White Paper: BD-J Baseline Application and Logical Model Definition for BD-ROM

OSTA.ORG UDF

1. White Paper: UDF Blu Ray format specifications