Jon Geddes
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Set layer break to manual in the build settings, and it will prompt you to select the layer break point when building the image. If you have chapters placed throughout the timeline, it will give you the choice of several chapters at which it can place the layer break. If too much data is on layer 0, then try to set the layer break as early as possible. If I were you though, I would watch ALL of the video before sending it off to be replicated. Every time we make a project over 2 hours it has issues (CS2 and CS3). Usually before the layer break it will skip back to the middle of the previous chapter, however the timecode does not change, nor does the chapter number, so then all the chapters get messed up, and then later on after the layer break, it skips forward an entire chapter. This was reproducible on multiple systems and different versions of encore with different projects that went over 2 hours. The ONLY solutions was to split the project in to two separate timelines (the first linking directly to the second, so it looks just like a layer break). I’m a little curious as to why more people haven’t complained about this bug, as it is an inconvenience every time for us.
So, just make sure before you run off several thousand copies that it doesn’t have this problem.
Jon Geddes
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It doesn’t matter what size screen it is being displayed on, or the resolution at which the screen will be running at. A dvd player will only output a 720×480 signal (assuming it is NTSC). So make sure your image is that resolution when putting it on the dvd. Use after effects and scale it down, like the other post mentioned.
Jon Geddes
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That is the correct disc to use. Make sure you are burning them at 2.4X speed or you will have problems. Also, what are you using to author?
Jon Geddes
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Its very simple actually.
You create your button selection box in photoshop with a highlight layer and make it invisible in encore. So, you have:
(+) Button Group
(=1) Highlight Layer
(=2) Button Selection LayerYour button selection layer will be a solid color (any) which covers the area you want your button. In Encore, go into the ‘edit menu color set’ and change the opacity of ‘highlight group 1’ 2: to 0% for selected and activated state.
Let me know if you get lost anywhere
Jon Geddes
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Yes but it never has to burn the layer break. I’ve had images that do the layer break no problem, however due to burning at 4x instead of 2.4, the layer break causes the dvd player to lock up.
Jon Geddes
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Professional looking with CC particle world is somewhat possible, but not easy. I’ve seen some very good explosions using only CC particle World (not hollywood movie quality of course, but more realistic than you would see in a video game). My advice would be to look at some stock footage of an explosion. Study it. Look at the rate at which the explosion occurs, how the bright parts emit, and how the darker parts emit. It will require several layers with the CC Particle World applied to them, all with different purposes. You may have to blur and darken some layers, add glow effects and use the Add blending mode to others. You will also want to add an adjustment layer on top of all the layers with a curves adjustment applied to it. It will take lots of time and tweaking to get it to look decent. Trapcode Particular would make it a lot easier. If thats not an option, I wish you luck. You might even be able to find a project file to download off the internet where someone has done all the hard work for you.
Jon Geddes
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It probably depends on how comfortable you are working with Raw or the other format (jpeg?). I personally would shoot in raw so you can easily make batch raw adjustments and have the option of working with 32-bit colors in After Effects which can produce some amazing effects not possible with 8 or 16 bit images. However, if you aren’t familiar with RAW adjustments or 32-bit color processing, and all you would be doing is batch converting to jpeg… then yes it would be easier to just take them as jpeg to avoid having to convert them all.
Jon Geddes
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Do NOT Go to ‘File>Export>Quicktime Movie’. It will result in error.
You must go to ‘Composition>Add to Render Que’ and set up a quicktime export from your render que.
Jon Geddes
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Just to add to that, you may have to adjust the z position even more than 1 if motion blur or depth of field is turned on. Even if one is position in front of the other, when the layers are far away or moving quickly, you may notice them getting cut off again. Just keep separating them until they no longer do it.
Jon Geddes
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It is likely running out of RAM. During a RAM preview, it generates uncompressed stills of each frame and quickly fills up your available RAM, which is already being eaten up by just running after effects and other background applications. You should try adjusting the resolution of the ram preview to half or even quarter. When I preview my HD comps, I have to render it at half just to get more than maybe 10 seconds, and thats with 4GB of ram. I hope this was helpful.
Jon Geddes
Motion Graphics Designer
http://www.precomposed.com