I use Encore to fit client video tapes to DVD. The 'Automatic' settings generate the best results by making use of the disc's capacity while maximizing bitrates. Encore does not have a batch option for multiple projects, therefore it is necessary to manually start transcoding for each disc project, save, open the next project and repeat.
My hope was to batch encode multiple video files from multiple Encore projects with Media Encoder, but it seems that Media Encoder requires the Encore project to be open as well. Otherwise, the transcoding within Media Encoder stops when Encore is closed or a new Encore project is created / opened.
I find this to be counter productive, given that timelines in Premiere can be sent to the Media Encoder which frees Premiere to be used for other video editing. Additionally, Encore can not send a file Media Encoder without encoding settings being set witnin Encore - thus, I am not finding the advantage of having Media Encoder be a part of the workflow.
Aside from calculating the bitrates for each video file in the project and transcoding the files seperate of Encore, are there any suggestions to using Encore and Media Encoder for batch processing?
Thank you in advance.