Welcome to the forum Richard.
I've asked an experienced forum member who uses AVCHD to come and read your post.

Dafydd

Hi Richard,

Welcome to the Cyberlink forum! You've come to the right place.

When PowerDirector converts your file to MPEG-2, it retains full hi-def attributes. After converting to MPEG-2, rightclick on a video clip and select Properties. You should see a Resolution of 1440 x 1080. Also note the Audio section. PowerDirector keeps the Dolby Digital surround (I read that some AVCHD editing packages convert to stereo).

When you click the "Create Disc" button, you are downrezzing your video to standard definition for DVD burning purposes.

To create a Blu-ray disk, you will need a Blu-ray burner and the PowerProducer software (PowerDirector does not burn Blu-ray at this time).

After converting your AVCHD files and editing your video in PowerDirector, press the "Produce" button, rather than the "Create Disc" button.
1) Select "Create a File", then click the Next (green rightarrow) button.
2) Select".MPEG2", then either "[HDV MPEG-2 720P]" or "[HDV MPEG-2 1080i]" in the Profile Name/Quality dropdown. Click the Next button
3) Click the three dots [...] next to the Filename field and enter your desired path and filename. Click the Checkmark to start producing your hi-def video file.

When PowerDirector is finished producing the video file, open the file in PowerProducer and burn your Blu-ray DVD!

I would recommend starting with BD-RE disks. These are re-writable and great for testing your first few projects.

Hope this is helpful.

Brady

Thanks Brady. This kind of help doesn't get any better than this. Much appreciated.

I think I'll just have to invest in a burner and give it all a try.

Note, I also am in Springfield, IL. (Small world)

Hi Brady

As an alternative, could you burn the Blue-Ray disc with Power2Go 6 which is a cheaper option than buying Power Producer, if you you don't already have it.

Regards

Robert Intel i7 930, 16GB ram, Radeon HD 5770 1Gb,Ver. 14.12 Win7 64 bit
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Thank you Brady, excellent input.

Dafydd
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Hi Robert,

After reading one of your other posts, I tried using Power2Go. I can't remember exactly what I was trying to do, but the software said I needed to upgrade to do it.

I already had PowerProducer, so I used that package instead.

When I purchased a Sony Blu-ray burner, it came with a bunch of Cyberlink products. PowerProducer, Power2Go, PowerBackup (or something like that), and a few others.


Brady

Hi Richard,

I can't believe you live in Springfield!

I got into this video editing stuff about a year ago and at first thought it was a little strange communicating with people from Taiwan, Wales, and Australia. I got used to it after a while. They are all really great folks.

If you want to test out one of your hi-def projects before you buy a burner:
1. get a 4 gig USB drive and a blank BD-RE disk.
2. after editing and saving your project in PowerDirector, produce the hi-def mpeg2 file.
3. copy the file to the USB drive and bring it over to my house with your blank BD-RE (I will PM you my phone number)
4. I can burn the Blu-ray disk for you.

Brady