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Authoring Problems In Adobe Encore CS3

Jan 24, 2011 7:26 PM

Hey everyone,

 

     My school's multimedia class is working on several projects for our BPA (Business Professionals of America) club's state competition. However our teacher told us that she's been having trouble authoring a DVD with Adobe Encore CS3. The content that she tried earlier was only about 5-10 minutes long. We have about 30 student computers, four are Dell Precision Workstations, the rest are Dell Optiplex clients. We have two Sony HandyCam Hybrid-HDD camcorders, one Canon Hybrid-HDD Camcorder, and a huge Sony HDV camcorder that uses mini DV tapes. No, we don't have Blu-ray Disc writers, or even media. She's been trying for years nagging to the district's IT to bring the Macs back into the district.

 

 

This is what I've E-Mailed her earlier...

 

 

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     From what I've read so far, and from my own knowledge, we'll probably have to downscale the content in order for it to fit onto a Digital Versatile Disc (DVD). DVDs are mainly for Standard Definition content and some Enhanced Definition. Also read through this article, it talks about the different DVD capacity formats     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD#Capacity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD#Capacity     I also have a few original copies of Live entertainment shows from Asia Entertainment, Inc. (a subsidiary of Asia Music Corp.), that on the back of the case it says "DVD-9" and nearby the audio tracks it also says "Mastered in High Definition". This is partially true and false, due to that they've recorded the entire show in HD, but they would have to downscale it to SD when authoring it onto DVD. That, or they've used that statement for marketing reasons. Plus most recordable DVD medias for consumers are DVD-5s. However Vietnamese production company, Thúy Nga, records its Paris By Night live shows at its highest quality possible at a constant frame-rate, unlike Asia Entertainment's that have some cameras' frame-rates slightly different from the other, though they do not state on the back of their DVD cases "Mastered in High Definition" because there would be no point to it since it gets downscaled to Standard Definition after authoring.
     Plus Adobe Encore isn't all Adobe or Macromedia. If you read in the About Encore in the Help menu, it states somewhere in that about Roxio (a subsidiary of Sonic Solutions), which is what Encore is based off of. The Roxio brand isn't a professional brand, it's marketed for consumers. Some people have authored their DVDs by using a different software instead.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adobe_Encorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxio
Lemme guess, this problem wouldn't exist if we were using the Apple software instead, huh?...
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If anyone can answer our problem, we'll appreciate it. We have a deadline that's arriving faster than we thought, there's not much time...
Thanks!
               KThái

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795 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: John T Smith, Sep 24, 2012 8:00 AM
 
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  • Bill Hunt
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    1. Bill Hunt,
    Jan 24, 2011 8:51 PM   in reply to XzTS
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    The issues could be due to a networked environment, where users are NOT running Encore as Administrator.

     

    The issues could be that the HD footage is not being Imported into Encore, correctly.

     

    I doubt that Mac's will change things, though some might rather have them.

     

    I would furnish the full details of the running of Encore, and then what the workflow is. If from PrPro, then down-rezzing the HD material upon Export might well help.

     

    Good luck,

     

    Hunt

     
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  • Jim Simon
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    2. Jim Simon,
    Jan 25, 2011 9:30 AM   in reply to XzTS
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    Maybe I missed it but...what exactly is the trouble she's having?

     
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  • cuteness_me
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    3. cuteness_me,
    Sep 23, 2012 6:12 PM   in reply to XzTS
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    Just a tip since it could be anything, sometimes dual monitors could cause this issue. We have dual monitors hooked up to a computer and running premier CS4 and even CS5 and the software wasn't playing back the video over the timeline.  Once the secondary monitor was disabled, all was fine and the playback was normal.  It's something to do with a dual video Gforce card or it's driver.

     
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  • John T Smith
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    4. John T Smith,
    Sep 23, 2012 7:56 PM   in reply to XzTS
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    >having trouble authoring a DVD

     

    I read your message twice, and unless I have completely missed something you said... just what IS your problem?

     

    Yes, you need to down-rez HiDef video to go on a DVD... and, as was already mentioned, that is best down as you export from Premiere Pro... export as MPEG2-DVD and import the video and audio files into Encore for authoring

     

    Please post back with step by step details of what you are doing... and any error messages you see that do not allow authoring

     

    Otherwise... here are some general notes

     

    As well as the below, right click the Encore icon and select Run as Administrator, which is NOT the same thing as running the computer with the Administrator account, and which fixes several "odd" problems... To create a two layer DVD (or a BluRay?), you MUST have Encore set to use the Run as Administrator option

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    Run as Administrator http://forums.adobe.com/thread/969395

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    Odd Errors http://forums.adobe.com/thread/670174

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    Long File Names or odd characters cause problems

    Read http://forums.adobe.com/thread/588273

    And #4 http://forums.adobe.com/thread/666558

    And This Message Thread http://forums.adobe.com/thread/665641

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    Things and Software to AVOID when authoring/burning a DVD

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    Start --> http://forums.adobe.com/thread/608660

    #2 has WHY Explained http://forums.adobe.com/thread/607390

    Plus http://forums.adobe.com/thread/562941

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    Create an ISO (Encore) or folder on your hard drive (Encore or Premiere Elements) and then use the FREE http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download to write files or folders or ISO to disc for DVD or BluRay (send the author a PayPal donation if you like his program)

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    Imgburn will read the ACTUAL disc brand from the disc, which is not always the same as the box label (Memorex is notorious for buying "anything" and putting it inside a Memorex box)

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    When you write to disc with Imgburn, use the SLOWEST possible speed setting, so your burner has the best chance to create "good, well formed" laser burn holes... since no DVD player is required to read a burned disc, having a "good" one from a high quality blank will help

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    Use Taiyo Yuden single layer or Verbatim Two layer Or Falcon Pro for inkjet printable Two layer

     
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  • XzTS
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    5. XzTS,
    Sep 23, 2012 10:34 PM   in reply to XzTS
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    Folks, this post is from my high school senior year in 2010-2011.

     

    By the end of that academic year, we finally got 5 macs to replace those four Dell Precision workstations after more than three years of our head district IT being selfish and stubborn.

    So now they're using Apple's Final Cut Studio

     

    Thanks for all the help though...

     
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  • John T Smith
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    6. John T Smith,
    Sep 24, 2012 8:00 AM   in reply to XzTS
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    I had not looked at message dates... and now see that "cuteness_me" posted a late answer to your old message, and I just followed on to ask for more information

     
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