Any Blu-ray burners for Mac? - Blu-ray Forum

monkeyjb1988 · 04-11-2009, 03:08 PM

I'm a memeber for the SUNY Fredonia TV Station. We just got HD cameras, but we have no way to put them on Blus. We have Macs and use Final Cut. The computers can use HD footage, so all we need is a way to put the final product onto Blu. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

dadkins · 04-11-2009, 03:17 PM

http://fastmac.com/slim_bluray.php

Or, I imagine that a Mac *should* accept a external enclosure with a standard Blu-ray burner drive in it... probably be less expensive that way

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...TabStoreType=1

Chevypower · 04-11-2009, 09:05 PM

At the moment, I make a QT file master using 1080x1920 60i Apple ProRes 422 (not HQ), bring it in to a HP laptop with a Blu-ray burner and DVD Vegas Pro 8/DVD architect 5.0, but I find the blu-ray encoding time to be way to long, like 18 or more hours to do a movie under and hour, and sometimes it just stops at around 56% and gives up. I hope Blu-ray encoding becomes way easier and faster. Hopefully when Apple does support it, it will be fast just like DVD Studio Pro is with DVDs.

dadkins · 04-11-2009, 09:29 PM

Anything will encode DVDs fast and easily.
What hapens if you make the master a MPEG2 then try?

Chevypower · 04-12-2009, 12:27 AM

True, but I think DVD Studio Pro is faster than other programs, with greater flexibility.
I have only done one MPEG 2 encode, I noticed a quality improvement on AVC, so i stuck with that. I will try it again with a friend's wedding that I was working on. It was longer than the others that I have done. I will try it in MPEG2.
I literally started it on a Wednesday (the blu-ray authoring), wasn't done that night, the next day I noticed it had froze at 56%. I did it again, the next day, same problem. So not happy with the current BD authoring situation. At least it wasn't at the point where it wasted discs, that would have really made me mad.

mpstjohn · 04-22-2009, 04:59 PM

I don't know what kind of computer you're working on, but assuming the high storage you'd need you have a Mac Pro....

Pioneer BDR-203 Internal Blu-ray Disc Writer $279 (check macsales.com)
Adobe Premiere CS4 (includes Encore which has blu-ray encoding) $799

aygie · 04-22-2009, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpstjohn

I don't know what kind of computer you're working on, but assuming the high storage you'd need you have a Mac Pro....

Pioneer BDR-203 Internal Blu-ray Disc Writer $279 (check macsales.com)
Adobe Premiere CS4 (includes Encore which has blu-ray encoding) $799

and its supposed to be a winner too.

Also Toast will burn BD's

mpstjohn · 04-22-2009, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Aygie

and its supposed to be a winner too.

Also Toast will burn BD's

I thought Toast only burned data to blu. You couldn't expect to play back the footage on a traditional blu-ray player, only a blu-ray drive.

aygie · 04-22-2009, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpstjohn

I thought Toast only burned data to blu. You couldn't expect to play back the footage on a traditional blu-ray player, only a blu-ray drive.

Pretty sure its video too http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/cr.../overview.html

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DVDave · 04-22-2009, 05:27 PM

When the hell is Apple going to put BD drives in their macs? Seriously, they were on the consortium to standardize BD and they still don't have them.

aygie · 04-22-2009, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DVDave

When the hell is Apple going to put BD drives in their macs? Seriously, they were on the consortium to standardize BD and they still don't have them.

A lot of people are pissed off about this. Apple don't want it to interfere with their iTunes HD movie income is probably the answer.

Pro apps being updated this year so maybe BD support is on the cards

10-16-2009, 09:13 AM

I know one which is easy to use and has good quality. That is AVS Disc Creator. It is a professional dvd creator to convert popular video to dvd. It allows you to burn videos & audio directly to DVD/CD discs easily and fast. ISO Image and Blu-Ray Data Discs Support. Write your data onto Blu-ray (BD-R, BD-RE) discs. Store your data in the highest possible quality due to the unique BD data capacity of 25 or 50 GB per disc. You can free trail it here:
http://www.avs4you.com/AVS-Disc-Crea...now&cid=175028

devils_syndicate · 02-13-2012, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by DVDave

When the hell is Apple going to put BD drives in their macs? Seriously, they were on the consortium to standardize BD and they still don't have them.

you don't want them to do that. their systems are already high enough priced. I love MAC's, and I own a 27" iMAC, but their prices are kinda steep.

adding a blu-ray player in, will only further jack up the price. it's better to have an external drive, you can take it with you where you want, especially if you have a laptop and a desktop, plus they'll typically work on both MAC and PC's.

bluraypizzorn · 02-22-2012, 03:00 PM

I'm new on here and it won't let me post a new thread so I'm hoping someone sees this and can answer my question. I've considered getting a blu ray burner. I'm wondering, if I were to burn standard definition videos onto the blu ray would the picture quality increase?

richteer · 02-22-2012, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by bluraypizzorn

I'm wondering, if I were to burn standard definition videos onto the blu ray would the picture quality increase?

Welcome!

To answer you're question: umm, no. How could it? Blu-ray is just a storage medium; it can't magically add detail and quality that is missing from the source material. To use an audio analogy, you can play an MP3 on the best high-end system in the world, and it'll still sound like crap!

Imacer · 07-19-2012, 12:00 AM

Lacie 2d..

ryanf247 · 09-07-2012, 11:32 PM

I know this is off your topic but it looked like the best place to post this question. I was wondering if anybody knew how to burn a Blu-Ray with Toast Titanium 11 with 5.1 Surrond Sound?

Thanks
Ryanf247

rodders1952 · 10-08-2012, 05:01 PM

I know about Mac and blu ray. Here is what I do.......Panasonic UJ260 (works with Mac and PC). I watch blu ray on the Mac with MacBluRayPlayer (MacGo) and it works really well. I then load in Windows/Bootcamp and use DVDFAb blu ray copy, to copy and films I might want to have.

The only problem I have had at all is Prometheus. Playback on Mac and PC has problems and it certainly will not copy.

Hope this helps.

erikendswithak · 10-27-2012, 11:48 PM

Recently returned a Pioneer BDR-XD04 because it wasn't always ejecting the disc. That was the only problem I had with it. I bought it because reviews claimed that it worked perfectly with Macs and I like Pioneer.

I'm aware of OWC, but I just want to know if there are any other companies that specialize in Mac blu-ray players?

04-11-2009, 03:08 PM	#1
monkeyjb1988 Expert Member Member since:Aug 2008 Blu-ray collection:188 Digital collection:11 Blu-ray reviews: 16	Any Blu-ray burners for Mac? I'm a memeber for the SUNY Fredonia TV Station. We just got HD cameras, but we have no way to put them on Blus. We have Macs and use Final Cut. The computers can use HD footage, so all we need is a way to put the final product onto Blu. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

09-07-2012, 11:32 PM	#17
ryanf247 New Member Member since:Sep 2012	off topic... I know this is off your topic but it looked like the best place to post this question. I was wondering if anybody knew how to burn a Blu-Ray with Toast Titanium 11 with 5.1 Surrond Sound? Thanks Ryanf247

10-08-2012, 05:01 PM	#18
rodders1952 Junior Member Member since:Oct 2012	Mac and Blu Ray..if it helps I know about Mac and blu ray. Here is what I do.......Panasonic UJ260 (works with Mac and PC). I watch blu ray on the Mac with MacBluRayPlayer (MacGo) and it works really well. I then load in Windows/Bootcamp and use DVDFAb blu ray copy, to copy and films I might want to have. The only problem I have had at all is Prometheus. Playback on Mac and PC has problems and it certainly will not copy. Hope this helps.

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04-11-2009, 03:17 PM	#2
dadkins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Hercules, CA Blu-ray collection:35 Blu-ray reviews:2	http://fastmac.com/slim_bluray.php Or, I imagine that a Mac should accept a external enclosure with a standard Blu-ray burner drive in it... probably be less expensive that way http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...TabStoreType=1

04-11-2009, 09:05 PM	#3
Chevypower Special Member Member since:Feb 2008	At the moment, I make a QT file master using 1080x1920 60i Apple ProRes 422 (not HQ), bring it in to a HP laptop with a Blu-ray burner and DVD Vegas Pro 8/DVD architect 5.0, but I find the blu-ray encoding time to be way to long, like 18 or more hours to do a movie under and hour, and sometimes it just stops at around 56% and gives up. I hope Blu-ray encoding becomes way easier and faster. Hopefully when Apple does support it, it will be fast just like DVD Studio Pro is with DVDs.

04-11-2009, 09:29 PM	#4
dadkins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Hercules, CA Blu-ray collection:35 Blu-ray reviews:2	Anything will encode DVDs fast and easily. What hapens if you make the master a MPEG2 then try?

04-12-2009, 12:27 AM	#5
Chevypower Special Member Member since:Feb 2008	True, but I think DVD Studio Pro is faster than other programs, with greater flexibility. I have only done one MPEG 2 encode, I noticed a quality improvement on AVC, so i stuck with that. I will try it again with a friend's wedding that I was working on. It was longer than the others that I have done. I will try it in MPEG2. I literally started it on a Wednesday (the blu-ray authoring), wasn't done that night, the next day I noticed it had froze at 56%. I did it again, the next day, same problem. So not happy with the current BD authoring situation. At least it wasn't at the point where it wasted discs, that would have really made me mad.

04-22-2009, 04:59 PM	#6
mpstjohn Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Virginia Beach, VA Home Theater Gallery:30 4K collection:6 Blu-ray collection:460 DVD collection:225 Digital collection:273 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:32	I don't know what kind of computer you're working on, but assuming the high storage you'd need you have a Mac Pro.... Pioneer BDR-203 Internal Blu-ray Disc Writer $279 (check macsales.com) Adobe Premiere CS4 (includes Encore which has blu-ray encoding) $799

04-22-2009, 05:27 PM	#10
DVDave Senior Member Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:1	When the hell is Apple going to put BD drives in their macs? Seriously, they were on the consortium to standardize BD and they still don't have them.

10-16-2009, 09:13 AM	#12
ryance29 Guest	I know one which is easy to use and has good quality. That is AVS Disc Creator. It is a professional dvd creator to convert popular video to dvd. It allows you to burn videos & audio directly to DVD/CD discs easily and fast. ISO Image and Blu-Ray Data Discs Support. Write your data onto Blu-ray (BD-R, BD-RE) discs. Store your data in the highest possible quality due to the unique BD data capacity of 25 or 50 GB per disc. You can free trail it here: http://www.avs4you.com/AVS-Disc-Crea...now&cid=175028

02-22-2012, 03:00 PM	#14
bluraypizzorn New Member Member since:Feb 2012	I'm new on here and it won't let me post a new thread so I'm hoping someone sees this and can answer my question. I've considered getting a blu ray burner. I'm wondering, if I were to burn standard definition videos onto the blu ray would the picture quality increase?

07-19-2012, 12:00 AM	#16
Imacer New Member Member since:Jul 2012	Lacie 2d..

10-27-2012, 11:48 PM	#19
erikendswithak New Member Member since:Oct 2012	Recently returned a Pioneer BDR-XD04 because it wasn't always ejecting the disc. That was the only problem I had with it. I bought it because reviews claimed that it worked perfectly with Macs and I like Pioneer. I'm aware of OWC, but I just want to know if there are any other companies that specialize in Mac blu-ray players?

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