High Definition - Adobe Encore MENUS

High Definition - Adobe Encore MENUS FORMATS
Hi
Could someone please advise on Adobe's Progression to HD
We are currently producing 1280 X 720 format menus to provide for
the next Encore update
Is any information available concerning this ?
Regards
Robert Dickie
Digital Video Team
Http://www.digitalvideoteam.co.uk

Hi Jbowden
Our web site is one of the main sources for adobe encore menu and background designs and downloads around 50% of viewers are adobe encore product users, it would seem advantageous to Adobe to provide a pre release to ourselves as other software providers do
I am quite sure many readers here are members and looking forward to our new HD content for the next release.
Regards
Robert Dickie

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Cons: Expensive, complicated, and prone to bugs.
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Q7. Does DVD Studio Pro make Blu-ray discs?
A. No, it makes DVDs.
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I have used the CS5 (CS Production Premium) for four years and it has worked fine. Mainly edit High Definition, file based video (SDHC). After editing, I use the Dynamic Link to Encore to create my project and burn to Blu-rays. Accept, since two weeks ago, all of a sudden, I cannot open or create new projects from Première Pro CS5.
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I have tried opening just the Encore and then import timeline from my Première Project, but to no avail.
I have also, deleted and reloaded Encore from disk and updated, but still not working. I am puzzled and cannot seem to get help from Adobe as it direct me here.
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I meant 'Uninstalled'. Just the Encore and Pre Pro, but no the whole Production Premiums Suite. Should have I uninstalled the complete Production Prem and re-install?
I don't understand the 'Cleaner' bit? I will be happy to try this, if someone tells me what it is and how I can locate it.
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I'm perplexed!
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Q2 - My official project is nearly 2 hours. When I load it up, I'm sure "bytes used" will be multiple GB's, which is fine because I'm using a double layered DVD. However, my concern is that the data written will be gigantic! Am I assuming correctly?
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2 - check to be sure you did not put an entry in the ROM space, to write computer files to the DVD
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In answering a question in another forum I found a nice quick way to create proper widescreen high definition slide shows from just the Elements Organizer. Apologies if this is 'old news' to readers, but I've not seen this described elsewhere so I thought I'd share it.
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Save and Output your slide show.
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Browse to the file you downloaded in step 1 and click Open.
Click OK and your Widescreen HD .wmv file is prepared.
Here's a Gspot analysis of my test output file. As you can see it is an HD file with a 16:9, square pixel, aspect ratio.
Ta Da!
Cheers,
Neale
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If this post or another user's post resolves the original issue, please mark the posts as correct and/or helpful accordingly. This helps other users with similar trouble get answers to their questions quicker. Thanks.

nealeh
You did not mention a specific Premiere Elements Elements Organizer combo for this, so for now I will address this from the version 11, not Windows Movie Maker, perspective if I need to get version specific.
.prx
The Browse for More is a well known route and does offer at least one Adobe profile for 1280 x 720 16:9. I am not sure where you came up with the lesser resolution,1024 x 768 that you mentioned. The Windows Media profiles have existed for several versions of Elements Organizer. Those Adobe ones that you do not see under Output Save As A File Movie (.wmv), can be found in the Windows 7 or 8 64 bit path
Local Disc C
Profile Files (x86)
Adobe
Elements 11 Organizer
Assets
Locale
en_US
tv_profiles
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.....10. 640 x 480 Enhanced Definitions
.....12. 852 x 480 Widescreen Enhanced Definition
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I can see your interest if this is HD going to HD (AVCHD on DVD or Blu-ray disc format on Blu-ray disc, but I do not see this for an Elements Organizer Slideshow that is going to DVD-VIDEO widescreen.
More later.
ATR

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I did the same process last time (in 2013) and everything is working fine, all the same configuration, except I used Adobe Encore CS4. My PS3 was able to read and recognize the BD-R. But since CS6, my PS3 don’t see the BD-R. I also put back the copy that I did last year with CS4 (just to make sure that is not a PS3 firmware issue) and the Bluray work fine. The media (Verbatim) come from the same tower (leftover from last year).
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Some forum subscribers have been puzzled at why Adobe Encore gets mentioned in the Premiere Elements Forum. There are some reasons, that many might not be immediately aware of, but first, let’s talk about what Adobe Encore is.
Adobe Encore is a full-featured, DVD-Video/BD (Blu-ray Disc) authoring application. Unfortunately, as of Premiere Pro CS 3, it is not longer available as a stand-alone product - it is only available bundled with Premiere Pro (CS 3 and later). Now for a little bit of history. Once Premiere Pro (1.0, 1.5 and 2.0) were sort of like Premiere Elements, in that they had limited DVD authoring features built right into the program. Like PrE, some of those features were semi-automatic, though not to the degree that PrE is. Up until PrPro CS 2, one had to buy Encore as a separate program, if they needed all of its features. With PrPro CS 2, a suite of video-production programs were bundled as “CS 2 Production Studio.” With that suite, one got Encore, along with some other Adobe programs, that are very useful for video-production, along with the Adobe NLE (Non Linear Editor) Premiere Pro, such as Adobe Illustrator (Vector Art program), Adobe Photoshop (Raster/pixel-based digital image manipulation program), Adobe After Effects (compositing and animation program), and Adobe Audition (Audio editing program). Even within that suite, Premiere Pro still had the limited authoring capabilities. Because of added features, that linked Premiere Pro to Encore more directly, Encore was changed enough, that it was taken off the market, and ONLY provided with Premiere Pro. With CS 3, Premiere Pro lost all authoring capabilities, as those were all relegated to Adobe Encore.
How does that affect Premiere Elements in any way? Well, Encore is based on the Sonic AuthorCore modules, which Adobe licenses from Sonic. Some of those are the same modules that exist in Sonic’s very expensive authoring application, Sonic Scenarist. In Encore, those Sonic modules are hidden behind what is termed an “abstraction layer,” and the user does not really see those - only the abstraction layer, that is thought of as Encore. Still, the heart and soul of Encore ARE those Sonic AuthorCore modules. They are what makes Encore run.
Premiere Elements shares some of those Sonic AuthorCore modules, though a smaller subset. In that regard, Premiere Elements and Encore are more like step-brothers, or at least first-cousins. Just like in Encore, one never sees the Sonic modules. as they are also hidden below an abstraction layer. In Premiere Elements, it goes beyond that, in that most of the authoring capabilities are semi-automatic. That ease of use, through the automation is a positive, on one hand, but the authoring functions end up being rather linear, and limited - still, for most users, that ease of use is a major attraction, in that they can author a DVD, or BD, easily and efficiently, with but a few steps and considerations. Here, Adobe Encore differs, though the two programs are closely related. In Encore, one gets many more features, and capabilities, but at the price of having to do everything by hand - almost zero automation at all. One gets additional power, but they must do all the work themselves. Not nearly so easy, as with Premiere Elements’ authoring.
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First, the biggest limitation is from the DVD-Video and BD specifications themselves. Both sets of specifications are extremely well-defined, and dictate specific requirements, if the DVD-Video/BD is to be 100% compliant, and play, as it should, on computers with DVD/BD software, or on appropriate set-top hardware players. Both Encore and Premiere Elements must deal with those specifications, and cannot deviate from them.
Next, because of the Sonic AuthorCore modules, that both programs share, there are some extra considerations, such as long file Paths, spaces in file names (common in most OS’s for a very long time now), some special characters in file names, that cause conflicts, etc.. Those often come into play more often with Encore, than with Premiere Elements, due to Elements’ semi-automation, and the fact that one is still working within the NLE, Premiere Elements, just in a different part of it. Because of some of those limitations, and concerns, one might see some Encore articles mentioned, or linked. As Adobe Encore has its own very active forum, much of that material has already been written there, so it’s easiest to just link to an Encore article, that has applications to Premiere Elements and its authoring capabilities.
Because the two programs have some major differences, regarding their features and capabilities, there are often requests to do more, regarding Menus, and navigation, in Premiere Elements. Because it is a simplified, more linear, and semi-automatic authoring application, it lacks much of the power, beyond simple DVD/BD authoring with a pretty limited form of navigation. When a user wishes to go beyond, they will require a different program. Encore is a possibility, BUT it is now only available WITH Premiere Pro (an expensive program, at about 7x the price of Premiere Elements), it’s not really viable, unless one also owns Premiere Pro. Another option is Sonic Scenarist, but since the full package is about US $ 50,000, and as it is designed for large commercial authoring studios, that is not really an option for most Premiere Elements owners. Next, there ARE other authoring applications, that ARE full-featured, and can offer that extra control, and navigation, such as the often-recommended Sony DVD Architect. At its base level, it is about US $39 for the download version. For even more power, Sony offers a “Pro” version, that is still quite inexpensive, especially compared to Sonic Scenarist, or Premiere Pro with Encore. When one needs to go beyond the rather limited authoring capabilities of Premiere Elements, the entry-level DVD Architect is a great value, and an excellent program. There are others available, but I see less written about them - still, with some research, a user might well find that they suit the needs, and for a much reduced price over Sonic Scenarist.
However, for most Premiere Elements users, the authoring capabilities built in, are all that they will require, and those will work for them in most cases. Most users will never need to go beyond those capabilities, and will likely benefit greatly from the provided semi-automation’s ease of use.

Will say the apps (games) that ask you to download another game to unlock something in there game is NOT using ads. They are all made by the same game company (or combination of companies) that are sharing data with each other and using their popularity of one game to promote their other games. It is not an ad service where somebody is getting paid for clicks but rather them getting more downloads for their products where they offer them for free and have advertising in them where they get paid for number of eyes viewing.
But with that said, this is a user to user forum, you are not talking to Apple here so nobody can fully answer you about "why".

Download of CS4 reports failed Adobe Encore/Premiere/ends Error 1603 AdobeColorComm Set RGB.

I purchased Adobe Premiere PRO CS4 a couple of years ago and have had some excellent results.
However, since my PC crashed and following a Healthcheck at PC World that found nothing wrong with it apart from a suggestion that I should upgrade my 64MB video card to 256MB when I load the programme (two discs) Disc 1 stops to advise Adobe Encore and Aobe Premier Failed and after Disc 2 I get an advice that optional components failed to install correctly and some functionality may be limited, getting a Failure Message AdobeColorComm.Set RGN Error 1603. Fatal error during installation.
At first, I quit when Disc 1 highlighted the failure but on subsequent attempts I have proceeded, but two factors immediately arise when I start to use CS4 which were definitely not there before since I need the facilities:
an ability to bring down to the Sound line ONLY sound - it seems odd that the Video post of additional lines is functional
an ability to bring down to the Sound line music on either MP3 or WAV format
One thing that PC World did suggest was to download a Driver from www.Nvidia.co.uk and whilst I went on the site with this in mind:
I was unsure which type of driver to download
a warning came up that Nvidia drivers were not recognised by Adobe / Windows as being compatible - and so I did not proceed
As you can imagine, it is all very frustrating - thankfully I do not currently have a queue of brides awaiting their wedding videos but I have got two major projects relating to a male voie choir.
My PC in an HP 9500GT XP Professional 32 Bit.
We have taken off all programmes, cleaned, put back the programmes but still the problem persists - last week-end we followed the guidance notes of Options 1 and 2 but to no avail despite removing temporarily System Color Profiles in accordance with the instructions.
URGENT HELP REQUIRED PLEASE !
Please can someone tell me what we have to do in order to overcome the problem? I had considered an upgrade to CS5.5 but see that this requires a 64bit PC.
HELP HELP !!!
Rollestone

No need to be afraid. Microsoft has stopped certifying drivers for Win XP years ago. Whichever reasonably current one you will download, is probably going to work...
Mylenium

HOW TO MAKE A HIGH DEFINITION AUDIO DVD WITH PREMIERE CS2

I have been working with my CS2 Premiere to create some auto play high definition, audio-only DVDs that are autoplay. To clear the air, yes I know that CS4 will permit 24bit-96 kHz. For the time being 16 bit-48 kHz, is still better (marginally) than CD, but it permits greater playing times. Yes, I know that the autoplay without menues "feature" is bogus, and was never corrected by Adobe. So much for their interest in their customers.
I found a simple workaround for the autoplay/no menues feature. Just make a DVD-RW with menues. Then use DVD-DeCryper/Shrink/Nero - whatever to make an autoplay DVD onto a permanent disc. It works well.
Here is my latest crazy problem: How to get really long playing time. I know I can make high qualitye DVD-A's up to 3 hours using Minatonka Bronze. Unfortunately, DVD-A discs are worthless as they cannot play in 90% of DVD players, but they prove the time point.
I have three 48 kHz files that I created in Adobe Audion. The were 1.599, 0.911, and 0.974 GBs in size. That added up to 3.480. The playing time is about 2:30 Hours; quite a bit less than 3 hours.   I tried burning a DVD with these, audio-files-only. I checked lowest quality video, used no video, and got an Export To DVD error that I had "insufficient" space on the 4.7 GB disc! So, I used the two latter files, which added to only 1.884 GB. Premiere did not baulk, and it successfully burned a DVD that played. Then I added the 1.599 GB file, and, once again, it produced an error. This was clearly not going to work.
At this point, I realized that Audition had done what it liked to do: It had saved the 16 bit-48 kHz files as 32 bit-48 kHz! So, I went back to Audition and used EDIT to change the files to genuine 16 bit-48 kHz files. When I opened them in Premiere, Premiere reported 16 bit-48 kHz files. Their sizes were now, 0.799, 0.456, and 0.487 GB. Please note that this totals 1.742 GB. This is less than the 1.884 GB I had successfully used before.   Once again, I was getting the "inssufficient" space error. This is nuts. The disc can hold 4.3+ GB, but won't fit 1.742.GB.
So, anybody got some ideas?
Mike

Jim,
I cannot believe you are wasting my time and the space of this forum with your irrelevances. It would have been better had you just tried to answer my question, which is the purpose of these forums. Why engage in useless chatter?
I said nothing about any great sonic difference betweein 16/48 and 16/44 digital audio; I said "marginally."   In English that means very little difference. I'm not going to prove to you with distortion and frequency response plots that there is some minor difference, it is a fact of life. You, in fact, just stated a difference. The difference between a 24 kHz cutoff and a 22 kHz custoff is a difference which you give, to back up your absurd statement that there is no difference. This can actually translate to a minor, difference in THD at higher audio frequencies, but who cares?   Well, you apparently care, because your beligerant non-reply to my question was that "fewer...would notice ." In English that means that some would notice.
What my question had to do with MP3 junk, or multichannel sound, I don't know. Why should I do, as you suggest, and make DVD-A's when one needs only stereo? This is a Premier forum, not a DVD-A forum. Why not bother DVD-A junkies on Minatonka fourms? DVDs can handle stereo PCM very nicely. Classic Audio has marketed their 24/96 DADs for many years and so have a few other companies.   They have been well received by some "golden eared" types. I hope they don't upset you. There is a good possibility that DVD may only be around as a "legacy" feature on BLU RAY in future years. DVD-A was DOA years ago and SACD may go just away; DVD-A is almost that. So, PCM stereo sound DVD's are a good bet that the resultant disc will be playable on many people's players as well as future players. The longer playing time that may be available would make listening to concerts easier, rather than breaking them up into segments.
If you want to argue my motives, or tastes, I suggest you go to another forum and discuss you theories. If you actually have something productive to say about the problem I pointed out, that would be welcome.
Mike

Adobe encore the software that's used to decode the media is not available on this system. installing the correct decoders for the file you are working with may help correct the problem

Hi,
I got this message after importing about ten or so H.264 files that I encoded from Adobe media encoder. "adobe encore the software that's used to decode the media is not available on this system. installing the correct decoders for the file you are working with may help correct the problem."
The files we're shot with HD cameras. Edited in Premiere Pro CS3. I installed the update 3.0.1 with still the same error.
I also tried a brand new project and after about ten or so files being imported into a timeline, the system crash. I tried this twice....
    Thanks in Advance

Hi Hunt,
       Here is the skinny. A window base PC. footage shot with HD sony HD cameras, Project imported to Premiere CS3. Once completed sent file to Adobe media encoder and render them as H.264 widescreen high Quality. Imported them to Adobe Encore CS3. After about ten files or so. I got the error message. Did all the basic trouble shoot like restarting the computer, got latest patch. Even build a new test project with the same problem.
    Something else I read in the forums, is the encore will transcoded the project to Mpeg 2 anyway, after looking at my project I realized those few files were indeed untranscoded. So it will be a double compression and I dont want that. So, my new question is, what is H.264 good for ?????????? I was research that Mpeg 2 is a faster render but H.264 is a slower render but better quality.....
   what do you think ????
   Peter

4:3 and 16:9 mix onto one Adobe Encore DVD

Using Adobe Encore DVD, I have made a 4:3 and 16:9 mix of movie timelines and menus on one DVD.
Encore previews the mix of 4:3 and 16:9 movies/menus in the one project correctly.
The dvd disc I made plays 4:3 and letterbox 16:9 on my 4:3 TV correctly.
The dvd disc I made plays 4:3 and 16:9 in InterVideo DVD on my computer OK.
Why when I take the disc to the shop to view on a widescreen monitor does it not show each aspect ratio correctly. I hope it is just a setting there but we tried many settings on the DVD player and on the monitor. When 4:3 played correctly, 16:9 did not and vica versa.
Is it me or the shop?
This page was helpful http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/329473.html
Thanks, freddo

We were just stuggling with this for some time, and eventually discovered that we were not properly using Encore.
We had two videos: one as 4:3, the other as 16:9.
We created a menu, brought the videos into the timeline, linked everything properly, but would not get the expected results.
We eventually learned that we were supposed to create TWO timelines; one for the 4:3, and one for the 16:9.
Hope this can save someone some time.

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