Rendering video for blu ray AND dvd?

[Darryn Carroll]

Hello all, new workflow will have my saving a completed and edited wedding to a single HD video file. This would allow me to delete all my "working files" and raw files. I am ok with saving a folder of 10-20 gigs, compared to 50-70 gigs. So the question is this:

Is there an "ideal" format to save this file for future burning?

Ideally, I would like to have the option of simply burning a Blu ray and/or DVD from this single file should a replacement or copy be needed down the road.

[Vince Pachiano]

For Blu-ray, you need to save the BDMV & CERTIFICATE folders.
For DVD, your best bet is to create an ISO file and save that.

With these saved, you can later burn either format.

[Bruce Watson]

Originally Posted by Darryn Carroll

Is there an "ideal" format to save this file for future burning?

Ideally, I would like to have the option of simply burning a Blu ray and/or DVD from this single file should a replacement or copy be needed down the road.

The two formats are really different; a single file for both is unrealistic. You're going to have to save two different files, one for BD, one for DVD. Sorry.

[Robert Benda]

It will be easiest to save 3 folders: the DVD ISO, the blu-ray info, and, for me, mp4s for computer/online.

[Arnie Schlissel]

You could save a single master file in either Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHD. That file becomes your master for authoring DVD and Blu-Ray. You can then save disk images from your DVD and Blu_Ray authoring programs.