Hawaii FCPUG

May 2009 meeting: “Blu-ray Video Disc Authoring on the Mac”

Posted on 16. May, 2009 by Mel Matsuoka in Meetings

A. Special Presentation:
Blu-ray Video Disc Authoring on the Mac
Presented by Apple Certified Master Trainer, Steve Szabo

Blu-ray has become the format for delivery of HD on discs. With the dramatic increase in HD production and the rising popularity amongst consumers of movies on Blu-ray, the format has become more important as a means for us to deliver our content. But DVD Studio Pro isn’t capable of Blu-ray authoring. Until recently the only way you could author a Blu-ray was by using very expensive software ($50,000). Different solutions have begun to emerge for Blu-ray authoring but some are very limited and others are complex.

This presentation has been created to demonstrate the workflows now available to author Blu-ray discs on an Apple computer.
Topics Include:
- Simple Blu-ray discs authoring and what is lacks
- Encoding strategies for video and audio for Blu-ray
- Procedures for creating menus for Blu-ray; both static and motion
- Software available for Blu-ray authoring on the Mac
- Authoring professional Blu-ray discs on the Mac
- What is needed for burning Blu-ray discs
- What is needed for Blu-ray replication

B. HAWAII FCPUG RAFFLE
We have a few software packages that have been donated by our sponsors to give away.
RAFFLE RULES:
Every person who attends the August meeting and pays the regular $5 meeting donation will receive 2 free raffle tickets. Additional Raffle Tickets will be for sale at $2 each or 3 for $5. All tickets are eligible for all drawings. Once a ticket is drawn it will not be replaced into the ticket pool. Winning ticket holders must be present to claim their prize. If the holder of a winning ticket is not present at the time of drawing, another ticket will be drawn, until a winner is proclaimed.

C. Q. & A. WITH MEL & STEVE
Member Queries & Troubleshooting
Steve and Mel will take questions from members in attendance about any problems, issues or queries related to film and video. We’ll do our best to help clarify the facts!

DATE:
The May meeting of our group will take place on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
WEDNESDAY, May 20th, 6:30 PM – 9 PM

LOCATION:
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Krauss Hall,
Yukiyoshi Room
PARKING: $3, and because it is in the evening,
PARK IN ANY PARKING AREAS ON CAMPUS
See map at this link:
Krauss Hall, Yokiyoshi Room Map

***** PLEASE RSVP *****
if you plan to attend.
We need to know how many will attend!