Jeff Bellune
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Let’s say you have 3 chapters, and you want each to play individually then return to a menu.
You set the end action for chapter marker number 1 to go back to the menu. When chapter 1 finishes playing, the end action for chapter 1 will execute and chapter 2 will not play.
Set the end action for chapter 2 to go back to the menu. When chapter 2 finishes, the end action will execute and chapter 3 will not play.
You don’t need an end action for chapter 3 because the end of chapter 3 is the end of the timeline, and the timeline’s end action will execute and take the audience to where you want them to go.
-Jeff
The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0
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The TV gave you your answer. Don’t use mpeg audio in your DVD. Use only Dolby Digital or PCM audio. Vegas should have an export setting that will let you do either or both.
-Jeff
The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0
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In Encore 2.0 and CS3, you either use Chapter End Actions or Chapter Playlists.
In Encore 1.x, you need each chapter to be a separate timeline, but that will smurf seamless playback (BTW, so will Chapter End Actions in 2.0 and CS3).
-Jeff
The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0
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What codec was used to create the .avi file that you imported into Encore?
-Jeff
The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0
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This is not possible in Encore CS3, and the CS3 help files do not reference this technique.
I strongly suspect that it’s not possible in 2.0, either, and that the 2.0 help files are incorrect.
-Jeff
The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0
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Do you have any overrides set, anywhere? Remove them if you do.
Do you have different types of audio (Dolby Digital, PCM, MPEG Layer II) or do you have more than one audio track on your timelines?
Do you use MPEG Layer II audio at all in your project? That is an optional audio format in the DVD spec, and some players simply won’t play optional audio since it’s not required by the spec.
-Jeff
The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0
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You can’t ever guarantee universal compatibility on all players when using burned discs. Percentages vary from about 80% to 90%.
Some things you can do to improve your chances are:
1a. Keep your max video bit rate between 7 Mbps and 8Mbps. If the combined audio and video bit rate is close to the DVD spec limit, many players will choke when playing burned discs. 7 – 8 Mbps leaves plenty of room for audio and a “buffer”.
1b. Use high-quality blank media – Taiyo Yuden and Verbatim. Stay away from Memorex and Fuji.
2. Update the firmware on your burner.
3. Burn at a speed that is no faster than one-half the rated speed of your blank media or one-half the rated speed of your burner, whichever is less.
4. Go get a cup of coffee while you burn, and save the email reading, IM’ing and web surfing until you are done burning.
-Jeff
The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0
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Are they muxed .mpg files or elementary streams? If muxed, what is the format/codec used for the audio?
If Encore has to transcode the audio in a muxed .mpg file, then I think it has to re-transcode the video as well. (This may be incorrect, or have exceptions)
Try exporting from Apple Compressor as elementary streams (if you haven’t done that already).
Encore sometimes balks at elementary mpeg2 video streams if, for example, they were transcoded with open GOPs and/or frame-based encoding instead of field-based.
Try experimenting with short excerpts from your video content so that you can see what combo of settings will work, without having to wait approximately forever.
-Jeff
The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0
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Hi Derek,
On interlaced displays, text flickers because very thin parts of the text or lines only exist in one field.
You want to use sans serif fonts (like Verdana) as much as possible, and to have any horizontal portions of letters cover more than 2 pixels.
If you can’t increase the size of the font, then you can add a slight blur to the text to achieve essentially the same effect.
-Jeff
The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0
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Export from PPro as (DV?) avi files, then import those into Encore and let Encore transcode them automatically.
The other option is to use a bit rate calculator to calculate what your export settings should be in PPro. But at 48 mins you can easily use 7 Mbps CBR with either PCM or Dolby Digital audio.
-Jeff
The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0