Joe Bowden
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You didn’t do it as you described with Encore. In fact, not sure there is any DVD authoring tool in existence that will do what you have described.
You could do something close by stripping the elementary streams from the VOB files of the DVD, and then importing those into Encore. That’s not the same as what you’re asking for, though.
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You have no control over motion menu bit rate encoding within Encore itself – it is fully automatic, with no user settings.
But you could encode your own menu background to MPEG-2 elsewhere, and then as long as your menu PSD consists only of button layer sets with highlight layers (no other layers), then Encore won’t composite it and re-encode it at 8 Mbps.
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No, I was just trying to explain to the original poster how it could be done in Encore 2.0, and then that it could not be done in Encore 1.0.
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I’m quite aware of the features of Encore, thanks. 🙂
The original poster was trying to play a single chapter using end action overrides, and was using Encore 1.0, which does not support either chapter end actions or chapter playlists.
That’s the topic I replied to – not to the merits of chapter end actions in general.
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Sure, it could be done with overrides or explicit chapter end actions.
The key component that makes it all possible, however, is support for chapter end actions in Encore 2.0.
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Sorry Jim…everything I mentioned is available in later versions of Encore. Overrides are the only way to achieve complex navigational tricks when using Encore 1.0. For the record, there is no way to play only a single chapter of a timeline in Encore 1.0 (other than the last chapter), overrides or not…as you have found out.
However, this is possible in Encore 2.0 or later. FYI, Adobe offers a deal if you want to go to upgrade to Encore CS3 (and also get the full version of Premiere Pro CS3 as well).
Regards,
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Seriously re-think your perceived need of overrides.
Misuse of overrides is the number 1 error made by Encore users, and if misused, will cause navigation heartaches.
In most cases, using playlists, chapter playlists, and chapter end actions cover 99.9% of the navigation that can also be achieved with overrides, and because these are very clear mechanisms, are much less prone to user error compared to overrides.
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Nope, it’s not due to any deficiencies in Encore – Encore CS3 has new features (check the Adobe web page for more info).
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It’s not being discontinued…you must mean that Adobe are no longer selling Encore 2.0 in the Adobe Store?
Adobe doesn’t sell older versions of their software, and Encore CS3 will only be available with Premiere Pro CS3. Unfortunately, you’re right on the cusp, where neither product is available at the moment. However, very soon, look into upgrading your Premiere, and then get Encore in the bundle.
Or you could try buying Encore 2.0 on eBay or other retailers.
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You mean they blink at the end when looping?