http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: Blu-ray - Recent Topics en Fri, 17 Feb 2012 02:32:35 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/the-future-of-blu-ray#post-69407 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:29:36 +0000 Avic Okinawa 69407@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I'm from Japan.</p> <p>I'm really curious to know that how often Blu-rays are used in videography business around the world.</p> <p>At our company, we're never asked to give the clients Blu-rays of completed projects. Most of the times, our projects are finally output to DVDs.</p> <p> </p> <p>It's not that we are aggressively offering them the Blu-ray versions anyway...</p> <p> </p> <p>Is it only me who thinks the ordinary people care less about High Definition??</p> <p> </p> <p>I'm sorry for bad English.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/blu-ray-in-1995#post-73953 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:30:16 +0000 ophelia 73953@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Any thoughts on how a film from 1995, for example: 'The Quick &amp; the Dead" can be offered on Bu-ray?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/very-fast-dvdblu-ray-duplicator#post-70721 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 21:15:00 +0000 Yanni 70721@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hello, I am new to the duplication field, and was hoping you could give me some suggestions on extremely fast DVD/Blu Ray duplicators. I dont need any printing, just burning. I need a machine that can preferably duplicate a ~4GB DVD every 30 seconds or less and the same for a Blu Ray as well. I know these are extremely high standards, but I am willing to look into a machine that can do this that is priced up to $50,000. </p> <p> </p> <p>Thanks, and any help would be very appreciated.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/help-avchd-to-dvd-to-play-in-bluray#post-68688 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:32:40 +0000 Brian 68688@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I am at witts end here.  Posting this now because I just cant find the solution after hours searching.</p> <p>I want to burn my AVCHD files (Canon HFS10) to a DVD to watch on a Blu ray player.  I dont have a BD burner.  I understand this can be done, but am looking for the most simple method or software to do this.  Is there there a single program that can do this?  I tried IMGburn without luck.  I have found exactly this for Mac,  <a href="http://www.shedworx.com/revolverhdmac">http://www.shedworx.com/revolverhdmac</a> , but I have a PC,  and Shedworx is not planning to release a PC version.  Any simple, one stop solution like this for PC?  Thanks in advance for any input.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/cat-vs-blu-ray-player#post-67632 Tue, 03 May 2011 13:20:48 +0000 sonnyboo 67632@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnFMI1f4_g4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnFMI1f4_g4</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/archiving-video#post-65728 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 12:12:29 +0000 emmedin 65728@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I am looking for a way to simutaneously show a dvd (Blu_ray or Standard Def) and record it to an external hard drive at the same time. Is there a blu-ray player that enables external hard drives to be connected for recording purposes and if so will the dual operation of show/record degrade the quality of the video output.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/not-impressed-with-blu-ray#post-60960 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:16:27 +0000 composite1 60960@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>My Co.' recently picked up a high-end laptop that handles HD footage with relative ease both with playback and the viewing itself. It has a Blu-Ray player and to test it out I picked up some Blu-Ray movies. Two things really 'torqued me' about what I've seen so far. The so-called 'higher resolution' on these touted discs aren't any better than what I've seen on remastered 'uprezzed' DVD's. Especially for the money. On top of that, what happened to putting 'Special Features' on Discs? Used to be you couldn't get a DVD without them. Blu-Ray was supposed to have so much more informational space available, that the special features would go beyond anything you saw on DVD. Have you seen the SF's on the LOTR basic discs let alone the 'Director's Cuts'? What about the Director's cut for "Kingdom of Heaven" (2 whole DVD's packed with more info than you would have ever asked for!) What special feature's came with James Cameron's "AVATAR"? Zip. Not even on the Blu-Ray disc did you get so much as a 'Director's Commentary'. </p> <p>Now in fairness, I paid $20 bucks for the "Master and Commander"/"Castaway" pack and barely got two trailers between them (okay on MC there were some minor SF's but I could have seen that on DVD. Still didn't get any featurettes.) So despite having all of the new 'whiz bang' tech Blu-Ray is supposed to have, it only looks marginally better on a HD capable screen, no real special features to speak of and it costs more than traditional DVD's? Oh, if you actually want to see the 'real power' of Blu-Ray Discs that's gonna' cost $40 bucks or more for a disc. Why didn't you say so?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/blu-raydvd-studio-pro#post-57839 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:58:38 +0000 success999 57839@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi Everyone,</p> <p>I have the latest version of FCP and wanted to know how I can burn a high quality DVD. I don't know if it is possible but can I use a regular DVD and burn HD onto it? The video I want to output is only 30min. Note: I read somewhere that you can tweak FCP and apple DVD studio pro to make such a disk that I am noting here. </p> <p>FYI:The inputed footage to my timeline was HDV 1080i (Sony HVR-V1U). I have a new iMac computer and want to use the DVD burner that is built into my apple computer instead of taking the blu-ray route. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/rendering-blu-ray#post-52698 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:24:49 +0000 eckleys 52698@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I'm using Adobe Premiere Pro and rendered an hour long video in both H.264 and MPEG4.   When played in a PS3, the H264 played for about 20 minutes then started getting jerky; became un-watchable.  The MPEG4 copy worked fine.  </p> <p>I've never had much sucess with H.264 - either in rendering, and now in playing the DVD.  </p> <p>Anyone have any suggestions on other settings with H264, like frame rate?  </p> <p>S</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/hd-blu-ray-cam#post-42299 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:30:22 +0000 camgeek32 42299@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Does anyone here have experience with Blu Ray camcorders - specifcally the Hitachi models?  Some of the reviews I read for the DZ-BD9HA haven't been great but supposedly they've made a lot of improvements with the DZ-BD10HA?   I found a coupon code for 20% off ("SAVEBIG" at <a href="http://www.hitachibd.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.hitachibd.com</a>) but not sure - I don't really know enough about Blu-Ray in general to know if the technology is worth the price.  Any advice?  Thanks!</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/blu-ray-discs-as-storage#post-53112 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:42:53 +0000 jschneier 53112@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I am shooting a ton of HD video for a new client who needs<br /> me to overnight materials as soon as I edit. He doesn’t care if it’s a hard<br /> drive or a bunch of DVD-Rs. I’m considering going to Blu-ray rewritable discs<br /> but am concerned about the stability of the medium. Would appreciate any<br /> comments from other videographers using Blu-ray for storage.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-way-to-archive-and-view-hdv-footage#post-52956 Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:40:08 +0000 sgrundy 52956@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Upgraded last year to a Canon HF100. I love the ability to just copy the video files to the computer and back them up. <br />Got a Samsung Blu Ray player last month and have enjoyed making AVCHD DVD's. <br />I have a ton of HDV tapes from a Canon HV10 and not sure how to best archive the HD video and also play them on a Blu Ray player. I imported some of the HDV to Sony <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Vegas">Vegas</a> 9 and it looks like it converted it to AVCHD format??? It looks good. I also need to figure out how to author a AVCHD disk from Vegas. The canon software ImageMixer 3 does it automatically for my HF100 footage. </p> <p>I had heard I can write 20min of native HDV to a DVD-R that will play in Blu Ray player? Which software package is best? I have Neuro 9, Vegas 9, and <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.videohelp.com/tools/Pinnacle_Studio">pinnacle studio</a> plus 12 - with little experience in any of them. So should I try to perserve the native HDV or convert to AVCHD? </p> <p>Right now just archiving and basic HDTV playback are my concerns. No time to edit the footage. </p> <p>Also I have heard some Blu Ray players will play camcorder AVCHD with out authoring a disk. Just burn the video files stright to a DVD-R. This that true? And what brand Blu Ray players do that? I thought I should goto Best Buy and try out multiple players. </p> <p>Thanks </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/vegas-9-bundles-with-bdr-205-blu-ray-burner-and-g-tech-g-raid-storage#post-52095 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:18:56 +0000 videoguys 52095@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Exclusive Money-Saving Bundles featuring Sony Vegas Pro 9 for under $500!</p> <p>The Vegas Pro 9 collection integrates two powerful applications that work seamlessly together to provide an efficient and intuitive environment for video and broadcast professionals. This comprehensive suite offers the most robust and progressive platform available for content creation and production. With broad format support, superior effects processing, unparalleled audio support, and a full complement of editorial tools, the Vegas Pro 9 collection streamlines your workflow. From acquisition to delivery, from camera to Blu-ray Disc, the Vegas Pro 9 collection delivers exactly what you need to produce outstanding results.</p> <p>Precise Editing Tools<br />Edit SD or HD video with drag-and-drop functionality, mouse and keyboard trimming, and ripple editing.</p> <p>Efficient, Professional Workflow for 32- and 64-bit systems<br />Vegas Pro software also supports 24p, HD and HDV editing.</p> <p>Broad Format Support<br />Vegas Pro 9 software natively supports the newest professional camcorder formats including XDCAM EX and RED. Vegas Pro 9 software also includes support for still images greater than one gigapixel in resolution.</p> <p>Powerful Blu-ray Disc Authoring<br />Burn movies to Blu-ray Disc directly from the Vegas Pro timeline for high-definition delivery. Use DVD Architect Pro software (included with the Vegas Pro collection) to author DVDs or Blu-ray Disc media with multiple video angles, subtitles, multiple languages, and special features.</p> <p>Sony Vegas Pro 9 has a $599 MSRP and is worth every penny! But... we have worked closely with Sony to get a special "bundled" version of the software that includes everything except the fancy retail box and allows us to offer you the best new software with your choice of storage or a Blu-ray disc drive for under $500!</p> <p>__________ __________</p> <p>Videoguys Exclusive Vegas Pro 9 Blu-ray Disc Bundle</p> <p>This bundle includes Sony Vegas Pro 9 editing software with the NEW! Pioneer BDR-205 Blu-ray Disc Burner. The first 12x Blu-ray Disc writer and a $230 value! Plus...</p> <p>* A 10-disc spindle of Verbatim BD-R 25GB 4x discs - a $40 value<br />* Eye Scream Factory DVD Art Essentials DVD templates- $30<br />* VASST Introduction to Vegas Pro 9 Training DVD - a $60 value</p> <p>This complete bundle is worth more than $900 and is available now for only $499.95</p> <p>__________ __________</p> <p>Videoguys' Exclusive Vegas Pro 9 Bundle with G-RAID 1TB Storage</p> <p>This bundle includes Sony Vegas Pro 9 editing software with the NEW! fourth-generation G-RAID 1TB storage solution - a $229 value. Plus VASST's Introduction to Vegas Pro 9 Training DVD and is worth more than $850 and is available now for only $499.95</p> <p>__________ __________</p> <p>Follow this link for more info Videoguys Blog - Videoguys.com Exclusive Money-Saving Bundles featuring Sony Vegas Pro 9 <a href="http://bit.ly/2Sv4XU" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/2Sv4XU</a></p> <p>Gary </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/burning-hdv-footage-to-blu-ray-from-studio-12#post-50373 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:17:45 +0000 neckbreakerb 50373@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> I use Pinnacle Studio 12 to edit HDV footage. I'm in the market for a Blu-Ray burner so that I can put a 2.5 hour video on a disc. I'm just now starting to research Blu-Ray burners; and they kind of sound like a pain to use. Has anyone used Studio 12 to edit HDV footage and burned to Blu-Ray? Can Studio 12 compress and prepare footage to be burned to Blu-Ray? What format does it need to be in in order to burn to Blu-Ray? Thanks. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/external-blu-ray-disc-solution-perfect-for-mac-038-pcs-desktops-038-laptops#post-43417 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 11:50:46 +0000 videoguys 43417@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Pioneer introduced the BDR-202 Blu-Ray burner last year and it was named one of our 10 best. While Pioneer did not introduce a new generation of Blu-ray burner in 2008, the cost dropped dramatically from over $500 to under $300 and the Videoguys went out and put together an external USB bundle that allowed both PC &amp; Mac, desktop or laptop video editors to add Blu-Ray Disc burning to their machines. for under $300!! Our BDR-202 Mega X bundle includes the Vantec NexStar DX 5.25" External USB Enclosure for the BDR-202 drive that assembles in minutes and allows you to take the BDR-202 with you anywhere and attach it to any computer. All for just $299.95 and that includes a 6-pack of Verbatim Blu-Ray Media (5 BD-R and 1 BD-RE).</p> <p>In 2008 Blu-ray won the High Definition format war. There are millions of Sony PlayStation 3's in living rooms all over the world that are also Blu-ray players. This past holiday season prices on Blu-ray players dropped dramatically with many stores promoting Blu-ray players at under $250. With the release of "Dark Knight" on Blu-ray we finally have a title worth paying extra for, loaded with additional Blu-ray content and features.</p> <p>By now, many of our customers have migrated to HD camcorders. Now is the time to start delivering that HD content to your friends, family, customers and clients. Our BDR-202 Mega X bundle is the perfect solution for you. Especially if you are editing with Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro CS3/CS4 or Sony Vegas Pro 8. You have all the software you need; all that is missing is this bundle. (Apple Final Cut Pro owners are still going to have to invest in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 or Production Premium CS4 to get Blu-ray Disc authoring).</p> <p><a href="http://www.videoguys.com/bdr202.html">Pioneer BDR-202 Mega X Bundle</a></p> <p>Gary</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/sony-in-the-news-again-for-spying#post-42184 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:06:54 +0000 aburke3 42184@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> "On Thursday, Sony agreed to pay $1 million to the Federal Trade Commission for collecting information on 30,000 children without obtaining parental consent."</p> <p> </p> <p>From C\Net News report, Sony Needs a Common Sense Czar. </p> <p> Read the full story here: </p> <p><a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10122375-93.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-5">http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10122375-93.html?part=rss&amp;subj=news&amp;tag=2547-1_3-0-5 </a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/are-you-ready-to-author-high-definition-blu-ray-discs#post-41932 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:47:53 +0000 Videoguy 41932@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> <strong>Videoguys' Blu-ray Disc Bundles</strong></p> <p>It Looks Like a Blu Christmas!<br /> The early retail reports are in from Black Friday and Cyber Monday and Blu-ray Disc players are one of this season's must have consumer electronics items! We went shopping at our local stores on Black Friday and we could not believe how many folks were checking out with a Blu-ray Disc player in their cart. Even more were asking questions including:</p> <ol> <li>What cables do I need to hook up to my HDTV up for the best quality?<br /> <em>Videoguys' answer: A good quality HDMI cable – which doesn't have to cost you $100. We sell high-quality <a href="http://www.videoguys.com/cables/index.html#dvcables">3 meter HDMI cables for just $29.95!</a></em> </li> <li>What big movies are available on Blu-ray Disc?<br /> <em>Videoguys' favorites include: The Godfather and The Matrix anthologies and we're looking forward to Lord of the Rings (which is in the works)</em> </li> <li>What is the best movie with the new advanced BD-Live interactivity?<br /> <em>Videoguys' answer: The answer to this may change with each new movie released but currently Warner's first blockbuster release with BD-Live is <strong>Batman: The Dark Night </strong>and the features are amazing! You can even set up an online chat community and watch the movie with friends across the globe!</em> </li> <li>Will stores be getting in any more of the under-$249 Blu-Ray players?<br /> <em>Videoguys' answer – Yes, it looks like these are the new price points for the holiday season and several manufacturers' are committed to that entry-level price. However, we really recommend spending a few dollars more to get a player that is firmware upgradeable so you will continue to get all of the cool new features being added to this technology. (Tip: Look first for a player with an Ethernet or USB port and then double check the specs)</em> </li> <li>How can I put my own HD footage from onto Blu-ray Disc?<br /> <em>Videoguys' answer: That's when you leave your big-box retail store and call Videoguys.com at 800 323-232! You'll need to add a Blu-ray disc burner like the Pioneer BDR-202 to your Mac or PC along with the software to support it.</em></li> </ol> <p>Videoguys has all the information and products you need to put your HD videos onto Blu-ray!!<br /> PC or Mac, internal or external, high end or beginner we have the tools for the job!</p> <p>Check out the Videoguys' Newest Blu-ray Disc Bundles! <a href="http://www.videoguys.com/blu-ray.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.videoguys.com/blu-ray.html</a></p> <p>Gary</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-format-for-straight-to-dvd-production#post-39414 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:04:55 +0000 ehine11 39414@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>What is the best format (24p, 30p, 60i, etc...) and resolution (1080i, 720p, etc...) for a production that will not be sent to film, but plan to be a blu-ray and standard DVD release?</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/blue-ray-has-won-the-war#post-35220 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:40:02 +0000 Ruthvideo 35220@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Toshiba has surrendered, finally we can move on. I wonder what will happen to Blu-ray prices, now that they don't have competition. I hope they realize that the format has to get cheaper, before it can really succeed. </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/warner-bros-backs-blu-ray-and-mabee-paramount-also#post-34522 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:49:04 +0000 Brian Fisher 34522@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p> Well it looks like the High Def wars may be over.</p> <p>Jan 4, Warner Bros. announced they will releasing there titles exclusively in Blu-ray Disc format. <a href="http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Warner/Breaking:_Warner_Goes_Blu-ray_Exclusive/1325">Link</a> to article.</p> <p> It also looks like Paramount may follow suite. <a href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dc409afa-bd75-11dc-b7e6-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1">Link</a> to article.</p> <p>I will be glad to see this war over so consumers can start making confident choices in their video purchases.</p> <p> Brian Fisher</p> <p>DVD Copycat, Inc.</p> <p><a href="http://www.dvdcopycat.com">San Francisco DVD Blu-ray and CD Duplication</a></p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/anyone-burning-blu-ray-dvds-yet#post-34554 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:20:29 +0000 amospro 34554@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>I have a G5 and I'm thinking about buying the External Lacie Blu Ray Burner.  I just shot a wedding in HD and finished editing it in HD but I have held off on buying a burner.  Can anyone give me any insight on brand name choice, compatibility, etc?</p>