To make a Blue Ray movie do I need a Blue Ray camcorder?

Question

Im wondering if I can make a blue ray movie out of a hi def. camorder and a special software.

Answer 1

No, you do not need a blue ray camcorder to make great quality blue ray movies. On the contrary, blue ray camcorders like those made by Hitachi aren't that great. You can make a high definition, blue ray movie with any HD camcorder. However, you'll need a blue ray burner, and they cost kinda a lot... However, you do not need a blue ray disc to make HD movies and play them on your TV. In reality the only difference between a blank blue ray disc and a blank DVD is that the blue ray disc has more memory, therefore can take bigger file formats, like the high quality HD footage. There is no quality difference, just size. Therefore it would save you a lot of money if you were to burn your movies to DVD rather than blue ray.  However, to edit HD footage, you'll need special editing systems, and a computer with a lot of RAM (I'd say at least 2GB) and lots and lots of memory. You won't be able to edit HD through Windows Movie Maker or iMovie. You'll get the best results through professional programs such as Avid Media Composer, Apple Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, or Sony Vegas Pro. Some consumer programs claim to be HD, but they compress it so much its not really HD.

Hope that helps, and good luck!!!