As with all new version of Mac OS X, we decided to dig into the library and system folders to unveil some hidden gems. The first investigation revealed the following information:
Apple DVD player
In the package of apple DVD player, one can find the following files making references to Blu-ray support:
CB_BlurayPopupMenuBtn_OffDisabled.tiff
CB_BlurayPopupMenuBtn_OffNormal.tiff
CB_BlurayPopupMenuBtn_OffPressed.tiff
It defines images to be displayed on insertion of BD media.
When digging into the code of the application, one can find references of both BD and HD-DVD. We can expect in a near future to see the first full native support for HD video with future hardware equipped with HDCP chips
Within Extensions
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