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BluStreak Premaster is here!

If you're a Mac Blu-ray disc author, and have been wondering how you can create a BD CMF master folder for Blu-ray replication, well wonder no more.

BluStreak Premaster was introduced at ...

NAB 2009 has come and gone

Well, it's been an interesting NAB 2009, that's for sure...

While it was a little low-key as far as Blu-ray was concerned, one VERY interesting development was the introduction of BluStreak Premaster  a new Mac ...

If it's Sunday, It's IDMA's Blu-ray day at NAB PPWC

I'll be at NAB PPWC all day today, Sunday, hosting the IDMA/DVDA's Focus on Technology: Blu-ray sessions  (agenda: http://www.idmadvda.org/nab )

I'll be ...

I'll be trying to blog from NAB, so stay tuned

Hopefully, I will be able to find some evening time each night after the day's proceedings to blog about what I've seen, and what's new and exciting.

My show days will be Monday and Tuesday, since I'll be occupied all day Sunday at the IDMA Post Production World Conference ...

I'm getting ready for NAB

All this weekend, and much of next week, I'll be in Las Vegas for NAB 2009. Here's where you can find me speaking:

I'll be at NAB PPWC all day Sunday, hosting the IDMA/DVDA's Focus on Technology: Blu-ray sessions (agenda:
Playlist 16 project uploaded, available for sale

It's been a while, but the Playlist 16 project is finally ready to release!

Playlist 16 a scripted 16-event playlist that allows you to load up to 16 clips (or fewer, if you wish), in ANY order, even with repeat entries, and it will play them back in the exact order in ...

Toast 10 Blu-ray Menu Showcase

I've mentioned several times that Toast 10 includes a number of prebuilt Menu Templates, in both 4x3 and 16x9 aspect ratios, but it's a little difficult to actually SEE the menus in their real size, since they never are shown in anything larger than a small thumbnail. Hmm... what to do? ...

Internet Down? Create a new Project!

What do YOU do when your internet provider goes down for a day? Yesterday, faced with that dilemma, I found time to rebuild the PlayList 16 Scripting Project that I had built earlier, but never posted in the store.

The PlayList16 is just that - it's a 16-clip Playlist ...

Written Tutorials coming online

A while back, I started posting some written tutorials about DVD Studio Pro, but got sidetracked before some of them could be finished.

The good news is, I've completed all of the written tutorials that were posted in the Tutorials List and Tutorials Browser. (The List shows the ...

Thanks to Digital Cinema Society!

I had a great time last night at DCS, presenting about DVD and Blu-ray Disc.

I will be creating a PDF of the presentation from DCS and posting it in our DOCS area here, for registered members to download.

If you haven't registered here before, you can try a week free, which ...

Welcome to The Digital Guy.com/Recipe4DVD

If you haven't visited before, here's a quick guide to what's online (click a title): 

HELP!

FREE authoring help from "the Digital Guy"!

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I understand that some times you just need a nudge to get past a hurdle,
soyYou can "Ask the Digital Guy" for authoring help by email.
Sometimes, I can respond within an hour; sometimes, I'm jammed.
If you need complicated help RIGHT NOW, I'm available for hired consultation.
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PRIORITY "DROP-EVERYTHING" AUTHORING HELP for SITE MEMBERS!

"Ask the Digital Guy" PRIORITY help services - get your DVD problems solved, faster
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Got problems? We can solve them on the phone.
You can schedule a consultation pretty quickly by email;
I've NEVER had an unsatisfied customer!
And I'll pay for the call!

Our EXCLUSIVE "Digital Guy Connection" service

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The Digital Guy Connection allows us to operate YOUR Mac
remotely, and author wIth you in real time!
It costs the same as ordinary phone or email consulting,
and is the new "high-tech" way for us to consult.
You can book this service by emailing me, just like a consult call.
  read more about it, or see a demo here in the Help Menu .

DVD, BD INFO!

Lots of FREE Documents to peruse

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MY BIT BUDGET SPREADSHEET IS FREE for ALL SITE VISITORS
It's in the "BitBudget spreadsheets" category in DOCS, and
there is a new GUIDEBOOK for its use posted there as well!  
icon_XLS-16.jpg Make a Bit Budget V2.3 (XLS SIT for Mac)   GUIDE-BitBudget.pdf GUIDE-BitBudget.pdf
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Downloadable Projects - fully authored!

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NEW! Over 50 Downloadable DSP Projects!
when you absolutely, positively HAVE to have something finished today!
These are completely-authored projects, ready to go -
just swap our assets for your own, tweak as needed, build, and burn!
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Dozens of files for members to download; visitors can buy & download

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Lots of files to download for Basic, Premium and Gold members
• Wedding Menu Images • Assets • Generic FBI Warnings • DVD Projects
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BLOG/NEWS!

Read my 'Digital Guy' Blog!

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The Digital Guy's views and news are reflected in my blog;
updates about site features and various DVD- and Blu-ray-related issues also surface here!
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DVD and Blu-ray Newsletters!!

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Our new Tips & Tricks and Blu-ray Newsletters
will keep you on the cutting edge of DVD and VD
authoring as only "the Digital Guy" can do!
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LEARN!

DVD and Blu-ray VIDEO Tutorials

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We've got new Blu-ray VIDEO Tutorials online, and more coming online as fast as I can create 'em.
Got a suggestion for a tutorial you want to see? Let us know about it
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DVD and Blu-ray Written Tutorials (some free, some for paid members)

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We've got DVDSP Tutorials online, and more arriving as I can write 'em.
Got a suggestion for a tutorial you want to see? Let us know about it
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DVD and Blu-ray Training from "the Digital Guy" himself

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Our video training for DVD Studio Pro is under construction.
Who better to train you than the guy who can answer the tough questions?
oh yeah - and even wrote some popular books about it!
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Club!

New enhanced DVD Pro Club

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The DVD Pro Club now has more features, more goodies for Premium Members,
and an additional level of membership, Gold, which gives FREE ACCESS
annually to all of our online projects, programs, files, and training and
a $200 of PREPAID consulting services! This is a $400 value
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Blu-ray Disc for Mac stuff

Toast 10

 

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Digital Guy Bruce Nazarian demonstrated a fast and AACS license-free Blu-ray authoring workflow using Roxio Toast 10 Titanium at January's FCPUG SuperMeet in San Francisco. I've begun posting new Toast 10 video tutorials here on the site, showing you how to use Toast 10 to make a Blu-ray Disc on DVD-R.

 

SuperMeet SFO

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My SuperMeet presentation was videotaped, and is available online at MacVideo.tv.
Thanks to Ric Young for shooting, editing and posting the presentation. 

 

 
Simple Blu-ray Disc for Mac demoed, discussed

Simple BDMV on DVD authoring method demonstrated, discussed

A complete Mac-based end-to end workflow that allows for the creation of simple BD titles for BD-R, and short BDMV titles to be distributed on red-laser DVD media was demonstrated Weds, July 23rd, 2008 at the LAFCPUG meeting at Barnsdall Art Park in Hollywood, and discussed on the Digital Production Buzz live broadcast Thursday, July 24 .

DVDA President Bruce Nazarian demonstrated the titles, and workflow, at LAFCPUG,  and discussed the workflow with with 'Production Buzz' hosts Larry Jordan and Michael Horton  (the podcast is archived on their website)

The information is based on the DVDA's continuing research into making BD authoring and production more accessible for mainstream, non-Hollywood applications.  Initial work into this format was conducted by DVDA Directors Chip Eberhart (in Chicago), and Miguel Clarke in Germany. The Macintosh workflow extensions were researched and created by Bruce Nazarian.

The LAFCPUG presentation was videotaped, and is available on DVD from LAFCPUG . A PDF of the Presentation is now available for download from the recipe4DVD Members Docs area (click Docs, then PDF Documents - ALL, and scroll down to 08FastPathBDMac.pdf) and is FREE. 
(You can download it by registering on this site for the free trial, which costs nothing, and does not renew)
If you are already registered and logged in, click here:  08FastPathBDMac.pdf

 

 

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the first of our new Toast 10 video tutorials are online. Check: Learn > Learn Toast 10 ...

Blu-ray on DVD Preso

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More Tutorials coming

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