EVD (Enhanced Video Disc)

The specification detailing the new format, called EVD (Enhanced Video Disc), is now complete, and was formally presented in Beijing on Thursday to the Chinese Ministry of Information Industries (MII) and the Standardisation Administration of China (SAC).

Like DVD, EVD video data is compressed, but according to the format's developers, Beijing-based E-World and US digital video technology company On2, it is capable of displaying HDTV images, a feat currently not possible with the established standard.Capacity Upto 50 Gb . It stores 10 Gb of data in 5 layers .