Adding Blu-Ray Templates(?)

Does anyone know if there is a discussion already on how to add in additional templates for Blu-Ray menu (In the share destination action)?
I wanted to know if I can generate my own moving background file, and place it into a "folder" somewhere that will allow me to use it in FCPX. This is something that I do consistently in DVD Studio Pro, but I am looking to try it via the share destination for Blu-Ray.
Attemping to avoid purchasing another software package that will author a Blu-Ray for a single job that has come up.
Thanks all!

The share to BD is only for very basic disc burning.
To the best of my knowledge there is only the rubbish menu that comes with FCP X.
You would need some other app to produce BD or DVD menus.

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I am deeply appreciative of all of the suggestions and help received on this issue. I apologize for not responding sooner, but i have been looking at the problem described in this thread from numerous perspectives.
Jeremy, you may well have hit upon the solution, and I am trying your suggestion now. I did not realize that when you selected the Blu-ray template and directed it to a DVD burner that would make an AVCHD that you could alter the bit rate settings. I looked at the default bit rate that Apple sets when you select this template and I found that it allowed a maximum of slightly over 17 MBs and an average of 15 MBs. That is too high for an AVCHD disk, and thus the error message that I am getting may well be correct and not in error as I previously thought.
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