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H.264 to Blu-ray without re-encode
I have a H.264 video file that I need to add chapters to. I then want to transfer it to blu-ray disc without RE-ENCODING it. Can I do this in Final Cut Pro X (10.3.2) and/or Compressor 4 or even in Final Cut Pro 7 and/or Compressor 3.5?
I know that I can add the chapters with FCP, but I don’t know if it can be burned to blu-ray without re-encoding the video. Is this possible?
If FCP can’t do this, is there something else that can?
Thanks so much for your help.
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4 Replies
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I’m pretty sure FCPX and Compressor will reencode.
Take a look at Adobe Encore, not sure about bluray, but it won’t reencode MPEG2 for the regular DVDs.
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Helgi Thor
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Fortaleza
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Blurays need a specific profile/level of h.264. Probably your h.264 file is not specs compliant anyway.
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Thanks for your response.
This is an h.264 file that was originally created by compressor for blu-ray so I know that it is specs compliant. Original source materials are long gone. I have been able to add the needed chapters. How can I now create a BDMV file (from this h.264 file and the original AC3 file) and burn it back to blu-ray WITHOUT re-compressing (re-encoding) it. I don’t want to degrade the quality.
DVD Studio Pro could mux a MPEG-2 file/AC3 file and create a VIDEO-TS folder for DVD without degrading the video. Is there a way to do this in blu-ray and create BDMV file.
Thanks so much for any help.
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