blu-ray authoring with CS4 Encore

HI! I was wondering if anyone has tried this yet burning a blu-ray disc with FCP and CS4? Also, what did you use to physically burn the blu-ray disc? Also, will FCPStudio be coming out with their own version of blu-ray authoring as well? Thank you! jennifer

Sure it works- not the best authoring program in Encore though.

-Noah

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Is there a blu ray burner that you can plug into the mac? Also how about DVDSP?

There are Blu-Ray burners, both internal and external. You can check prices at OWC.

Toast is another alternative, cheaper than CS4 (since you can't just buy Encore solo) but not as sophisticated. I think the big drawback right now is that Blu-Ray discs will not play at all in OSX because Apple has not licensed the HDCP copy protection that is required for Blu-Ray. Steve Jobs called it a "bag of hurt," so until he thinks otherwise you won't find BR authoring in any Apple apps.

And Apple is notoriously secret about what new features will be in upcoming software, so it's rather pointless to ask about the new DVDSP here. We'll all find out (hopefully) at NAB in April.

JK

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Actually you can buy Encore solo but compared to the price of the whole suite it hardly seems worth it.

Noah

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