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Simon Denny · April 19th, 2009, 05:47 PM

How much do you charge for Blu-Ray disc's.

I have a client that wants the Blu-Ray option and I'n not sure how much to charge for this service.

Any advice.

Regards

Walt Paluch · April 19th, 2009, 06:10 PM

We offer it free in our packages.

Alec Moreno · April 19th, 2009, 06:47 PM

I think Walt's rightly ahead of the curve here since we'll all be offering HD as standard practice at some point. I'm not there yet, but I'm considering building it into the price of my packages in the near future. For now, I'm charging $200, which is down from the $300 I was charging last year.

Last year $150 was a typical amount to charge another videographer for a transfer to Blu-ray. These days, the price of Blu-ray is wildly different from place to place.

Alec Moreno
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Walt Paluch · April 19th, 2009, 07:24 PM

Last year Blank Blu-ray disks were about $25 bucks
This year I just bought them for 8 Bucks. If I would have purchased 25 the cost was 6 dollars each.

I just did a DVD on Blu Ray and the SD looks like VHS, the Blu-Ray is unreal. I wont be producing anything but Blu-Ray unless the customer ask for SD.

Quick thought, remember when you got your first HI 8 Cam, the your Mini Tape.

Chad Dyle · April 19th, 2009, 07:33 PM

We charge $250 for the Blu Ray package as an add-on. That is for only 1 Blu Ray disc. If the want extra copies, we charge them $25 each. I think I'm paying in the $17 range for each disc. I burn a bad disc every10-15 burns. That makes up for the loss of discs.

Walt Paluch · April 19th, 2009, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Chad Dyle

We charge $250 for the Blu Ray package as an add-on. That is for only 1 Blu Ray disc. If the want extra copies, we charge them $25 each. I think I'm paying in the $17 range for each disc. I burn a bad disc every10-15 burns. That makes up for the loss of discs.

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Simon Denny · April 19th, 2009, 08:33 PM

I think BR dics are about $25-$30 here in Sydney.
I was thinking as the edit will be in 1080/25p it's just another render but then again i'm using FCS so going to BR is a problem.

I was thinking around the $150 - $200 for one Br disc with extras @ a few dollars over my cost.

Regards

Steven Pustay · April 20th, 2009, 06:32 AM

I'm charging $250 for my BluRay package. I'm charging not only for the media, but the extra render time as well. Basically my Mac's out of commission for 3 or 4 hours (beyond a typical SD render) when it comes time to render the disc. That's time lost for me.

Steve Pustay

Tripp Woelfel · April 20th, 2009, 06:58 AM

This year, nearly everything I do will be in HD. I'm doing some fairly fancy 30 second spots for a local business to be broadcast on local stations and cable systems. Since none of these outlets currently air HD spots, they'll be downconverted to SD. However, they'll be using them for Web promotion too, so HD is good there. With HD now being a standard workflow here, I don't charge any more to produce in HD. Media delivery is another issue since the cost delta between DVD and BD is significant. One or two BDs are included. More than that cost extra. As BD prices drop, that will eventually disappear for me.

Monday Isa · April 20th, 2009, 08:07 AM

I charge $50 extra for the disc right now. Lots of interest in my area for this option. Thinking next year the price will go down to $25 for the BD disc version. We'll see, next year is still a year away :)

SiuChung Leung · April 20th, 2009, 04:10 PM

The BR dise is about 30NZD(15USD) is NZ and it was included with our package and $100NZD($50USD) for extra disk.

There was quite a few couple interested as we advertised "you may not have a BR player now, But you will have one in the future, just like you are having a DVD player now"

Taky Cheung · April 21st, 2009, 11:46 PM

I charged an addition of $300 to $600 depends on the number of hours in the contract. I always shoot in HD, edit in HD, then export to DVD and H.264 BD. Even the client didn't pick HD at the beginning, I can always upsell them after the wedding.

Taky Cheung · April 21st, 2009, 11:49 PM

This is the blank BD disc I bought. $8 a disc. not bad

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April 19th, 2009, 05:47 PM	#1
Simon Denny Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,409	How much do you charge for Blu-Ray disc's How much do you charge for Blu-Ray disc's. I have a client that wants the Blu-Ray option and I'n not sure how much to charge for this service. Any advice. Regards

April 19th, 2009, 06:10 PM	#2
Walt Paluch Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Syracuse NY Posts: 65	Blu-Ray We offer it free in our packages.

April 19th, 2009, 07:24 PM	#4
Walt Paluch Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Syracuse NY Posts: 65	Blu Ray Last year Blank Blu-ray disks were about $25 bucks This year I just bought them for 8 Bucks. If I would have purchased 25 the cost was 6 dollars each. I just did a DVD on Blu Ray and the SD looks like VHS, the Blu-Ray is unreal. I wont be producing anything but Blu-Ray unless the customer ask for SD. Quick thought, remember when you got your first HI 8 Cam, the your Mini Tape.

April 19th, 2009, 07:33 PM	#5
Chad Dyle Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA Posts: 410	We charge $250 for the Blu Ray package as an add-on. That is for only 1 Blu Ray disc. If the want extra copies, we charge them $25 each. I think I'm paying in the $17 range for each disc. I burn a bad disc every10-15 burns. That makes up for the loss of discs. __________________ www.chaddyle.com www.chaddyleproductions.com

April 20th, 2009, 04:10 PM	#11
SiuChung Leung Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 231	The BR dise is about 30NZD(15USD) is NZ and it was included with our package and $100NZD($50USD) for extra disk. There was quite a few couple interested as we advertised "you may not have a BR player now, But you will have one in the future, just like you are having a DVD player now" __________________ S.O.D.E Wedding Video(NZ): www.sode.co.nz

April 19th, 2009, 06:47 PM	#3
Alec Moreno Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Glendora, CA Posts: 184	I think Walt's rightly ahead of the curve here since we'll all be offering HD as standard practice at some point. I'm not there yet, but I'm considering building it into the price of my packages in the near future. For now, I'm charging $200, which is down from the $300 I was charging last year. Last year $150 was a typical amount to charge another videographer for a transfer to Blu-ray. These days, the price of Blu-ray is wildly different from place to place. Alec Moreno http://www.1Day1ShotProductions.com

April 19th, 2009, 08:33 PM	#7
Simon Denny Trustee Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 1,409	I think BR dics are about $25-$30 here in Sydney. I was thinking as the edit will be in 1080/25p it's just another render but then again i'm using FCS so going to BR is a problem. I was thinking around the $150 - $200 for one Br disc with extras @ a few dollars over my cost. Regards

April 20th, 2009, 06:32 AM	#8
Steven Pustay New Boot Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Canton, OH Posts: 21	I'm charging $250 for my BluRay package. I'm charging not only for the media, but the extra render time as well. Basically my Mac's out of commission for 3 or 4 hours (beyond a typical SD render) when it comes time to render the disc. That's time lost for me. Steve Pustay

April 20th, 2009, 06:58 AM	#9
Tripp Woelfel Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North Conway, NH Posts: 1,745	This year, nearly everything I do will be in HD. I'm doing some fairly fancy 30 second spots for a local business to be broadcast on local stations and cable systems. Since none of these outlets currently air HD spots, they'll be downconverted to SD. However, they'll be using them for Web promotion too, so HD is good there. With HD now being a standard workflow here, I don't charge any more to produce in HD. Media delivery is another issue since the cost delta between DVD and BD is significant. One or two BDs are included. More than that cost extra. As BD prices drop, that will eventually disappear for me.

April 20th, 2009, 08:07 AM	#10
Monday Isa Major Player Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: College Park, Maryland Posts: 913	I charge $50 extra for the disc right now. Lots of interest in my area for this option. Thinking next year the price will go down to $25 for the BD disc version. We'll see, next year is still a year away :)

April 21st, 2009, 11:46 PM	#12
Taky Cheung Inner Circle Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 2,114	I charged an addition of $300 to $600 depends on the number of hours in the contract. I always shoot in HD, edit in HD, then export to DVD and H.264 BD. Even the client didn't pick HD at the beginning, I can always upsell them after the wedding. __________________ LA Color Pros Blog RODE Authorized Reseller . Comer LED Camera Lights . TakyBox HTML5 Menu Generator

April 21st, 2009, 11:49 PM	#13
Taky Cheung Inner Circle Join Date: May 2007 Location: Los Angeles, USA Posts: 2,114	This is the blank BD disc I bought. $8 a disc. not bad Amazon.com: verbatim bluray inkjet It's inkjet printable. __________________ LA Color Pros Blog RODE Authorized Reseller . Comer LED Camera Lights . TakyBox HTML5 Menu Generator