Encore DVD 2.0 Forces Transcoding on Spec MPEG Files

Since I have upgraded to Encore DVD 2.0 it insists on transcoding many of the MPEG files. The file are 720x480 NTSC and within the MPEG specs. Also the file is marked a do not transcode in the project view.
In fact if I use Encore DVD 1.5 and load the same MPEG file and create an identical project it does NOT transcode the MPEGS files.
Encore DVD 2.0 also freezes on occasion when you preview the project. Again Encore DVD 1.5 does not have that issue with the same files.
Please let me know how to correct this problem.
Thank You

The files are from DVDs I have previously created and new material. so a verity of applications. But the key here is they work perfectly with Encore DVD 1.5, and some of them were from DVD created with Encore DVD 1.0 they must have worked with with it as well.
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Some reading... one or more of the links may help
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http://kb.roxio.com/search.aspx?URL=/content/kb/General%20Information/000070GN&PARAMS
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Encore DVD 2.0 crashes program on transcode.

Hello all
Running Encore DVD. 2.0 Finally got my MOVs in the time line (MPEG 4 720X480, 29.97). There are about 16 of them (long story). When I transcode any of them, some less than a gig, the transcode finishes and then I get a "General Error" message that will not go away. Have to force quit out.
The program will only start again if I re-start the system.
It was installed as part of the "production Studio" and I have un/re-installed it by itself with no change. Thinking of un/re-installeing the whole Production studio.
All input greatly appreciated!!
Thanks
Steve

The files are from DVDs I have previously created and new material. so a verity of applications. But the key here is they work perfectly with Encore DVD 1.5, and some of them were from DVD created with Encore DVD 1.0 they must have worked with with it as well.
Thanks

Help needed on Encore DVD 2.0 Transcoding Process!

Hi Guys,
I'm really first running Encore DVD 2.0 on WinXP SP2. My Computer is P4 3.0 GHz with 2 GB of Ram.
I have used Premiere elements converted the media file to 20GB .avi file ( 1.40 Hr duration) and exported to Encore DVD 2.0. In Encore, I have created menus, added subtitles and eveythingelse which needed for building disc. I've selected 1 Pass VBR which I believed it would make transcoding faster.
It is now in the transcoding progress ( Building disc), I have a feeling that I might did something wrong since the transcoding progress has been taking more than 8 hours. In the transcoding box, please see
http://www.maicans.com/images/Image.JPG
The upper bar has moved to and stayed like that since the beginning, only the lower bar is still moving.
Does anyone has any idea why it takes so much time for transcoding. Have I done anything wrong?
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Bank Vichayotin

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Encore DVD 2.0 "Timeline has a (Hpgc) error at 00:00:00:00

System: Win XP, 1GB RAM etc. I've used Encore DVD 2 for 3 years, never had this error message:
"Timeline has an error at 00:00:00:00.
PGC Error - PGC Info - name= (Name of Timeline) ref= Hpgc, time= 00:00:00:00"
Check project was initially fine. I rebuilt entire project, same error. But Checking project, this time round, said it was an AUDIO error.
Transcoding all works, then the error appears at the Start of the actual build.
Help, I have 30 orders for this DVD, and nothing to show!
Raymond
New Zealand

@Stanley,
Thank you for some more input on the PGC Error mess, like the "H" being a designator.
@Raymond,
John's rec. for G-Spot is a good one. I use this about every week, and sometimes on many files in a day - depending on what client's load onto my desk. This little freeware program will do many things, but probably the most important is to tell you exactly what your AV (Audio/Video) file consists of, which CODECs are used for the Audio and the Video and whether your system has them installed.
As Stanley points out, MPG is not available (in or out) in the Premiere Trial version. Still, you should be able to File>Export>Movie and select, first Video (only, non-muxed) DV-AVI. Then do this again, but select Audio (only, non-muxed) PCM-WAV. This will give you elemental streams.
In Encore, Import_As_Timeline, your DV-AVI, and Import_As_Asset, your WAV. Drag your WAV to the Timeline.
Now, as the trial version does not allow any use of the MPG CODEC (licensing restrictions on the trial ONLY), you can't burn to DVD, which is MPEG-2, but you can Preview. You can also explore building a DVD with Menus, etc., you just cannot burn to folder, disc, etc., until you get the full version.
I have never had a PGC Error, nor have I ever seen a "Mismatched Audio" error. I tried to put much thought into the two PGC Error threads, but do not think I was able to help, at all. Also, most subscribers just posted, "yeah, me too," and never came back to answer anyone's questions. I also agree with Stanley, that most errors occurred well within the Project's Timeline, not at the beginning. I also agree with Stanley's suggestion to look at Jeff's and Neil's comments in those two threads. If noting else, their suggestions on how to work with Encore will give you a nice education.
Good luck,
Hunt
[Edit] Re-reading this thread, I think I warned Raymond about a moot point. Raymond, if you have Encore2, of course you can burn a DVD. I saw the mention of "trial," and jumped to the conclusion that you had the trial of CS3 *only* which would not allow you to use EncoreCS3 for a burn operation. Obviously, the trial of the Premiere side will preclude your Exporting in MPG, and also preclude Exporting Audio with the SurCode Dolby Digital AC3 encoder (separate purchase from Minnetonka, but a great plug-in if you do Surround 5.1 Sound). Please pardon my warnings, and caveats, if you have Encore2.
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Encore DVD Writing Cancels won't play on DVD player issue

So I have a very confusing issue with encore.
When I press build everything works fine. Then writing begins. The moment the writing reaches the end of the progress bar (the exact moment) the progress bar goes to empty and the bottom bar says canceling and ejects the DVD. Usually (not every time) a pop up menu saying "end of file" appears next. When I press ok for end of file message the pop up disappears and suddenly the DVD progress bar is filled and the DVD says completed (as if nothing just happened). So I'm confused whether it worked or not!
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I work for a company that needs to copy the DVDs but they can't be copied. Don't know why?
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Build
Format: DVD
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Just an Update, I've tried many things to no avail still have a few others to try. Being a Large file it takes a while to try things.
I went ahead and got Toast, but considering that the Image Iso and the DVD Folder both gave me the End of File Error and the Disc "Failed Completed" Error I figured it a no go and it was. It did however give me something that Opened everywhere (Mac,Xbox,Dvd) , but it did not play on the Dvd correctly.
I've done numerous things in the Mac permissions end Like trying as a different user and running as the Root User, but it was also unsuccessful.
I've Re- Exported the file many different ways, but finally had a breakthrough using a version of M2v. It's definitely an error with Finalizing. My disc previously began to mess up and give "END of File" after it finished writing, it never even made it to the "Writing Lead Out" stage. I beleive this is why it plays it certain places fine, but probably not as well in systems (like Dvd players) that require those last few steps like writing Lead Out.
The only issue I have now is that when I put it into the DVD player it say "No title"!?!? AY CARAMBA!!!
Now I'm working on trying to figure this NEW problem! I have all my menus and links in place, but no go. I think it may be related to the previous problem in that something beneath the surface is wrong with my computer. Being a used Mac with a restored Hard Drive there are probably endless possibilities, but I hesitate to think that way because it may also have absolutely nothing to do with it.
So any help is greatly appreciated
whether it be a specific issue you know of dealing with used Macs and issue similar to mine
or just on the "NO Title" error as a separate issue. I'm hoping this "No Title" is something simple and unrelated, I've already burned through about 13 discs and even more pain pills for the headaches!!

2Hours Duration on Encore DVD

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I'm using Encore DVD v2 to finalize 2hours and 14mins long video for the first time and Encore MSG pop up suggested either delete some content or increase disc size.
what is the deal here, i check the help readme, stated that 4.7gb dvd could record up to 2hrs? is there any way around this, like tell encore to decrease the quality of video contents and fit everything on a dvd for me? I don't want Dual-Layer which will be 4.7gb on disc 1 and 2.1gb on disc 2...
I'm thinking of finalize as 6.8gb image then use DVD Shrink to fit on 4.7disc, but if i do this will get lots of artifacts, since about 35mins worth of slide show will not be crisp..
any other solution

JTS
Yes, i'm using automatic transcoding, and the msg i getting is below 2Mbps
AR
it is set as DolbyDigital
Well i'll try it again next time on my next project, as for this one, what i did was burn the to custom ISO 6.83gb and i used dvd shrink and its now fit on 4.7gb disc, quality is not that bad.
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Encore dvd 2.0....are you guys going to continue to support this and make a patch for it to run under Vista? if so where can I find it? Kind of bad to buy a product and the company drops support on it immediately after purchase and it won't run on the operating system....
Also is/will there be and upgrade to encore dvd 2.0?
I know that you have Encore cs3, is that the upgrade to encore 2.0? and will you be selling Encore CS3, separate from Premiere? I need nothing in Premiere and want the Encore dvd and for it to run with Vista. Please have an option to buy just the Encore CS3 without having to buy premiere and stuff that I don't need because if that is the case then I will not be buying Adobe products anymore. I won't be forced to purchase extra software I have no need for in order to get the one program that I want...it is not worth it..easier to change to a different company for that product...just asking...and if you care about your customers, you might at least listen and consider what I have requested..thanks..t

>chances of them selling encore cs3 in the future separate?
Since their entire marketing push seems to be the bundling of the 2 products, I would say "slim to none"
>hurry and buy encore 2.o
The least expensive way to get Encore 3 is to buy Premiere Pro 2 right NOW and get a free upgrade to Pro3+Encore3 when it is released
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Reinstalling Encore DVD 2.0

I have installed Creative Suite Production Studio Premium on my computer. Encore DVD 2.0 has become corrupted. Is it possible to just uninstall only Encore and reinstall only Encore from Creative Suite Production Studio Premium. Or do I have to uninstall all and reinstall all. And related question: how?

Simply rerun the installer from your DVD set.
Initially you should try the repair option, but if this fails then uninstall justt the EncoreDVD component, reboot & then re-install the EncoreDVD component.
One thing you might want to try before going to this extreme is trashing the Encore prefs file, and forcing it to rebuild this next launch.
99% of the time, this will work.
Go to the following folder:
C:\Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Adobe\Adobe EncoreDVD 2.0
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Then try to launch.

2 hours of video footage vs. 1 hour with Encore DVD 2.0

I am capturing video footage (from 8mm tape and VHS) via Adobe Premiere Pro then importing the avi file into Encore DVD. I transcode the avi with the Automatic setting in Encore and then build my DVD. My question is this: Is it better to build DVD's with one hour of footage as opposed to two hours? Is the quality of the video compromised when building a DVD with two hours of footage?
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Inside the computer ALL source is digital... The key here is the subject matter
If you have a subject with little or no movement (a group sitting at a table having a talk) you could problem get 2-3 hours on a DVD and not notice any quality loss
If you are recording a soccer match with lots of action, fitting more than one hour on a DVD is very likely going to result in "motion artifacts" due to the compression
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Encore DVD 2.0 - Hwo to Build a PAL 702x576 DVD?

I created video clips by Premiere Pro 2.0, all PAL 720x576. And imported as assets into Encore DVD 2.0 then tanscoded, setting also PAL 720x576. However, when built to DVD, the video size was turn to be 720x480. I want to build a DVD with PAL 720x576, how to set?

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I opened a new Encore DVD Project, set PAL when it reminded me of choosing a TV system standard at the very beginning. And then I imported only my main menu and previewed a good PAL DVD. However, after building a DVD, it turned to be an NTSC size, 720x480.
Actually, this is my first time to create a DVD video using Adobe Production Studio, while I am not a native English speaker.
I want to know some essencial settings when building a PAL DVD. Maybe there are some settings inside Encore DVD that I have never met.
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Encore 5.1 Blu Ray transcodes always lost

So I've read in other forms that some Adobe CS products are still crashing upon quit... at least on MAC systems. Knowing this, I save my Encore project every 15min or so just to be safe. I've transcoded all of my assets, build my menus etc, build a folder to test, quit out of Encore (again, sometimes crash, sometimes not) burn to BLU-RAY RW to test, realize I need to make changes, open up Encore project again and, bam, all of my assets say untranscoded. I look where the previous transcodes were written and they're all there with crazy file names. I can, if I choose, to relink or locate, but this is a temp. fix not a solution, and it takes time to figure out what transcode belongs to what asset. Why in the world would Encore lose the link to the transcodes to begin with?
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10.6.7
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Since you have not mentioned any Project settings or more details of your project, I would advise you check for the following two things :
1. Make sure you save your project after transcoding or building the project before you quit Encore.
2. And make sure you are checking the Blu-ray Transcode status for the files. This is because you are saying that the transcoded files are there in the project folder. So I can not think of a situation where the transcoded files are present in the Transcodes folder but the status in the project is "Untranscoded".
One more thing you can try to make sure the transcode link is present - just build your project to Blu ray again. It should not transcode the files again if the files are present in the transcode folder.
One More thing I want to ask you : Are your assets coming offline or they are normal ? This offline thing can happen when you have moved the transcodes folder to some other location, then the assets becomes Untranscoded and offline.
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Ramesh.

Want to create a dvd in encore, i have created dvd2-mpeg file and have timeline premiere?

hello guys
i hope you can help
i have adobe premiere cs6 and i have created a dvd2-mpeg file which i want to burn to dvd, its about 7 gb. i want to fit this on a single dvd or dual layer dvd if quality is a problem
i have been told encore can encode the files in the right format etc
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i have a macbook air which doesnt have a disk drive, so i will need the files to be copied on an external drive and burnt to a disk on another computer..

Hello, and welcome to the forums.
You'll need to put this onto a dual layer project, as single layer will only get you to 4.7GB (not quite as much as it seems, either, as DVD Gb are smaller than computer Gb are).
You do not mention anything about menus or navigational aids on your DVD - are these required?
Also, what form is your audio in please? MPEG audio is not a good idea, and for DVD use the files ideally need to be "Elementary streams", meaning separate video & audio files.
A simple slutiom might be to go back to your premiere pro project, and take the original timeline - before you transcoded it to MPEG-2 - and send this to Encore using Dynamic Linking. This will launch Encore for you, and place your premiere timeline into an Encore project.
There you can create your menus and set all your navigational stuff up.
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In my case, the "virtual Daemon Manager" also "Daemon Tool" was the problem.
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Encore repeatedly shutting down while transcoding

i am trying to transcode a 2 hour avi to mpeg for DVD...
since it takes a while (3-4 hours??) i normally set it to transcode
and then come back later to check on it...
but every time i do this...i come back and the program is shut down
automatically (this has happened 7-8 times already)
i do not know why??
any help on this???

i captured video from a DV tape using plextor 100au into pinnacle stuido software. then imported the avi into Primiere, edited, used the default codec to render an edited avi...
i have used this method successfully about 3-5 times in the past
to build a dvd in encore...
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i have seen it trasncode to about 60% and then next time i check
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