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In the Fast Path to Blu-ray for PC volume, we'll cover the most common PC authoring applications, including
Roxio Creator 2009, Sonic DVDIt Pro HD, SONY DVD Architect, and Netblender Do Studio.
In the Fast Path to Digital Video volume, we'll cover a boatload of contemporary technologies including
how to create and publish for Phone, iPod, Apple TV, Web Video, YouTube Video, Google Video, Vimeo, and more!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
COPYRIGHTS AND CREDITS........... 2
INTRODUCTION........... 3
WHAT ON EARTH IS THE "FAST PATH"?........... 9
Why Isn't This Book Locked Up With Stupid Password DRM?....... 9
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS........... 10
COLOPHON........... 11
About Bruce Nazarian, "The Digital Guy"........... 12
How To Use This Book........... 13
CHAPTER 1 - BLU-RAY BASICS........... 14
What Is Blu-Ray Disc?....... 14
Similarities And Differences....... 14
The Two Faces Of Blu-Ray....... 15
What Can You Do To Get Started?....... 15
What Equipment Do You Need?....... 15
A Quick Overview.......... 16
Why Go With Blu-Ray?....... 16
It All Starts With Software....... 16
You'll Need A Blu-Ray Burner To Burn BD-R/RE Blu-Ray Media........ 16
External Blu-Ray Disc Burners....... 17
Blu-Ray Disc Media....... 18
CHAPTER 2 - MAKING BLU-RAY in FINAL CUT PRO 7........... 19
"Share"....... 19
The Share Window....... 20
Selecting Output Device (The Burner)....... 21
Selecting A Template....... 22
Naming The Disc....... 22
Customizing The Disc: Startup Action And More....... 23
Burning The Disc....... 24
Summary: Blu-Ray In Final Cut Pro 7....... 24
CHAPTER 3 - MAKING BLU-RAY IN COMPRESSOR 3.5........... 25
Some Basic Presumptions....... 25
Device-Oriented Job Workflow....... 25
Adding A Source File....... 26
Inspecting The Audio Settings....... 27
Inspecting The Video Settings....... 29
Inspecting The Job Settings - Setting The Disc Properties....... 30
The Job Settings Tabs....... 31
Output Device Select....... 33
Template Select....... 33
Customize Your Disc....... 33
Submit The Job....... 33
Background Processing....... 34
Tracking Your Files....... 34
Saving Your Batch Template....... 35
Naming The Batch Template....... 35
Burning The Disc....... 36
Insert Media, If Not Already Inserted....... 36
Need Another Disc?....... 36
Quit Compressor....... 37
"That's All, Folks"....... 37
There's No Software Blu-Ray Player For Mac....... 37
Summary of Blu-ray in Compressor 3.5....... 37
CHAPTER 4 - BLU-RAY DATA DISCS w TOAST 10........... 38
Acquiring Toast - Simple Software For BD Data Disc Creation....... 38
Installing Toast 10 Software....... 39
Using Toast 10 To Make Blu-Ray Data Discs....... 41
Select An Operating Mode....... 42
Select A Target Drive To Burn To....... 43
Select A Data Size, To Keep Track Of Your Payload....... 43
Make A New Disc....... 44
Adding Files To Your Disc....... 45
Renaming Your Disc....... 46
Organizing Your Files In Folders....... 47
Burning A Blu-Ray Data Disc With BD-R Media....... 48
Burning A Blu-Ray Data Disc With BD-RE Media....... 49
During The Burn....... 51
Waiting....... 51
Formatting....... 51
Writing....... 51
Verification (If Desired)....... 52
Stopping Verification (If You Dare)....... 52
The Disc Is Finished - Now What?....... 53
So, Can I Play Blu-Ray Video Discs on my Mac Now?....... 55
Making A Blu-Ray Video Disc!....... 55
CHAPTER 5 - BLU-RAY with TOAST 10........... 56
IMPORTANT TOAST 10 UPDATE NOTE!....... 56
Simple Installation....... 56
Upgrading Toast With The Blu-Ray Disc Plug-In....... 57
Launching Toast 10, And Setting It Up....... 57
Verifying And Changing Toast 10's Preferences....... 58
Beginning A Blu-Ray Disc....... 59
Blu-Ray Authoring Options:....... 60
Naming Your Disc....... 61
Accessing More Options....... 61
The Disc Pane....... 61
The Menus Pane....... 62
Selecting The Menu Style....... 64
Menu Thumbnail And Close-Up....... 64
The Encoding Pane....... 64
Setting The Target Drive (Burner)....... 67
Setting The Disc Size Readout....... 67
Adding Movies To Your Disc....... 69
Editing The Movie Elements....... 71
Adjusting The Movie Name Displayed....... 71
Setting Or Using Chapter Points....... 73
An Important Note About Chapters In Toast....... 74
Adding More Movies....... 74
Encoding, Building And Burning The Disc....... 74
Starting The Burn Process....... 74
Using BD-R Or DVD-R Media....... 75
If You Are Using BD-RE Media....... 75
Before Burning Happens: Encoding And Muxing....... 77
Waiting....... 77
Encoding For Blu-Ray....... 77
Creating The BDMV Folder....... 78
Formatting....... 79
Cache Load....... 80
Lead-In....... 80
Writing....... 81
Writing The Lead-Out....... 81
The Disc Is Finished - Now What?....... 82
Playing Your New Blu-Ray Video Disc!....... 82
Summary: Blu-Ray Video Disc Authoring In Toast 10....... 83
CHAPTER 6 - BLU-RAY in ADOBE ENCORE CS4........... 84
Chapter still in progress - more topics coming soon:....... 84
About Adobe Encore CS4....... 84
Simple BD Authoring in Encore CS4....... 84
Defining the new project....... 85
The Workspace....... 87
Creating Timelines....... 88
Verifying the Timeline by Playback....... 91
Adding Chapters to a Timeline....... 91
Naming and modifying Chapters....... 92
Setting the First Play Target....... 92
Previewing your Blu-ray Disc....... 93
Simple DVD-style Menus in Encore....... 95
Adding a Menu to the Project....... 95
Deleting a Button....... 96
Linking Buttons....... 96
Naming the Button from the Chapter Name....... 98
Set the Menu as the First Play....... 99
Preview your project to verify authoring accuracy....... 99
Changing the Menu title Text....... 100
Creating Slideshows....... 101
Naming/Renaming the Slideshow....... 102
Adjusting Slideshow Preferences....... 103
To Add An Effect To The Entire Slideshow:....... 103
To Add An Effect To A Specific Slide (Not Global)....... 105
Organizing files in the Project Panel....... 106
Adding Audio to a Slideshow....... 106
Fit Slideshow to Audio Duration....... 107
Adding a Slideshow Button to the Menu....... 108
Hiding Unneeded Columns In The Project Panel....... 110
Setting the Encoding Parameters for Video....... 110
Setting Blu-ray Transcode Settings in the Project Panel....... 110
Editing the Transcode settings....... 111
Adjusting Video Export Settings....... 112
Adjusting Audio Export Settings....... 112
Saving an edited Preset....... 113
Checking The Project For Errors....... 113
Building The Project....... 114
Selecting the Build output....... 114
Selecting the Source....... 114
Selecting the Destination....... 114
Selecting the Disc Size....... 115
Adding ROM data on the Blu-ray Disc....... 115
Building (finally!)....... 116
After the Build....... 117
Burning a Disc on Blu-ray Media....... 117
Creating a BDCMF for Replication....... 118
Important! If Using Encore CS4 for Replication....... 118
Summary of Blu-ray with Encore CS4....... 119
Affordable Blu-ray Disc Replication Solutions....... 119
CHAPTER 7 - BLU-RAY DUPLICATION, REPLICATION........... 120
Duplication vs. Replication....... 120
Duplication....... 120
The Simplest Duplication system....... 120
Multiple-burner Duplicators....... 121
Verity....... 121
Discmakers -
www.discmakers.com....... 121
Automated Duplication Systems....... 121
Primera - www.primera.com....... 121
Rimage - www.rimage.com....... 122
Microboards - www.microboards.com....... 123
Discmakers....... 123
Media Costs compared....... 123
BD on DVD (BD5 BD9)....... 124
Replication requirements....... 124
SPECIAL NOTE: Encoded Stream Compliance....... 124
CHAPTER 8 - THE PATH TO BDCMF (Cutting Master Format)........... 125
First, Some important caveats!....... 125
Blustreak Premaster - the key
to replication....... 125
BDMV to BDCMF Conversion....... 125
An important disclaimer....... 125
You Will Need Some Hard Drive
Space....... 126
Launching BluStreak Premaster....... 126
Creating a new Job....... 126
Locating the source....... 126
Select the BDMV source folder....... 127
Reviewing the BDMV contents....... 127
Exporting the BDCMF....... 128
Exporting to a Disc Image....... 129
Delivery to the Replicator....... 129
NTFS on Mac - Paragon....... 129
NTFS on Mac - NTFS-3G Open Source....... 129
CHAPTER 9 - AACS and BDA LICENSING AND FEES........... 130
Blu-ray is not like DVD....... 130
License requirements for BD Recordable (BD-R/RE)....... 130
License Requirements for BD-ROM (Video) Replication....... 130
Types of Licenses:....... 130
AACS Licensing....... 131
Content Participant License -
$40,000/yr....... 131
Content Provider License -
$500/yr....... 131
Per-Title Fees (Title Key Certificate) $500 per title key....... 131
Per-Disc Royalties - $40/thousand discs....... 132
BDA Licenses: FLLA and CPA....... 132
FLLA Licenses....... 132
CPA Licenses....... 132
Blu-ray License Summary....... 133
AFTERWORD 134
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