Joe Bowden
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It’s unusual the PPro has problems with the file…what kind of problems? I can import m2v files into PPro 1.5 without problems (although they are slow to work with there).
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Hi Tim,
Actually, Encore does enforce the 1 GB limit for motion menus. And although players may not specifically enforce it, disc compatibility rests upon this limitation being enforced by the authoring tool.
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Encore’s a DVD authoring tool, not a video editor…best to trim and export your media from Premiere Pro or your NLE of choice, then import the bits into Encore and make them separate timelines.
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You can only master to a DLT drive from Encore.
Regarding renting/buying a DLT drive, look for a Type III or Type III XT device, along with accompanying tapes.
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No, Encore supports only one video clip per timeline. If you want more than one clip in a timeline, use your NLE to put them together, then export a single video clip for use in Encore.
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First, Encore does not support VOB files. Strip the the streams from the VOB (m2v & mpa, most likely), then you may be good to go.
If importing the streams gives the same problem, try using the Interpret Footage command in Encore to set your m2v stream to wide pixels.
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No, sorry…Encore 1.5 does not support closed-captioning.
You can do subtitles in Encore 1.5, but that’s not the same thing.
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If video is choppy, it sounds like Encore may be encoding your clip with the wrong field dominance.
If your clip is lower-field dominant, choose a lower-field dominant MPEG preset within Encore…if upper-field, then choose or create an upper-field dominant preset. If you don’t know which field dominance your clip has, try each, then choose the best looking clip.
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A little clearer…you essentially want video to run in each thumbnail, but not tied to a timeline. Have I got that right?
You don’t want to use buttons then, because they will always be selectable in a software DVD player. They are also selectable in a set top DVD player simply by entering a button number in the numeric keypad.
Instead, you should composite your video in either PPro or After Effects, then make it your menu background…then your video thumbnails won’t be buttons. You can also do this with Encore (if you don’t mind compressing more than once) by creating an extra project, save it, create your motion menu with thumbnail animation, render it from the File menu, then close the extra project, open the original project, then import the video clip in the extra project folder\Sources\Menus. Set that as the background for your menu, and it’ll do it for you.