Blu-ray burning software and problems with PS3

[pwbrady]

I've recently installed the Sony Blu-Ray burner to author and burn BD for use on our PS3. My results have failed miserably. Using both Nero Burning ROM and Cyberlink, and 8 blank discs I have yet to produce a useable disc. The problem is that when I do produce one that is recognized by the PS3 (I've updated the PS3 to the latest software version), the video starts fine and then becomes choppy/delayed (both audio and video).

I'm at my wits end. From what I read I think Blu-Ray will ultimately be the standard in HD video, however right now the only solution that works for me is authoring and burning to HD DVD through Ulead (I have a Toshiba HD DVD player as well).

Can anyone offer any experiences or advice on how I can overcome the video problem? What I have been able to view on the PS3 has been phenomenal.

Thanks,

Patrick

[pwbrady]

For anyone experiencing similar PS3 quality problems with BD-R discs burned by computer, I thought I'd share the outcome. Apparently, even though I bought my burner a couple of weeks ago it did not come with the latest firmware.

Upgrading it to the latest version solved the problem!

I'm now using Nero Burn ROM to make my Blu-Ray movies and Ulead to make HD-DVD's.

[Don Blish]

Originally Posted by pwbrady

I've recently installed the Sony Blu-Ray burner to author and burn BD for use on our PS3. My results have failed miserably. Using both Nero Burning ROM and Cyberlink, and 8 blank discs I have yet to produce a useable disc.

Thanks,

Patrick

First and most basic is to do all your testing on a BD-RE disc that can be rewritten over and over till you get the right recepie. Only when you have a successful file to you burn that to BD-R [There are inkjet printable BD-Rs. I have some Verbatims]

Next is to be aware that there are two flavors of project. Cyberlink PowerProducer so far only makes simple BDAV projects [the name of the folder written to disc] that cannot have menus. To my knowledge, they do not play on any player, let alone the PS3. What you want is to make BDMV projects which are complete with menus. I do my editing in PremierePro2 (plus Cineform Access HD) and the output is "mastered" by Roxio DVDit Pro HD and the results are great. I "burn" to an .iso image and use my burner's provided software (Sony BWU-100a + Cyberlink BD Solution) to burn that to disc......on BD-RE till I am happy and BD-R when done. DVDit Pro HD will make PS3 discs, but one .dll has to be swapped for the project to be playable there. Details are on the forum.....

http://forums.support.roxio.com/index.php?showforum=120

[daman]

Great info.
What is the latest status on backing BDMV folder from "backuped/downloaded" movie to play on PS3 ?

Any idea on the combination of software/burner/blank BD that will work ?

Thanks

[halon]

i use DVDFab to burn SD movies and just found out the other day they now have DVDFab HD(blu or hd). DVDFab works great for SD but I don't have a BD burner yet to try the latter cause the drives cost way to much right now. It's so simple to use, put disc in, the program copies and if you have another dvd drive it will burn at the same time or the movie pops out and just load in a blank then the program writes to disc.

[plee]

Originally Posted by daman

Great info.
What is the latest status on backing BDMV folder from "backuped/downloaded" movie to play on PS3 ?

Any idea on the combination of software/burner/blank BD that will work ?

Thanks

Right now the issue is whether a player will support BD-R/RE with \BDMV format. Some players still do not support this and there is a rumor that the newer players will not support this