Encore 2 insists on transcoding my MPEG2 source files… HELP

[Joe Bowden]

Yeah, Apple DVD Player supports HD-DVD folders and images, but not Blu-ray.

Not sure if there are any commercial solutions for this on the Mac yet. If you have a new-ish Windows PC, you could use PowerDVD Ultra.

[Kevin Monahan]

I was able to export files out of Final Cut with Compressor that Encore did not need to
re compress so that problem is solved. The preview function of Encore looks bad and does
represent the real quality of what is on the timeline. This coupled with the inability to play
the image file or folder once the project is built, makes it tuff. I will check into PowerDVD Ultra. I think I have a PC here I that will work. Thanks for your help.

Kevin

[Joe Bowden]

[Kevin Monahan] “The preview function of Encore looks bad and does
represent the real quality of what is on the timeline.”

I think you meant to type that it does NOT represent the real quality of the video in the timeline?

[Kevin Monahan]

“The preview function of Encore looks bad and does NOT
represent the real quality of the video on the timeline”

Yes, thank you for correcting my mistake again. I should have you read my posts
before I post them.

The point being, I can build a project that I know looks better than what preview is telling me,
but I cannot verify this when I am unable to play the BD build file/folder/image. So I will check out PowerDVD Ultra and see how that goes.

[Joe Bowden]

No worries. Just want to make sure the information is right for any future readers.

Thanks for posting your workaround, btw.

[Kevin Monahan]

The key when using Compressor to create Blu-Ray compatible MPEG-2 is to modify the
default settings in the Encoder page and set Stream Usage to Blu-Ray. It is typically set
to HD DVD if you select the HD MPEG-2 template.