Adobe ENCORE DVD User manual

Classroom in a Book
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Contents
Getting Started
About Classroom in a Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Installing the Adobe Encore DVD program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Copying the Classroom in a Book files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Additional resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Adobe Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Lesson 01
Creating a Simple DVD
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Planning your DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Importing files as assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Creating a timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Adding chapter points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Importing a layered Photoshop file as a menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Setting start and end behaviors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Setting behaviors for remote control buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Previewing the project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Burning the DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Review questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Lesson 02
Creating Menus in Adobe Encore DVD
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
About menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Creating a new menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Adding text to a menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Adding assets to menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Adding drop shadows to text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Converting text blocks to buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Adding subpictures to buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
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Linking buttons to timelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Previewing the project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Burning the DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Review questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Lesson 03
Designing Menus in Adobe Photoshop
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Teaming Adobe Encore DVD with Photoshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Creating a menu background in Photoshop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Creating text in Photoshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Applying layer styles in Photoshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Creating buttons in Photoshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Importing a menu into Adobe Encore DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Editing a menu in Photoshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Linking buttons to timelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Repositioning overlapping objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Previewing the project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Review questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Lesson 04
Using Adobe Encore DVD Templates
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Exploring the Library palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Modifying a menu template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Creating submenus from the same template. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Replacing background elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Adding items to the Library palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Linking menus to each other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
Linking buttons to timelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Creating a text layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
Checking links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Previewing the project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Building a DVD image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Burning a DVD from a DVD image file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Review questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
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Classroom in a Book
Lesson 05
Assembling a DVD Quickly
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116
Dragging items into the Library palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117
Importing items into the Library palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Creating buttons instantly. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Resizing and positioning buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
Editing button text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
Adding a title to the menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Previewing the project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Adding data files to a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Burning a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Review questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Lesson 06
Overriding Default Actions
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
About overrides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Working with multiple menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Setting default end actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Setting links for the main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Using the pick whip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .143
Setting overrides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Previewing the project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
Making a DVD folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Review questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149
Lesson 07
Creating Motion Menus
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Assembling your assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
Creating and naming chapter points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Specifying an end action and a link for a timeline . . . . . . . . . 162
Adding video to the background of a menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Previewing the motion menu background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
Transcoding an AVI file from the Project window . . . . . . . . . .168
Creating video thumbnail buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
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Creating animated thumbnail buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Burning the DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Review questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Lesson 08
Wor king with Adobe Premiere Pro
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186
Creating markers in Premiere Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Exporting an MPEG-2 file from Premiere Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189
Importing an MPEG-2 file with markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Linking chapter points to thumbnail buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Previewing the project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
Exporting an AVI file from Premiere Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Using the Edit Original command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Using the ripple edit tool in Premiere Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Updating an AVI file in Adobe Encore DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Creating links and behaviors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Previewing the project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205
Burning the disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Review questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Lesson 09
Wor king with Adobe After Effects
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Importing a Photoshop menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213
Modifying a Photoshop file in After Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Animating a menu file in After Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
Rendering a movie in After Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Importing an After Effects movie into Adobe Encore DVD . .226
Activating a motion menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Editing a file in After Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230
Creating links to assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234
Burning the DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Review questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
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ADOBE ENCORE DVD
Classroom in a Book
Lesson 10
Creating a Slideshow from Still Images
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Assembling components for a slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Laying out a slideshow menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Copying buttons to other menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
Linking menus to each other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Adding audio to a menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .250
Previewing an audio file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251
Setting end actions for slideshow menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
About creating slideshows with timelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Organizing your assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
Creating a timeline from still images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Setting behaviors for a slideshow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Previewing the project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260
Burning the DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260
Review questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260
Lesson 11
Adding Audio Tracks and Subtitles
Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266
Including audio tracks in a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
Adding audio tracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Previewing audio tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271
Linking buttons to audio tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .272
Adding a main menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Adding a subtitle track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277
Modifying the appearance of subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Importing subtitles from a text script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .283
About subtitle scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285
Linking buttons to subtitle tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Previewing the project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289
Burning a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Review questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .289
Index
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Getting Started
Adobe® Encore™ DVD gives you the tools you need to let you effortlessly create and burn
customized DVDs. You can design menus and buttons in Adobe Encore DVD, or use
menus and buttons you create in Adobe® Photoshop®. The navigational tools in Adobe
Encore DVD give you total control over the viewers’ experience of your DVD. Whether
you’re a corporate communications professional or an aspiring videographer, you’ll enjoy
the versatility, ease of use, and power of Adobe Encore DVD software.
About Classroom in a Book
Adobe Encore DVD Classroom in a Book® is part of the official training series for Adobe
graphics and publishing software developed with the help of experts at Adobe Systems.
The lessons are designed to let you learn at your own pace.
Although each lesson provides step-by-step instructions for creating a specific project,
there’s room for exploration and experimentation. You can follow the book from start to
finish or do only the lessons that correspond to your interests and needs.
Prerequisites
Before beginning to use Adobe Encore DVD Classroom in a Book , you should have a
working knowledge of your computer and the Windows operating system. Make sure that
you know how to use the mouse and standard menus and commands and that you know
how to open, save, and close files. If you need to review these techniques, see the printed
or online documentation included with your Windows operating system. It is also
helpful, but not necessary, to have experience with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe® Premiere®,
and Adobe® After Effects®.
To complete some of the projects, you will need to have Adobe Photoshop, Adobe
Premiere Pro, or Adobe After Effects installed on your system.
Note: You can use either Adobe Photoshop 7.0 or Adobe Photoshop CS with Adobe Encore
DVD. Where necessary, instructions for each version of Photoshop are written separately.
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Getting Started
Installing the Adobe Encore DVD program
Before you begin using Adobe Encore DVD Classroom in a Book , make sure that your
system is set up correctly and that you’ve installed the required software and hardware.
You must purchase the Adobe Encore DVD software separately. For system requirements
and complete instructions on installing the software, see the documentation included
with your Adobe Encore DVD application DVD.
You must install the application from the Adobe Encore DVD application DVD onto your
hard disk; you cannot run the program directly from the DVD-ROM. Follow the on-
screen instructions. Make sure the serial number for your Adobe Encore DVD software is
accessible before installing the application; you can find the serial number on the back of
the DVD case.
Starting Adobe Encore DVD
You start Adobe Encore DVD just as you would any software application. In Windows,
choose Start > Programs > Adobe Encore DVD 1.0.
Installing the fonts you’ll use in Classroom in a Book projects
The fonts used in the lessons in this book are included on the Adobe Encore DVD
application DVD. Ensure that the fonts are available before you begin working with the
lessons. If the fonts are not installed on your system, install them from the Adobe Encore
DVD DVD-ROM, following the on-screen instructions.
Copying the Classroom in a Book files
The Adobe Encore DVD Classroom in a Book DVD includes folders containing all the
electronic files for the lessons. Each lesson has its own folder, and you must copy the
folders to your hard drive to do the lessons. To save room on your drive, you can install
only the folder for each lesson as you need it, and remove the folder when you’re done.
To install the Classroom in a Book files:
1 Insert the Adobe Encore DVD Classroom in a Book DVD into your DVD-ROM drive.
2 Create a folder named Encore_CIB on your hard drive.
3 Copy the lessons you want to your hard drive:
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ADOBE ENCORE DVD
Classroom in a Book
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To copy all the lessons, drag the Lessons folder from the DVD into the Encore_CIB
folder.
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To copy a single lesson, drag the individual lesson folder from the DVD into the
Encore_CIB folder.
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If you copied all the lessons to your hard drive, double-click the unlock.bat file in the
Encore_CIB/Lessons folder.
Note: As you work through each lesson, you may overwrite the original files. To restore the
original files, recopy the corresponding lesson folder from the Classroom in a Book DVD to
the Encore_CIB folder on your hard drive.
Additional resources
Adobe Encore DVD Classroom in a Book is not intended to replace documentation that
comes with the Adobe Encore DVD program. Only the commands and options used in
the lessons are explained in this book. For comprehensive information about program
features, refer to these resources:
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The Adobe Encore DVD User Guide , which is included with the Adobe Encore DVD
software, contains a complete description of all features in the software.
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Online Help, an online version of the user guide, is accessible by choosing Help >
Contents from the Adobe Encore DVD title bar.
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The Adobe Web site (www.adobe.com) can be viewed by choosing Help > Adobe
Online if you have a connection to the World Wide Web.
Adobe Certification
The Adobe Training and Certification Programs are designed to help Adobe customers
improve and promote their product-proficiency skills. The Adobe Certified Expert (ACE)
program is designed to recognize the high-level skills of expert users. Adobe Certified
Training Providers (ACTP) use only Adobe Certified Experts to teach Adobe software
classes. Available in either ACTP classrooms or on-site, the ACE program is the best way
to master Adobe products. For Adobe Certified Training Programs information, visit the
Partnering with Adobe Web site at http://partners.adobe.com.
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1 Creating a Simple DVD
A DVD project includes video files, audio
files, and menus. With Adobe Encore
DVD, you can easily put the pieces
together to create a simple DVD. In this
lesson, you’ll learn about the core tools in
Adobe Encore DVD as you create a
project from start to finish.
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This lesson introduces the Adobe Encore DVD workspace and basic concepts. In it, you
will learn how to do the following:
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Create a new project.
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Import files as assets.
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Import a layered Adobe Photoshop file as a menu.
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Create chapter points.
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Link buttons on a menu to chapter points.
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Set start and end behaviors.
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Set menu and title behaviors.
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Preview a DVD project.
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Burn a DVD.
Getting started
In this lesson, you’ll create an Adobe Encore DVD project from start to finish.You’ll create
a new project, import the assets and menu for the project, create links and behaviors,
preview the DVD, and burn the DVD. Make sure you know the location of the file you
need for Lesson 1. For help, see “Copying the Classroom in a Book files” on page 2.
Viewing the finished Adobe Encore DVD project
To see what you’ll be creating, take a look at the finished project.
1 Start Adobe Encore DVD.
2 Choose File > Open Project.
3 In the Open dialog box, navigate to the Lesson 01 folder. Select Lesson_01_end.ncor,
and then click Open.
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The Adobe Encore DVD workspace opens. By default, only some of the windows shown
below are open. The Project window contains the source files used in the finished DVD
project. Notice that there are several different types of files in the project. In Adobe Encore
DVD, you can work with many types of audio, video, and still image files.
Adobe Encore DVD workspace (not all windows and palettes appear at all times)
A. Toolbox B. Project window with Menus tab displayed C. Timeline window
D. Palette window E. Menu Editor window for selected menu F. Properties palette
4 Choose File > Preview.
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The Project Preview window opens, and a video plays for a few seconds. Then a DVD
menu appears. You can use the Project Preview window to preview a viewer’s experience
of a DVD project—including navigation, links, and other behaviors—before you burn a
disc.
Project Preview window
A. Render Current Motion Menu B. Display Area Zoom C. Cycle Through Audio Tracks
D. Cycle Through Subtitle Tracks E. Status Area F. Remote Control Title Button G. Remote Control Menu Button H. Arrow
and Enter Keys I. Execute End Action J. Go to Entered Chapter K. Playback Controls
L. Exit Here M. Exit and Return
5 Move the cursor over the buttons next to the chapter names. As you move the cursor
over a button, a white border appears around it.
6 Click the Part 1 button.
A video plays for approximately a minute. There are three distinct parts—or chapters—
in the video; the menu links to each of them. When the video has finished playing, the
menu reappears.
The Project Preview window has controls that represent those found on a television DVD
player’s remote control.
7 Click the up and down arrows until the Part 3 button is highlighted. Then click the Part
3 button.
The third part of the video plays. When it is finished, the menu reappears.
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8 Close the Project Preview window and the Lesson_01_end Project window.
Planning your DVD
Now you’ll create the same DVD project you just previewed. You will import video and
audio files as assets, and a layered Photoshop file as a menu. Following the organization
shown in the diagram below, you will create links from buttons to chapter points in the
video timeline, and then set behaviors for those links.
The Introduction timeline (A) plays when the DVD is inserted, and then the Main menu (B) opens. When the first
button is activated, the Video_1 timeline (C) plays from beginning to end, and then the Main menu reappears.
When the second button is activated, the Video_1 timeline plays from the Chapter 2 marker (D) to the end, and
then the Main menu reappears. When the third button is activated, the Video_1 timeline plays from the Chapter
3 marker (E) to the end, and then the Main menu reappears.
You might find it helpful to organize your project with simple flow charts.
About flow charts
Regardless of the complexity of the project, it is helpful to work through the flow of your project and
determine how the elements should link together before you begin creating it. Some DVD authors use
flow charts, and some use spreadsheets. However you choose to plan your project, it is valuable to
draft possible navigation scenarios and anticipate problems before you start. Sketching each of the
elements and drawing the links between them can help you clarify how you want your project to be
viewed.
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Importing files as assets
You can use a variety of video, audio, and still image files in Adobe Encore DVD. You can
import files into an Adobe Encore DVD project as either assets or menus. Assets are the
files that make up the content of the DVD; menus display options to give viewers access
to that content. First, you’ll create a new Adobe Encore DVD project.
1 Choose File > New Project. Click OK to accept NTSC as the television standard.
A new Project window appears. Now you’ll import assets into the Project window.
2 Choose File > Import as Asset.
3 In the Import as Asset dialog box, navigate to the Lesson 01 folder on your hard drive.
Then hold down the Ctrl key while you select Intro.m2v , Intro.wav , and Video_01.avi .
(Holding down the Ctrl key lets you select multiple files at once.)
4Click Open.
The files you selected appear in the Project window.
5Resize the Project window or move the scroll bar at the bottom of the window to view
information about the files you imported. By default, the Project window displays the
name, file type, size, path, and transcode settings for each file.
6Choose File > Save As to save the project. Name it Lesson_01.ncor.
Creating a timeline
In Adobe Encore DVD, you assemble video, audio, and subtitle assets into timelines,
where you can identify different sections of the video using chapter points. Each timeline
contains a single video track. Start the project by creating a timeline for the Intro video.
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1Choose Timeline > New Timeline.
An untitled Timeline window appears, and the Monitor window opens. Notice that the
untitled timeline is also listed in the Project window.
The Timeline window
A. Current-time indicator B. I-Frames C. Chapter point D. Timeline tabs E. Timeline F. Source
G. Tracks H. Zoom slider
Yo u’ll need to name the timeline. The Properties palette displays the attributes for the
item currently selected. If the Properties palette isn’t open, choose Window > Properties.
2In the Name field of the Properties palette, type Introduction. (If you see attributes for
something other than the timeline, click in the Timeline window to make the timeline
active.)
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3Select the Intro.m2v file in the Project window, and drag it onto the video track in the
Timeline window.
4Select the Intro.wav file in the Project window, and drag it onto the Audio 1 track in
the Timeline window.
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You can view the current timeline in the Monitor window. Unlike the Project Preview
window, the Monitor window displays only the video and audio tracks in the timeline; it
does not display the DVD behavior. The Monitor window opens when you create a
timeline.
5Click the Play button ( ) in the Monitor window.
The introductory video plays for about eight seconds, and then ends.
6Save the project.
Adding chapter points
Chapter points identify locations in the video track to which you want to link buttons or
other navigational behaviors. You can add chapter points in the Timeline window.
In this project, you want to create links to three different chapter points in the Video_01
clip, so you need to add chapter points to the clip. First, you will create a new timeline for
the Video_01.avi clip.
1In the Project window, select the Video_01.avi file, and then click the Create a New
Timeline button ( ) at the bottom of the Project window.
Adobe Encore DVD creates a new timeline named Video_01, and places the Video_01.avi
file in the video and audio tracks.
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