Professional Blu-ray Authoring - Which VTR?

[Pato_Londres]

Hi there, I am new to Blu-ray authoring. Have many years of successful experience authoring DVD from Digital Betacam decks. What is/will be the new standard for Blu-ray authoring? The deck obviously needs machine control etc. to control it from the computer.

Best regards and thank you for any help.

[plee]

Originally Posted by Pato_Londres

Hi there, I am new to Blu-ray authoring. Have many years of successful experience authoring DVD from Digital Betacam decks. What is/will be the new standard for Blu-ray authoring? The deck obviously needs machine control etc. to control it from the computer.

Best regards and thank you for any help.

Authoring software: PRO. there is Sonic Scenarist and Sony's BluPrint. Prosumer I guess would be Adobe CS3 and DVD it Pro HD. Others, Cyber Producer and Ulead Movie Factory 6+. Not sure what your source will be but it will probably depend on your NLE you are going to use and if it supports your deck.

[Pato_Londres]

Yes, thanks for that. I was more enquire about what is the professional standard VTR for Blu-ray encoding rather then which authoring software packages are available.

Is anyone doing Blu-ray encoding at this level? What VTR (deck) has become/will become the standard?

Any help would be gratefully received.

Best regards,

[PeteS]

I also don't have the answer to your question, Pato. However, I do work in this field, using
http://bssc.sel.sony.com/Broadcastan...EX_index.shtml
and an entirely digital (hard drive based) workflow. No tape involved, except for import of 3rd party material (i.e. HDV tape (not an editing format)).
I recommend getting the demo DVD for Sony's XDCAM EX camera, which has some testimonials of other pro studios working this way.

[Pato_Londres]

Thanks, the Sony HDCAM SR looks the way to go!

I am thinking of testing an Apple FCPS system. Does anyone know what is the best third party video interface? I am tempted by AJA IO or Blackmagic Multibridge Eclipse.

Any help gratefully received.

[PSA1]

You are in the wrong website for your questions, go to the creativecow.

[2themax]

Originally Posted by Pato_Londres

Thanks, the Sony HDCAM SR looks the way to go!

I am thinking of testing an Apple FCPS system. Does anyone know what is the best third party video interface? I am tempted by AJA IO or Blackmagic Multibridge Eclipse.

Any help gratefully received.

I don't think you can go wrong with either. Speaking from personal use of Blackmagic and AJA use on the PC side, the AJA wins. I've also had a chance to use Blackmagic with FCPS and that was a great combo too.

[2themax]

The main 2 types of machines bieng used are either Sony HD-CAM(SR) and Panasonic D5. A good number of assets are now being delivered on hard drives too.

[Pato_Londres]

Thanks very much

[bdLuvr]

[QUOTE=Pato_Londres;677370]The deck obviously needs machine control etc. to control it from the computer...QUOTE]
Closest I am to that tech is Sonys XDCAM PDWF70 and F30. We shoot with XDCAMs and use the decks for ingesting into Avid via FAM or HD-SDI. Since Avid's been a b*tch working with Sony gear we really havent had deck control (buggy) since DVCAM (if I think about it the last solid deck control was betaSP). Your guess is good as mine as far as authoring. At the moment we output to HD then downconvert to SD (DVD Media). As far as HD, Ive been exporting (using Apples Composer) to AVC and using PS3 as media players in our training room. So far so good but would rather be authoring to Blu-Ray discs