10 Replies Latest reply: Nov 16, 2012 2:25 PM by Stan Jones RSS

    Widescreen format DVD from Encore CS6

    SimonFederman Community Member

      How to burn a DVD from Encore CS6 in widescreen format (853x480) when only option I get is standard (720x480)?

       

      Looks like there is a "bug" in this upgrade. Only other available option is BlueRay which I don't want and cannot do.

       

      Please advise.

       

      Thanks!

       

      Message was edited by: SimonFederman

        • 1. Re: Widescreen format DVD from Encore CS6
          Jeff A Wright Employee Hosts

          Moving this discussion to the Encore forum.

          • 2. Re: Widescreen format DVD from Encore CS6
            Mylenium CommunityMVP

            There is no bug. All DVD content is anamorphic. Feel free to import your square pixel assets. Encore will convert them automatically to the correct 720x480 with a 1.46 PAR.

             

            Mylenium

            • 3. Re: Widescreen format DVD from Encore CS6
              SimonFederman Community Member

              Thank you Mylenium; but I tried that already and it didn't work for me as you say it's supposed to. It looks OK in preview mode, but in actual burn it just cropped the sides to a 4:3 format. Any advise on how to fix?

               

              Thanks.

              Simon

              • 4. Re: Widescreen format DVD from Encore CS6
                Stan Jones CommunityMVP

                Is you footage already tgranscoded? If not, what format is it?

                 

                When you import the 853x480, what does Encore show as transcode setting? (Look in project panel.)

                 

                Right click on the import; what does Encore show as the interpret footage status?

                 

                As Mylenium says, this should just work.

                • 5. Re: Widescreen format DVD from Encore CS6
                  SAFEHARBOR11 Community Member

                  There could be an Encore bug regarding square pixel input formats. See this link, though regarding PAL source, seems to be the same issue - http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1095765?tstart=30

                   

                  A possible workaround would be to just use AME straight out of Premiere and encode to "MPEG-2 for DVD" and Import resulting assets into Encore then you are not using the Encore transcoding at all for the video.

                   

                  Jeff Pulera

                  Safe Harbor Computers

                  • 6. Re: Widescreen format DVD from Encore CS6
                    SimonFederman Community Member

                    Thank you, Jeff.

                     

                    The source is not from or for PAL; as far as I can tell. I need to burn DVD for U.S. and Canada use.

                     

                    I tried the MPEG-2 for DVD, but it kept telling me it's being processed for hours in Encore; also, I need to keep chapter markers which I don't think the MPEG-2 file did.

                     

                    I'll try something else.

                     

                    Thanks.

                    Simon

                    • 7. Re: Widescreen format DVD from Encore CS6
                      SAFEHARBOR11 Community Member

                      Hi Simon,

                       

                      What is your workflow? Where did the 853x480 clip come from and what format? I'm suggesting that if you create a new DV Widescreen sequence in Premiere and drop your clip into it, if it displays correctly there, then export using Adobe Media Encoder and problem should be solved. Encore is not involved then, follow me?

                       

                      If you add DVD chapter markers in Premiere, they DO get exported when you do the "MPEG-2 for DVD" export from AME. Will be another file separate from the  audio and video exported. In Encore, use "Import as > Timeline" and select the audio and the video, and Encore WILL import the chapter markers automagically ;-)

                       

                      Jeff

                      • 8. Re: Widescreen format DVD from Encore CS6
                        SimonFederman Community Member

                        File is not transcoded but Premiere Pro CS6 file with an MP4 footage.

                        Actually it sees it as 848x480 Untranscoded

                        "Use the Asset's Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square Pixels (1.0)" I see now there is option to convert to widescreen. Will try that . . . Thanks!

                        • 9. Re: Widescreen format DVD from Encore CS6
                          SimonFederman Community Member

                          OK. Thank you, Jeff.

                          • 10. Re: Widescreen format DVD from Encore CS6
                            Stan Jones CommunityMVP

                            "Use the Asset's Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square Pixels (1.0)" I see now there is option to convert to widescreen.

                            I think you may want to keep it square. Keep careful track of what you try, so you can sort this out by trial and error if nothing else. I believe that Encore is saying that it thinks your 848x480 file is using square pixels (and it is).

                             

                            Actually it sees it as 848x480 Untranscoded

                            This means Encore is going to transcode it - no surpise; it's got to be 720x480 for the DVD, and this is where that is going to happen. So the next question is What is the transcode setting you have for this. If it is automatic, it is probably applying the default t ranscode setting for this project, which may not be widescreen. If you are using widescreen menus etc, change the project setting, default transcode appropriately.

                             

                            If you have now transcoded this using the interpret footage you mentioned in post 8, I would next try  transcoding it with interpret footage left alone (use from file; square pixels).

                             

                            When troubleshooting such issues: a) use a short sample to save transcoding time and b) if you don't see results until you build (rather than those you can see in Encore preview), build to a folder and play with a software player that gives reasonably accurate scaling..