An apparatus and method for storing and playing high definition content is
disclosed. This invention provides a mechanism for storing and playing
back high definition content on a medium such as DVD optical disc. One
aspect of the invention is that elementary streams may be multiplexed and
processed in a high definition media player instead of at authoring time.
Another aspect of the invention is that it provides for extended real-time
features such as inserting watermarks into the content stream, decrypting
selected sections of the content stream, and performing trick playback
display modes.
