Apple, Encore and the right Blu Ray DVD burner

[Terry Flaxton]

Doh! Of course – thanks again for the point about re-write-ables and single record DVD’s.

So I have some swf’s which I want to import into encore but that only takes FLV’s or F4V’s – right ? So how do I turn an swf into either of those two file systems (I search around the net but all I seem to get is windows solutions). Seems like CS4 desn’t take swf’s and output into either – unless I’m missing something. Am I?

A long term DP – likes 35mm and HD equally – changing with digital media – Began as a commercials editor !

[Joe Bowden]

[Terry Flaxton] ” So how do I turn an swf into either of those two file systems (I search around the net but all I seem to get is windows solutions).”

You could try this in Flash. But if you have Flash, you could export an AVI or MOV that Encore would probably prefer.

[Terry Flaxton]

Thanks for the help.

A long term DP – likes 35mm and HD equally – changing with digital media – Began as a commercials editor !

[Terry Flaxton]

So, happily I went off and tried a solution suggested by Warren- that is, getting a Panasonic SW-5583 Blu-Ray – of course these units are not available in the UK yet !!!

Has anyone tried the LG GGW-H20L Internal on a MAC – this one I can get easily and cheaply

Thank you for everyone that’s already replied.

A long term DP – likes 35mm and HD equally – changing with digital media – Began as a commercials editor !

[Erik Scairpon]

I am also curious as to the performance and satisfaction with this drive. Anyone have an experience to relate?

Thanks in advance,
Erik

http://www.lwvideo.com

[Andrew Ford]

I second the quality of the LaCie d2 external Blu-ray drive, especially if you work on a Mac.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/602325-REG/LaCie_301856U_d2_Blu_ray_Drive.html

I have authored over 50 Blu-ray discs with this drive since getting it in Jan and I’ve had no problems. I use the FW400 connection and the burn time is fast. The portability is great when I’m on the road. I’ve used TDK, Verbatim, and Sony discs, both BD-R and BD-RE, 25 and 50gb, and no problems across the board. Letting Encore transcode can be painfully slow, so I use Sorenson instead to get a better result in a little less time.

[Tyler Back]

Andrew, are you able to give any insight on your workflow to creating so many successful Blu-ray discs? I am getting ready to do my first BD and I am starting to get overwhelmed with all the different methods.