Burning HDV movie to Blu-ray Disc

Hi there, I filmed an HDV movie edited it on HDV mode on Apple Final cut pro, I want to make a Blu-ray disc i was wondering if export on HDV mode and let the encore CS4 do the converting, or i render it on compressor to H.264 format or maybe Mpeg2 ? can anyone help please ?
im using Mac Pro I have the encore CS4 and i have a Blu-ray Burner
it is my first time that i will make Blu-ray Disc so if you have any suggestions please let me know
Thank You

Welcome to the forum.
Unfortunately, from FCP, you will not have Adobe Dynamic Link. Also, being a PC-guy, I cannot tell you how well Encore might handle some other Apple CODEC's - maybe well, or maybe not. Now, in this case, I think that I would use FCP to Transcode to a 100% BD-compliant H.264, Export and then Import to Encore as a Timeline. Depending on the Duration of your FCP Timeline, you might want to download a bit-rate calculator and work out the bit-rate for your Export.
Good luck, and hopefully some Encore Mac-users will step up and give you more background on how well Encore handles all Mac formats/CODEC's.
Hunt

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The OS and drivers on a new PC are always out-of-date because the system master will have been created well before its sale. So do some of the basics first:
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So, when viewing or reading tutorials, try to determine the version of the program being used for the tutorials. As I typically write
principles tend to remain the same from version to version, but the features tend to move, change, or be discontinued from version
to version. And, it is frustrating to be armed with principles when you cannot find a feature.
Some Comprehensive Free Resources for version 12.....
http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-premiere-elements-12/
http://help.adobe.com/archive/en/premiere-elements/12/premiere-elements_reference.pdf
http://help.adobe.com/archive/en/elements-organizer/12/elements-organizer_reference.pdf
ATR Premiere Elements Troubleshooting: Premiere Elements 12 First Look Details
ATR Premiere Elements Troubleshooting: Premiere Elements 12 Daily Discoveries
Please do not hesitate to ask if questions or need clarification.
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David S. wrote:
And yes you can author single track 1080p blu ray discs with Compressor 3.5.
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Exporting to MOV
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When was there ever?
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I will not forget CS4 that never came to work. It was not a workable version, but at best an Alfa or maybe Beta version.
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