Burn to a folder in PPro3

[Clayton]

Okay, first I tried to search for this. I know there has been a lot of discussion about burning to a folder. What I have found deals with Elements. I have PPro3 and Encore. I have looked and am probably looking at it without seeing. but can somebody direct me to a thread or simply tell me the process to go from a sequence and burn to a folder?

[hpharley90]

Claysand it's just like Elements.
Put tool bar above clip to be exported. Highlight clip.
click File>Export>Movie>settings and then pick folder.Save.
Save as DV-AVI.
Just like Elements.

Then you can open Encore then new project and import from Bridge.
I just drag and drop into Encore asset panel.
Set chapter markers. Make menu.
Burn.

[Chuck Engels]

I don't have Pro on this computer but I believe there is also a way of exporting the entire project to a folder using the Adobe Media Encoder, just like you would do any export in Premiere Pro.

[George Tyndall]

Chuck,

If I use PRE7 to edit my Timeline with the goal of producing a Blu-ray disc, how would I use Encore to burn that Timeline to folder prior to producing the actual physical Blu-ray DVD? Is Encore available only as part of Premiere Pro?

[John 'twosheds' McDonald]

George,

Since CS3, Encore comes bundled with Pro. You might find v2 version on eBay but the problem is that as far as I recollect the BD capability was only introduced with the CS3 version.

One of the straight DVD burner type software packages - Nero, Roxio, ULead DVD etc. - may do what you want. With Nero 9 you may wish to look over this thread before deciding whether to obtain it.

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=3906

[Chuck Engels]

All I do in Premiere Pro is to go to the Adobe Media Encoder and use the default Blu Ray export settings. It creates the files that I then import into Encore.

In Premiere Elements you would have to export H.264 High Def and get m2t files for import into Encore. I'm sure there are others that have done this, I do all of the High Def work in Premiere Pro, only testing in Premiere Elements. Premiere Pro also has a 'Send to Encore' feature which is supposed to work, I have not tried it yet.

[Clayton]

Thanks I will play with it.

I got it into the assets in encore and put it in a time line. I didn't add markers , just wanted to practice burning from folder. Now dumb me cant see where to burn this now that it is in encore.

I did try exporting from Pro direct to encore, but it exports as a .m2v.

[hpharley90]

I did try exporting from Pro direct to encore, but it exports as a .m2v.

I think your better off with DV-AVI in Encore. Like I mentioned above.
With the DV-AVI you can put chapter markers where ever you want them.
If you bring in .m2v it does something called grouping the frames and puts chapter marker according to frame group.
Never where I wanted it that's for sure. I read about this in the help file.


Also in Encore make sure your in the default workspace when you want to burn.
Then you will see your build palette.

Check out your workspace drop down menu in the top right corner of window and you will see your design options.

[Clayton]

Thanks, Richard......got it.

[Bill Hunt]

There have been a couple of changes in PP & Encore, since CS2. Back then, one could Burn a DVD in two ways:

1.) Export>Movie for the Sequence(s) to a file format (DV-AVI is usually the best)*, and then Import them into Encore (either setting the Transcode settings, or letting Encore do this automatically to fit the Project).

2.) Burn directly to DVD, rather like with PE.

In CS3, and in CS4, PP no longer supports direct Burning. One can use method #1 above, or can Export TO Encore. Subtle difference. All Burning, whether to a folder or to a disc was then handled exclusively in Encore. As of CS4, one also has Dynamic Link to Encore from PP. Again, subtle difference, but with some differences, none the less.

As of CS3, all Burning is done from Encore. The method of getting the files into Encore is an "either," "or," with the user deciding which is the better.

To Burn to a folder in CS3, I'd still use the Export>Movie for the Sequences, like in CS2, and then Import into my Encore Project. Some users have experienced problems with the Export to Encore feature. I do not know exactly what they were doing wrong, but I try to do the same thing, in the exact way, for all Projects, so I use the Export>Movie (DV-AVI elemental stream and Export>AME for the AC3 DD 5.1 SS, elemental stream).

Hunt

* One could also do the bit-budgeting and Export>AME to the proper MPEG format with the proper Transcoding settings. Still, Encore does such a good job on automatic, that this is for rare cases, and one should spend a week with Google, looking at articles on "bit-budgeting," and "bit-rate calculators." Then, they should be ready