Best/latest BluRay burner for MAC PRO?

[Shelly Solomon]

I am not sure its the burner at this point. I am using the share option in FCS 7 – so it might still be making the assets? My compter is a 2x 3 ghz quad-core – not sure it is beefy enough to make HD assest for a 30 minute movie in blu-ray? Have you heard of Marox copressed HD for 264 files? I am pulling my hair out! thanks for you imput.

[Kent Beeson]

I hope someone else can chime in – but I’ve not had even good experience with FCP7 and its share option – had to got through COMPRESSOR to burn a bluray and that worked. But my MCE drive would only use memorex not Verbatim media. So as we speak I am testing a new drive MCE sent me with Verbatim media and it’s at 25% complete burning so we’ll see. But as to your issues, perhaps someone else can give y good advice and soon.

Thanks

K
http://www.effectivevideo.net

[J. Tad newberry]

After spending the morning reading archival posts (hard drives vs. DLT vs. Blu Ray), i’ve decided to go buy a blu ray burner. The only one i can even find locally is the LG BH10LS30 at Best Buy for $180, which sounds pretty good. At SuperMediaStore, there appears to be a WIDE range of prices for Blu Ray media – from $2 a disc up to about $13. Any idea why such a range?

Thanks again!

J. Tad Newberry
Big Ya Productions
Mac Pro 2.66 GHz Quad-Core
3 GB RAM
http://www.bigya.tv

[J. Tad newberry]

I ended up getting the LG CH08, installed it, bought a few 25GB discs, but my Mac doesn’t know the burner is even there. The install disc only has PC stuff on it, but usually Mac will read new toys without a hitch. I called LG tech support, and after 20 minutes on hold they told me that the “computer department closed at 6 (EST)”, so i’ll try tomorrow, but in the meantime thought i would ask my favorite smarty pants folks if they anything about this drive specifically or this problem in general…

Thanks again!

J. Tad Newberry
Big Ya Productions
Mac Pro 2.66 GHz Quad-Core
3 GB RAM
http://www.bigya.tv

[J. Tad newberry]

I called LG tech support, and the guy was not much help. He kept telling me to “push the button” on the front of the (internal) blu ray burner to open the tray… Then he concluded that maybe the LG CH08 internal is not for Macs.

So maybe i need to go to an external? I don’t really care, but seems like an internal should work as well, but the portability of an external would be nice. On this thread it looks like the LaCie, Pioneer, and Buffalo are well liked.

Thanks again!

J. Tad Newberry
Big Ya Productions
Mac Pro 2.66 GHz Quad-Core
3 GB RAM
http://www.bigya.tv

[Shelly Solomon]

My MCE internal blu-ray burner works GREAT on my MAC!!

[J. Tad newberry]

I disconnected my original DVD SuperDrive, plugged this LG into the main cable (the one that had been going to the DVD SuperDrive), and when i hit the eject button the LG Blu Ray burner TRIES to open the door but it won’t go. So apparently the computer is seeing the drive, but it’s the door that won’t work. I’ll take it back and get the MCE or Pioneer via internet.

Thanks again!

J. Tad Newberry
Big Ya Productions
Mac Pro 2.66 GHz Quad-Core
3 GB RAM
http://www.bigya.tv