Neither Compressor (nor FCP) can make a readable Blu-Ray file/folder/disk - what's up with that?

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Neither Compressor (nor FCP) can make a readable Blu-Ray file/folder/disk - what's up with that?

Running MacOS 12.7.6 on a late 2014 Mac mini. I've tried to create a Bluray with Compressor 4.6.5 recently with chapter menues, and it creates the .264 and .ac3 files all right, as well as a Blu-ray folder with a BDMV and Certificate subfolders all right, and the main stream 0000.m2ts file can be read by Quicktime Player as well as VLC, it cannot be read by VLC as a Blu-Ray (i.e., launch with the chapter menues), and even if I burn it to a disk, a recent vintage Sony Blu-Ray player cannot recognize it. When I create a DVD instead, no problems whatsoever. So, what's up? Is a problem fixed in a later version of Compressor that my poor Mac Mini can't run?

Mac mini, macOS 12.7

Posted on Sep 25, 2024 5:46 PM

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Answer 1

Kurt Lang

Level 9

61,842 points

Oct 14, 2024 4:40 PM in response to Ariel y Rosana

That's what I use. You do need to purchase the Blu-ray plugin. But then all Blu-ray options are available so you can choose BDMV folder from the burn options, and it will write a deck playable disk from there.

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Answer 2

Oct 14, 2024 4:37 PM in response to BenB

Alas, you may be right that they just left the Blu-Ray option in place without it really working. I have downloaded Toast 20 Pro and see if I can do a decent Blu-Ray with it. I am starting with ProRes 422 output from FCP and see if we can have an appropriate H.264 encoding by Toast into the Blu-Ray.

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Answer 3

BenB

Level 6

12,589 points

Oct 10, 2024 5:53 PM in response to Ariel y Rosana

FCP's Blu Ray support was always spotty and unstable. Later versions drop support for optical media totally. That option no longer exists in current versions.

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