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videoworx · 08-08-2007, 03:26 PM

That's not an official word from Sony.

I authored my first BD disc this week, using Adobe Encore CS 3 (which doesn't support HD-DVD authoring or encoding). Encore is based on Sonic's BD authoring application. The BD disc has a menu, albeit a simple motion menu, no different than what you could author to a DVD. This is all I need, as the client hasn't requested PiP, or any BD-J specific content. There's a learning curve, but that has more to do with what Blu-Ray allows, when it comes to resolution and frame rates.

It played in a BDP-S1, the Panasonic (not sure if it was the pre or post firmware model), and a Samsung 1200. It did NOT play in one PS3, but did in another.

To be honest, I had less problems with BD playback compatibility than I did with DVD-Rs when I first started authoring those. As for replication, there are 2 facilities within 70 miles of my office that can make the 50 copies I need.

In other words, as a video producer, this alarming event hasn't affected me at all. Encore can't author BD-J content, and I'm not in need of a AACS license yet (which will cost about $1900-2400).

08-08-2007, 03:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
videoworx Would Make a Good Incubus Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: nowhere near Nebraska	That's not an official word from Sony. I authored my first BD disc this week, using Adobe Encore CS 3 (which doesn't support HD-DVD authoring or encoding). Encore is based on Sonic's BD authoring application. The BD disc has a menu, albeit a simple motion menu, no different than what you could author to a DVD. This is all I need, as the client hasn't requested PiP, or any BD-J specific content. There's a learning curve, but that has more to do with what Blu-Ray allows, when it comes to resolution and frame rates. It played in a BDP-S1, the Panasonic (not sure if it was the pre or post firmware model), and a Samsung 1200. It did NOT play in one PS3, but did in another. To be honest, I had less problems with BD playback compatibility than I did with DVD-Rs when I first started authoring those. As for replication, there are 2 facilities within 70 miles of my office that can make the 50 copies I need. In other words, as a video producer, this alarming event hasn't affected me at all. Encore can't author BD-J content, and I'm not in need of a AACS license yet (which will cost about $1900-2400). __________________ And let’s not forget the fact that Tron turned the Frisbee into an instrument of righteous smiting.