I’m very happy with Adobe Encore. It does have it’s bugs here and there, but I have posted a solution to get around all the ones I’ve ever encountered:
https://www.precomposed.com/blog/2009/05/encore-tutorial/
I also created a complete video tutorial (free) on authoring a dvd/blu-ray disc from start to finish that incorporates the workarounds to avoid any bugs. It also shows how to author using custom motion menus, blu-ray pop-up menus, and utilize the very useful Chapter Index feature of Adobe Encore. If you read the post above, it explains where to access the tutorial, as it was designed to be used with our Pro Motion Menu Kit products, however it is helpful for anyone who uses Encore.
Jon Geddes
http://www.precomposed.com