| | | | Re: Encore Slide Show into Premiere by Debbie Mulvena on Aug 17, 2009 at 6:38:08 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum Hi Jeff..Just wanted you to know I finally found the files. I see what you mean!!
Thanks again for your help. I'm sure you'll see my name again as I am going from 8 years of editing on Discreet Edit to PP I am struggling at times. well......most | | | | |
| | | | Re: Motion Menu pauses at loop point by John Morfesis on Aug 17, 2009 at 6:36:58 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum Hi Jeff
Thanks for staying with me.
Some updates:
I have a CyberLink Hi-Def Suite and on the bottom there is a progress bar.
When I play the menu you can see the loading bar loading the video and it pauses for a second as the bar goes blank and i | | | | |
| | | | Re: Motion Menu pauses at loop point by Jeff Bellune on Aug 17, 2009 at 4:07:46 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum Hi John,
Thanks for all the detailed info. I don't see anything in your workflow that would cause this problem. It's possible that the problem is in how Encore is handling the assets and the media cache.
I'd like you to make a copy of your cu | | | | |
| | | | Re: Motion Menu pauses at loop point by John Morfesis on Aug 17, 2009 at 2:17:53 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum The project is a MPEG 2 Blu Ray and we import as assets the video and audio. We drag them to the newly created timeline and on the timeline we made 8 chapters.
Then we created a PSD menu with 8 button and we link the buttons to the chapters. So far | | | | |
| | | | Encore CS4 is driving me crazy!!! by Brecht Wouters on Aug 17, 2009 at 2:10:50 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum I'm going nuts, I've been trying to render motion menu backgrounds on menus created in Photoshop, but Encore just won't do it. It crashes all the time. If I relaunch, it'll just crash again but in a different way with a different error.
I have a p | | | | |
| | | | Re: Chapter issue in CS4 burning Blu-Ray Disc by Jeff Bellune on Aug 17, 2009 at 12:13:21 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum The added chapter point doesn't make any sense to me.
Can you post a screenshot that shows the added chapter point at the 33 second mark?
And for my own orientation, the chapter point at 33 secs. is actually 22 secs. into Part 1 of the video, r | | | | |
| | | | Can we charge Adobe for all our Blu-ray coasters? by Baz Leffler on Aug 17, 2009 at 9:10:48 am in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum The Adobe crash test dummy software lives up to its reputation again creating half blurays and then spitting the dummy. I have got rid of all my Adobe hair-pulling software except Encore and it seems it is seeking its revenge on me. Maybe Adobe/Micro | | | | |
| | | | Re: Motion Menu pauses at loop point by Jeff Bellune on Aug 17, 2009 at 12:07:25 am in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum Hi John,
Sorry that I misunderstood your first post.
[John Morfesis] "the motion video starts playing when it reaches the 4 seconds where the loop point is"
Please clarify: are the first 4 seconds a 4-second long fade-up?
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| | | | Re: Pioneer BDR-203 in a Mac Pro by Larry Applegate on Aug 16, 2009 at 9:15:12 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum Hi Shaun,
Which company did you buy from and what option did you choose, internal or external? Please report back on how it goes.
I also see that you are still on CS3. Apparently quite a few BD Encore bugs were fixed with CS4, and there are sti | | | | |
| | | | Re: Chapter issue in CS4 burning Blu-Ray Disc by Joe Bandy on Aug 16, 2009 at 6:15:54 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum So I tried putting each of my assets in different timelines in Encore CS3 and that seemed to get rid of the added chapter that Encore was putting in each of my discs at exactly 33 sec.
I building 2 different discs using the same assets in Encore C | | | | |
| | | | Re: Encore Slide Show into Premiere by Jeff Bellune on Aug 15, 2009 at 9:51:06 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum Dear MM,
The transcoded slideshow shows up as a series of .m2v files with strange names in the Sources\Transcodes folder inside of your main project folder.
Join the .m2v files together in a Pr timeline and you can edit them as you please.
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| | | | Re: Encore Slide Show into Premiere by Debbie Mulvena on Aug 15, 2009 at 9:07:14 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum Hi Jeff Im struggling. Im cringing as I'm asking..where will I find this transcoded folder???? I've looked and looked..is it right infront of my face.
Many thanks
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| | | | Encore Blu Ray error CS4 by Todd Pygensky on Aug 15, 2009 at 7:05:58 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum Hi,
I am having a problem writing to my BD-R in Encore. I have succesfully burned Blurays before, but for some reason this project is causing me real headaches. I get to the point where there is approximately 20 minutes left in the cycle, and the | | | | |
| | | | Re: Encore Slide Show into Premiere by Jeff Bellune on Aug 15, 2009 at 4:34:18 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum The only way is to find the transcoded MPEG2 file in your project's Transcodes folder and then import that into Premiere Pro. You'll likely have to load a few of those files into a media player to find the right one, because the name of the file won | | | | |
| | | | Motion Menu pauses at loop point by John Morfesis on Aug 15, 2009 at 3:13:03 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum Need help on Blu Ray project. My motion menu pauses for a second at the loop point and then continous to loop. My motion video is an mpg2 Blu Ray video from Premier Pro and it is 41 seconds long. I have set the loop point at 4 seconds and the menu pl | | | | |
| | | | Re: DVD Encoding Question by Jeff Bellune on Aug 15, 2009 at 4:02:18 am in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum Using high-quality blank media like Taiyo Yuden and Verbatim, for most modern DVD players 8 Mbps is not unreasonable.
-Jeff
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| | | | Re: Chapter issue in CS4 burning Blu-Ray Disc by Jeff Bellune on Aug 15, 2009 at 1:24:08 am in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum Try putting each asset in its own timeline. If there are fades between them like between the intro and Part 1, then the audience will never see the slight pause as the laser seeks from one timeline to the next when the timelines are played back in s | | | | |
| | | | Re: Chapter issue in CS4 burning Blu-Ray Disc by Joe Bandy on Aug 14, 2009 at 11:58:37 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum Ok I tried authoring the Blu-Ray again in CS3 instead of CS4 and the video goes from the intro to the main video without any problems. I still have the added Chapter stop at the exact same spot in the video where I did not put one on my encore timel | | | | |
| | | | Re: Chapter issue in CS4 burning Blu-Ray Disc by Jeff Bellune on Aug 14, 2009 at 11:45:50 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum I wasn't referring to the overrides - you probably won't ever need those.
[Joe Bandy] "The disc is set to autoplay with no menus and the first asset is a opening screen with the title of the disc"
[Joe Bandy] "The end action is set to stop so w | | | | |
| | | | Bad Quality Blu Ray Picture by Rasmus Jandersen on Aug 14, 2009 at 9:42:02 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum I followed the procedure from Adobe's website on how to make a Blu Ray file for Encore to use without
Encore re-transcoding it. That results in my using an MPEG2 Elementary Stream (along with the audio file) to make my Blu Ray disc's. The picture lo | | | | |
| | | | Re: Chapter issue in CS4 burning Blu-Ray Disc by Jeff Bellune on Aug 14, 2009 at 8:14:23 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum The added chapter is so that if the audience presses the Next button on the remote, it will go to the (invisible) last chapter at the end of the timeline, which will then allow the timeline end action to execute. There is no way to eliminate the cre | | | | |
| | | | Chapter issue in CS4 burning Blu-Ray Disc by Joe Bandy on Aug 14, 2009 at 8:04:20 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum I just attempted to burn my first blu-ray in Encore CS4. I am using 4 H.264 files in my project. The disc is set to autoplay with no menus and the first asset is a opening screen with the title of the disc. After creating a disc image and burning | | | | |
| | | | Re: Problem loading a menu Photoshop by Lizandro Chavez on Aug 14, 2009 at 7:52:03 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum The size of my image is 720x480 and it is not my image width,I am doing my project in NTSC (720x480),This problem does not happen when I use a default menu encore,But when I use one made for me the problem occurs,I can not do, Please really need to f | | | | |
| | | | Pioneer BDR-203 in a Mac Pro by Shaun Harrison on Aug 14, 2009 at 10:41:19 am in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum Hi,
I need to purchase a Blu-Ray burner to begin creating Blu-Ray discs on my Mac Pro.
The Pioneer BDR-203 seems like a viable option, but I can't find any straight answers as to whether it works in the Mac Pro.
As it's SATA, then it can con | | | | |
| | | | Re: Fatal Error Code 6 by Wesley Cardone on Aug 13, 2009 at 11:02:15 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum I see this from time to time and it is nerve wracking. Here is one thing I have found that sometimes solves the problem.
Look or search recursively in the project directory for any *.log file. Look in that file with Wordpad so that it doesn't look | | | | |
| | | | text button highlight style by Brian Johnson on Aug 13, 2009 at 10:48:40 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum When I create a button out of text in Encore CS4, and make the highlight a different color, the text looks funny. I set the button text as "crisp," but the highlighted text looks very rough around the edges. Is there a solution for this? Thanks! | | | | |
| | | | Workflow? AVID - Sorenson - Encore. Overwhelmed! by Beatrix Moersch on Aug 13, 2009 at 6:13:39 pm in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum I am trying to import and compress a Quicktime reference from AVID in Sorenson that is about 1.5 hours long. I need to export to a format for importing into Encore (MPEG-4?). Unfortunatley I am completely unfamiliar with Sorenson and Encore and don | | | | |
| | | | Will a Matrox benefit me? by Remington Markham on Aug 13, 2009 at 2:36:50 pm in the Matrox Video Systems Forum I've been thinking about getting a matrox board for my editing computer and I was wondering how far I need to go to get maximum benefit. We have the money for a big fancy one, but I didn't know if that was necessary for my level of editing (After eff | | | | |
| | | | How to SPEED up TRANSCODING!! Please HELP!! by Andy Crenshaw on Aug 13, 2009 at 11:49:35 am in the DVD Authoring Forum I need to know what it will take to speed up my transcoding speed using Encore CS4. I know it's post out here on it, but none really has directions on how and what to do. I'm burning a 1 hr DVD with a nice menu and it takes 12 hrs to transcode. I NEE | | | | |
| | | | Re: Blu-ray discs not playing by Clint Milner on Aug 13, 2009 at 11:34:05 am in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum We've had this problem with some Sony BD players as well. We believe this is because Encore doesn't included the AACS copy-protection files, and some Blu-ray players won't play a disc without it. We have a very nice Samsung which does a great job p | | | | |
| | | | Re: splitscreen 2048:576 by Jeff Bellune on Aug 13, 2009 at 10:11:18 am in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum DVD is 720x480 for NTSC, and 720x576 for PAL. No other frame sizes are allowed.
-Jeff
The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0 | | | | |
| | | | splitscreen 2048:576 by Lotte de Man on Aug 13, 2009 at 7:41:11 am in the Adobe Encore DVD Forum I'm working on a splitscreen project. I've exported the film with premiere with a framesize of 2048:576. So my two widescreen hd films are nicely next to each other without any black fields above or under the film.
But now i would like to make a dvd | | | | |
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| | | | Adobe Encore DVD | Mike Gondek takes a look at Adobe Encore
One of the biggest attractions at NAB 2003 in Las Vegas was Adobe Encore, which took top honors in many awards races. Many attendees were pleased to learn Adobe's maiden voyage into the DVD authoring market was a well thought out meeting ground for Adobe's many tools, with Encore DVD the logical hub for DVD authoring. How well does the shipping product meet user expectations? Read on to find out Mike Gondek's reaction to Adobe's new offering... Review Author: Mike Gondek |
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Recently Alex Alexzander decided to explore Adobe's new video collection. As many often do, he found himself looking for that all-important supplement to the product manual before long. In this article, Alex reviews his choice: Designing Menus with Encore DVD by John Skidgel. Read on to find out why Alex gives this book 5 COWs. Review Author: Alex Alexzander |
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| | | | Adobe Encore DVD | Total Training Presents: Adobe Encore DVD Essentials
In this article, CreativeCOW leader Alex Alexzander reviews "Total Training Presents: Adobe Encore DVD Essentials hosted by Daniel Brown. Alex concludes his review by saying that this training "...are among the better lessons I have seen on the market today. The instructor has a very good style and sense of humor that makes these lessons very enjoyable." Review Author: Alex Alexzander |
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In this article, CreativeCOW leader Alex Alexzander reviews DVD Authoring with Adobe Encore DVD written by Wes Howell, and published by Focal Press, 345 pages, March 2004, ISBN: 0240805631, and finds it "...pretty close to perfection, in my opinion. If it had been printed in color, it would be over the top." Review Author: Alex Alexzander |
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In this article, CreativeCOW.net leader, Greg Mulvey takes a look at the new Adobe Encore 2.0 and concludes that overall this is a great upgrade. ''...if you are using the rest of the Adobe Production Studio then Encore DVD 2.0 is going to be your best choice for most DVD projects.'' Review Author: Greg Mulvey |
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| | | | Adobe After Effects | Using Presets and Templates
In this video tutorial, Creativecows Mylenium demonstrates creating a dvd menu by using presets and templates which come with After Effects 7.0. In addition to using presets, well prepare our menu for use in Encore. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Mylenium |
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| | | | DVD Authoring | Blu-ray Today and Beyond
Feel like Blu-ray's getting the better of you? Here are some of the tools that pro authors are using today, some that are coming soon - and at least one that might not be coming at all. Editorial Author: Eric Pautsch |
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The Cows Eran Stern, one of the worlds most respected After Effects artists, was able to take a sneak peek at the Adobe Creative Suite, CS 4. He saw a lot to like: deeper integration across the Adobe family, new animation tools and effects, speech recognition and metadata features, and much more. Feature Author: Eran Stern |
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| | | | Adobe Premiere Pro | Adobe Speech Search
In this second installment in his series of articles on Adobes latest post-production powerhouse, CS4 Production Premium, veteran editor David Roth Weiss takes closer look at Adobe Speech Search, a new speech recognition and transcription feature in both Premiere Pro CS4 and Soundbooth CS4. Speech Search is one the most exciting and eagerly anticipated new features to hit the editing world in a long time. So, if youve been wondering about it, read on, as David tells us what Speech Search is all about, how it works, and if it truly makes the grade.
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| | | | Adobe After Effects | David Roth Weiss: An Editor Looks at CS4
This is the first in a series of articles in which veteran editor David Roth Weiss dives head first into, what are for him, the uncharted waters of Adobes latest release, CS4 Production Premium, including the updated and cross-platform OnLocation, and advanced metadata creation and tracking. Feature Author: David Roth Weiss |
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| | | | Adobe Audition | Adobe Creative Suite Premium 2.3: CS The Next Generation
Tim Wilson recently spoke with Lonn Lorenz, the Creative Suite's product manager, and gives his thoughts on what the fuss about a point release for the Adobe Creative Suite is and concludes that premium version of Suite, offering more than enough reason to upgrade from the CS Standard, or from earlier versions of CS Premium. Editorial, People / Interview Author: Tim Wilson |
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| | | | Adobe Audition | Adobe takes COW members inside Adobe Creative Suite 3
Steve Kilisky, Giles Baker, Hart Shafer and Mark Randall sat down with Tim Wilson and Ron Lindeboom to talk about the launch of CS3. They discuss what it means to them, and what it will mean to you. This is a brief overview of what you'll find in each of the 4 parts. Review, Editorial, People / Interview Author: Tim Wilson |
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| | | | Adobe After Effects | Adobe Production Studio
Total Training has long been known for their excellent and in-depth training for Adobe After Effects. With the release of the Adobe Production Studio, they too have released training bundles, aimed at the production studio user. In this article, Creative Cow Leader Aanarav Sareen takes a look at the new Total Training Premium Bundle for the Adobe Production Studio. Review Author: Aanarav Sareen |
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