Aboiut Blue Ray Disks

[eugedunn]

Good evening to All
I need Information  (what else is new).
I would like to burn Programs on a Blue-Ray Disk.
Toast 11 can do that but after burning the movies i would like to have ended up
with the DVD Format.
And as Blue-Ray do not have Re-Write Disks i would hate to waste a good disk.
So i have to make sure of myself, as to what i am doing is right the first time.
Hope this explains enough.
             
                                                            Plume
I had to go pass a written test in order to be able to keep driving
Everyone whom is 80yrs of age and plus must go thru this test.
They give you 30 Qestions i missed one, i'm so upset with myself.
                                  Good luck to whomever is due to write this test.

[Dan Millar]

Hi Plume

Could you expand a bit on what you're trying to do?

You can burn Blue Ray disks with Toast, if you have the Blue Ray plug-in, and the disk will play in any BR player, if it's a video.

If you're burning data to a Blue Ray, same thing - it will only be readable in a BR player.

I guess I'm having trouble understanding what you mean by "DVD format".

Can you explain in a bit more detail?

Happy Mac'ing!

Dan

[eugedunn]

Hello Dan
I know that All Disks will play as long as it as been burnt with a DVD Format
But i was not sure about the Blue-Ray disks.
So i went ahead and burnt a program 2.5GB.
And then tried it on my player and it played.
So now can i assume that it will play on any Player, as
i used the DVD Format.
Thank you for your help.
                                               Plume

[AdminMan]

Hi Plume

I am not sure why you would want to burn things to BluRay unless they were very large. If you burn the same movie file to a DVD and a BluRay disk you will not see any difference between them. The only advantage that BluRay provides is it allows for larger, higher resolution files.

So, if your movie is:
4GB or less, use a DVD
8GB or less, use a dual layer (DL) DVD
23 GB or less, use a BD-R disk
46 GB or less, use a DL-BD-R

Note that these sizes are smaller than the "advertised" size of the media, but are reasonable limits.
It also is possible to get rewritable BluRay disks. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc_recordable

[eugedunn]

Good Afternoon Adminman
The first part of your message i understood what you where trying to tell me.
But when you suggested that i go to the Website for more explaination.
( You completly lost me ).
So i will stay with the first part that explains me what i would gain and not gain, That
part i understood.
Thank you for the first part of your message.
I'm sure you meant well about the second part.

                                                  Have a very good day AdminMan
                                                                      Plume

[AdminMan]

Hi Plume

The WikiPedia reference was just to show you that you can get rewritable Blu Ray disks, known as BD-RE.

Here are a few local sources:
http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/cat_sku.asp?webid=669353
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=42_548&item_id=043935
http://www.amazon.ca/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_5?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=bd-re&sprefix=BD-RE
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/verbatim-1-pack-25gb-2x-blu-ray-bd-re/10089256.aspx

[eugedunn]

Good Evening AdminMan
Thank you again for your time.
I will go to-morrow to Future Shop and inquire.
I will keep you inform of my findings.
Thank you for your time
                                                             Have a good evening
                                                                        Plume