A positive note on Blu-ray

MTuggy wrote on 1/13/2012, 12:47 PM
I just have to say this about Vegas and DVDA's ability to produce Blu-ray discs. I done a pretty substantial project (92 minutes) that I sent off to Amazon's Createspace division to self-publish as a DVD but the DVD just doesn't reveal the quality of all of the HD footage that I used for the entire project. Dumbing down HD to SD is problematic and creates some funny artifacts at times.

When I burned the entire project in DVDA at 18mbps video stream quality (using the 25mpbs m2v files template in Vegas), I was impressed with the quality. I've watched the blu-ray disc on a couple players and HDTV's and it is incredibly sharp and clear with no video artifacts whatsoever. As far as blu-ray goes, Sony had made this output choice one with superb quality.

I'm just sayin...

Mike

Comments

Opampman wrote on 1/13/2012, 1:51 PM
I agree 100%. Making Blu Rays in DVDA is really easy and quality on my flatscreen looks astonishing to me. Even use a surround sound/Hi Def opening I made before the menu on some discs and works flawlessly.

Kent
PeterDuke wrote on 1/13/2012, 6:30 PM
I use version 9c of Vegas because it smart renders AVCHD (with limitations). That means that any video clip that has been unedited except for end (but not start) trimming will be copied unchanged from camera to Blu-ray disc, thus giving the original quality in the output.
CorTed wrote on 1/14/2012, 11:51 AM
yes, you can't beat the visual quality of producing a BluRay using DVDA.
I love the sharpness and colors.

I would recommend getting a BD-RE (re-writable) so you can make test disc prior to burning your masterpiece.
SamAt wrote on 1/14/2012, 3:26 PM
I've been holding off on blu-ray writer just hoping it will mature soon-I hear nothing but gripes about the available Blu-ray playback options. Am I uninformed? Recommendations on players, writers and/or playback software?

Also I feel certain the next Windows version will support Blu-ray playback - it would be astonishing if they neglected it. And I will move to the beta as soon as it's available (keeping a Win 7 build available just in case of course.)
PeterDuke wrote on 1/14/2012, 4:23 PM
"I hear nothing but gripes about the available Blu-ray playback options. Am I uninformed?"

I suggest that you do some tests of your own and make up your own mind. Not everyone has the same needs, and the current situation may suit you very well.

The Pioneer BDR-206 burner seems quite popular and mine works well, although I don't burn optical discs much these days