1. Rev 04/18/2016
DVDs without menus
Autorun

2. Encore
Create the DVD menu structure (main screen, subscreens)

3. General Procedure we will follow:
Start Encore (Used to burn DVDs)
File >New Project (or choose an existing Encore project .ncor extension)
Import the mp4 file that we exported from Premiere (Import as timeline, to be precise)
note: review: mp4 is a container…just like a zip file can contain different things, an mp4 usually contains a h.264 video (The actual movie)

4. Getting started Start Adobe Encore
Select New Project ( will result in an .ncor extension) (or open existing one)

5. Opening screen

6. Opening screen… Browse Enter a name
Set (Browse) the Location value to the same folder as your mp4 file (InClass>Premiere>Projects>cats

7. Misc stuff You’ll see a message saying transcoding is going on:
Transcoding means there is a change of formats
choose File>Import as Timeline
Browse to your mp4. file that you exported from Premiere….cat timelinev2.mp4 in my case

8. First frame in Monitor window

9. Right side: Timeline
Notice the right hand side: That’s where we tell Encore “where to go”…End action,…
Trick Question: What do you think we saying to do when movie ends?

10. Build tab I’ll Go over the components…
We will modify several of these parameters, which change as we continue along
Insert your DVD
Click the Build tab (DON’T click the Build button, yet)…may need : Window>Build
I’ll Go over the components…

11. Select:
Be sure to choose Format:DVD and Output:DVD Disc

12. The Destination area,

13. Destination…
If you’re using re-writable DVDs (some of you are) you might want to click the Auto Erase …
The Recorder device listed is your DVD drive
The write speed, leave alone

14. Disc area
I will cover this

15. I cover: Q and A mode: How many copies can we make,…Copy info
And region codes

16. Disc panel
Click anywhere inside Project to show the Disc panel on the right side, top

17. Disc… properties Name..what ever you want. I used Cats DVD
Specify what to do when disc inserted (What does it do?)
Assign names to chapter stops
First say to give all chapter points (We only have 1)names.
On the timeline find white marker. Right-click and should be a Chapter 1…find it?
Can also rename the Chapter 1 to whatever is meaningful: next slide

18. Renaming Chapter 1 Select “Chapter 1” in timeline
Find the Properties>Chapter>Name window
Rename as play

19. Turns red

20. First play Select Disc tab
Tell Encore what to do when the DVD is inserted into the player: Assume no menus first
Drag (whip)to Play or select from dropdown

21. What do at End
OK, now we have told Encore what to tell the DVD player should do when the DVD is inserted; how about the end of the DVD?
Click the Project tab
Click on your timeline name ( Cats timelinev2 for me)

22. Timeline panel
Note: Make sure all the files are transcoded, if not, right click and choose to transcode:

23. End…
Set Timeline> End Action to “Stop”(Or go back to Chapter 1) (use whip or the dropdown)
I’ll send the viewer back to Chapter 1

24. end
Or…I might stop

25. Burn Burn the DVD… Select the Build tab Click Build button
if you have a +RW
if another format, don’t burn, some of our dvds are not RW
Select the Build tab
Click Build button

26. Errors Don’t worry re errors
To end them, use stop as what to do when title clicked
Can preview the DVD

27. Burn
Click Start in the Check Project window

28. End---burns
Test when DVD finishes
Save as Cats Encore project