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Optimizing Images for Stills Gallery / Using Stills + Audio Rather than Video?

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Hi there,

 

I have around 50 images which I'd like to put in a Stills Gallery for a DVD. I am wondering the best way to save these in Photoshop so that I get the best quality, but with the lowest filesize?

 

Also, the project has a lot of deleted interview scenes; for some of these I'd just like to use a still + audio, as I can't fit everything on even a dual-layer disc. Is it possible to use stills + audio, rather than using a framegrab as video (with all of the memory use that entails)?

 

Many thanks


Re: Optimizing Images for Stills Gallery / Using Stills + Audio Rather than Video?

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Size your pictures to match your video

 

My Canon records at 1280x720 so I size any pictures to be as close to that as possible

Re: Optimizing Images for Stills Gallery / Using Stills + Audio Rather than Video?

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Thanks. Please can you let me know what filetype is best to keep the size down as much as possible. Was thinking it could be png.

Re: Can a Professional Quality DVD/Blu-ray be Authored in Encore?

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Thanks very much for the info.

 

I've run into a problem - when exporting the HD master to DVD in Premiere, I encounter the choice of either having black bars on the side of the image or cropping. I do not want to do either, so am considering hiring a third party to encode the master for DVD properly. Having said that, the quotes I had for encoding/authoring the discs were way out of range. If I pay someone to encode the HD master for DVD so that I don't have the bars/cropping, will I be able to use this to create a DVD without bars/cropping in Encore, or will the problem surface again?

Re: Can a Professional Quality DVD/Blu-ray be Authored in Encore?

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Premiere Pro use "Scale to Fill" on export. This will help to reduce the black bars

- Warning! this MAY make your video look "odd" since you are "stretching" things

Re: Can a Professional Quality DVD/Blu-ray be Authored in Encore?

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No one can avoid the bars/crop. It is the nature of moving from a square pixel/high definition original to the SD/wide screen par option. You are going to wide screen and the bars are very thin, correct?

 

The top and bottom crop that PR uses to "scale to fill" introduces very little distortion.

 

The main issue is whether the PR export is as high a quality as you want. Some users believe they get better quality using other encoders. Try it and see how it looks.

Re: Optimizing Images for Stills Gallery / Using Stills + Audio Rather than Video?

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What do you mean "stills gallery"? For a DVD, there is a slideshow or a timeline. If a slideshow, the individual files will be converted into a single vob for the slideshow. Unless you are using transitions, etc, there is probably no advantage to making them larger than the DVD size (720x480 for NTSC).

Re: Installing Encore with CC is no longer available

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Thanks for messing up another of my workflow options.  Another hour of my day wasted searching Adobe for nothing.  Almost every step of my workflow needs to be reconfigured because Adobe CC not longer works the same way it did before.  Gee thanks for wasting my time again and again and again and again...

 

I am here to find options...and I find another closed door.


device error code 3 poblem

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when I burn blu ray dvd in adobe encore cs6 is go crashed and message come device error code 3 the file can not open

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Re: device error code 3 poblem

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To make sure you are having the problem in John's link, does your full error message end in a file name ending in "ves"?

 

The workaround for most users was to set Encore to run in compatibility mode for Windows 7. You are on Windows, correct?

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Try the Win 7 compatibility. I am running Win 10, and this allowed me to use exports from the new PR/AME releases.


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Re: Installing Encore with CC is no longer available

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I can't really figure out why Adobe would do this.   In the Adobe "universe" there must be 10's (100's?) of thousands of long time users professional users that have Encore baked into their workflows. 

 

I just built another workstation, and was rudely surprised to find ENCORE missing.  Did they put out some word of this before they removed it?

 

We have all known for some time now that this was a "legacy" app and I, for one, accepted that there was zero support from Adobe for it.  Luckily Encore has proven a pretty mature and robust app and I've not needed any support other than having it available for download and installation.

 

This policy is just a slap in the face to us long-time users as the policy punishes us in particular.  A few lines of code and it can be made available again "as is".   Hey Adobe! WTF?  What's the rationale for this punitive action?  How much can it possibly cost it keep available?? 

 

To make things (much) worse, it was only 3 weeks ago that I finally disposed of my CS6 disks, thinking I would have no further need of 7 year old disks.

 

Adobe has just given me yet another reason to look for alternatives... to ALL their HUGHELY expensive software.

Re: Installing Encore with CC is no longer available

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If you kept the serial number for CS6, you're fine. Contact support for the links. The nimrods removed Encore a day before i upgraded my system. Luckily I had my CS4 serial number and support sent me two direct download links.

 

I also downloaded Authoring Works from TMPG and haven't had a chance to install it yet. Although DVD production in Cyberlink is OK, i prefer a little more control and more than 3 buttons.

 

I prefer Encore though because of the import of chapters from Premiere Pro. I just wish Premiere could hardware encode video like Cyberlink.

Re: Installing Encore with CC is no longer available

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Ranger1118  wrote

 

To make things (much) worse, it was only 3 weeks ago that I finally disposed of my CS6 disks, thinking I would have no further need of 7 year old disks.

What David said. Even if you don't have your serial number, you should be able to get it from your Adobe account as long as you registered it. Log in to adobe.com (not the forum). Then:

 

Manage my account -> Plans -> My Products

 

My CS6 was an upgrade, and I think I always had to put in a CS5 disk if I did not have CS5 installed. Not sure how that might work now.

Re: Installing Encore with CC is no longer available

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When it is an upgrade you only need two serial numbers.

You install the upgrade and it will ask you from which version you upgraded.

In your case CS5 and type in the serial number, after that it will ask for the CS6 number.

I think it was in that order.

Long time ago.

Photoshop Error -1 in Encore 5.1 when I am building a BD

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Hi,

 

I am using Encore 5.1 on El Capitan Version 10.11.2

 

I have used Menus in Encore and made a BD. When I press build (I am making an ISO File). it starts to work then it stops and says "Photoshop Error -1".

 

What is this and how can I fix it?

 

Thanks in Advance


Re: Photoshop Error -1 in Encore 5.1 when I am building a BD

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What happens if you right click the menu in Encore and pick "edit in photoshop"?

Re: Photoshop Error -1 in Encore 5.1 when I am building a BD

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Hi,

 

When I do that Everything works fine. Photoshop opens up and I can edit the menus.

 

What can I do about the error?

 

Thanks

Re: Photoshop Error -1 in Encore 5.1 when I am building a BD

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Sorry; keep getting called away from my further response....

 

There are a number of causes of this problem and several fixes and/or workarounds. Some of these problems may result in an "encode failed" error or the photoshop -1 error.

 

Long filenames: an asset filename (without the extension) of greater than 79 characters (including spaces) will fail.

Long paths may also cause issues; I have not tested them.

Special characters being included in filenames, including @, /, \, etc. Use only alphanumeric, and use underscore for separation.

 

Special issues in Photoshop, resolved by, for example, flattening some special layers.

Re: Photoshop Error -1 in Encore 5.1 when I am building a BD

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Ok.

 

The error coming up now is Photoshop File error -1.

 

Could mean menu that I am using may be corrupt?

 

Thanks

Re: Photoshop Error -1 in Encore 5.1 when I am building a BD

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It might be corrupt, but that is not what generally causes this error.

 

Have you previously completed BD projects with El Capitan?

 

Long or improper filenames number 1.

 

Menu issues are very possible, but new features (e.g. a layer  needs to be rasterized) more likely than corrupt.

Re: Photoshop Error -1 in Encore 5.1 when I am building a BD

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Hi,

Yes I have built BD projects with El Capitan and Encore 5.1. Each about 2 1/2 hours long.

 

Let me explain about the menus I am using.

 

I bought some Encore Menus from a 3rd Party a few years back.  Those are the menus that I used to make the BD Projects I mentioned in the first sentence. They worked fine.

 

It's been a few years since I made a BD Project in Encore 5.1.

 

A few days ago I made an Standard MGEG 2  DVD, 2 hours long in Media Encoder, using Encore 5.1 and El Capitan and that worked fine. (I used those same 3rd Party Menus I used a few years back). When it was done, Instead of burning the disc from Encore I built an ISO file and Burned that using Toast.

 

I then encoded the same 2 hour timeline I made this past week, to an H.264 Blu-Ray file. I imported that in the same project that I had the Standard MPEG 2 in. I deleted the Standard Version and replaced it with the H.264 Blu-Ray version. Then I re-linked all of the Buttons to chapters.

 

Once that was done, I set it up so it will make an ISO again. When I pressed "Build" it started to do its thing and then it stopped and the error came up "Photoshop File Error -1." I pressed ok then it would not do anything.

 

So, with the H.264 still on the timeline, I deleted all of the 3rd party menus and picked one that came with Encore just as a test, I linked up a few Buttons to chapters, Checked the project and pressed "Build."

 

This time it worked great. No error messages.

 

Why?

 

Why would the 3rd party menus work fine on Standard MPEG 2 this time around and have an error when I used an H.264 Blu-Ray?  How can I tell which one of the 3rd Party menus is corrupt or has something wrong with it?

 

Thanks in advance.

Re: Photoshop Error -1 in Encore 5.1 when I am building a BD

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Only a moment to respond at present.

 

Next, I would create a new BD project, import the 3rd party menus, do a simple project with your BD assets and see if that works.


Re: Photoshop Error -1 in Encore 5.1 when I am building a BD

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Hi,

 

OK I'm going to do that. I can't do it until tomorrow morning. I let you know what happens in the morning,

 

Thanks

Re: Photoshop Error -1 in Encore 5.1 when I am building a BD

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I meant to add this to my first note today:

 

Note: be aware that these forums are now in the process of a major change. As explained on the main forums pages (e.g. "Important Community Announcement" Encore ), posts from today (8/22) through launch (scheduled for Sept 9) will "be lost." So be sure to copy any information you want.

Re: Encore compiling error because of pop-up menu

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Great, I did exactly what you did and it worked perfectly. It seems that the first animated menu I had was the problem, although I really don't understand why? previously the same thing had happened to me and I had to lower the quality of Bluray to DVD that first animated menu. Thanks Bro.
Best regards from Mexico.

Encore not Building with Music on Menus in BD. Works with SD-DVD

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Hi,

 

 

After I put together a BD in Encore 5.1 I put music on each menu (mp3 or Wave), When I go to build the DVD, I get an error message (Photoshop File error -1) and it stops building.

 

 

When I remove the music from the menus and I switch it from BD to DVD, it Builds fine (No Errors)

 

 

What do I have to do in BD so it will Build my BD with music on my menus like it does on a regular SD DVD?

 

 

Thanks Advance

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Change a Motion Menu to a Still Menu for Encore 5.1

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Hi,

 

Is it possible to change a motion menu to a still menu for Encore 5.1?

 

 

Thanks


Re: Encore not Building with Music on Menus in BD. Works with SD-DVD

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Hi,

 

OK. I am now getting the "Photoshop File error -1" only when I put music on menus in a BD Project that I am building to a BD Image.

 

I do not get any errors when I put music on menus in a SD-DVD Encore projects. It builds fine in SD-DVD projects. No Problems.

 

The music audio file names ore the names of the song (Don't Stop Believin' or You Shook Me All Night Long, etc...)  

 

What do I have to do different to make the songs play on BD Menus?

 

I did get the error when I did the test projects with BD projects when I put music on the menus.

 

Thanks

Re: Encore not Building with Music on Menus in BD. Works with SD-DVD

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When I remove the music from the menus and I switch it from BD to DVD, it Builds fine (No Errors)

Use one project for BD and one project for DVD. You can get all kind of issues when just switching from BD to DVD and it is always best to use dedicated project for each format.

 

Export HD assets from Premiere Pro for your BD project and export SD assets from Premiere Pro for your DVD project. Switching from BD to DVD do cause a quality hit as well since your already compressed HD assets will be re-encoded to SD.

 

Using dedicated project will save you time and problems in the end.

Re: Installing Encore with CC is no longer available

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Hi Richard, just searching posts here about Encore. I’ve been using it successfully for a long time on my MacPro running 10.6.8. Yesterday I called Adobe to see about getting a better deal on my $52/month subscription and they did give me a better price and I still have access to all the apps. Problem now is that when I try to open Encore or Photoshop on that system the Application Manager launches to check the license and it just sits there and spins and Encore never opens. I called support and he said I need to update my OS to Yosemite but I don’t think that would solve it. I have a hard copy of CS6. I have client projects I need to get delivered and am really worried I’m doomed. Any ideas? Thanks Chris

Re: Encore not Building with Music on Menus in BD. Works with SD-DVD

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Exactly so.

I would also be extremely careful about using mp3 - not only is the sound quality bloody awful, but the sample rate is going to be wrong & Blu-ray will not usually accept 44.1kHz sample rates.

Re: Can a Professional Quality DVD/Blu-ray be Authored in Encore?

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https://forums.adobe.com/people/Stan+Jones  wrote

 

No one can avoid the bars/crop. It is the nature of moving from a square pixel/high definition original to the SD/wide screen par option. You are going to wide screen and the bars are very thin, correct?

 

The top and bottom crop that PR uses to "scale to fill" introduces very little distortion.

 

The main issue is whether the PR export is as high a quality as you want. Some users believe they get better quality using other encoders. Try it and see how it looks.

I don't believe other encoders do a better job - I know this for an absolute fact.

One of the better ones that is still available is the TMPGEnc plugin for PPro. Far superior to the MainConcept one.

Re: Change a Motion Menu to a Still Menu for Encore 5.1

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Of course it is.

All you do is remove the video file & replace it with a still image instead.

 

That said, I would personally create a new menu from scratch with a new name & simply delete the old motion menu - just to avoid any possibility of leftovers in a cache somewhere

Re: Application for DVD authoring.

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Encore CS6 is no longer available to download, not even in the previous downloads part of adobe‘s website. So now I’m stuck.

I need some help figuring out what/how to use a new authoring software to work wit’s Premiere pro CC.

I’m seriously disappointed that Adobe doesn’t have and abandoned it’s only program to help create dvd. 

I don’t make them very often so buying a whole new program is a serious inconvenience.

anyway, can anyone help with suggestions on what todo?

i have everything made in premiere pro and just need to export to a dvd but stuck after that.


Re: Application for DVD authoring.

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Read reply #15 for why Encore was ended https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2454744

 

Go back to the top of this message thread and scroll down, looking at the other programs that are possible

 

You will have to make a selection based on what is available today (this message thread started 2 years ago) that fits your budget and will do what you want

Re: Installing Encore with CC is no longer available

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I agree, this is some BS right here....

Re: Installing Encore with CC is no longer available

Re: Installing Encore with CC is no longer available

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Renewing your subscription does not give you a Premiere cs6/Encore download, it has been dropped.

You will have to install the hard copy with your serial number.

Re: Encore not Building with Music on Menus in BD. Works with SD-DVD

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I forgot to add this:

 

Note: be aware that these forums are now in the process of a major change. As explained on the main forums pages (e.g. "Important Community Announcement" https://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere), posts from (8/22) through launch (scheduled for Sept 9) will "be lost." So be sure to copy any information you want.

 

This means this entire thread will disappear.

Re: Change a Motion Menu to a Still Menu for Encore 5.1

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Added Info.

Plus you can still leave an audio background with the still image too.

Re: Optimizing Images for Stills Gallery / Using Stills + Audio Rather than Video?

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https://forums.adobe.com/people/Stan+Jones  wrote

 

What do you mean "stills gallery"? For a DVD, there is a slideshow or a timeline. If a slideshow, the individual files will be converted into a single vob for the slideshow. Unless you are using transitions, etc, there is probably no advantage to making them larger than the DVD size (720x480 for NTSC).

Exactly so.

There is no point whatsoever in making the images larger than NTSC as they will only get scaled down anyway and that would be using an automatic process of some sort. You would do much, much better to prepare these yourself in PhotoShop.






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