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Is there a Blu-Ray Burner for my Apple Computer? (Page 2)
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AppleGirl, I have the same problem that you mentioned earlier. I have HD video footage on my camcorder. I've imported that footage into iMovie09. I've edited it. Now i want to get it to some of my friends, many of them have blu-ray players. Not sure what my options are.
If i burn to a regular DVD, it's not in HD quality. If i post online, they have the burden of watching it in a small window and have to deal with the incredibly long download times.
Is there really no way of getting it from iMovie09 onto a blu-ray disc?
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As I said in this thread, I'm making Blu-ray high definition discs now.
You need a Blu-ray writer and you need software.
Blu-ray writers are relatively cheap (< $200).
Media is getting cheap (approaching $3).
For software, Toast is cheap but it didn't work
for me (but there is a newer version now).
I'm using Adobe Encore CS3 which comes
with Adobe Premiere -- not cheap --
but affordable if you can update from a
previous version.
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Warnergt, can you update your Toast software with the latest patch and let everyone know if that solved your problem. I don't think Adobe Premiere is for me. Not only is it expensive, but it's complicated and i probably couldn't figure it out.
Please let me know about Toast. Which version are you trying?
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It's not a patch; it's an upgrade. And it cost $100.
I have a working solution (Adobe Encore) which I believe is
far more powerful. Between the upgrade price and the fact
that the previous version didn't work for me, I'm not interested
in the Toast upgrade.
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Nah, apple doesnt make a blue-ray player YET. But im sure if you got an external drive that the new mac Nvidia graphics cards would be more than able to support blu-ray external drives. The only company that actually makes blu-ray players IN the computers right now is sony, and they stink  . Hopefully apple will come out with a computer that can play blu-ray. Hope this helped 
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Originally Posted by [MaC]BoOk[PrO] 
Nah, apple doesnt make a blue-ray player YET. But im sure if you got an external drive that the new mac Nvidia graphics cards would be more than able to support blu-ray external drives. The only company that actually makes blu-ray players IN the computers right now is sony, and they stink . Hopefully apple will come out with a computer that can play blu-ray. Hope this helped
There are plenty of companies besides Sony who make computers with built-in Blu-ray players. Dell for one. In fact, MOST major companies at least have Blu-ray as an option.
The graphics cards in Macs have nothing to do with why Apple hasn't made it an option. Even if you got an external Blu-ray drive, you still wouldn't be able to play Blu-ray movies on your Mac. The OS doesn't support Blu-ray playback - THAT is the limitation, not the graphics card.
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I'm not an expert on it but I believe the graphics card is a problem. Blu-ray requires DRM on its high-def digital output. Consequently, to view a full HD resolution from a Blu-ray digital source, you need a video card and/or display that can handle the signal with the DRM. For HDTV, this is done through the HDMI interface.
The new Macs and iPods have been quietly introducing different video interfaces. I suspect this is very much related to being able to support Blu-ray. Time will tell.
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Originally Posted by warnergt
I'm not an expert on it but I believe the graphics card is a problem. Blu-ray requires DRM on its high-def digital output. Consequently, to view a full HD resolution from a Blu-ray digital source, you need a video card and/or display that can handle the signal with the DRM. For HDTV, this is done through the HDMI interface.
The new Macs and iPods have been quietly introducing different video interfaces. I suspect this is very much related to being able to support Blu-ray. Time will tell.
Perhaps you are right that the video card plays some part, but I maintain that the OS must also support Blu-ray playback (i.e., encryption/decryption). Until OS X supports playback, it won't matter WHAT video card you have in your Mac. Try it: plug in an external Blu-ray player to your Mac with a high-end video card and try to play a Blu-ray movie. It won't work because the OS doesn't support it. Apple has to provide OS level support for the encryption/decryption of the HD signal from the source to the output - they haven't done that yet.
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Apple today released a new version of Final Cut Studio. Which contains Final Cut Pro 7.
One of the new features is an easy export to Blu-Ray Disc (provided you own a Blu-Ray recorder).
Does this mean i am able to play Blu-Ray on my computer? Or does this mean that i will only be able to burn a blu-ray, but not watch (provided of course i have a blu-ray burner). And does this mean that the OS now supports Blu-Ray? Someone must know.
(Last edited by Eden Aurora; Jul 30, 2009 at 10:59 PM.
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Today, there are rumors swirling around that the next iMac will have a built in blu-ray player/burner. Of course, just rumors.
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Again, today i see rumors about iTunes 9 supporting blu-ray. I thought the computer couldn't play back blu-ray without new hardware. Anyone have knowledge on this topic?
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I keep reading about the NEW iMac which is going to be released in the next 3 weeks. The big/surprise feature is going to be blu-ray support via blu-ray burner. This is amazing news if true, however, i wonder what Mac Pro users think.
If Apple chooses to update this feature for iMac users and not Pro users, i imagine a lot of Pro's will be pissed.
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time keeps passing. new iMac doesn't have blu-ray support.
what is everyone doing with their HD video from their camcorders?
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Originally Posted by Eden Aurora
what is everyone doing with their HD video from their camcorders?
I don't make my own videos. Nobody wants to see that crap anyways. Not even in HD.
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