Encore Cs4 blu_ray authoring

Question

Hello all I would like to share with all good people around my experience with Encore cs4. So far had to dig around and follow some hints within encore help and solved the following problems:
1- Now I can import DTS in the Blu-ray timeline project and build was successful.
2- Blu-ray subtitles issues generated error  "Graphics ....Subtile set too close etc "  also solved : Had to secure a gap of minimum
   2 Frames between each subtitle - (actually I prefer to  work on a gap of  4 frames to be on the safe side).
Now my headache is as follows maybe someone can help:
Project consists of a H264 1920x1080 HD timelime of around 3h.22 with menus motion menus and all the good stuff u can get out this software
and I am using 3 subtitles tracks English,French and German:
1- when linking the subtitles menu buttons respectively for each 3 subtitles tracks as follows : speficy link then the main timeline and the subtitle track number - during playback when I go to the subtitle menu to change from one subtitle to another instead of resuming it starts all over again from the very beginning of the movie.
2- Tried to animate my scenes selection menus- built took nearly 1 day and a half  almost 2 days - compared to  25 minutes for a blu-ray folder of 25 GB or 1h 10min when burning directly to blu-ray disc with no  scenes  selection animation.
Hope someone can help and sure I am ready to share with you and extend any help needed .

Answer 1

Hello again John ,
Linkinking Subtitles tracks.
After linking each button this time to itself and specified the track language number as recommended.. during playback I accessed the subtitle menu through the Pop Up menu and there selected  the button to switch to another track, and I can see that it has been activated since the highlight changes to Yellow ,then I scrolled down in the same menu to the "Resume" button and selected it - when activated, the "Resume" button loses its assigned function apparently and the disc exits as if I pressed the STOP button on my remote control. I was really puzzled towards this behaviour so I started the disc again,played back the movie and through the Pop Up menu accessed the same subtitle menu and -This time-  I did not touch the Subs. tracks buttons (1-2-3) but instead scrolled directly to the "Resume" Button and activated it.. Guess what .. Playback resumed from where I left.This means that the moment you activate any other button prior to the Resume button  it loses its functionality !
Now when I link the subs.tracks to the movie timeline intead of the subtitle menu,the moment I access the subs menu through the Pop Up menu and activate any of the desired language subs buttons tracks, playback of the movie Resumes at once( no need for the resume button) but... from the very beginning and with the new assigned language track.
Like you are witnessing this is very Odd
Now I was told  that the subtitles linking  do work on DVD's.. so I was curious and I looked for an old DVD project I had and linked each button to itself in the subtitle menu( same way as I did for the Blu-ray project) while specifying the right language track. I burnt the project to a DVD  and watched it also on my Ps3 ,but as DVD - During playback I accessed the Main menu from the remote Control "Menu Button" and there I again from setup went to the subtitle menu and switched from the english sub track to the german track and scrolled down to the "Resume" button in the same Subtitle menu and selected it- Preview resumed from where I left and track changed to german subtitle . Now really I am at a loss:)
Now here are my observations comparing Blu-Ray build to DVD build as far as subtitles issues, in general, are concerned.
1- Although ,as you well know, each project has a default subtitle and audio track that  initially is active the moment you insert your Media (blu-ray or DVD). On a normal DVD when you hit the "Play Movie" button in the Main menu, movie starts and the default subtitle is active . On a blu-ray Disc the default subtitle track is not active - and playback has no subtitle at all unless you select subtitle Button on your remote and select a language track .
2- On a DVD each subtitle track displays its language on the screen when you use the "subtitle " remote control button; i.e. English ,French or whatever etcc.. are dispayed on the screen. On a Blu-ray DISC all languages become English ! :)
3- Adobe useful Help recommends and insists on a Gap of 2 frames between each subtitle for Blu-Ray projects. Well not even 6 frames are enough you need a minimum of 8 frames gap between each subtitle which makes short subtitle lines  duration very short - the moment they appear they disappear very fast.
It is a  real Pitty because Encore Cs4 is a wonderful application .Unlike other complains that I randomly witness in the forum I never Had a problem with DTS audio or AC3 or H264 or MPEG or any other error like build error or audio error and all the streams I use are High Def 1920 x1080 always show on the project panel as : dont transcode for blu-ray settings . everything is great but this tiny small issue that I could not so far master !
regards