How do I put my HD video from Camera on Bluray?

[jbitakis]

I am new to the whole HD thing. I recently got a Canon Rebel T2i DSLR camera and it has HD video. So at 1080x1920 I recorded some video. I put it on the computer and then (since I don't have a bluray player yet) I burned this video to a regular dvd. The best quality being 720x480. So when I played it back on my HDTV, needless to say I was disappointed in the quality. So at the risk of sounding dumb, does a bluray player allow me to play bluray disks and these bluray disks will they play my HD movie at 1080x1920?
The next question is how do I get this HD movie onto the bluray disk? Do I also need a bluray recorder? Do they sell both as one (bluray player and recorder)? Do I first put this HD movie onto my PC and then burn it to bluray?

Sorry for the dumb questions, but after seeing HD quality on my TV, I want that same HD quality for my home movies.

James

[guns1inger]

You need a bluray burner in your PC, or a bluray recorder if you want to burn your efforts to bluray disc. If your player supports AVCHD then you could look at using Multi-AVCHD to author HD onto standard DVD blanks. You can fit around 40 minutes of 1080p footage at decent quality on a standard disc. Burn the results with Imgburn.

[jbitakis]

When you say "if your player supports AVCHD then you could look at using Multi-AVCHD to author HD onto standard DVD blanks".
By, "player", do you mean the blueray player? Do I still use my pc somehow? Can't I put more HD stuff on an actual bluray disk vs. trying to use Mulit-AVCHD to author the HD onto a standard DVD? But how much more $$ are bluray disks vs. Standard DVD disks?
James

[jbitakis]

Ok, can I buy something like this to make HD home movies on blu-ray? http://www.amazon.com/External-Blu-ray-Rewriteable-laptops-notebooks/dp/B003VGHD0A
Or do I need something else?
James

[jbitakis]

Ok, I see that an external blu-ray burner is BIG $$, so are you saying that if I buy a blu-ray PLAYER that supports AVCHD, then using Multi-AVCHD I can author HD video on standard DVD. This seems like a MUCH cheaper way to go right now until Blu-Ray Burners get cheaper, correct?
James

[guns1inger]

If you have a PS3 then you already have such a player, otherwise you will have to get a bluray player. Not all support AVCHD on DVD, but many do.