Blu-ray and HD-DVD timeframe

Apple has been an the Blu-Ray committee for some time now, but does anyone happen to know when apple will support it as an internal drive shipping with new Intel Macs? How about HD-DVD?
I know there are 3rd party options for $699, but are they as good as a 2nd gen Pioneer internal?
Regards,
Dave

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Alternative to Blu-Ray and HD DVD players?

I just watched The Keynote presentation for 2008 and saw that there is a new software update that revolutionizes the Apple TV. The first idea that came to mind is the battle between Blu-Ray and HD DVD. With the HD capabilities of the Apple TV now and Dolby Digital 5.1 support, would it be safe to say that, if one wasn't worried about having a hard copy of the HD movie, the Apple TV could be an alternative to the battle of the current generation of formats?
Could one say that the Apple TV does the same job as these high definition players? Let it be noted that I haven't experienced movie quality in iTunes yet.

There are 3 separate issues here.
First, the monitor quality and capability:
If you have 1920x1080 resolution monitor that can display 1080p (progressive scan), then ATV will be significantly inferior than BRD or HD/DVD player sending 1080p signal natively to full HD monitor. If your monitor is less than that (say 1366x768 or 1280x720 and can handle only 1080i (interlace) or 720p), probably not all that much different than ATV displaying at 720p (which is 1280x720). The only thing is the amount of bitrate (data per/second) that ATV content provides versus BRD or HD/DVD content.
Second, all BRD and HD/DVD players "upscales" 480i DVD (Stand Def) content to 1080i/p, which can be quite good. I've not been impressed with ATV's ability to upscale 640x480 content (iTune SD content) to large monitors. Also, SD DVDs are actually encoded at over 800x480 for widescreen content these days and bitrate is much higher than 1500 for iTune movies.
Third issue:
The audio on ATV HD content is 5.1 whereas DolbyHD and DTS equivalent are 7.1 - which if you have setup your room with 7.1 system (like I have), 5.1 is a bit of a disappointment. Further, SD DVD from iTune store is still DD2.0, and while most receivers can handle that into DD-II/IIx, it is simulated and not discrete sound output. SD DVDs have 5.1, 6.1 and 7.1 depending on content/movie.
So the long answer to being BRD or HD/DVD player alternative is it depends. One must tradeoff the benefit of a dedicated player in addition to ATV (or MacMini for that matter).
Certainly cannot debate about the convenience, if one has a decent broadband connection and n/g router setup.

Workflow for creating one project that can be burned to both Blu-ray and standard DVD?

Hi,
I have a 20 minute project and I'm creating a simple single menu with a play button. I'd like to create it once and be able to burn both a 1080p Blu-ray and a standard DVD. Is this possible?
Thanks

Hi,
Let me explain how transcoding works for DVD and Blueray.
Encore transcodes the files separately for DVD and Blueray and once the transcode is done and status shows transcoded the options for transcoding are greyed out, this means you have already transcoded the file and you cannot transcode again without reverting to original.
For example you have blueray selected in project settings and you click transcode now from project panel the files will be transcoded for blueray, but after transcoding if for any reason you decide to change the transcode settings and transcode the asset again with different settings you have to revert to original.
But in this case when you want to transcode the assets for DVD you don’t need to revert to original and loose the transcoding done for blueray. You can change the project settings from blueray to DVD after that you will be able to transcode for DVD without losing the transcoded files for blueray.

Dvd Player to support Blue-Ray and HD-DVD

Hey,
i am planning a homecinema and have thought about buying a Mac Mini as Dvd /Multimedia Player. Becuase, to this moment, we don't know, which new HD Dvd Format will come in the future... Blue Ray or Hd-Dvd... is there a possbility I can play those new dvds with the normal dvd drive and maybe just some new drivers or software???
Thanks ver much

No, you cannot play a Blu-Ray or HD DVD disk in a DVD drive. They both require different hardware than DVD drives have.

Best workflow for burning Blu-ray and DVD

Hi,
What's the best workflow for effciency sake for burning both a Blu-ray and a DVD of the same project?
Essientially I'd like to export and create a menu once, then be able to downrez to DVD. However, I'm not sure that is possible since blu-ray and DVD are differnt codecs.
Thank you

The only way that you can get acceptable re-scaling of menus is to go from BR to DVD, and do the editing in Photoshop. Simply re-scaling the menu here will not give acceptable results.
I usually copy the various button layers from the BR menu to a new DVD menu file created using the provided Photoshop preset. You will still have to do some manual re-scaling and alignment. The thing that has given me the most trouble over the years is round button highlights - a segment is often chopped off. Font sizes will probably need adjusting too.
Unless you are adept with handling layers and groups within Photoshop, it may be easier to start again.
Any attempt to convert within Encore is unlikely to produce acceptable menus in my experience.

I am in need of a new dvd player HD Blu-Ray and best buy is telling me that I need at least 10Mbps.

Hi Niel, I am in need of a new dvd player HD Blu-Ray and best buy is telling me that I need at least 10Mbps. Where can I find this at my computer before I purchase this item.
I hope you can help me. I have the 24 inch iMac.
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Settings For HDV to Blu-ray and DVD

What is the best strategy for avoiding unnecessary rendering and transcoding issues? I edit HDV or AVCHD (from a DataVideo DN-60) in Premiere Pro CS6. I want to output to multiple formats - DVD, Blu-ray and Flash from the same project. I'd like to maximize quality as well to fit project on disk.
I'd also like to know which format most easily transcodes for my purposes. I typically shoot 23.98 or 29.98 fps 1080p, but sometimes 1080i.
I assume Dynamic Link is the way to go, but it doesn't look like the resulting settings are automatic. For example, if I go into project settings after Dynamic Linking a PPro sequence, and choose Blu-ray, I would expect the transcode settings to match the imported project. If it does not, then what should I change the default settings to?

Let me clarify the intent of my original post. I have read in places that it is best to choose export and DVD project settings that match the original footage whenever possible to avoid rendering problems. So, if I shoot and edit HDV or AVCHD footage say at 29.98 fps progressive, then what corresponding settings should I use for DVD and Blu-ray?
I see that with 29.97 fps the progressive option is not available in the Blu-ray
presets. Should I not shoot progressive then at 29.97?
How do I maximize quality of the video while fitting on a single disk? The only way to do it automatically is to Dynamic link, which you advise against. If I manually set exports, then I must calculate all the sequence outputs from Premiere. What then should my priorities be? For starters, MPEG2 Blu-ray or H.264 Blu-ray? What should take precedence, bitrate settings or number of passes?
I am also considering render/transcode speed. How do the above settings affect speed?

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CS6 Error Message When Burning a Blu Ray Project to DVD

Hi,
I'm trying to burn a Blu Ray project to DVD and I'm getting this message when I try to build the project:
The project is an excerpt from a larger one and contains only 2 video files and no menus. However it's particularly worrying because the project from which this is an excerpt is large and complex. I have created it as a Blu Ray project but my final deliverable is DVD. I really don't want to have to rebuild as a DVD project because it took half a day to link up all of the menus and chapters.
Is there something I need to do in my encode settings?
Thanks in advance.

Thanks for your reply John.
It's extremely frustrating that this is the case. I'd have started with a DVD project in the first place had I not read this: http://helpx.adobe.com/encore/using/building-finished-project.html , specifically the following excerpt:
"You can build the same project to DVD and Blu‑ray formats no matter which format you select in the New Project or Project Settings dialog box. Encore makes the appropriate adjustments to transcode the elements to the correct format."
Reading that gave me the confidence to go ahead and build as a Blu Ray. I now have to find another half day to rebuild the project as a DVD.
Thanks again for the information.

IMac with Blu-Ray or HD-DVD drive. When?

Is there any info about when iMacs with Blu-Ray or HD-DVD drive will be available?

Apple sits officially in the Blu-Ray camp so HD-DVD is less likely.
A slot-loading drive exists but only Apple know when and if they choose to use it in the iMac.
At this time even the Mac Pro doesn't have it as an option (unless you install yourself for $700, although that does inc Toast Ti).
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Blu Ray yet for DVD Studio Pro?

I haven't asked recently about burning Blu Ray discs in a new version
of DVD SP, so here I am asking again: Has anyone heard any scuttlebutt
about a possible upgrade of DVD SP 4 to allow to burn HDV FCP QT movies
to Blu Ray discs? Toast 10 has been working fine for me so far, but curious
if Apple has hinted at changing their minds and endorsing Blu Ray as an
option?

I do bet my business on it. But by the sme token, having a business means making sure you have back-ups and rotating hard drives also. I had some of the first CDs ever made, and many of them are failing, even some of the more recent ones from the mid-1990s. And these do not include the burn your own.
Blu-ray as a storage method makes no sense to me personally. Right now they each hold 25 Gigs (as you said), which means 40 of them - or $280 - for one Terrabyte. You can get 2 1.5 terrabyte drives for $200 and they will take up alot less room than 40 blu-ray discs.
I would bet neither hard drives or blu-ray will be around in 20 years, and if I was going to bet, it will be alot shorter than that. It will be SSD, Compact Flash, downloads and whatever follows. blu-ray and DVD will be like my Zip drives, Jaz drives or VideoDiscs.
If anyone has a business that deals with media storage where it is important, I would steer them away from DVD/blu-ray and tell them to get a good RAID 1 external, with automatic mirroring, three hard drives and rotate them with one copy off-site. There are enclosures where they a popped in and out like floppies and you store them in something similar to a VCR case.
Like I said, YMMV.

Output to Blu-Ray and Audio from Gaming videos.

Just a simple questions, does premiere pro allow output as Blu-Ray. I have a series of home movies, I want to produce as Blue-Ray and all I can find is only DVD publishing.
On another issue, I am trying to create a video of online gaming that I play and the clan I belong to play to promote the clan, I have some footage from Arma 3, War Thunder, however with my Rust game the audio is very slow. How do I correct this, Would the video resolution affect the audio. I use Bandicam to capture my online gaming footage which is outputted as AVI file. This plays well in Windows Media Player, Realplayer, and PowerDirector (Does Blu-Ray 3D). I have been told by quite a few clan members that premiere pro was a good video editing software so I wanted to try and see for myself seeing I have a complete Creative cloud Subscription.
Video informations is as follows:
codec MPEG 1 Resolution: 1912 x1060 @ 30fps
Audio is MPEG -1 Layer 2 48000Hz @192 kbps Monophonic
Codecs are installed.
The audio, almost sound as thought I am speaking in game in slow motions, I have tried to increase the speed, got as far as 500% which is still too slow. I am new Premiere Pro.
It would be greatly appreciated if someone could assist me with this.

Premiere Pro BY ITSELF will not create DVD or BluRay... you may export files for authoring in EncoreCS6, which is a separate download... go to the bottom of page #5 at The PPro/Encore tutorial list http://forums.adobe.com/message/2276578 for more information on using PProCC with EncoreCS6
Capturing gameplay is often problematic... try this Free Open Source software http://camstudio.org/ -use with Lossless Lagarith http://forums.adobe.com/thread/875797

Blu-Ray or HD DVD

I came across this interesting article on the Blu-Ray vs. HD DVD disagreement.
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000623059130/
I noticed the comment towards the end the Apple is on the Blu-Ray board, but DVDSP support HD DVD. So, which way is Apple headed?
Also, I wondered which format, it either (Blu-Ray or HD DVD)will work best with HDV? I would assume that Blu-Ray will support HDV well, since it's coming from Sony. (?)

I remember when betamax lost out to vhs in the consumer wars. But beta SP remains the standard for the world. And only now is it beginning to change.
I find it interesting and a little disheartening that all the real innovation in our business hardware-wise comes from Japan. It's the schools, darn it. Nobody here cares enough to actually get an education and go do something with it.

Blu-ray and gma 950

I have a core duo mac mini, and I'm planning on making it my primary media player -- connected to a hdtv --, I have a question though. I was going to buy an external blu-ray drive. I read from Intel's site that the gma 950 supports hdcp and 1080p, but for some reason not blu-ray or HD-DVD. Can anyone confirm this and maybe explain a bit?

Apple DVD Player 5.0.1 in reference to blu-ray media - this media type is not supported.
Here is my setup:
Apple Mac mini w/Intel core 2 duo 2.0GHz, Intel GMA 950 graphics (supports HDCP), Mac OS X 10.5.2 -- SuperDrive has been replaced with a 12.7mm height Panasonic blu-ray burner, model UJ-225, specs here:
http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/computer/storage/optical/models/uj225b.asp
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Apple Mac OS X will not playback commercial blu-ray movies. I believe it is a software issue. I do not have a clear understanding on Apple's stance with blu-ray's HDCP; however Apple fully supports their own proprietary digital rights management (DRM) with iTunes. Apple's Cinema displays do not support HDCP for digital media playback.
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Macbook pro late 2011, completely messed up, everything I click it brings up beachball very slow, blue ray and hd unwatchable as it jerks. genius bar app didnt help at all, very disappointed, can some1 help me?

Macbook pro late 2011, completely messed up, a macbook pro of this year should not be operating like this, everything I click it brings up beachball very slow, blue ray and hd unwatchable as it jerks. genius bar app didnt help at all, very disappointed, can some1 help me?

You have a hardware problem. It is probably the hard drive is either to full, not enough free space, or it is starting to fail.
If you have an external drive connec that to the system and use the Recovery HD, Command + r keys at startup, to install a clean fresh copy of OS X Lion on the external then run the system from that. It will be slower but if you don't get the beachball then that is the sign your internal drive is on its way out or is filled up with files and not enough free space.

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