Encore Help

[garak0410]

I downloaded the Demo for Premiere CS4 and when trying to complete my project in ENCORE, I am just totally lost. Having been a long time user of Premiere Elements 3.02, I am used to DVD menu templates. Is ENCORE mainly for creating the menus or are there provided templates? I can't seem to find them.

Thanks,
Brian

[Bill Hunt]

Garak,

Glad you found Muvipix. Now, we just need to wait for someone, who knows the trial version of PP/Encore to step up with the answer. In the Adobe forum, I could only make guesses and these were based on reading, as I have never used a trial of any Adobe product. Wish that I knew more.

Maybe Chuck Engles can help out, as I know that he has CS3, and probably CS4 by now.

Hunt

[Chuck Engels]

There is a Encore DVD project available here in the products section, it includes motion menus http://muvipix.com/products.php?subcat_id=36
I don't know if there are any templates included with the trial or not as I have never used them but I would think that there would be at least one.

You can use the Premiere Elements menus in Encore so you could start from there.
The menus are actually created in Photoshop (not elements), then you can make some minor changes in Encore.
You can also make some changes in Photoshop Elements but you cannot create the entire menu.
Encore is a DVD authoring program, not a graphics program.

It is really not too bad once you understand some of the basics.
Import Assets - video files
Import Menus - from Premiere Elements or other
And that is all you have to do to create a DVD in Encore, but there is so much more that the program can do.

The best form of training is http://www.lynda.com/ for $25 you can watch all the tutorials you can in 30 days, well worth the price

[Bill Hunt]

Chuck,

Thanks for mentioning the use of some Assets (Menus) from PE. I had not even thought of that.

Hunt

[John 'twosheds' McDonald]

There are also Encore tutorials on YouTube that cover the basics and they may help get you started, but they won't necessarily be CS4.

[Maxine370]

Yes, Encore can be a bit tricky at first but as with Premiere Pro from PrEL it has a lot more to offer.

You can bascially set up your DVDs to navigate anyway you want and even throw in some easter eggs if you so desire.

There are many great tutorials on Encore including Lynda.com. I believe when you register your program you also get a free trial period at Lynda as one of your options. This is your best option.