[MEncoder-users] Transcoding DV into BluRay/PS3-compatible H.264

[Reimar Döffinger]

On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 04:47:30AM -0500, Andrew Berg wrote:
> > Also, recently BluRay support was added to libx264 so I would like to whether
> > someone can point me to a nice HowTo which describes how to use mencoder
> > to encode and finally create a valid BluRay image to be burnt by cdrecord/growisofs.
> MEncoder and x264 will only give you a compliant video stream. You will
> need other tools (I think tsMuxeR will work for an AVCHD structure, but
> I'm pretty sure you'll need something else for a fully compliant Blu-ray
> structure).

Yes, a AACS license. Unencrypted Blu-ray is not compliant, and none of the
commercial players will play them.
So if your goal is to make a Blu-ray that's a waste of time unless you have
a company that you think has a chance of getting a AACS key and are willing
to spend a few 10k dollars or so.