I understand that the new version of AnyDVD will copy blu ray discs, and that the new version of Nero will burn blu-ray.
I get that I need a blank blu-ray disc to burn them onto, and a blu-ray player to play it on.
What I'm unsure of, before I embark down this path, is do I need a blu-ray burner in my computer?
Will by dvd burner be able to burn the blu-ray files onto the blu-ray disc?
I'm not so sure about AnyDVD being able to copy blu ray disks, I don't know if the AACS (copywrite protection) has been broken yet.
But I can answer your general questions.
1) Yes, you will need a blu-ray burner to play and write blu-rays
2) DVD won't burn blu-rays because the laser is thicker on a DVD, while the blu-ray laser, is thinner, making it able to write more data on the a disk the size of a DVD.
Originally posted by mikeb99: is .mkv a blu ray file ?
The main A/V file in the BD structure is m2ts, mkv is just a container that can handle all sorts of raw A/V streams, unlimited as well.
There are applications that can take a mkv and convert it to the Blu-Ray structure so it can be burned to DVD5/9, or BD25/50. If you are interested there is a program called tsMuxeR, you can download it from the first stickied thread in this forum. In there you will also find a wealth of information regarding this topic.
BTW, if you have a HD mkv you do not need a Blu Ray burner to make a high definition disc, you can use the above mentioned software, along with whatever burning software to make a AVCHDDVD... for playback on a PS3 or Blu-Ray player, which has the same structure as Blu-Ray, just on a DVD. There is a how-to in the above link as well.
AnyDVDHD can decrypt AACS, there is also a program called Blu-Ray Disc Ripper that can rip BDs, although other decrypting applications are required as well. By far AnyDVDHD is your easiest solution.
yes, you can rip a Blu-Ray disc to your hard drive with anydvdhd then burn it onto a blank BD-R with Nero. But, it would be a 1 to 1 copy, i.e. if your original movie is on a dual layer (50GB) disc you will need a dual layer blank disc (aka $$$$$$$)
Single layer to single layer copies work just fine, I've done a few :)
