Here's a list of the physical requirements that you're going to need to create, burn, and play BD-J applications on your PC: Now you might be surprised to learn that although the BD-J standard is a part of the Java ME platform, you're going to need a somewhat more powerful machine in order to play BD-J applications on your PC. I'm going to assume that you have absolutely no Java ME or video-content creation experience whatsoever.
In the first part of this series, I'm going to cover the following topics: The Java platform for Blue-ray disc players is called BD-J. Java technology is embedded into billions of phones, as well as countless other devices including the traditional desktop computer: Figure 1 shows the various Java platforms that exist today).įigure 1: The Various Java Platforms Available Today These devices can range from large-scale enterprise class servers down to a tiny smart card that fits in your wallet. According to the latest statistics provided at the JavaOne 2008 conference, there are over 6 billion Java-enabled devices deployed worldwide. This is a great time to be Java developer. In this two-part series, we're going to cover several aspects of using the Java language to create applications for your Blu-ray disc player, which includes the very popular PlayStation 3 gaming console. Java technology is a critical part of the new high-definition video standard, the Blu-ray Disc standard.
