Blu-Ray movie, & the extremely similar AVCHD discs are more complicated than video DVDs. There's one free software tool that can put audio, video, & subs into the proper format -- Tsmuxer. What Leawo Blu-ray Creator adds to the old version of Tsmuxer is a video converter, to convert & encode your audio & video into formats that will work with stand-alone Blu-Ray players, plus it lets you create basic menus.
Why create Blu-Ray video discs? Inevitably this comes up, with people claiming Blu-Ray is dead, or obsolete, or that it's better to stick mkv files on a USB stick or whatever, or that on-line streaming is king & so on & so forth. Blu-Ray discs offer cheaper storage than hard drives or USB sticks. Blu-Ray video discs let you use higher bit rate video than streaming. Media players for those mkv files vary in capabilities & usability, a LOT. That said, make up your own mind.
Note one: At a facility to produce Blu-Ray video discs, & in many retail Blu-Ray video authoring apps, compliance testing is performed. The idea is to make sure Blu-Ray video discs work in all Blu-Ray players -- there was a Big problem with video DVDs early on because that compatibility could be hit or miss. Why that matters to you... A) video from one app may not be accepted in another as compliant, so if you choose to import video you converted with Leawo Blu-ray Creator into something else it may require re-encoding -- you might want to do that sort of 2 step process when Leawo Blu-ray Creator does a better &/or faster job importing & converting your video. B) there's a chance that discs you create with Leawo Blu-ray Creator may not work in your stand-alone player. For both reasons create a test disc 1st using a short video clip before you invest hours or days in a project.
Note 2: The Blu-Ray movie discs you buy at the store have features & menus driven by Java. If you want to create that sort of thing yourself there is an open source effort, but you need to be able to code Java -- the software that most studios use is far beyond your budget [see the list at videohelp]. What you can do otherwise is create something similar to the menus seen on video DVDs.
There are quite a few alternative programs, including most DVD authoring software nowadays, though note that Blu-Ray capability may require an upgrade, e.g. Nero does DVDs, while Nero Platinum does DVD + Blu-Ray. http://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/authoring-bd-hd-dvd
The installation of Leawo Blu-ray Creator may be a bit problematic... Several temporary files from the included Microsoft C/C++ runtime installations are left behind in the Root folder or directory rather than the temp folder. Note that these may be on another partition/drive than C: if you have multiple partitions/drives.
C:\eula.1028.txt 18KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\eula.1031.txt 18KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\eula.1033.txt 11KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\eula.1036.txt 18KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\eula.1040.txt 18KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\eula.1041.txt 1KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\eula.1042.txt 18KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\eula.2052.txt 18KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\eula.3082.txt 18KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\globdata.ini 2KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\install.exe 563KB A 6/20/2013 9:07:58 AM 9.0.21022.8 built by: RTM
C:\install.ini 1KB A 6/20/2013 9:07:58 AM
C:\install.res.1028.dll 77KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\install.res.1031.dll 97KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\install.res.1033.dll 92KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM 9.0.21022.8 built by: RTM
C:\install.res.1036.dll 98KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\install.res.1040.dll 96KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\install.res.1041.dll 82KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\install.res.1042.dll 80KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\install.res.2052.dll 76KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\install.res.3082.dll 97KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\vcredist.bmp 6KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
C:\VC_RED.cab 1,443KB A 6/20/2013 9:07:58 AM
C:\VC_RED.MSI 233KB A 6/20/2013 9:08:00 AM
Maybe because of the C/C++ runtime install I recorded near 70k new registry entries in win7 32. Most of those are probably temporary, but that's far too many for me to say anything certain about registry impact with win7. Disregarding the optional install of the included codec pack [IMHO avoid those like the plague], 3 Direct Show filters are included, & at least one registered with Windows [FLVSplitter.ax] -- your mileage may vary depending on what's installed already. If any of your other video software misbehaves after adding Leawo Blu-ray Creator you can try renaming or removing the Leawo\ Blu-ray Creator\ thirdlib folder, though if an existing DS filter was replaced by one of the 3 files inside that folder your other software might need to be re-installed.
A partial or modified Xvid installation is also included -- if that effects your other software try re-installing Xvid. The driver thdudf.sys may be installed. Actually this is a hacked version of an early OEM driver to enable support of Blu-Ray drives. You don't need it with win7 & later, & in rare cases it can cause problems. A thread in the SlySoft [AnyDVD HD] forums can help you with removal if you need help. I've recorded it being installed in win7, & not, and I have no idea what makes the install routine decide one way or the other.