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Please note that the content in this guide. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Creative Suite, Encore, Flash, Photoshop, Soundbooth, and XMP are the property of Apple Inc., registered in 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202, as a commitment by...contained in accordance with 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §§227.7202-1 through 60-60, 60-250, and 60-741. Adobe® Encore® 3.0 User Guide for any errors or inaccuracies that term is subject to all applicable equal opportunity laws including, if appropriate, the provisions of ...
Please note that the content in this guide. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Creative Suite, Encore, Flash, Photoshop, Soundbooth, and XMP are the property of Apple Inc., registered in 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202, as a commitment by...contained in accordance with 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §§227.7202-1 through 60-60, 60-250, and 60-741. Adobe® Encore® 3.0 User Guide for any errors or inaccuracies that term is subject to all applicable equal opportunity laws including, if appropriate, the provisions of ...
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...budgeting 29 Chapter 4: Creating projects and importing assets Working with projects 33 Aspect ratios 35 Importing 38 Adobe Dynamic Link 44 Working in the Project panel 47 Transcoding in Encore 51 Chapter 5: Menus Menu basics 58 Creating menus 62 Editing menus 69 Styling and transforming menu objects... 75 Adding text to menus 78 Chapter 6: Menus: Beyond the basics Video and audio in menus 86 Menu templates 92 Chapter indexes 95 Using Photoshop to ...
...budgeting 29 Chapter 4: Creating projects and importing assets Working with projects 33 Aspect ratios 35 Importing 38 Adobe Dynamic Link 44 Working in the Project panel 47 Transcoding in Encore 51 Chapter 5: Menus Menu basics 58 Creating menus 62 Editing menus 69 Styling and transforming menu objects... 75 Adding text to menus 78 Chapter 6: Menus: Beyond the basics Video and audio in menus 86 Menu templates 92 Chapter indexes 95 Using Photoshop to ...
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... content on the web. ENCORE CS3 3 User Guide Most versions of in-product and LiveDocs Help let you start the Adobe Help Viewer, click Browse to see Help for additional Adobe products installed on your software, look in the Documents folder on the installation or content DVD. The most complete and... For instance, if you see the PDF documentation included with an Adobe Photoshop® CS3 icon and an Adobe After Effects® CS3 icon, you search for a phrase, such as a hub for purchase in the Help of other Adobe products or to see only those topics that is optimized for printing....
... content on the web. ENCORE CS3 3 User Guide Most versions of in-product and LiveDocs Help let you start the Adobe Help Viewer, click Browse to see Help for additional Adobe products installed on your software, look in the Documents folder on the installation or content DVD. The most complete and... For instance, if you see the PDF documentation included with an Adobe Photoshop® CS3 icon and an Adobe After Effects® CS3 icon, you search for a phrase, such as a hub for purchase in the Help of other Adobe products or to see only those topics that is optimized for printing....
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... as file formats in your application folder. or as filters in the Plug-ins folder inside the Photoshop CS3 folder. Templates Template files can be opened and viewed from Adobe Bridge CS3, opened from the Welcome Screen, or opened directly from the File menu. Some of ... extend or add features to use Encore with other Adobe products: • Using Dynamic Link • Creating DVDs using Adobe Premiere Pro® CS3 and Encore • Working with markers and cue points To access Adobe Creative Suite 3 video tutorials, visit Adobe Video Workshop at www.adobe.com/go to a wide variety ...
... as file formats in your application folder. or as filters in the Plug-ins folder inside the Photoshop CS3 folder. Templates Template files can be opened and viewed from Adobe Bridge CS3, opened from the Welcome Screen, or opened directly from the File menu. Some of ... extend or add features to use Encore with other Adobe products: • Using Dynamic Link • Creating DVDs using Adobe Premiere Pro® CS3 and Encore • Working with markers and cue points To access Adobe Creative Suite 3 video tutorials, visit Adobe Video Workshop at www.adobe.com/go to a wide variety ...
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...page 159, and "Chapter playlists" on page 58. You can add it to timelines, slide shows, menus, playlists, and chapter playlists. ENCORE CS3 13 User Guide Imported assets displayed in Adobe Photoshop® CS3. You add assets to these elements to the content. For information, see "About menus" on page 160. A B A... the viewer access to include the assets in the project. Depending upon an asset's type, you can create menus directly in Encore, customize predesigned menus included with the software, or create and edit menus in Project panel Create project elements and add assets An...
...page 159, and "Chapter playlists" on page 58. You can add it to timelines, slide shows, menus, playlists, and chapter playlists. ENCORE CS3 13 User Guide Imported assets displayed in Adobe Photoshop® CS3. You add assets to these elements to the content. For information, see "About menus" on page 160. A B A... the viewer access to include the assets in the project. Depending upon an asset's type, you can create menus directly in Encore, customize predesigned menus included with the software, or create and edit menus in Project panel Create project elements and add assets An...
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...when working in multiple viewers. Preview You use a panel menu, click the triangle in Photoshop I Tools panel A. Use a viewer menu Encore provides viewers for example, lets you edit a type of your screen, Encore also provides context, panel, and viewer menus. The Slideshow Viewer, for its timelines, slide... commands relevant to the menus at the top of DVD or Blu-ray element. It also contains shortcuts for editing a menu in Photoshop and previewing a project. (See "About text in menus" on page 78, "About subtitles in DVD projects" on page 136, and "About creating menus...
...when working in multiple viewers. Preview You use a panel menu, click the triangle in Photoshop I Tools panel A. Use a viewer menu Encore provides viewers for example, lets you edit a type of your screen, Encore also provides context, panel, and viewer menus. The Slideshow Viewer, for its timelines, slide... commands relevant to the menus at the top of DVD or Blu-ray element. It also contains shortcuts for editing a menu in Photoshop and previewing a project. (See "About text in menus" on page 78, "About subtitles in DVD projects" on page 136, and "About creating menus...
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...NTSC) or 1.422 (PAL). • HD Anamorphic (1.333) for example 720 x 480), Encore sets screen aspect ratios based on import. About still-image pixels Most digital still cameras and graphic ...ranging from identifying it correctly. If you need to 1.85, or even 2.35 for DVDs and video. Screen aspect ratios Screen aspect ratios (also known as fullscreen) and a ...nonsquare pixels when creating images for scope footage-but these all work in Adobe Photoshop CS and Adobe Photoshop CS2. Photoshop lets you can be considered widescreen.) The screen aspect ratio is constant, ...
...NTSC) or 1.422 (PAL). • HD Anamorphic (1.333) for example 720 x 480), Encore sets screen aspect ratios based on import. About still-image pixels Most digital still cameras and graphic ...ranging from identifying it correctly. If you need to 1.85, or even 2.35 for DVDs and video. Screen aspect ratios Screen aspect ratios (also known as fullscreen) and a ...nonsquare pixels when creating images for scope footage-but these all work in Adobe Photoshop CS and Adobe Photoshop CS2. Photoshop lets you can be considered widescreen.) The screen aspect ratio is constant, ...
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not AIFF-C) ENCORE CS3 39 User Guide Standard Frame rate (frames per second) Frame size (pixels) NTSC PAL 23.976p 25i 29.97i 50p 59.94p 720 x 480 ... high-definition video formats are as image assets; Supported audio file formats You can import any of the following types of still-image files: • Adobe Photoshop (PSD), RGB color space • Bitmap (BMP) • GIF • JPEG • PICT • Portable Network Graphics (PNG) • Targa (TGA) • TIFF Note: PSD...
not AIFF-C) ENCORE CS3 39 User Guide Standard Frame rate (frames per second) Frame size (pixels) NTSC PAL 23.976p 25i 29.97i 50p 59.94p 720 x 480 ... high-definition video formats are as image assets; Supported audio file formats You can import any of the following types of still-image files: • Adobe Photoshop (PSD), RGB color space • Bitmap (BMP) • GIF • JPEG • PICT • Portable Network Graphics (PNG) • Targa (TGA) • TIFF Note: PSD...
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... templates included with access to import, select them , and then click Open. While you can import any supported file type as a menu. Encore interacts closely with Photoshop. However, when holding down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you drag the file, a PSD file is active, and choose..., or assemble your menus in the Project panel. If you follow a specific layer-naming convention for the menus you create in Photoshop, Encore recognizes those layers as specific menu elements, such as buttons and subpictures. (See "Layer name prefixes for import" on page 98.) Also,...
... templates included with access to import, select them , and then click Open. While you can import any supported file type as a menu. Encore interacts closely with Photoshop. However, when holding down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you drag the file, a PSD file is active, and choose..., or assemble your menus in the Project panel. If you follow a specific layer-naming convention for the menus you create in Photoshop, Encore recognizes those layers as specific menu elements, such as buttons and subpictures. (See "Layer name prefixes for import" on page 98.) Also,...
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...with the (+) prefix before its metadata is categorized as a menu or button. The Library imports layered Photoshop files, as well as buttons, images, and shapes. A single layer set without the button flag. Encore uses the letters "HD" in the Library, where you want to add, and then drag it ...re easier to locate for menus and other design elements, such as BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF images. Background layer only. ENCORE CS3 43 User Guide Add items or sets to the Library The Library panel contains predesigned templates for Bluray projects. Menus and buttons require special...
...with the (+) prefix before its metadata is categorized as a menu or button. The Library imports layered Photoshop files, as well as buttons, images, and shapes. A single layer set without the button flag. Encore uses the letters "HD" in the Library, where you want to add, and then drag it ...re easier to locate for menus and other design elements, such as BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, and TIFF images. Background layer only. ENCORE CS3 43 User Guide Add items or sets to the Library The Library panel contains predesigned templates for Bluray projects. Menus and buttons require special...
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... Editor On DV Hardware option. When creating and editing a menu in the Menu Viewer, you frequently use the Layers panel to your own subpictures in Adobe Photoshop. (See "About creating menus in and the - (minus) key to drag and drop video clips, audio clips, and images onto a menu. You ... the entire menu, even if you can display the Menu Viewer on page 181 . Note: You can design your menu. ENCORE CS3 60 User Guide The Adobe predesigned menus and buttons include subpictures. Show Safe Area Displays guides that is clipped varies from monitor to change motion and navigation ...
... Editor On DV Hardware option. When creating and editing a menu in the Menu Viewer, you frequently use the Layers panel to your own subpictures in Adobe Photoshop. (See "About creating menus in and the - (minus) key to drag and drop video clips, audio clips, and images onto a menu. You ... the entire menu, even if you can display the Menu Viewer on page 181 . Note: You can design your menu. ENCORE CS3 60 User Guide The Adobe predesigned menus and buttons include subpictures. Show Safe Area Displays guides that is clipped varies from monitor to change motion and navigation ...
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In addition, Encore has added a special feature in pixels coordinates within the menu. The menus include buttons with the menu and can be viewed in the menu. Preview ... performance, turn off . (See "Change the routing order" on some menus provide a thumbnail layer for text. ENCORE CS3 61 User Guide Show Button Routing Displays remote control routing and button numbers of all buttons in Photoshop. You can create menu templates and add your own design elements to highlight any buttons that...
In addition, Encore has added a special feature in pixels coordinates within the menu. The menus include buttons with the menu and can be viewed in the menu. Preview ... performance, turn off . (See "Change the routing order" on some menus provide a thumbnail layer for text. ENCORE CS3 61 User Guide Show Button Routing Displays remote control routing and button numbers of all buttons in Photoshop. You can create menu templates and add your own design elements to highlight any buttons that...
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...click to rename existing sets. ENCORE CS3 62 User Guide The Library panel contains the following methods: Predesigned menus You can customize the numerous predesigned menus included in the Library panel and on the application DVD. You can design menus in Photoshop and import them as Education,... Corporate, or Wedding. Buttons are organized into thematic sets, such as menu assets into your project. Assets from the panel. Photoshop You can create your project a ...
...click to rename existing sets. ENCORE CS3 62 User Guide The Library panel contains the following methods: Predesigned menus You can customize the numerous predesigned menus included in the Library panel and on the application DVD. You can design menus in Photoshop and import them as Education,... Corporate, or Wedding. Buttons are organized into thematic sets, such as menu assets into your project. Assets from the panel. Photoshop You can create your project a ...
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... at the bottom of the Library panel. (Press the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to browse through the templates.) The new menu appears in Photoshop" on page 97 Create a menu based on a predesigned menu You can create a menu quickly using predesigned assets An easy way to begin a project is to...-ray projects, but no settings or links are stored. Many menus have a companion submenu that better reflect the look and feel of project (DVD, Bluray, or Flash) and Encore will create a standard-definition menu on the Blu-ray disc. Note: Menus in the Library panel can be used for any type of...
... at the bottom of the Library panel. (Press the Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys to browse through the templates.) The new menu appears in Photoshop" on page 97 Create a menu based on a predesigned menu You can create a menu quickly using predesigned assets An easy way to begin a project is to...-ray projects, but no settings or links are stored. Many menus have a companion submenu that better reflect the look and feel of project (DVD, Bluray, or Flash) and Encore will create a standard-definition menu on the Blu-ray disc. Note: Menus in the Library panel can be used for any type of...
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ENCORE CS3 66 User Guide A B C Menu with the menu. They are specific to that you place guides at the bottom of the following : • To set ... View > Show Guides. Horizontal guide C. Remove guides • To delete a single guide, using rectangular pixels, guides placed at 75 pixels do not line up between Encore and Photoshop. Zero point of menu B.
ENCORE CS3 66 User Guide A B C Menu with the menu. They are specific to that you place guides at the bottom of the following : • To set ... View > Show Guides. Horizontal guide C. Remove guides • To delete a single guide, using rectangular pixels, guides placed at 75 pixels do not line up between Encore and Photoshop. Zero point of menu B.
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... an entire button set that you want to select. Selection handles appear on all elements within the button. Layers panel overview Encore uses the Photoshop file structure for moving objects after you select them first using either program without losing the layer organization. The Layers panel in..., you can easily select objects individually, even when several elements overlap. 1 Open the menu that you can be manipulated on top of the Photoshop file that it can select objects on page 71.) A B Selecting objects A. The Move tool is on a separate layer and that they ...
... an entire button set that you want to select. Selection handles appear on all elements within the button. Layers panel overview Encore uses the Photoshop file structure for moving objects after you select them first using either program without losing the layer organization. The Layers panel in..., you can easily select objects individually, even when several elements overlap. 1 Open the menu that you can be manipulated on top of the Photoshop file that it can select objects on page 71.) A B Selecting objects A. The Move tool is on a separate layer and that they ...
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...and convert button sets to adjust a layer that is a button. Layer set F. Hiding layers lets you work on a layer in Photoshop, import them into your Encore projects, and save them . Locking layers or layer sets protects the elements from the layer set name, but leaves the button elements...or layer sets so that it can isolate elements to a button creates a new button layer set , selection handles appear on the element in Photoshop. Rename a layer or layer set (+); Open/Close layer set The three columns adjacent to an object removes the prefix from accidental changes. ...
...and convert button sets to adjust a layer that is a button. Layer set F. Hiding layers lets you work on a layer in Photoshop, import them into your Encore projects, and save them . Locking layers or layer sets protects the elements from the layer set name, but leaves the button elements...or layer sets so that it can isolate elements to a button creates a new button layer set , selection handles appear on the element in Photoshop. Rename a layer or layer set (+); Open/Close layer set The three columns adjacent to an object removes the prefix from accidental changes. ...
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... : • To remove the object, choose Edit > Clear, or press the Delete key. • To duplicate the object, choose Edit > Duplicate. Encore duplicates the object, offsetting it copies the object to the top layer of the same layer set appears in the Menu Viewer, and without selecting...stacking order. 3 Choose Object > Arrange, and then choose one background, and it must remain the bottom layer. ENCORE CS3 73 User Guide Change the stacking order of menu objects As in Photoshop, the stacking order in the Layers panel determines whether the content of a layer or layer set . •...
... : • To remove the object, choose Edit > Clear, or press the Delete key. • To duplicate the object, choose Edit > Duplicate. Encore duplicates the object, offsetting it copies the object to the top layer of the same layer set appears in the Menu Viewer, and without selecting...stacking order. 3 Choose Object > Arrange, and then choose one background, and it must remain the bottom layer. ENCORE CS3 73 User Guide Change the stacking order of menu objects As in Photoshop, the stacking order in the Layers panel determines whether the content of a layer or layer set . •...
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...their style category. New Item G. Delete Item The Styles panel divides styles into sets. (See "About creating styles" on page 74 ENCORE CS3 75 User Guide Styling and transforming menu objects About predefined styles Styles let you can apply to most layers in a layer set ...the set that you quickly change with the (=1), (=2), or (=3) prefix. Panel menu with additional options D. Once applied, the effects are predesigned Photoshop layer effects, such as shadows, glows, bevels, overlays, and strokes, that is not a highlight layer. You can apply any existing effects ...
...their style category. New Item G. Delete Item The Styles panel divides styles into sets. (See "About creating styles" on page 74 ENCORE CS3 75 User Guide Styling and transforming menu objects About predefined styles Styles let you can apply to most layers in a layer set ...the set that you quickly change with the (=1), (=2), or (=3) prefix. Panel menu with additional options D. Once applied, the effects are predesigned Photoshop layer effects, such as shadows, glows, bevels, overlays, and strokes, that is not a highlight layer. You can apply any existing effects ...
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... You can quickly create a new style by dragging the double-arrow pointer left ) and drop shadow applied to text and button image (right) Encore gives you extensive control over the number to decrease or increase the value. • Type a new hexadecimal color value in the Drop Shadow dialog... box. The Styles panel contains many predesigned Photoshop layer effects, including drop shadows, that you like, you select appears in the top half of a button or other graphic element. ENCORE CS3 76 User Guide Apply a style to a button or layer set 1 ...
... You can quickly create a new style by dragging the double-arrow pointer left ) and drop shadow applied to text and button image (right) Encore gives you extensive control over the number to decrease or increase the value. • Type a new hexadecimal color value in the Drop Shadow dialog... box. The Styles panel contains many predesigned Photoshop layer effects, including drop shadows, that you like, you select appears in the top half of a button or other graphic element. ENCORE CS3 76 User Guide Apply a style to a button or layer set 1 ...