How to Burn a Blu-ray Disc with High Quality on Mac & Windows?

If you're searching for the best answer to how to burn Blu-ray, you're in the right place. Compared with streaming, Blu-ray offers consistently higher definition for cleaner images and supports lossless audio, which is why many viewers still prefer Blu-ray discs for big-screen home viewing.

Drawing on my years of experience, I put together this guide to help fellow movie lovers burn Blu-ray discs using trusted Blu-ray burning software for Mac and Windows. For those want cinematic video and audio on relaxed movie nights, the blog explains how to burn Blu-ray discs from your videos with lossless quality.

What Do You Need to Burn a Blu-ray

Before you start burning Blu-ray discs, make sure you have everything prepared. Use this short checklist:

• Blu-ray burner drive (internal or external)
• Blank Blu-ray discs (BD-R or BD-RE, single or dual-layer)
• Blu-ray burner software (which you can find in this article)
• Video files you want to turn into Blu-ray discs (MKV, MP4, AVI, etc.)
• Computer with enough storage and processing power
• Stable power supply
• Labels, disc cases, and cover inserts for your collection

If possible, use branded discs such as Verbatim, Sony, or Panasonic when possible. Reliable media improves the chance of a successful Blu-ray burning and helps keep your movies playable over the long term.

How to Burn Blu-ray Disc Compatible with Any Blu-ray Player

If you want to know how to burn a Blu-ray disc that's compatible with hardware or software players, first you need a reliable and professional software: DVDFab Blu-ray Creator. I choose it because, in my own use, whether I want to turn MP4, MKV, MOV, or AVI files into a Blu-ray disc, it handles the job smoothly in just a few minutes. It also supports ISO and folder outputs, and lets you choose the disc size based on your needs. Additionally, the built-in video editor lets you creatively customize your video before burning. DVDFab Blu-ray Creator is easy to use, works on both macOS and Windows, and is a top choice for many Blu-ray and DVD collectors. 

DVDFab Blu-ray Creator

With this powerful Blu-ray Creator, you can create a Blu-ray disc, ISO image, or folder from any type of video, as well as customize your own Blu-ray discs using stylish templates, built-in editor and advanced settings of video quality.

Features of DVDFab Blu-ray Burner

• Burn 200+ video formats to high-quality Blu-ray discs, ISO files or folders.
• Choose from multiple output formats including BD-R, BD-RE, BD-50, BD-25, BD-9, BD-5.
• Synchronize the metadata information of the source videos on the Blu-ray menu.
• Boast multiple free and stylish menu templates and allow you to customize them.
• Allows you to select audio tracks and subtitles, as well as add external subtitles.
• Burn multiple videos to one Blu-ray disc and arrange their playback order.
• Enjoy faster burning speeds powered by GPU acceleration.
• Crop video, apply effects, add watermarks, and customize subtitles using edit tools.

In the next section, we'll walk through a step-by-step tutorial.

Step 1: Launch DVDFab and Switch to Creator Module

Launch the software and you will see the clean user interface with options such as Copy, Ripper, and Creator. You need to click on "Creator" and go to "Creator Mode" to choose Blu-ray Creator. 

Step 2: Add Videos and Insert Your Blu-ray Disc

Click the "+" icon to load the video file, or simply drag it into this interface. You can also add multiple video files at once. After uploading, insert your blank Blu-ray disc into the optical drive so it’s ready for burning later.

Step 3: Tailor Blu-ray Output Settings

After loading the video, move on to configuring the Blu-ray disc. On the main interface, you can adjust settings, including subtitles, audio tracks, quality, menus and editing. "Menu Settings" and "Advanced Settings" offer a range of adjustable output quality options. You can also open the Subtitle drop-down and the Audio Track drop-down to select the tracks you need.

In Advanced Settings interface, fine-tune parameters to customize the output quality of your Blu-rays. You can select your desired Blu-ray type (such as BD25 1080p/i) from the Output dropdown menu, depending on disc capacity and video quality needs. For video quality, pick "Fit to Disc" to let the software automatically balance video quality and disc space, or manually enter a specific bitrate for even more control over the output quality.

Click on Menu Settings and you can set the Blu-ray disc's menu page. Here you can personalize all the widgets, including background art and music, thumbnails, text font, color, as well as playback buttons.

You can also edit the video before burning, such as cropping the size, adjusting the white balance and contrast, etc.

Step 4: Burn Blu-ray Disc

Now, select the directory for the output Blu-ray. If you want to burn your video to a blank disc, you must select your optical drive in the directory. If you want to convert the video to a Blu-ray ISO file or folder, just choose the "ISO" icon or the "folder" icon. Finally, click "Start" to initiate the burning process. I tried burning MKV to Blu-ray that contained a 1 hour and 33 minute movie, and the entire process finished in just 16 minutes. The disc played on my Blu-ray player without issues.

Watch Video Tutorial on How to Burn a Blu-ray Disc

If you're still unsure how to burn Blu-rays, please watch the detailed step-by-step tutorial video below for Windows and macOS.

How to Burn a Blu-ray Disc with Free Blu-ray Burners

If you only need basic burning and don't require advanced features or customization, a free Blu-ray burning software may be enough for your needs.

ImgBurn is a popular free software used for burning image files to discs, such as CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs. This Blu-ray burner lets you create Blu-ray discs from image files such as ISO, BIN, and IMG. You can also write data directly to Blu-ray discs, or create ISO files from Blu-ray discs. ImgBurn works with many Blu-ray types, including single-layer and dual-layer media, and both BD-R and BD-RE. It also lets you adjust the burn process, such as setting the write speed, verifying the disc after burning, and creating bootable Blu-ray discs. But unlike DVDFab Blu-ray Creator, it can't burn digital files like MP4 directly to Blu-ray; it only supports burning disc image files to a disc. If I only have an ISO or other image files like BIN, or if I'm burning a Blu-ray disc for data backup, I choose ImgBurn.

The following is the guide on how to burn a Blu-ray disc on Windows 10 with ImgBurn.

Step 1: Select Burning Mode

Download and install ImgBurn from the official website to your Windows computer. Insert a blank Blu-ray disc into your Blu-ray burner drive. Then open ImgBurn and select the "Write image file to disc" mode.

Step 2: Add the Image File

Click on the "Browse for a file" button and select the Blu-ray disc image file (.ISO or .IMG) that you want to burn to the disc.

Step 3: Set Speed and Start Burning Blu-ray

Set the burning speed and verify that the Blu-ray burner drive is selected as the destination. Click on the "Write" button to start burning the Blu-ray disc.

How to Burn Blu-ray Disc from Blu-ray Disc/ISO/Folder

While DVDFab Blu-ray Creator converts videos into Blu-ray format, its sibling DVDFab Blu-ray Copy specializes in precision duplication. This tool burns Blu-rays from existing Blu-ray disc/ISO/folder with surgical accuracy, preserving every menu animation and Dolby Vision enhancement. So if I want an exact 1:1 burn or a physical personal backup for my Blu-ray movies, DVDFab Blu-ray Copy is my top pick.

DVDFab Blu-ray Copy

Allows you to losslessly backup or compress any encrypted 2D/3D Blu-ray to blank disc directly or save them as ISO or folder. It offers five copy modes to meet your diverse needs, which include Full Movie, Full Disc, Customize, Clone/Burn, and Merge.

Features of DVDFab Blu-ray Copy

• Remove any copy protection from old or latest Blu-rays to enable backup.
• Copy any Blu-ray to blank disc or save it as ISO file or folder for playback.
• Losslessly backs up a disc to BD-50 or compress it to common BD-25.
• Clone and burn your Blu-ray in a 1:1 ratio with no quality loss.
• Copy any 3D Blu-ray disc and better preserve the 3D effects.
• Get faster Blu-ray copying speed with GPU-accelerated technology.
• Work with Blu-ray Cinavia Removal to process Blu-rays that are protected by the Cinavia watermark.

Here is a tutorial on how to burn a Blu-ray to blank disc with DVDFab Blu-ray Copy.

Step 1: Launch DVDFab and Select Copy Mode to Add Source

Note: Both DVDFab Blu-ray Creator and Blu-ray Copy are installed in one package, DVDFab 13. Download once, and you can freely explore all the function modules of DVDFab.

Launch the software and you will see its clear user interface. Click on the "Copy" option and then choose the "Clone/Burn" copy mode. Next, click the "+" icon and locate the Blu-ray disc. If it is an ISO file or folder, just drag it to the UI to load it.

Step 2: Adjust Advanced Settings and Preview the Blu-ray

After the source is loaded, you can go to Advanced Settings to set the volume label and choose to keep protection or not. You can also click the Play button to preview your Blu-ray video.

Note: Under the Clone/Burn copy mode, your Blu-ray disc will be burned in a 1:1 ratio, so there are no customized options. If you want to copy Blu-ray disc with more customized settings, just choose the Main Movie mode. As the following main interface shows, you can choose the titles, chapters, audio tracks, and subtitles you want to burn. You can also add external subtitles.

Step 3: Burn Blu-ray disc

Finally, select your optical drive as the output location and click "Start" to begin the burning process. You will see the progress window, and in some time the Blu-ray will be copied. Once the process is done, you can go ahead, and check out the copied Blu-ray at the output location, and you will find that it's done successfully.

Conclusion

Burning Blu-ray from videos makes movie playback more stable and immersive. Picture and sound are more reliable, and you can organize the chapters and menus the way you like with advanced tools like DVDFab Blu-rat Creator. Once you learn how to burn Blu-ray, you can enjoy a home theater experience that many streaming options don't match.