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1. Re: Do I need to rebuild my menu?
Stan Jones Apr 2, 2009 5:02 AM (in response to Tayedrummer)Select "edit in photoshop" from Encore. Save in PS (and close there). When you switch back to Encore, the changes should be there. I add the step of always saving the Encore project before and after the edit in photoshop.
When you import the menu to Encore, it is creating a version in that Encore project's folders. Editing your original does nothing for this project. Editing the version Encore is actually working with, outside the "edit in photoshop" is asking for trouble. If you did, yes, start that menu in Encore over is the best way to avoid problems.
What version of Encore? I forget whether this was always available. I started Encore with CS3. -
2. Re: Do I need to rebuild my menu?
Bill Hunt Apr 2, 2009 6:29 AM (in response to Tayedrummer)Tayedrummer,
Following Stanley's steps, I'd like to add one more thing. Sometimes, the Save (Ctrl-s) in Photoshop does not update the Menu back in Encore. This happens sometimes, but every now and then there is a glitch. Through testing, when this glitch occurs, I'vd found that doing 3 Ctrl-s Save's forces Encore to update. Now, I've developed a workflow habit of doing the first Ctrl-s, when I am done, and my Button Layer Sets are still open in the Layers Palette. I close each Button Layer Set (little ▼ in the circle left-hand side of the Layer Set's name) and hit Ctrl-s after each one. Finally, when all Button Layer Sets are closed, I hit Ctrl-s one more time.
Do not know why < 3 doesn't do the trick, but 3+ has always worked for me. Now, I do it out of habit for all PS edited Menus. For me, it does not seem to matter if the PSD is still Open in PS, or has been closed.
Caveat: since you are really working with a linked proxey of the .PSD in PS, do not do Save_As, or Save_As_a_Copy, unless you want to unlink the .PSD from Encore and actually Save it elsewhere. That link is very important. If you break it, you WILL need to Import your newly Save_As .PSD into Encore to use it. When I'm using Menus as stills in Motion, say for a Play First transition AV to the real Menu, I'll do all the Ctrl-s Saves, first, and then do a Save_As (with Sub-picture Highlights as I need them) and then Import that new still into PrPro to create my AV. I do the same for creating Button Transitions (AV files).
More than you asked for, but I thought you might benefit from a few more tips on editing a Menu in PS from Encore. Very powerful tool.
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3. Re: Do I need to rebuild my menu?
Tayedrummer Apr 2, 2009 5:45 PM (in response to Tayedrummer)Brilliant! Thanks guys. I'm using EncoreCS3 and I think I would have prefered Encore to link to the original file so I could just open it directly in PS without having to first open Encore but I get the hang of it now.
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4. Re: Do I need to rebuild my menu?
Bill Hunt Apr 3, 2009 7:17 AM (in response to Tayedrummer)With the exception/glitch listed above (Ctrl-s 3x), I find the linking between Encore and Photoshop to be a good one.
Now, if you wished to do the work outside of Encore, you could modify your Menu (I'd save it as another name, but can be in the same folder), and then when you go to Encore, manually replace your old Menu with your new Menu in the Project Panel.
There have many warnings about doing the above, but Saving with the same name, in the same folder (overwriting the original Asset), and letting Encore automatically re-link. While I've done it that way with satisfactory results, many, many more have ended up with corrupt Projects, that have to be rebuilt from scratch. Even though I never had this problem, I have been "scared off" from doing it anymore - I just got lucky, and it's NOT worth having to go to Project>New and starting all over. The easier that you make it for Encore, the better it will perform for you. It's not worth the risk, just to save 3 clicks.
Good luck,
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5. Re: Do I need to rebuild my menu?
Neil Wilkes Apr 3, 2009 8:43 AM (in response to Tayedrummer)That's a nice little trick you found there, Bill.
Perhaps it should go into the FAQ section??




