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If you're a Mac Blu-ray disc author, and have been wondering how you can create a BD CMF master folder for Blu-ray replication, well wonder no more.

BluStreak Premaster was introduced at NAB 2009's FCPUG SuperMeet, and sneak-previewed at the IDMA Blu-ray day at NAB PPWC. It is yet another innovative program from the fertile programming mind of Larry Applegate, father of "DVD After Edit".

BluStreak Premaster allows you to convert a Mac-authored BDMV project that would ordinarily only be publishable on BD- or DVD- recordable media into BD CMF form, so it can be delivered to a Blu-ray replicator for mass publication on BD-ROM or as a BD on DVD-ROM.

I've posted the third Toast 10 tutorial, showing how to create a quick Auto-Play movie, like you might want to create to test some high-def footage, or show off dailies..

It's in the Learn menu, under Learn Toast 10

I've been adding new stuff to the site this week and last, including the State of Blu-ray Podcasts I did with Larry Jordan earlier this year.

I'm currently working on some video tutorials for Blu-ray Disc authoring using a variety of applications - First Toast 10, then Adobe Encode CS4.

I'm using a new Mac application, called Screenflow, which is nothing short of amazing!

One of my pet peeves about new formats is that the industry doesn't seem to have learned from its past. I'd hope that we wouldn't repeat old mistakes, but sometimes, well... that just isn't the way it seems to work.

Case in point: currrently, I know many folks who have been trying out Blu-ray authoring using Toast 9 or Toast 10. It's a great way to get started, as it doesn't require a large investment in a Blu-ray burner or Blu-ray media to begin experimenting with high-definition optical disc creation.

But sometimes the best laid plans go astray, especially if the player manufacturers somehow happens to upgrade firmware to fix something, and accidentally winds up breaking something, like, say, BD on DVD-R playback capability.

We've had a run of new visitors to the site in the past few weeks, and I'd like to welcome you all - thanks for visiting.

 Some of the new PDFsavailable for download include the BD on DVD presentation I gave at Macworld FCPUG SuperMeet 09.

You're welcome to download it form the Docs area. All it requires is a site login. If you're a free trial member, enjoy the goodies.

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