FCE 4 slideshows and Blu Ray media

I'm a newbie to video editing and was wondering if I could use FCE 4 to import hi res photographs from Aperture 2.01 and create HD slideshows which would include the Ken Burns effects panning across my panoramic images. I would then like to output the footage to Blu Ray Disc to play in a Blu Ray set top player.
I have Toast Titanium 9, which I'm told will handle the burning to Blu Ray Disc, but will FCE 4 handle the outputting and if so, which format would it output in?
I also intend to invest in an HD camcorder, any recommendations for use with FCE 4/
Many thanks
Mark

Yep, you certainly can - remember the approx 30 minute limit though. And the results from my Sony FX7E via Blu-ray DVD, through PS3 to my Samsung 42" are stunning, and in some carefully filmed and well lit situations exceed the quality of some of the commercial Blu-ray feature films I've watched.
I don't know about profiles. I do know that the PS3 is rated very highly amongst Blu-ray playback devices and, of course, as on online device, it is able to download firmware updates whenever, as ours did soon after we bought it. And you get a free games machine for the kids as part of the package!

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