BluRay Authoring

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BluRay Authoring

Posted by Lucas Cheadle on October 1, 2008 at 9:21 pm

MacBook Pro 2.5GHz, 4GB Ram
Trial version of DVD Achitect Pro 5
Final Cut Studio
LG BE06 external BluRay burner

I’m treading cautiously through murky waters…
The goal: delivery of HDV wedding on BluRay.
Obstacle: BluRay authoring software
Adobe Encore? Bad reviews and too expensive.
I’ve created a test project in DVD Architect. It won’t burn but it did create an .iso file.

Questions:
Is the trial version crippled?
Can I expect to successfully burn BD with DVD Architect once it’s paid for? Or rather, is there anyone out there using the same set-up as me making BDs?
What about Toast 9 and the HD plug-in?
If DVD Architect will operate fine alone then I’d prefer not buying Toast.

Greg Barringer replied 16 years, 3 months ago 7 Members · 21 Replies
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Warren Eig
October 1, 2008 at 9:43 pm

Can you make a disc image? If so then burn image with toast. This is how I do it in Encore.

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Lucas Cheadle
October 2, 2008 at 12:22 am

Thanks Warren!

I did what you said successfully!

Now that I’m able to view the edit via BD there arise more questions:

1) What is the maximum bit rate permissible for BD playback? My test was the default 18. Some of the slow motion in my edit looked choppy. I understand that the cause is likely in the edit but I want to try other things before going back and adjusting in Final Cut.

2) Is my authoring software re-encoding despite my earlier step of exporting from FCP timeline via Compressor with BluRay settings(m2v)?
It took a long time to create that .iso file in DVD Architect.

I think I have a lot of experimenting to do.
Walter Biscardi
October 2, 2008 at 1:56 am

[lucas cheadle] “Adobe Encore? Bad reviews and too expensive.”

Yes, stay very VERY far away from Encore on the Mac.

We’re now using NetBlender’s DoStudio and have already created our first title with pop-up menus and other functionality. Awesome product and I highly recommend it. It requires a Windows machine however. We have an HP Workstation dedicated to that app.

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Chris Borjis
October 2, 2008 at 4:50 pm

[lucas cheadle] “1) What is the maximum bit rate permissible for BD playback?”

40mbps combined for audio and video is the maximum for blu-ray.

you could easily bump that 18 to 35
Eric Pautsch
October 2, 2008 at 5:49 pm

It’s actually 40 mb/s for video and 48 audio/video combined.
Chris Borjis
October 2, 2008 at 10:12 pm

[eric pautsch] “It’s actually 40 mb/s for video and 48 audio/video combined.”

ah, thats right, the bitrate limit on BD is 50 max.
Lucas Cheadle
October 2, 2008 at 10:53 pm

DVD Architect Pro won’t let the bit rate get above 28. The parameters go up to 40 but an error occurs during the build.
Lucas Cheadle
October 2, 2008 at 11:17 pm

Thanks Walter!
I’m disappointed in my BluRay HD results so far. The picture looks grainy, like super fine pointillism, A Sunday At The Park?
I don’t know if it’s something I can control.

Here are the facts:
Canon XHA1 HDV
Captured HDV 1080i60
Exported variously (ProRes,ProResHQ, m2v for BluRay in Compressor)
Authored in DVD Architect Pro 5 set to m2v compression… currently rendering a test using the AVC option.

Up to now this company I work for has shot HDV and downconverted to DV at capture. They wanted to try the HD BluRay route.
Walter Biscardi
October 2, 2008 at 11:17 pm

[lucas cheadle] “DVD Architect Pro won’t let the bit rate get above 28. The parameters go up to 40 but an error occurs during the build. “

What about Toast? Does that allow higher datarates?

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.

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Walter Biscardi
October 2, 2008 at 11:35 pm

[lucas cheadle] “I’m disappointed in my BluRay HD results so far. The picture looks grainy, like super fine pointillism, A Sunday At The Park? “

We haven’t seen anything like that. Our BluRays look pretty much identical to their DVCPro HD and HDV originals. Quite spectacular actually and now DoStudio is allowing us to creating some pretty cool menus and controls too.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.

Read my Blog!

STOP STARING AND START GRADING WITH APPLE COLOR Apple Color Training DVD available now!

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