Share-to-Blu-Ray Default Encode Settings

When using the "Share to blu ray" feature in FCPX, what codec does it end up burning to disc? H264? MPEG?
Also, is it possible to change these default settings?
Any help is appreciated!

Just to add you would need to get Compressor if you wanted to customize the settings.
Russ

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FCP 7 "Share to blu-ray" burn issue.

This may not actually be a FCP issue, but possibly some of you here are experienced in the matter.
Firstly, my video is 1080/24p ProRes.
This is my first jump into Blu-ray, and I'm quickly learning the many work-arounds, but have run in to a problem.
Initially I tried exporting a QuickTime with "current settings", and dropping it in toast and encoding/burning.
Video looked pretty good, but it was choppy. Google tells me this seems to be a common issue with toast and 24p.
Most suggest encoding with Compressor and then burning with Toast.
Tried that, but I couldn't get it to just encode the files and that be all. It kept asking for a blu-ray disc and ejecting the drive, as if Compressor was going to burn it?
When I would choose "cancel burn", my only option, the whole batch would fail. After all that encoding time...
Wasn't too depressed, because after digging more, Google also told me that many believe the h264 encode using the "share" function in FCP produces better results. Though the options are non-existent, it did great. My only complaint is you are forced to convert audio to .ac3. Well that *****.
So I went ahead and exported all the audio from IN and OUT markers as .aiff.
This is where my problem arrives..
I threw the h264 and aiff in Toast, chose "never re-encode", and it burnt fine.
Video looks great, no stuttering. But the AUDIO! It slows drifts out of sync...
Video is an hour long, and at about 20 minutes in, it's 1-2 seconds behind, and goes from there.
Why would that be?
Any experience with this?
I checked, and the ac3 that FCP made, and the aiff are the EXACT same length.
Any thoughts? Or any other work-around for keeping audio lossless?
Thanks!

Thanks for the reply, Johnny.
I wasn't saying AC3 s*u*c*k*s. And really.. Why is that word censored? I didn't do that.
I was saying it ***** that you ONLY have the option of AC3 with the "Share to blu-ray" feature.
And yea, I'm sure I would never know the differene, and especially not my grandparents with their home movies.
But it just seems d*u*m*b (can I say that?) to be going through all this trouble for a "lossless" lineage, ie. HD camera, FCP, Blu-ray burner/player, and have to compress the audio. Isn't that one of the main advantages of blu-ray?! Quality? Wether we can detect it or not?! Ha!. Okay..
I thought an easy workaround would be to export the audio to AIFF and drop it in.
No idea why it's drifting....but yes, in the end i may settle.
Though I'll feel cheated! Guess that's what I get for loving BOTH Apple and Blu-ray....
If anyone has other processes of getting good 24p to Blu-ray, please share!
Thanks again.

FCP X fails to share to blu-ray or DVD, no chance to trash com.app...plsit from lion, what to do?

I burned some Blu-Ray before with my new FCPX, now I get a "Failed" message when I try to share both Blu-Ray and DVD to hard drive for an image or actually burn a disc. I saw one answer was to trash the com.apple.final...plist files but I do not know how to do it from the new Lion OS, any help?

Tom,
Thank you so much. It trashed the files and now FCPX is burning my Blu-Ray :-)

The share operation Blu- ray has failed. quicktime Error: 0

the share operation Blu- ray has failed. quicktime Error: 0 anyone any idea how i overcome this ?

Are you working with native media? If you are, see if Final Cut will let you transcode a clip to Pro Res 422. Do an export test with that single clip. (Write the output to a disk image so you don't waste a disk.)
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Highest quality Blu-ray disc encoding question ...

I did a bit of searching on old posts, but still wasn't clear on the answer. My source footage is 1280x720, 59.94p and came from a Contour+ helmet camera where the files are stored in a .mov file with H.264 encoding.   My video is only 9 minutes long.   What is the best method to produce the highest quality single layer BD out of PP and Encore in this case?
One response I can envision is that isn't going to matter in this case given the camera/source. Otherwise, would one be better off using Adobe Dynamic Link and letting Encore choose the settings or selecting the format/preset and tweaking the video settings in PP and importing the resultant files into Encore?
If PP, I have seen some posts saying MPEG2 Blu-ray will produce a better result if the bit rate is cranked up high. But then others imply H.264 will likely come out better.   I also noticed that the H.264 video settings allow increasing the bit rate there as well.
I will have a question on video settings depending on the answer above.
Thanks!

Thanks Ann. Everyone else confer or do we have any MPEG2 advocates?   Assuming H.264, what video settings would you change from the default beyond the frame dimensions and frame rate? I'm a layman/consumer, but at a glance I thought perhaps "VBR, 2-pass" would have merit as I thought I read somehwere that produces a better result (encoding time doesn't matter for me).    What about increasing the Target and Maximum Bitrate sliders all the way to the right (my video is short)? What about the Render at Maximum Quality check box (I'm still confused on that one and when to use it)?

Share to Blu-ray

Recently I completed a six minute project in After Effects and rendered all the clips in ProRes 1920x10830P. I exported the project via "Share" in the file menu and created an AVCHD single layer disk that plays in a Blue-Ray player. It worked great, the client really liked it.
However, I have been trying to export an XDCAM EX 1080P30 project and I keep getting a "quicktime 0" error message. I tried putting the project into a ProRes time line but got the same result.
This project is significantly longer, 1hr 45min, so thinking it might be a size thing I did a test with six minutes and it worked. The XDCAM EX Master file is approximately 28GB's which means in should only be about 5:1 compression and should still look great. But I can't get it to work.
Anyone tried this? Or know how to resolve this?

I have only been able to get it to work on projects less than 10 minutes long. It will do the encode but then it hangs when I insert media to be burned. What you might try is export to compressor>create blu-ray disc. In the project pane at the upper right, click on create blu-ray disc. In the inspector click on job action. Change the output device from your optical drive to "Hard Drive (blu-Ray)" This will create an H.264 video file, an AC3 file,. and a disc image file. You can then burn the disc image onto your media with either disc utility or Toast 9/10.
Aleternatively, you can take the H.264 file and ac3 file into Toast and create your blu-ray disc there.
Steve

FCP only shares to Blu-ray at 720p

I am trying to make a blu-ray disk of high school basketball using Final Cut Pro 10.1. the video is recorded with a Panasonic HDC-TM700 shooting 1080p at 60fps. During editing FCP X shows both the resolution and the frame rate to be that of the imported clips. However, when I choose the 'Share - Blu-Ray' option the resolution becomes 1280X720p. I have not been able to find any way to change the settings in a preference pane. I have tried this on a Hackintosh i7 running Snow Leopard and FCP 10.0.08 as well as a MBPro 15"Retina running FCP 10.1. Any help?

I can't find a way to change settings either. A work around is to export a Master file. Then bring that into Compressor. Apply Blu-ray settings there. Highlight the blu-ray video file and in the inspector window change the settings to what you desire.
Steve

Blu-ray H264 encoding help!

I've read around the forums, and made a few posts on other sites but can't seem to find a straight answer. I'm trying to author a blu-ray in encore with a 25min 1080i program and x2 5min 480i programs. I originally tried encoding to H264 from Sorenson Squeeze 7 using its blu-ray presets, since I didn't have AME installed, but no luck. However, its MPEG2 blu-ray presets do import into encore. On someone's advice I switched around my licenses and installed AME and Encore onto the PC running Media Composer. I imported the quicktimes into Encore (These are coming from Media Composer, output as same-as-source quicktimes because encore was having problems with quicktime reference files), tweaked the transcoding presets slightly, and haven't been able to get much to work since then. It seems that the SD videos are encoding fine. But the HD video is having problems. Either it transcodes but shows up as black when played back on a blu-ray player, or it gets an error while transcoding. However, I was able to get it to playback but only when I transcoded a quicktime of the first few minutes, rather than the entire 25 minute program. Other forum posting have talked about a 2-pass VBR error and some other things, but that doesn't seem to be the problem as I did a test using that same couple minute excerpt quicktime with different settings, and all played back (2-pass vbr 4.1 level, 2-pass vbr 4.0 level, 1-pass vbr 4.1 level, 1-pass vbr 4.0 level, etc). Encore also has trouble determining what needs transcoding and what doesn't. For instance, I transcoded the two SD videos by right clicking Transcode Now so that AME opens up, but after transcoding Encore still says they need transcoding. Cleaning Media Caches as suggested elsewhere doesn't seem to help.
I'm at a loss at what to do at this point. I bought the production suite recently so that I could have After Effects and Encore for blu-ray authoring. But so far Encore has been a huge disappointment and waste of time and money. It seems almost criminal that Encore and AME don't play nice together using their own presets. Does anyone know how to get AME to encode correctly, or if there are settings to tweak in Sorenson Squeeze to get it to work with Encore?
Any help is much appreciated!

I am having trouble tracking your multiple workflows, in part since I don't know what program you are using to play files when you say they played back successfully (Encore preview; other program etc). Don't worry about explaining what you wrote above, just provide a bit more info when you report your next tests, starting with Jim's suggestion.
Other forum posting have talked about a 2-pass VBR error and some other things, but that doesn't seem to be the problem as I did a test using that same couple minute excerpt quicktime with different settings, and all played back (2-pass vbr 4.1 level, 2-pass vbr 4.0 level, 1-pass vbr 4.1 level, 1-pass vbr 4.0 level, etc).
I think the 2 pass vbr bug is not always apparent when you transcode short clips.

FCP7: Share to Blu-Ray

Hi guys,
I use FCP7 and when I need to create a blu-ray I make a click on "Share", and then "Blu-ray". Blu-ray is a default setup in FCP7.
But this default setup create a 720p blu-ray, not a full HD 1080 blu-ray.
Can anyone suggest how create a Full HD blu-ray, please?
Thanks in advance,
Andrea - Italy

Can anyone suggest how create a Full HD blu-ray, please?
Thanks in advance,
Andrea - Italy <
We see this same question several times a week so try searching the forum for some helpful suggestions. Most of us end up going to Adobe Encore or Toast on the Macintosh. Both require a Mac-compatible BD burner. The easier route is to locate a service that offers an Adobe CS4 package on a PC with an experienced BD authoring expert.
bogiesan

Trouble with FCP 7 and Share (for Blu-Ray)

I've done a bunch of reading in this forum this morning and I see that pretty much everyone agrees NOT to use the Share option within FCP7 for burning a blu-ray. But I haven't come up with an exact answer as to why. Until now I've actually had good success with this, although I have not compared it directly with a BD created in Compressor or Toast 10
That would be great to know, but more importantly for now here is my question:
I wanted to burn a BD from FCP7 using Share. The project is 1 hour in length and the export took 5 hours. When it got to the point of burning the BD it gave me an error message saying that the Blu-ray drive was in use by another program. My only option was to cancel the burn, and thus start all over again!!
However, checking the scratch discs it appears that the video and audio files were created. So the root of my question is... what can I do with those created files now? Can I put them into Compressor? How can I burn a BD from those files without having to go through the 5 hour export again?
Thank you very much!!
Eric

Hi Eric, here is a response a I just posted for someone else...
How odd that the BluRay disc using share will not play... I've used Share before successfully, except since I don't have a blu ray burner, I burned a AVCHD disc (which only plays on a BluRay Player).
Perhaps you took a wrong turn somewhere... What were your EXACT steps?
Do you have Toast? That may be another solution... Follow this thread on Creative Cow for that: http://forums.creativecow.net/thread/20/861769
Here is a tutorial on using Compressor (I have not watched, if it s u c k s, sorry): Compressor 3.5 Tutorial: Burning a Blu-Ray and/or DVD - YouTube
Here is the Kenstone tutorial for creating a AVCHD disc... perhaps it will shed some light in case you did something wrong:http://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/burn_br_mac_superdrive_stone.html
Anyhow, hth...

Fcp 7 crashes continually while trying to share to blu ray

I'm trying to burn a video to blu ray, but FCP 7 crashes continually while trying to convert the file. I've tried restarting, but the same problem persists. The video is 14 minutes long.

I don't know precisely what your max length would be for DVD-5, but according to Compressor, the preset is 30Mbs - in which case, you're pushing it. Try exporting as QT, taking the QT into Compressor and dropping the bit rate a little to see whether it will then fit.
Good luck.
Russ

Creating Blu-Ray DVD with Final Cut Pro and Adobe Encore

Hi all,
I am one of many with troubles creating a blu-ray DVD using Mac software. Sounds like the best way to do this is to do all of the editing in Final cut and create the DVD in Adobe Encore. Is there a way to export to Adobe Encore or should I just create a .mov file and import that to Encore. That way I think I lose the HD quality. I read that I could compress to Blu-ray format in Compressor, but I can only find HD DVD which is different. When I select create a Blu-Ray disc, Compressor won't simply create the file on my computer...it wants the disc to create.
Maybe I am a little to new at this to fully understand, but why in the heck doesn't Apple get with the times and create a DVD authoring program that makes Blu-Ray?
Thanks for any help you can offer.

I have just completed my first blu-ray disc using FCP7 and Adobe encore. My workflow, once the timeline was complete, was to go to File>share>choose blu-ray as destination >export. The default encoding is H.264 along with an ac3 file for audio. It took 3 hours and 35 minutes to encode the 1hr 26 minute file.
Opening encore, confirming you settings for HD, and choosing file>import>as asset each of the files (separately, of course). Encore imports them, then under Timeline>create new, then drag the files to the timeline. CLick on the build button and you are there. I did not mention that my original render was Prores422, but that should not matter here. No trouble with burning the Verbatim 25Gb disc.
Encore will recognize that these files do not need re-encoding and burn the disc. It took 1 hour and 40 minutes to burn a 1 hour and 26 minute (17+ Gb) movie on an i7 iMac with an OWC 12x BD burner.
Hope that helps

Workflow HV30 30p to Blu Ray

I am having the hardest time trying to figure out how to import / edit / burn (not even sure if that is the right terms) my family's home videos. I am a beginner with all of this, but competent if someone can just point me the right way...
I have a big backlog of HDV home videos all shot in 30p mode on my Canon Vixia HV30.
I want to do 3 things, in order of priority:
1) Transfer the raw footage from the HDV in the camera to a hard drive(or other media) in max quality for storage and easy retrieval in the future if and when the tape based camera dies.
2) Burn the footage to a Blu Ray disc for playing in a BR player connected to my TV. (no conversion needed?)
3) Edit the footage in the highest possible quality and burn to BR.
4) convert and then burn the footage to a DVD disc for playing in a DVD player connected to my TV. (lower priority)
I have an HV30, all 30p footage, a powerful new pc, a blu ray writer with discs, Premiere Elements 12.
None of the default project setting seem to match the progressive 30p format that I filmed in. Is PE12 capable of doing what I want it to?
Thanks for the help!

idrive67elky
1. You will need a firewire connection for your HDV data capture firewire into Premiere Elements 12 capture window.
(The project preset will be NTSC HDV HDV 1080p30).
http://help.adobe.com/fr_FR/premiereelements/using/WS5CDA0F91-60F1-4b79-ABF6-E9E75F498DB2. html#WS2AF26FB5-4C63-4c46-9DB3-7249558F6528
2. If "1" does not work for you, then you do a HDV data capture firewire into HDVSplit and then import the .m2t split clips into a Premiere Elements project with its Add Media/Files and Folders/Project Assets. In "1" you are putting MPEG2.mpg on the Timeline. In "2", you are putting MPEG2.m2t on the Timeline.
http://strony.aster.pl/paviko/hdvsplit.htm
3. Publish+Share/Disc/Blu-ray with preset = H.264 1920 x 1080i NTSC Dolby.
or
4. Publish+Share/Disc/DVD disc preset = NTSC_Widescreen_Dolby DVD.
5. For export to folder saved to computer hard drive compare
Publish+Share/Computer/MPEG with preset = MPEG2 - 1920 x 1080i30 (MPEG2.m2t)
with
Publish+Share/Computer/AVCHD with preset = M2T - H.264 1920 x 1080i30 (H.264.m2t)
I am purposely not selecting the 1440 x 1080 choices since a 16:9 flag comes with them to stretch the 1440 x 1080 to 1920 x 1080 for display after encoding.
Please review and see if any of the above works for you.
Thank you.
ATR

In attempt to burn blu-ray, I get QuickTime error 0. Takes hours to export a 7 minute movie from timeline, then get notice it fails. What's going on here?

New problem just started 24 hours ago. When I try to export from the time line to create a QuickTime file, a 7 minute movie on time line takes 3 hours to export and then the export fails, where as a few days ago, that export would take about 10 minutes at most. I get the same failure notice when I try to share to blu-ray, DVD, or Vimeo. Tried to use compressor, no such luck as compressor failed to make a .mov file. I get QuickTime error 0 message about 5 minutes into trying to share to Blu-Ray now. Does anyone know what is going on here? I'm running latest update of Snow Leopard on an intel Mac Pro and the latest update to Final Cut Pro X. I've also installed QT 7.6.6 to use in creating time lapse movie files.

Same problem here, too. Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3 on OS 10.6.8. However, it is only doing it on ONE of my projects. A 4-second test project burned successfully.
I'm actually going to use iDVD to burn copies for a few people, so I only need the movie file from FCPX.
Would someone please post best export settings for use on a DVD? In FCPX, the project is in HD (1080p) with all media optimized to ProRes 442. I know it will have to be down-sampled to DVD resolution, but I've always been curious to know what settings will result produce the best possible quality in DVD resolution.
Thank you!
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Creating 1080p Blu-Ray with Final Cut Pro 10.0.7?

The latest version of Final Cut Pro (Vers 10.0.7) seems to share to Blu-Ray disk only at 720p resolution (1280X720) - not 1080P (1920X1200). I know you can always use Compressor to create a 1080p Blu-Ray, but is there any way to create a 1080p Blu-Ray disk directly with Final Cut Pro? It seems to me I was able to do this with earlier versions of Final Cut Pro X.

If you do a 1080 project @24fps or 29.97fps, FCPX will output 1080 frame size using the Blu-Ray settings. If you use Share >BD for either 720 or 1080 @ 60fps, it will choose the 720 resolution.
I have no idea whether this was always the case.
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