BluStreak Blu-ray Software

Hi Christoph,

We are planning to have various levels of the software like before, probably at the high end a combination application that does everything, and a reasonable upgrade path from the lesser products. Also, we expect to charge for upgrades as the format and capabilities evolve, unlike DVDAfterEdit which languished because it was based on a defunct development system. (CodeWarrior).

We would like to charge replication facilities a per-use fee on replications made from end-user BDMV folders, since they tend to cannibalize our sales. Or perhaps a required support contract, at a reasonable price. What do you think?

Regards,

Larry

When I want to ask will be available in the software, Tracer. I look forward to facilitate the work

Hi guys

Is there a ballpark figure for this software? Sound like a great addition to my tools. I was about to purchase Arcsoft Total Theater, but fortunately I didn't!
And 2 days later comes this new...great!
Please keep us posted.

I am slammed with projects and really wanted to make this, forgot all about it, well, not forgot, just thought I could make it and now I am too late.

Argh.

peace.

thanks for the free presentation thought for us anyway. Hope it was a big crowd.

• gerry

Our question is where does the AACS encryption happen?
We dont see anywhere in BluStreak where we can type in our License number to encrypt our streams....
Can you explain in lamens terms when and how this happens please.............
Thanks ahead of time for your time.
-Julio

Thanks. I don't have a single file 12,200 in size. I was only worried about arranging them in a non legal way.

I'll look into changing the drive shell as well.

Just in case, what brand of drive do you use?

In Blu-ray, the files may be placed in any (with some restrictions) physical sequence on the disc. This allows you to rearrange the files in order to achieve a legal layer break, where layer 0 must be larger than layer 1 and cannot be larger than just under 25 decimal GB. (approx. 12,200 sectors).

However there is a problem if there is a single stream file larger than 12,200 sectors, since it won't fit on either layer. If this isn't your problem, just drag files around until the error message disappears. Start by putting the largest stream files at the beginning, that is usually the easiest approach.

If you have a larger file, it is possible in the spec to designate an offset in that file for the layer break. But this is not supported in BluStreak Premaster 1.0. The problem is that the layer break must occur on a 96-sector boundary, and this makes it hard to pick a good break unless it is known beforehand to the multiplexer, so it can pad out the space between the layer break and the next 96-sector boundary with null packets. But Premaster does not multiplex, it is the authoring app that does that.

The work-around is to figure out where you want the split, and then just make separate timelines so that two clips will be produced. BluStreak Premaster will adjust or pad the file locations to make a legal break.

Hope this helps, please report here on your results.

Regards,

Larry

I don't put too much stock in VLC. mplayer, on which VLC was originally based (but forked years ago), has been able to read mt2s files directly for about a year now. I know the x264 people work really closely with the mplayer guys, and with slight modifications the encodes from x264 have been used successfully in BD projects with Adobe Encore. But, of course, that doesn't mean any of them have checked (or have the means to check) whether those will work with replication. There are all sorts of reasons I can think of that x264 would be important, not least of which is that you could use avisynth to scale and process video and feed it right into the encoder without needing to have an intermediate file.

Unsolicited, long-winded musing aside, thanks so much for your offer, Larry. I'll throw a short encode into an Encore project and get it to you this week.

-Justin Sevakis

I've long been a fan of the open-source x264 command line h.264 encoder. The enthusiast community, with some tinkering, have found a way to get it to output what appear to be files that work in Encore.

http://forum.doom9.org/archive/index.php/t-137569.html

However, whether this will pass replication is another story entirely. Do you suppose you could look into this? I think authoring could really benefit from having an open source encoding solution.

I have just learned about BluStreak Premaster and am considering it as part of the Encore work flow described elsewhere in this forum.

My Blu-ray replicator is currently using version 1.01 of the specification. Will I be able to give this replicator a master generated with the most recent Blustreak Premaster or will a patched version be necessary?

Thank you,
David.

Encore CS4 Win Vista Ultimate
Linking Subtitles tracks.

Blu-Ray Project

• 1 Main Movie Timeline H264 1920x 1080
• 1 Main Menu.
• 1 Pop Up Menu
• 1 Set Up s/Menu.
• 1 Audio s/Menu.
• 1 Commentary s/Menu.
• 1 Subtitles s/Menu with 3 languages buttons
• 4 Scenes Selection s/Menus

After linking each subtitle language button to itself and specified the track language number .. during playback I accessed the subtitle menu through the Pop Up menu and there selected the button to switch to another track; and I can see that it has been activated since the highlight changes to Yellow ,then I scrolled down in the same menu to the "Resume" button and select it - when activated, the "Resume" button loses its assigned function apparently and the disc exits as if I pressed the STOP button on my remote control.As a matter of fact I had to add a resume button and try that possibility since with no Resume button nothing happens after a specified subtitle language button is selected.

I was really puzzled towards this behaviour so I started the disc again;played back the movie and through the Pop Up menu accessed the same subtitle menu and - This time -I did not touch the Subs.tracks buttons (1-2-3),but instead,scrolled directly to the "Resume" Button and activated it... Playback resumed from where I left.This means that the moment you activate any other button prior to the Resume button "Resume Button" loses its functionality !

Now when I link the subs.tracks to the movie timeline intead of the subtitle menu,the moment I access the subs menu through the Pop Up menu and activate any of the desired language subs buttons tracks, playback of the movie Resumes at once( no need for the resume button) but... from the very beginning and with the new assigned language track.

Like you are witnessing this is very Odd.

Now I was told that the subtitles linking do work on DVD's..So I was curious and I authored the same project but as DVD (NTSC 720x480) and linked each button to itself in the subtitle menu (same way as I did for the Blu-ray) project) while specifying the right language track. I burnt the project to a DVD and watched it also on my Ps3 but as DVD - During playback I accessed the Main menu from the remote Control "Menu Button" and there I again from setup went to the subtitle menu and switched from the "english" sub track to the "german" or"french" track and scrolled down to the "Resume" button in the same Subtitle menu and selected it - Preview resumed from where I left and track changed to "german" subtitle . Now really I am at a loss:)

Now here are my observations comparing Blu-Ray build to DVD build as far as subtitles issues, in general, are concerned.

1- Although ,as you well know, each project has a default subtitle and audio track that initially is active the moment you insert your Media (blu-ray or DVD). On a normal DVD when you hit the "Play Movie" button in the Main menu, movie starts and the default subtitle is active . On a blu-ray Disc the default subtitle track is not active - and playback has no subtitle at all unless you select subtitle Button on your remote and select a language track - since accessing the subtitle menu does not function.

2- On a DVD each subtitle track displays its language property on the screen when you use the "subtitle " remote control button; i.e. "English","French" or whatever etc... are dispayed on the screen. On a Blu-ray Disc all languages become English !

3- Adobe useful Help recommends and insists on a Gap of 2 frames between each subtitle for Blu-Ray projects. Well not even 6 frames are enough you need a minimum of 8 frames gap between each subtitle which makes that subtitle lines duration are very short - the moment they appear they disappear very fast.

It is a real Pitty because Encore Cs4 is a wonderful application .Unlike other complains that I randomly witness in the forum I did not encounter any difficulties with DTS audio or AC3 or H264 or MPEG or any other error like build error or audio error and all the streams I use are High Def 1920 x1080 always show on the project panel a: dont transcode (for blu-ray settings) . everything is great but this tiny small issue that I could not so far master !

Hope I could find any help. Thanks.

Regards