Doing Blu-Ray (WITHOUT DVD Studio Pro!)

I'm frequently finding myself in a fix because of DVD Studio's ongoing lack of Blu-Ray support (clients wanting Blu-Ray - 5. Clients wanting HD-DVD - ZERO!) Anyway... my gripes aside, for the current project I am required to supply an auto-looping video graphics project being displayed on 60" plasmas running from a Blu-Ray player. So there's no proper 'authoring' to do as such, I just need to get the video file onto the disc, auto-start and seamlessly loop. Now in the early days of DVD I used to be able to do just this without using a heavyweight authoring program - as I recall it was a simple utility that came with the burner that allowed me to assemble a basic playable disc from pre-encoded assets.
Is there any utility out there that can allow me to offer a compromise until Apple pull their finger out? I looked at Roxio's Toast but I'm not sure whether this will do the job?
Much appreciation everyone,
Tom

You can actually now do very limited authoring without Encore on a Mac - but you MUST be using a Mac Pro to do it:
Panasonic now makes an internal ATA-connected BR burner for the Mac Pro:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Panasonic/SW5582BK/
Toast 9 now has BR authoring capability - think of a scaled-down version of iDVD (it has extremely limited options) and they claim burned BR discs will now play on any set-top or PS3 player; previously a burned BR could only be played back on a computer (and sometimes on a PS3).
Using BootCamp you can purchase Roxio's DVDitPro HD which also has BR capabilities - this has a little more functionality than iDVD, but it's still not anywhere close to what DVDSP and lightyears away from Scenarist or Sony Blu-Print.
Full BR authoring on a Mac, i.e. DVDSP-5 is not even on the horizon yet as no formal announcement has come from Apple, and since Apple is not attending NAB this year it's a total crap-shoot as to when they plan on taking things to the next level.

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Difficult to create a disc blue ray with DVD studio pro

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output quick time . DVD creation with menus is going very well but when I want to format and burn , I get a file on disk HVDVD_TS and not a movie on the disc to see on the TV.
Also, I downloaded the new version of Compressor 4. However , completing the film on Final Cut Pro 7, I can not send the movie to Compressor. If I put the movie in Quick Time to Compressor, the system runs forever and I can not get anything better in the end.
At the end , I used Toast and then I get a result. Except that I connected a LG blueray burner on my macbook pro 17 ' and I do not see it on the desktop. It is grayed out in the left column of the Finder. Howewer, it burns. But I can not read the burned discs on the MacBook .
The HD is complicated !
I may it was better to go to Final Cut X ?

This comes up a lot because of the HD DVD option in DVDSP. It's not Blu-Ray. HD DVD is a dead format and shouldn't be used. To be clear, there is no Blu Ray authorring capability in DVDSP.
There is limited Blu-Ray capability by creating BD disks directly from either FCP or Compressor, You can also use the properly-encoded output files in Toast. How well your LG drive works with Mac's is another story.
FCP X won't give you anything better for what you're tring to do.
Good luck.
Russ

HD DVD: H264 does it work with DVD STUDIO PRO

I compressed a HD movie from FCP via COMPRESSOR using the HD DVD: H.264 setting, then made a HD DVD in DVD Studio Pro (1280 x 720). It played fine in the Simulator, but then I used Advanced Format & Burn to make a DVD to the Hard drive (img).
When it plays, the movies are jerky, like the movie is sticking or stuttering. I put the "img" on a Powerbook pro and it did the same thing. Does DVD Studio Pro work with the H.264? I noticed it did a conversion when the file was imported.

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Sharing a dvd studio pro project

I have a co-worker that recently move to the United States. He works independent for the same company that I am working. We both use Final Cut Studio for our work and it is easy if we both have the same projects with the same raw video so he can do a part and I do other. Now we have complicated because he can't send any project from dvd studio pro so I can open and work with it. DVD Studio Pro is different from final cut pro that you can send the project through e-mail and if the person that try to open it has the same raw video in the same folders that you have it (THE PROJECT CAN BE OPENED) this does not work wit DVD Studio Pro.

Welcome to the discussions.
It does work, but if you have any assets in DVDSP then the person receiving may have to re-link them when they open your file. I know it works because just about every example project I (and others) create is offered for download and you can open them and see how I have set things up. If they couldn't be opened then there would certainly be an issue in sending them around.
You need to make sure that the folder where you save the project file also contains the various folders of assets. If you do this, and save the project file from inside DVDSP to the correct place, then the links to the assets are saved as well and the project file will open without a fuss.
When sending DVDSP projects around the world it is also sensible to use 'dummy' assets and get the structure right using those before replacing them with full quality assets. I tend to use .pict images in tracks to represent footage, leave out the audio (unless it is small and important to the example) and send like that.

Please, suggestion about final cut x, dvd studio pro, sound track and color

what to do now, final cut studio cannot exist in same partition of fc x, but at same time fcx does not have anymore dvd studio pro, color and soundtrack, is it replacing the 3 programs? are you really satisfied of it?

Try building the project to your desktop and then open the Video_TS in the Mac DVD player application.
How does it play/sound? This application is the best way to see and hear how your burned DVD should play vs. just using simulator and burning.
Just to clarify- are you taking your FC QT file into Compressor and creating a MPG-2 and AC3 file or are you bringing your FC QT directly into DSP?
What codec are you exporting from FC? ProRes422, DV, H264?
Open the FC QT in QT and apple+I to see this.
What does it say for audio?

OS 10 Tiger and DVD Studio Pro

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DVD Studio Pro and OS Compatibility

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Switch off screen while DVD Studio Pro works

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The great shortcut I have found in this forum Option Apple Eject puts the whole computer in sleep, not just the screen. At least my DVD encoding was stuck at 11% for the hour I tried this.
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DVD Studio Pro does BLU RAY? How?

so... i'm using Final Cut Studio 2.
I have an edited footage in FCPRO in this format: XDCAM EX 1080p30
What are the settings in Compressor that i have to use to export my HD project
to make a BLU RAY disc in DVD Studio Pro?
If you don't want to answer me... please give a link to a tutorial or something on this matter...
thanks people!

You can make SDs from HD footage, you can burn HD DVD (sort of) to play on the now defunct HD DVD Player and you can also make hobbled blu-ray discs with the new Final Cut Studio 3. Hobbled meaning not full blown authoring of all the bells & whistles of blu-ray, but basic menu and video stream.
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/whats-new.html (The Final Cut Studio 3 upgrade is $299 in the U.S.)
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/specs/ (blu-ray burner needed if you want to burn blu-ray)
Toast also offers limited blu-ray authoring and so does Adobe Encore (a bit more)

DVD Studio Pro & Blu ray

Hello
I'm hoping someone can help me. I'm looking to start burning BluRay projects, have a burner although after doing a lot of forum searches etc i see DVD studio pro won't burn to blu ray discs. They have HD DVD burning but i'm guessing that's not blu ray. I'm guessing DVD studio pro will never be blu ray compatible or has someone found a way to burn to blu ray? I need to author menus so compressor isn't really an option for me but i haven't a clue what would be a good alternative software. Is there one which has buttons etc like DVD studio pro?
Many thanks
Kaylee

DVD SP was discontinued by Apple over two years ago; there is, unfortunately, no chance that it will ever support Blu-Ray.
One affoordable option for authoring Blu-Ray on the Mac is Roxio's Toast Titanium.
Another, higher end alternative is Adobe Encore.
Good luck.
Russ

DVD Studio Pro 4.2.1 and Blu Ray

If I buy an external Blu Ray burner can I burn Blu Ray wedding videos from DVD Studio Pro or do I have to use Toast 9/10?

I want to stick with FCS but need the blue ray option.< </div>
We just don't have a solid grasp of complex BD production around here because this is the Final Cut forum. We've got some dabblers who, you've seen, have contradictory suggestions and their ability to asssit you is limited by their experience and your needs. If you're patient enough, some experts will drop by. But I wouldn't count on it.
If you need sophisticated BD output, you want to hire a BD shop. The economics might not appear to be rational until you evaluate what you will pay yourself to learn a new programming/authoring tool and buy a BD burner.
"Not being to go out for replication" implies the file structure from Encore or Toast is not compatible with the needs of the big duplication houses. You'd want to work with them carefully if you need their services.
bogiesan

July 2014 Blu-Ray Authoring Software comparable to DVD Studio Pro

Well, there have been a number of threads related to this question. The biggest problem with ALL of those threads is they get high jacked with people OPINIONS about the need to author Blu-Ray. SO let me start by saying if you intend to replay with "just use a dvd" or "no one uses blu-ray make downloadable content" or whatever your personal opinion is as to why I shouldn't need to author custom Blu-Rays like I could with DVD Studio Pro (DVDSP), Don't bother posting in this thread. I have a legitimate need with a focused purpose and currently have not found a tool that allows me to do what I need for my business. Although I am getting by with available tools, I am not happy with the product I am giving to customers.
What I would like to find is a blu-ray authoring tool that allows from more than a basic menu and play function. In particular I need my blu-ray to play a short video before showing the menu. In DVDSP, this can be done very easily, but obviously its not HD.
If you know of a current tool, ideally MAC compatible but I am open to a good PC tool. That allows for blue-ray authoring beyond very basic menus like please share it.
Current Software I have tried that don't fit the bill:
Roxio Toast 11 : only allows for very basic menus
FCPX: Again only basic menu.
Compressor: Even Less...
I don't mind spending a a bit on a known good tool, but I don't really want to spend 3000$ to do this simple task either.
Thanks so much for anyone that shares useful information!

I believe Encore is the best option after all my research. It is available once you subscribe to the new Adobe Creative Cloud.
I will say one thing that has worked for me as a blu-ray alternative, is to export the videos into a AppleTV/ iPhone / iPad compatible format (MPEG-4 .m4v) from FinalCut or QuickTime. The format is also windows compatible so it works regardless of the customers computer preference. A number of dvd / blu-ray players also support the m4v format.
I do wish that there was a good Blu-Ray authoring tool for MAC outside of Encore but at least Encore exist for the time being. I do find it interesting that Adobe also chose not to offer an authoring tool in their latest creative suite. If you can afford the 3k the Sony tool is pretty amazing FYI, even though its only PC.

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.

Why does DVD Studio Pro compress my 3GB video?

I thought since the original Quicktime movie I made with FCP was under the 4.7(?) capacity of a DVD, that Studio Pro wouldn't compress my 3GB movie. But after import to DVD Studio Pro the whole project only shows up as using 350MB of space. And when burned and played back the video looks horrible! Artifacting (?), etc.
Do I need to go into Compressor and select a setting there BEFORE bringing it into Studio Pro? What setting is recommended? (8 min, wide screen, HD).
Thanks!

>I thought since the original Quicktime movie I made with FCP was under the 4.7(?) capacity of a DVD, that Studio Pro wouldn't compress my 3GB movie.
Unfortunately, you thought wrong. The DVD video specification requires MPEG-2 video and either AC3 or PCM audio, specially multiplexed and formatted as VOB files. So the size of the source file doesn't really matter.
>Do I need to go into Compressor and select a setting there BEFORE bringing it into Studio Pro?
That would be preferable.
>What setting is recommended?
Duplicate one of the DVD presets and adjust the bit rate to increase the quality ... but do not exceed 8.0mbps or the disc may stutter in some players. Encode the audio as Dolby Digital (.ac3).
>8 min, wide screen, HD
You're out of luck there ... DVD is a standard definition format only. If you want to deliver HD content on an optical disc, it will have to be Blu-ray - not DVD.
-DH

HT1338 i purchased dvd studio pro and im trying to install it but when i go to click continue it gives me this "you cant open the application gestalt tool becasue powerpc applications are no longer supported" what does that mean and how can i fix this ?

i purchased dvd studio pro and im trying to install it but when i go to click continue it gives me this "you cant open the application gestalt tool becasue powerpc applications are no longer supported" what does that mean and how can i fix this ?

I note this information from Wikipedia: "DVD Studio Pro was a high-end software tool published by Apple Inc. to allow users to create DVD masters to be sent out for replication at production houses. Its tight integration with other Apple applications allows users to take Final Cut Pro and Motion projects and render them into the DVD format without encoding to intermediary formats. This streamlines the production workflow and reduces overhead."
If that is your intent, finding a substitute program that will run on your Mac may not be as efficient. Others can advise you on alternatives, or you can post a new thread specifically with that question.
BTW: what Mac and what version of OS X?
If it is important to you to continue to use DVD Studio Pro, consider the option of installing Snow Leopard (with Rosetta) into Parallels on your Mac:
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Full Snow Leopard installation instructions are here.

Doing Blu-Ray (WITHOUT DVD Studio Pro!)

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