Adobe Encore (previously Adobe Encore DVD) is a DVD authoring software tool produced by Adobe Systems and targeted at professional video producers.Video and audio resources may be used in their current format for development, allowing the user to transcode them to MPEG-2 video and Dolby Digital audio upon project completion. Adobe is changing the world through digital experiences. We help our customers create, deliver and optimize content and applications. Aug 04, 2010 Everything in that book applies 100% to Encore CS5. Now, CS5 has added some 'stuff,' that will NOT be in the book, but this forum and the Help files will step you though those. Jeff's book will take you through all of the aspects of Encore and navigating the DVD-specs. He'll also teach you how to create illusions, that seem to override the DVD.
Creating a menu DVD
Adobe Media Encoder CS5 is a stand-alone video encoding application. Adobe Media Encoder CS5 is fast software that enables you to create output more quickly for virtually any video format or device. Use intuitive presets and context menus in Adobe Premiere Pro software to configure multiple outputs, and then batch encode. Adobe Flash Catalyst, Adobe Contribute, Adobe OnLocation, and Adobe Device Central, previously available in CS5.5, have been dropped from the CS6 line-up. Adobe Prelude and Adobe Encore are not released as standalone products.
Adobe Premiere Pro does not have tools to create DVD menus directly. However, you can transfer the Encore chapter markers you place on the Timeline to Adobe Encore and then use them to create buttons or chapters. You use Adobe Premiere Pro to pass the video assets along with the chapter markers to Adobe Encore, and you use Encore to build the menus and burn the DVD.
For this exercise, you do not need Adobe Premiere Pro running. Switch to the Encore project that should still be open from the previous section.
You will select a DVD menu from a list of menu templates included with Adobe Encore:
- Select the Library panel to see a list of assets. You’ll see several sets of menu and button styles. Choose the General set.
- Scroll to locate the menu named Radiant Submenu WIDE. Double-click this menu item to add it to the Project panel and display it in the Menus panel.
- Drag the Sequence 01/Lesson 21-01 Timeline from the Project panel to the Scene 1 button on the menu.
A DVD menu with only one scene to select is a little boring, so you will add another sequence from Adobe Premiere Pro without even having to open Adobe Premiere Pro. You will add this sequence via Dynamic Link from Encore.
Remember that the first sequence was added to Encore via Dynamic Link from Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Choose File > Adobe Dynamic Link > Import Premiere Pro Sequence. In the Import Premiere Pro Sequence dialog, navigate to the Lesson 16 folder; then click Lesson 16-4.prproj. This reveals the sequences contained in that project on the right. Click the completed sequence to select it, and then click OK.
- Drag the completed/Lesson 16-4 sequence from the Project panel to the Scene 2 button on the menu.
You can add as many sequences as you want like this. In this exercise, you will stop at two and clean up the menu a little before burning it.
- Since you don’t have multiple menus, delete the Main Menu text and the navigation arrows. You can delete them by selecting them and pressing the Delete button on your keyboard.
- Since you have only two sequences, also delete Scene 3 and Scene 4.
- Select each scene button, and drag them to be larger and evenly spaced on the menu. The menu should look like the one shown here.
- Click the Timelines panel to select it. This panel filters the assets so you see only the Timeline assets. Select each Timeline, and set End Action to Return to Last Menu.
Adobe Encore makes the first object you import the First Play object, meaning it’s the first object the DVD player plays when the DVD is inserted. The first thing imported into this project was the Sequence 01/Lesson 21-01 object. Notice that it has a First Play status added to its icon. That worked well for an autoplay DVD. But now you want the menu to be the first thing that plays. Fortunately, this is easy to change.
- Right-click the menu object, and choose Set as First Play from the menu. Notice the First Play indicator is now on the menu icon.
Previewing the DVD
You can preview the menu in Adobe Encore before burning it to DVD to make sure it looks and works as you expect.
- Choose File > Preview. Use the pointer as your DVD remote to click the buttons. Click each button to ensure they all play as expected.
- You can burn this DVD in the same way you burned the autoplay DVD earlier. Choose File > Build > Disc, and proceed as you did in the autoplay exercise.
1. Before you install, close all applications currently running on your system—including other Adobe applications, Microsoft Office applications, and browser windows.It is also recommended to temporarily turn off virus protection during the installation process.
2. You must have administrative privileges or be able to validate as an administrator.
3. Do one of the following:
Windows:
- Insert the DVD in your drive, and follow the on-screen instructions. If the installer does not launch automatically, navigate to the Adobe CS5 folder found at the root level on the DVD and double-click Set-up.exe to start the installation process.
- If you downloaded the software from the web, the installer will self-extract and launch automatically.If the installer does not launch automatically, open the folder, navigate to the Adobe CS5 folder, double-click Set-up.exe, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Mac:
- Insert the DVD in your drive, navigate to the application folder found at the root level on your disk, double-click Install.app, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
- If you downloaded the software from the web, open the folder, navigate to the application folder, double-click Install.app, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
4. If you are installing as an upgrade, the installer will check your system to find the valid upgrade product.If it cannot find it, it will ask you to input the serial number of the product being upgraded.You can also install the software in trial, then input your new and previous serial numbers in the serialization screen shown during launch.
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5. For additional CS5 installation help, go to www.adobe.com/go/cs5install/.
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Known issues
- Encore cannot be launched in trial mode. When Encore is installed in Trail mode, the serialization dialog appears on the click on launching Encore. Encore launches fine after a valid serial number is entered in the dialog box.
- Installing on Mac using extremely long folder names may result in a crash.
- On Mac, you cannot install to the root drive. (#BG044824)
- When installing on Vista64, an incorrect default installation location appears.The application will be installed in the correct location: c:program files(x86). (#BG064131)
- The “Total Size” displayed in the installer Options screen includes space required for components required for the installation but not shown in the component list, so the number may not equal the listed components size. (#BG059229)
- The installation may take 20 minutes to over 1 hour depending on the product and the number of components chosen to be installed.(#BG050030)
- For more detailed information about troubleshooting your installation, go to http://www.adobe.com/support/loganalyzer/.
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Note: In order to install additional components or reinstall your software after your original installation, you will need access to the original installer (CD, DVD or the download from the web).Repair is not an available option.