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  • Need blue ray advice

    Posted by Tom Alexander on April 14, 2010 at 5:50 pm

    I’m using an i7 imac with Final Cut Pro 7 and Sony xdcam ex. I need to burn blue ray discs so I’m considering buying a Lacie d2 blue ray drive and will be limited to connecting it with high speed usb 2.0 since the only firewire port is connected to my g-raid.

    Will this work?

    Rich Rubasch replied 16 years, 1 month ago 5 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Kevin Monahan

    April 14, 2010 at 6:39 pm

    I use the Blu-ray burner from OWC which has FW800 connectivity. I wouldn’t want USB speed compared to what I’ve got.

    Kevin Monahan
    60 Blu-ray Templates for Final Cut Studio 2009
    http://www.fcpworld.com
    Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro

  • Rich Rubasch

    April 14, 2010 at 7:12 pm

    I have the Lacie via USB and do it all the time. The USB bus speed is not a problem with the burning speed and data throughput during a burn.

    Burn away….

    Oh, and buy good media.

    Rich Rubasch
    Tilt Media Inc.
    Video Production and Post
    Owner/President/Editor/Designer/Animator
    https://www.tiltmedia.com

  • Chris Babbitt

    April 14, 2010 at 9:15 pm

    What is good media, Rich. I bought a bunch of Verbatims and they seem to be as slow as molasses.

  • Chris Borjis

    April 14, 2010 at 9:17 pm

    I like TDK because its the only BD media with Durabis2 coating.

  • Rich Rubasch

    April 15, 2010 at 12:42 am

    Good media is usually the unbranded and spindled media purchased from dealers. Media found in local office supply stores is usually lower quality stock made in lesser factories.

    I buy only Verbatim or Maxell DVD-R media.

    Yes, Blu Ray is slow. But you have to account for the fact that DVD can burn at up to 8x (I only burn at 4x or less) and Blu Ray burns at 2x but has about 5 times the data on a full disc).

    Rich Rubasch
    Tilt Media Inc.
    Video Production and Post
    Owner/President/Editor/Designer/Animator
    https://www.tiltmedia.com

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