11 Replies Latest reply: Jun 1, 2012 1:46 PM by Bill Hunt RSS

    Nonlinear Playback in Encore?

    zcdk Community Member

      I am a reformed DVDSP user and new Encore user.  I am really enjoying Encore except for the lack of scripting.  I have a need to create a DVD that lets the user choose what order to play the videos.  In DVDSP I would accomplish this with scripting.  How can I do this in Encore?  Could playlists help?  I don't have a lot of videos on the disc (5), but I don't think creating a playlist for every permutation would be a suitable solution.  I am currently on Encore CS 5.1 but am ready to switched CS6 if this would help.  Thanks.

        • 1. Re: Nonlinear Playback in Encore?
          AtlantaVideo Community Member

          First play should be a menu. Then from memu the user selects which video to play. NO?

          • 2. Re: Nonlinear Playback in Encore?
            coolvideo12 Community Member

            Playlist can solve your purpose .

             

            Playlist is a group of timelines , slideshow and chapter playlist  that play sequentially .

            You can set any order ( ex: Timeline3->timeline-2->timeline1) and all timelines will play in the set order one by one.

             

            Thanks

            Minu

            • 3. Re: Nonlinear Playback in Encore?
              Ann Bens CommunityMVP

              With a playlist the user cannot choose the order of video's, its set by the dvd.

              • 4. Re: Nonlinear Playback in Encore?
                Stan Jones CommunityMVP

                Ann, I'm not sure what you mean. Playlist "A" can play Timeline 1 -> Timeline 2, and Playlist "B" can be set to play Timeline 2 -> Timeline 1,

                 

                The problem, as zcdk noted in his post, is that all permutations of 5 videos is not pretty. And finding a way for the user to select would be difficult.

                 

                Encore has the limit of not having scripting.

                • 5. Re: Nonlinear Playback in Encore?
                  zcdk Community Member

                  Thanks Stan.  Am I correct in assuming there is just no way to do this in Encore?

                   

                  I really want a menu with five buttons for each video and a play selection buttons.  Example: the user could then choose video buttons 3, 1, 5 and then press the play selections button to play the videos in that order.  Thanks for your help.

                  • 6. Re: Nonlinear Playback in Encore?
                    Stan Jones CommunityMVP

                    You would have to use autoactivate and multiple menus. User clicks video 2. Without knowing it is a different menu, that button selects another menu, for which video 2 is going to be selection 1. On that menu, they click video 4. On to another menu, which is set for playing video 2 then 4. Etc. And yes, you'd have to have a playlist for every possible combination. I don't know if that would work a) can it be constructed logically without setting the number of videos per "play" and b) it might exceed the 1 gig limit for menus etc.

                     

                    My bottom line: requires scripting.

                     

                    Don't hold your breath, but make a feature request.

                    • 7. Re: Nonlinear Playback in Encore?
                      JSS1138 CommunityMVP

                      the user could then choose video buttons 3, 1, 5 and then press the play selections button to play the videos in that order.

                       

                      With Encore, the user would have to play 3, then when it's done he goes back to the menu and plays 1, then again for 5.  You can't select random order and play all at once.  The video would return to the menu after each plays.

                      • 8. Re: Nonlinear Playback in Encore?
                        zcdk Community Member

                        Thanks everybody.  I think the solution is to just do this project in DVDSP.

                         

                        I really want to switch to PP6 and Encore full time and like both products for the most part.  But it is like Adobe developed each one to about 90% of video editors needs.  I wish they would hit it out of the park with both programs.  It would make the whole "do I switch to PP6 or MC6 from FCP7" thing a whole lot easier.  I don't understand what they are doing.

                        • 9. Re: Nonlinear Playback in Encore?
                          Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

                          I might be mis-remembering this, but recently saw a post, that indicated that Encore CS6 had random (not sure if that is helpful to you) playback, but do not recall the exact particulars - maybe BD-only? May need some other program to alter code? Unfortunately, I am not having luck finding that post (think that it was here, but could have been The Creative Cow?). If I do, I will check on the details, and will also post a link.

                           

                          Good luck,

                           

                          Hunt

                          • 10. Re: Nonlinear Playback in Encore?
                            Stan Jones CommunityMVP

                            You're remembering this or something like it:

                             

                            http://forums.adobe.com/message/4411874#4411874

                             

                            Post 25.

                            • 11. Re: Nonlinear Playback in Encore?
                              Bill Hunt CommunityMVP

                              Stanley,

                               

                              You are correct. The first mention of Random Playback was in Reply #8, but verified by Reply #25. Was heading here with that link, but you beat me to the punch. Still not sure it that will help the OP, even if they upgrade to En CS6.

                               

                              Thank you,

                               

                              Hunt