New Licensed Product Category "AVCHD Archivers"
has been added and updated the definition of "AVCHD Players".
May 17th 2007
Updated the License Categories of the AVCHD Format and Logo License.
July 13th 2006
AVCHD Information web site Open.
The "AVCHD" is a brand new high definition (HD) digital video camera recorder format recording 1080i*1 and 720p*2 signals onto certain media by using highly efficient codec technologies. The "AVCHD" is jointly established by Panasonic, the brand name for which Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is known and Sony Corporation.
*1 :1080i
one of HD specifications that has 1080 efficient scanning lines by interlace method
*2 :720p
one of HD specifications that has 720 efficient scanning lines by progressive method
The following companies have expressed support for the AVCHD format as
of April 10, 2008.