Exporting to a Blu Ray Disk

Currently, i make movies from a combination of HD video & digital photographs. I compose the project, add special effects & music - then share to Apple Prores 422. I then burn the DVD using an external DVD drive & third party software to play on our DVD player.
I am thinking about buying an external BluRay drive & burning the projects to a Blu Ray disk since most folks I share this finished movie with now have Blu Ray players. These videos can be anywhere from 30 mins to 1 hr.
I have searched which is the best drive & have come across a Samsung SE-506BB/TSBD. I have found Blu Ray blank disks that seem to be decent.
But where my searching isn't clear on - is the best way to save the project & which is the most efficient & easy to use software to burn a successful Blu Ray disk.
Any suggestions?
I am running OS X Yosemite 10.10.1, Final Cut Pro X, Version 10.1.3
Thank you in advance.

JARNJ3 wrote:
But where my searching isn't clear on - is the best way to save the project & which is the most efficient & easy to use software to burn a successful Blu Ray disk.
Thank you in advance.
You can use FCP X and burn a Bluray directly from the FCP X Share menu.
Another method for repeated discs at a later stage is to create a Bluray Disc Image to a hard drive.
Toast 11 or later with the Bluray Plugin will also work using an FCP X Master File.
Once burnt, the discs will require dedicated Bluray software to play on your Mac.
Al

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