In this previous post I lamented how Apple seemed to be dragging its heels on providing BluRay authoring tools in its Pro Apps suite.

I got at least one fact wrong: Compressor 3 does export for BluRay.

Where did I go to find this out? Adobe!

Specifically, the DAV TechTable blog – which is filled with useful how-to’s on BluRay authoring and I’ve placed into my RSS reader (now that I’m an owner of the Adobe Production Suite CS3 bundle, which supports BluRay authoring on the Mac).

Here’s the post which gives explicit instructions on how to export from Compressor for BluRay authoring in Encore DVD. It’s not a built-in preset in Compressor, so you’ll want to build and save these settings as a Custom Preset.

If you’re a glass half empty person, you’ve got to wonder why this setting isn’t shipping as a preset in Compressor. Is it an ominous sign of Apple trying to keep its boot on the neck of BluRay? If you’re a glass half full person, hopefully this is a positive omen that the next version of Final Cut Studio will have much more explicit support for BluRay authoring.

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