Burning HD Video to BluRay

[pstevenson@terra.es]

I have a Sony HDR-HC3 HiDef Camcorder and use a Playstation 3 to view my HD films on TV. Using media sharing I can copy relatively small videos to the Playstation, after editing with Sony Vegas Studio Platinum 8.0.However I am now at the stage where I have larger video files, and I would like to burn them to BluRay disks.

I have seen a LG external Blu Ray burner device,but it needs a very demanding PC spec - ie RAM 1 GB or more, and a SATA connection (?). My Acer Aspire 1801 laptop does not meet the spec, so will not be able to use the burner.

Is the best answer to purchase a Sony Vaio laptop,with built-in burner and use that exclusively for Video Editing and Blu Ray burning ?

Do any members have any experience of using the Sony Vaio or any other advice they can offer me ?

Many Thanks,
Peter Stevenson

[katharsis]

All sorts of HD editing (Blu-ray, HD content for the web or any else) will need quite a demanding setup.
I would highly suggest to get a desktop rather than a laptop.
There are some mid price ones out there that will be good to go for at least the next 3 years (meaning you wont need to upgrade anything).
Let me know if you have any specific questions, we have 3 desktops dedicated to editing at the office.

[The Don]

can the PS3 play burned BD's?...usually DVD players say they play whatever types of media etc...

[katharsis]

Originally Posted by The Don

can the PS3 play burned BD's?...usually DVD players say they play whatever types of media etc...

Worked on my PS3 20GB. Edited some home video with Sony Vegas and burned on TDK BD-R. A friend however had problems playing RiData BD-R (edited the same way) on his 40GB! Wonder if this might have something to do with the whole backwards compatability?

[djheadd]

Originally Posted by katharsis

All sorts of HD editing (Blu-ray, HD content for the web or any else) will need quite a demanding setup.
I would highly suggest to get a desktop rather than a laptop.
There are some mid price ones out there that will be good to go for at least the next 3 years (meaning you wont need to upgrade anything).
Let me know if you have any specific questions, we have 3 desktops dedicated to editing at the office.

Yes totally agree... I do a lot of editing too, and the best way is on a desktop computer. Don't invest in a laptop if this is what you want to do mainly. Laptops, because of their size, are still limited. You can build or buy a really good editing desktop computer in this days. I have a Sony VAIO desktop machine, I've had it for the last 3 years and I just updated 6 months ago because I want to keep the nice and stylish black Sony case... this machines are no longer built. So now I have a Quad-Core system on my old Sony case hooked to 2 HS95 Sony monitors... this is the one I use for editing.
Best,
DJ Headd

[tron3]

Peter, in order to get serious about burning HDM you have to invest in the serious equipment, period. 1 GB ram and SATA is pretty common these days.

Not a simple solution that you want, but it is the most realistic. I have HD tape I'd love to put on blu-ray but everything is so expensive. No rush for now, if you ask me.

[ixlegitballinxl]

you can buy 3 gig ram for 100 bucks now a days....and if your mobo doesnt support...spend 80 bucks for a new one

[plee]

Originally Posted by pstevenson@terra.es

I have a Sony HDR-HC3 HiDef Camcorder and use a Playstation 3 to view my HD films on TV. Using media sharing I can copy relatively small videos to the Playstation, after editing with Sony Vegas Studio Platinum 8.0.However I am now at the stage where I have larger video files, and I would like to burn them to BluRay disks.

I have seen a LG external Blu Ray burner device,but it needs a very demanding PC spec - ie RAM 1 GB or more, and a SATA connection (?). My Acer Aspire 1801 laptop does not meet the spec, so will not be able to use the burner.

Is the best answer to purchase a Sony Vaio laptop,with built-in burner and use that exclusively for Video Editing and Blu Ray burning ?

Do any members have any experience of using the Sony Vaio or any other advice they can offer me ?

Many Thanks,
Peter Stevenson

If your able to edit your HDV footage with your laptop, then burning a BD-R/RE should not be an issue. However, you probably cannot view the footage smoothly because playback requires some horsepower.

You can either author a BD disc (menus, playable on other stand alones) or just place the edited file on a data BD disc and the ps3 will list the files (no menu, etc...) so you can play or copy to the ps3.

There a few authoring programs such as DVDit Pro HD, Movie Factory, Cyberproducer, etc...with different prices levels and features.