12sTeP #3 – CReaTe blU-RaY DIsCClick on Create Blu-ray disc. This opens a slide out panel where you enter your output device (where you will burn yourdisc). Note: you will need an external Blu-ray burner to burn Blu-ray. However, you can burn an AVCHD disc (which is aduration-limited Blu-ray image on standard DVDmedia, using the Mac’s internal DVD/Super Drive).You are limited to 20 minutes of AVCHD footageon a DVD-5 disc and 40 minutes on a DVD-9disc. The AVCHD disc will play High Definition ina Blu-ray player.You can also create this Disc image to your harddrive for later burning, or as a disk image backup.Here you also can do some elementary Blu-rayauthoring. FCP 7 even includes some templatesfor menus.sTeP #4 – ClICk eXPoRTThat’s all there is to it. Your movie will now burnas a Blu-ray or AVCHD disc.For more information on AVCHD discs, pleasevisit: www.apple.com/support/finalcutproNote: Remember that this exporting is a background process, so you can continue working.ouTpuTing To sTAnDArD DefiniTion DVDEven though you have shot your material on high definition and edited it in HD, you still might need to downconvert it tostandard definition to show your movie. AVCHD footage will make dazzling standard definition DVDs. And as always, it isvery easy in FCP 7.sTeP #1 - ClICk on fIle > sHaRe