Nero, leaders in digital media technology, announced today that Nero Toolkit, the industry standard for testing optical recorders, now supports Blu-ray testing and data recording.

The Blu-ray format was developed to enable recording, rewriting and playback of high-definition video (HD), as well as storing large amounts of data. A single-layer Blu-ray Disc can hold 25 GB, which can be used to record over 2 hours of HDTV and about 13 hours of standard-definition TV. Dual-layer Blu-ray Discs can hold 50 GB, which can be used to record over 4 hours of HDTV and about 26 hours of standard-definition TV.

In addition, Nero Toolkit, a Nero 6 application, consists of programs that supply information about the system, CD/ DVD drives and optimum running modes. It offers the most accurate and comprehensive drive testing available. Nero Toolkit’s Blu-ray supported programs include Nero CD- DVD Speed and Nero InfoTool. Nero CD- DVD Speed is the perfect tool for OEMs to use for testing Blu-ray drives. It supports read-only transfer rate testing, disc erasing and formatting and provides the ability to create data discs. Nero InfoTool supplies the user with a summary of the main characteristics of the drives, the disks in the drives, and the installed software. Dual Layer -9r disc support includes 8.5GB storage for data content and 120 min playback time (SP) for DVD -Video.

For more information www.nero.com