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BD-Live (short for Blu-ray-Live) is the marketing name for a feature that allows access to interactive content over the Internet, content that is enabled through a key on the Blu-ray Disc.

Blue-ray's BD-Live feature is part of the Blu-ray Profile 2.0. Players supporting this feature need an Ethernet port to connected to the Internet and means to save downloaded data, according to current specs a harddrive (non-volatile memory) of at least 1GB in size. Currently the Sony's Playstation™3 and some stand-alone models support BD-Live.

Once a Blue-ray discs unlocks the online content for a specific disc, the viewer is able to to download a variety of up-to-date content (e.g. refreshed previews, additional audio commentary or subtitles, ringtones, exclusive special features and more).

BD-Live is part of the overall effort to overcome the isolated status of the Home Video experience. Thus the Internet connectivity realised through BD-Live and additional features like Blu-ray's design decision to integrate Java throughout the system, see BD-J

MoLog or Movie Log is another BD-Live feature. The idea is that users are invited to insert shapes, text, audio, and other graphics into a film, contained in individualized presentations that can then be shared with other users. This online discussion community will then be accessible from any BD-Live player or Internet connected computer; blogging can be done while the film is being viewed or as a standalone feature.

Related Links

• Disney's portal for exclusive BD-Live Content
• Sony's Blu-ray site, here the BD-Live section
• Official MoLog site