blu-ray burning

Chum wrote on 2/22/2013, 10:00 PM

I'm still using Pro10 - still works! I going to be making my first attempt at making a blu-ray disc. My question is, is there an advantage or disadvantage to burning it off of the timeline or going through DVD Arch?
The project will be a straight thru movie. No chapters. I'll be using an AVI 1080p @24f on the timeline and keeping it in HD for the disc.

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videoITguy wrote on 2/22/2013, 10:05 PM

Straight across single movie runtime may be practically no different from timeline or DVDArchtectPro upt to the version 5.2DVDApro. Version 6 is defective and should not be used.

However, burn with DVDArchPro does give you more control to make it better or worse depending on your skill sets. Also if you really want to exploit menus, multiple angles, and subtitles _DVDAPro is the only way to go.

GenJerDan wrote on 2/22/2013, 10:58 PM

Did you get the email advertisement for DoStudio to make really cool BluRay disks?

I laughed and laughed and laughed.

(The entry-level package starts at almost $2700. Well, there *is* a 10% at the moment.)

(Still laughing.)

set wrote on 2/23/2013, 3:10 AM

Totally far away from my budget......
I prefer invest a camera.

Edit : about DoStudio...

Peter Riding wrote on 2/23/2013, 4:09 AM

The project will be a straight thru movie. No chapters.

Remember that if chapters are desirable you do NOT have to use DVDA to get them. Simply insert Markers at the appropriate points in the Vegas timeline and ensure that you have the option to create chapters enabled when you burn direct from Vegas. I do it all the time. You then simply use your remote's chapter buttons to skip around.

Pete

PeterDuke wrote on 2/23/2013, 6:16 AM

Don't confuse Scene Markers with Chapter Markers. The markers produced by Vegas can be interpreted by DVD Architect as Scene/Chapter or Chapter (only). The former marker has a scene menu button associated with it, and can therefore be selected from a menu. Both markers can also be accessed by using the forward/back skip buttons on the remote control. Chapter markers are often arbitrary, such as every 5 minutes, allowing you to jump through a movie in large steps, whereas Scene Markers relate to key scenes you might want to jump to..

Chum wrote on 2/23/2013, 12:06 PM

I haven't done any other BD versions yet. This project didn't require any scene markers in it. Future projects will probably need markers for scene selections. I've been reading on this forum about issues with the scene/Chapter on Blu-ray versions. I do use the markers quite a bit when I do just reg DVD's.

set wrote on 2/24/2013, 5:31 AM

I personally handle the chapter/scene of BD movie similarly to DVDs.
And, as for authoring both BD and DVD, I handle them similar, I create DVD version first, then save project for BD, change video media to BD version.

For Blu-ray, with MPEG2 codec, you can still have the scene marker within the movie file, but with AVC codec, it didn't. So you need to load marker from AC3 audio file first, then AVC-codec movie on the timeline.

And although sometimes the project doesn't require any scene menus, I keep the marker added to several checkpoints, so by clicking NEXT button in player, you can still jump to that point.

Arthur.S wrote on 2/24/2013, 6:41 AM

"Did you get the email advertisement for DoStudio to make really cool BluRay disks?

I laughed and laughed and laughed.

(The entry-level package starts at almost $2700. Well, there *is* a 10% at the moment.)

(Still laughing.)"

And great news that to get "interactive popup menus" you can move up to the next higher lever - for just $4,995. It should be called "DoooohhhhStudio".

Former user wrote on 2/24/2013, 7:27 AM

Sonic Scenarist BD package, which has always been the industry standard for authoring DVDs and Blurays starts at $15,999.

http://www.aidinc.com/features/closerlook_Sonic.asp

Our company paid $30,000 for the first DVD authoring software from Sonic.

So to some, $3000 is a deal.

Dave T2

videoITguy wrote on 2/24/2013, 10:31 AM

Do Studio is a DEAL - It's why Sony acquired for small production house and independents market! You cannot touch it's facility for any lesser amount of dollars. Understand getting the Blu-ray facility is a lot of licensing agreements - not just a structual software builder.