[Cody Westheimer]

I’d like to share the love and save others the trouble I’ve experienced burning a bluray disc!

Here we go:

HDV Sequence in Final Cut Pro
Export Sequence as Video Only DVCPROHD 1080i60
Audio File: 16 bit, 48khz WAV file (should work with a 5.1 AC3 as well)

Open DVCPROHD File in Compressor
Use Following Settings:
(I started by selecting HD DVD: MPEG-2 30 Minutes, then made the following changes)
File Format: MPEG-2
Extension: m2v (had allow job segmenting checked)
Stream Usage: Blu-ray
Format: HD 1920×1080
Frame Rate: 29.97
Aspect: 16:9
Field Dom: Top First

Mode: 2 pass VBR Best
Av BR: 21
Max BR: 26
Motion: Best

Frame Controls: On
Resize: Better
Output: Same
Deint: Best (Motion Comp, Adaptive Details checked)

It took my Dual 2.3ghz G5 about 26 hours to encode my 26 minute film. Yikes.

From there…I tried using Toast to “multiplex” the disc, and experienced countless problems. I must have gone through 20 “recipes.” I gave up on Toast for the multiplexing. I have not yet tried Encore, but hear that it’s promising. (the demos on the web don’t work…and most are actually for the old music program Encore!) Anyway, I decided to to try NetBlender’s DoStudio – a pro solution with a 30 day trial. (https://dostudio.netblender.com) I installed it on my MacBook under Parallels and successfully imported my m2v and wav files (it also requires an image for the disc – a png, I used a black frame so it’s essentially transparent.) After jumping through some very minor hoops I was able to compile (multiplex) the disc.

From here I brought the two folders, BMDV and CERTIFICATE into Toast after selecting “BDMV Folder” as my burn option. I then used the “save to disc image” command in Toast to make an image of the disc before actually burning onto my BD-RE. (I’ve had some write errors before when I excluded this step.) Burn the image to a BD-RE and play it in your PS3. Beautiful! Too bad I’ve only got 30 days. 🙂

BTW, I’m using an LG BluRay Burner (bare drive – https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136137) with a granite digital SATA->USB adapter.

After days of trouble shooting….works like a charm! 🙂

[Cody Westheimer]

I’m with ya on the Toast/Bluray thang. Not impressed. Actually had Toast encode it overnight and it plays back but looks AWFUL. Totally flickering video, looks about as bad as their encoded DVDs…

Looking into Encore, but can’t find a demo version anywhere. Tried downloading Premiere Pro Demos (both Mac and PC) and they don’t include it. Bummed about toast!

Thanks for your help. 🙂

Cody
http://www.runningformyfather.com