Comparing DVD and blu-ray output
I have just complete a small video which I exported as blu-ray and also exported as DVD. When I played them, I was amazed to see that the DVD was so much crisper, while the blu-ray was slightly...
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Before anyone can comment (other than, yes, a non-digital TV could display "less" than one with an HDMI connection) I think you need to give COMPLETE details Exactly what are you editing, and what are...
View ArticleHow do you make an animated gif activate when a corresponding button is...
I am working on a DVD menu using Photoshop and Encore. I currently have a map as a background and a gif animation of a radar ping. The radar ping has transparent parts so that it shows up in front of...
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Sorrty... I thought in this case the content didn't matter. I imported 8 mm video that had been recorded onto mini-dv tape into Premiere Pro. I then used Encore to create the menus for the project. My...
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The export settings were not changed. I only switched the drop down Encore selection in the "Build" menu from blu-ray to DVD. The actual burner is different, though. I used Apple's superdrive to burn...
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>imported 8 mm video that had been recorded onto mini-dv tape That is a Standard Definition video... so "of course" a BluRay will look no better than a DVD... you may "up rez" your SD video into...
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Yes. bad video quality in. But I would have thought menu text, for instance, would look better in the blu-ray version. Instead, the text of the menus looks crisp in the DVD version and mushy in the...
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Did you create TWO projects for your BluRay -vs- DVD test? You need to create a "pure" BluRay project, with a menu that has HD in the title, to have true HiDef burned to a BluRay Since HD menus do not...
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Well, I created the blu-ray project as HDdv I believe. Then its size was so small that I used the Encore choice on "Build" to burn the DVD. I tried it because the blanks are so much cheaper than BD...
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Encore Import Formats http://forums.adobe.com/thread/622722
View ArticleRe: How do you make an animated gif activate when a corresponding button is...
You have two problems. The first is that an animated gif has no special status in DVD authoring. It is an anmiation. How do you get animations into a DVD project? You import them as movies - either as...
View ArticleInteractive Menues in Encore CS 5.1
I want to make a DVD with interactive menus. I have several Chapter markers, and two time lines, one for the intro and one for the main movie. I want to make a menu where I can return after each...
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Creating separate timeliknes is one method. Using overrides is another, but proves difficult for many users. The chapter playlist is the option you should try, and then you can decide between it and...
View ArticleRe: Blu-Ray - Video is Green?
I rendered the whole film again and it doesn't seem corrupted like the last one. It's exactly the same length as the previous one. Now to put it into Encore... I have all my chapters set up on the...
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Right click the asset, select "Replace Asset." To force Encore to remove any "bad memories," make sure the file has a different name.
View ArticleRe: Freezing when opening project in CS5.5 Windows 7
As I stated, I have tried all of those suggestions. I managed to get the project opened by creating a new user in Windows. It still crashes on the default account, however.
View ArticleRe: Freezing when opening project in CS5.5 Windows 7
Try trashing your preferences in the default account. I don't know if you got to item 12 in that list, so here it is: 12. Re-create the Adobe Encore Preferences files. Some problems may be caused...
View ArticleRe: Poor DVD Quality
Steve, Let's back up a few steps and reboot here. You have given three different starting resolutions for your material - 1280x768, 1290x768, and 1024x768, apparently the latter being correct, right?...
View ArticleRe: My Encore CS6 project freezes when i try to save it.
Hi there, Felt like I needed to post here as I have been struggling with this problem also and have found a solution. This happened to me after moving a full project from one drive to another (it was...
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