How to break layer(manually) in encore cs4

Hi,
My project is ready to burn and wish to know the procedure of how we can break layer manually in encore cs4 while burning 8.54 gb dual layer dvd.
Thanks in advance.
Vinay

When you go to Burn to Disc, you should have a dialog screen, where you can choose "Set Layer Break Automatically," or "Set Layer Break Manually." The exact syntax might be different, but you will get the picture.
Now, some with later versions (do not recall if CS4 was in this group), have encountered issues, where the manual Layer Breaks were disregarded. There are a few posts on this, and one was initiated by Jim Simon. You might want to look over those threads.
Also, many use the free ImgBurn to do the physical Burn, and like its manual Layer Break setting function better than Encore.
Personally, I have never had a Layer Break issue, but much of that probably stems from my particular Projects, and perhaps a bit of luck.
Good luck to you,
Hunt

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Hi guys,
New to editing so excuse the very simple question, but I need help. How do I set my dvd to Autoplay once I have built my project and insert it into my dvd player?. Everything is perfect except I need to manually press play to bring up my menu.
I used Premiere Pro CS4 to make the movie, then have done the menus etc in Enciore but can not find out any settings to make my disc autoplay. Any help would be much appreciated.
Regards,
Todd.

Hi there.
First play is Menu:Default
I've attached a screenshot so you can check it out. I'm really not sure why it just isn't playing?? Could it be the transcoding from Premiere Pro CS4?
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Todd

Dual Layer 'Navigaion Failure' on DVD Build in Encore CS4

All,
I've searched the forum and see several post regarding dual layer DVD burning, but none recent.
I'm trying to burn a dual layer DVD ( Memorax DVD+R DL), using Encore CS4. Everything encodes fine, but when Encore starts to actually burn the DVD, I get an error message "navigation build failed' (or something like that, I don't have it in front of me right now). And yes, I did select the correct size DVD setting. :-)
Does anyone had this trouble or have any suggestions?
TIA,
jd

JD,
I would scrap the Memorex blank discs, and use Verbatim instead. Memorex has a very unpopular business model - buy the absolutely cheapest media from whomever and emboss the Memorex label onto it. In spindles of 100, users have reported up to 4 different mfgrs. stuff. One might get 10 discs that work, and then 10 that flat do not. There are several utilities that will tell you who the actual mfgr. is and the lot number. I just use the free burning utility, ImgBurn, as it will read the blank disc and report.
Now, Memorex is an easy target for me, and one of the "usual suspects," so there could be something else going on. Just in case there is, please give the full details of your Project, with Asset types, specs., and how your navigation is setup, and especially the Layer Break.
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How to Archive Encore CS4 Project?

How to Archive Encore CS4 Project?
The goal is to archive the minimum number of files necessary to restore an Encore project. I would let Encore regenerate configuration and transcode files. The Encore project would use dynamic links to Premiere sequences. I would not want to delete anything which would prevent me from immediately building a DVD once the assets were transcoded.
I believe you can delete the
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2) "Sources\Transcodes" folder
Do not delete the
1) "Sources\Menus" folder since it has the menus
The "Sources" folder contains numerous "xxx_ses" folders. It is unclear if deleting them causes problems.
It is unclear what the "Sources\Video" folder does.
Thanks in advance.

Encore has no archiving features, so you would be taking some risk here as manually archiving Encore projects is not a supported workflow.
If you're OK with taking on the risk, then yes, you can delete contents of the cache and Sources\Transcodes folders. You can also delete all the session folders, as long as you are not re-using assets in the project. If you are not using the menus in the project, you can also delete the contents of Sources\Menus.
I believe that Sources\Video contains rendered slideshow transitions, but I could be mistaken. What do you have in it?

Encore CS4 No BD Dual Layer Support?

I am curious if anyone is using any other software that plays well with PPro CS4 for BD Dual Layer authoring? I believe Adobe has mislead in the advertising of this feature.It is clearly stated that Encore CS4 supports dual layer burning.
Message was edited by: Larry Mcd

You may be using the wrong burner or media or both. Dual layer BD support is generally fragile on all ends, so anything is possible. I've never tried this, but Nero or other dedicated burning tools might just be able to burn a folder structure to BD DL.
Mylenium

Transparent buttons in Encore CS4?

Hi there.
I'm just starting with Encore CS4, so I don't know too much about it. I want to create a menu button that is invisible, but when I select it, it becomes visible. To show you what I'm trying to do, I made a screenshot:
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/6621/menuwd.jpg
You see those small white dots on the map. I want those to be visible at all times. And when one of them is selected, I want the white circle to appear (hence it should be there, but set to 100% transparency as long as it is not selected). Also, a small text should appear when the button is selected.
I found options to make the layers visible or invisible, but I didn't manage to find an option in which I can make the layers visible again when they're being selected.
Any hints on how to achieve this?

Mr.D,
1) If you want to create a button that is transparent you can create it in photoshop easiest. In Encore, if your asset/layer/button isn't already a button, right click on your asset/layer/button/and click "convert to button" . Once that is done, right click somewhere on your menu and click edit in photoshop.
2) In Photoshop the layers will be in grouped folders. Locate your button/layer there and then duplicate the layer that you are trying to make transparent.
3) Rename your button layers to read like this: "Name of button (=1)" and "Layer 1 copy" . And turn both of the layers off (Click the eye feature next to the layer so that they are not seen anymore) This will make your button invisible/transparent. When you save the project in photoshop the feature should carry over to encore.
Once this is done when you mouse over the area where the button is it should highlight with the same shape as your button is and act like a rollover button on the web.
Hope this helps!

1280x720 @29.97fps in Encore CS4

Hello.
Is it possible to create a dvd menu, in Encore CS4, at 1280x720 @ 29.97fps? It seems not possible, I cannot find this preset and I don't know how to modify it manually. The only possible option I see is 23.xfps at that resolution ...
Thanks

Hello.
I understand ... but if my menu and all the video is made at 1280x720, 29.97fps, can I simply have a dvd @ 23.976 without any artefact due to the conversion, or should I follow a particular procedure?
I think is strange that Premiere Pro supports this resolution but Encore doesn't allow to produce a dvd at that resolution.
However, now this is my problem: my video is 1280x720, 29.97fps (and the menu made in Aftereffect too) ... how can get a dvd from Encore without any strange audio/video behaviour?
Thanks for the support.

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I have only very briefly experimented with trying to create a DVD menu for my Premier Pro CS4/Encore CS4 projects. I must say I have found it not at all intuitive.
Can anyone please:
1: Recommend a nice clear tutorial on how to create DVD menus in PPro CS4/Encore CS4
and/or:
2: Recommend a nice simple not-too-costly programme with which I can create DVD menus from my PPro CS4/Encore CS4 projects.
The menus which come with Encore seem pretty naff, too. If anyone can recommend some simple software which has nicer ones I'd be grateful.
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Unless PSE 9 has changed things, the big limitation in using Photoshop Elements is that it cannot create the Button Layer Sets, but can edit them, from the Library Menus. Photoshop has no such limitation.
I do not know if GIMP can do the Menus, but it is often recommended as a free alternative for PS. As I have PS, I have not even seen that program in decades.
One additional source for pre-made Menus is Muvipix. These are free to subscribers, and for sale to non-subscribers. Also, they are done as PrE Menu Sets, but can be broken down and modified to function as stand-alone Menus for Encore.
There is a source for pre-made Menus, in the UK, but last time I checked they were heavily weighted to weddings.
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Hunt

Can I import a menu from Premiere elements 7(the Popcorn menu) into Encore CS4?

Can I import a menu from Premiere elements 7(the Popcorn menu) into Encore CS4?
If so how do I accomplish this act?
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The Menus in PrE are in Menu Sets. Each set is a Main Menu and a Scene Selection Menu. As PrE does the authoring semi-automatically, there are many "extras" in those PSD's, in the Button Layer Sets. All you have to do is make a Copy of your two Menus into a separate folder, so that you do not worry about messing up your Menu Sets in PrE. I'd do this in a new sub-folder in the Encore Library folder hierarchy. Then, Open each of these two Menus in PS. Go in and clean out all of the other languages for the Text and Button Text. Match the Layer Set/Button Layer Set names to those naming conventions in the Encore Library Menus, as you will not be getting any semi-automation. Where you do not need, say a Next Button, just eliminate that Button's Layer Set. Remember, PrE will do this semi-automatically, plus will give you the number of Scene Selection Menus, that your Project calls for - Encore will not. You must count the Scenes, divide by the number of Buttons on that Scene Selection Menu, and do Copies of that Menu, to accommodate what you require.
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Miseree,
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http://forums.creativecow.net/thread/145/862674
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I'm making a dvd with at least 2 animated menus. It means that I have a 1 movie in the background of each menu. Over my background, I have 3 thumbnail buttons which contain a small piece of movie animated movie too. When I try to to view my menus, in order to see the animation in the background and in the thumbnails I need to render the animation through File - Render - Motion menus.
The problem is that it works for the first menu but then when I continue my navigation to the second menu that has animation in background and thumbnails too, if I choose Render Motion menus,after 3/4 of the rendering it says "file not found" even if all the files are well in place in their folders.
Does anyone would have an idea of how to resolve this stupid problem that prevents me to burn my project on a DVD since the same errors will appear during the burning process (I use a mac with Encore CS4). Is it a bug? What are the solutions? Thanks for answering.
Steven.

SteveDVD,
The use of the .WMV was because that was part of the Library .EM template. I would not anticipate problems with other formats, so long as they are supported and the same for all of your Menus in the Project.
If you have done several Motion Menu Renderings, you might want to clear Encore's Media Cache, just in case it is still referencing previous Render files.
And yes, the re-Importation should yield the same result as Linking/re-Linking.
Unfortunately, I do not have CS4, so I can't test this for you. There do seem to be a few real Bugs in the various CS4 programs, and maybe this is one?
That "File Not Found" rings a bell in my feeble brain. Seems that there was a post on that, but I do not remember it being related to Motion Menus. Maybe search will yield something of use.
Good luck,
Hunt

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I'm getting a BSOD in Encore CS4 when I try to build a blu-ray project. I have an HP laptop with an LG USB blu-ray burner. When I click build, even to build just an image, and then change from "DVD" to "Blu-Ray", there is a hang then a BSOD. My crashdump indicates that pxhlpa64.sys is the culprit.
This seems to be relevant, BUT the solution is to upgrade CS6 to new patch:
http://forums.adobe.com/message/4672190
I'm up-to-date in CS4, so that doesn't help. However, it sounds related and I'm hoping that my copy of CS4 Production Premium is still supported.
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0: kd> !analyze -v
* Bugcheck Analysis *
DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION (133)
The DPC watchdog detected a prolonged run time at an IRQL of DISPATCH_LEVEL
or above.
Arguments:
Arg1: 0000000000000000, A single DPC or ISR exceeded its time allotment. The offending
component can usually be identified with a stack trace.
Arg2: 0000000000000281, The DPC time count (in ticks).
Arg3: 0000000000000280, The DPC time allotment (in ticks).
Arg4: 0000000000000000
Debugging Details:
DPC_TIMEOUT_TYPE: SINGLE_DPC_TIMEOUT_EXCEEDED
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: WIN8_DRIVER_FAULT
BUGCHECK_STR: 0x133
PROCESS_NAME: System
CURRENT_IRQL: d
TAG_NOT_DEFINED_c000000f: FFFFF80393BA8FB0
LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from fffff80393e48853 to fffff80393cee740
STACK_TEXT:
fffff803`93ba2128 fffff803`93e48853 : 00000000`00000133 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000281 00000000`00000280 : nt!KeBugCheckEx
fffff803`93ba2130 fffff803`93d19e51 : 0000034b`321b0754 fffff803`93f6a180 fffff803`93ba2290 fffff780`00000320 : nt! ?? ::FNODOBFM::`string'+0x13c4c
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fffff803`93ba21e0 fffff803`93ce7b2e : fffff803`93ba2290 00000000`279cdae1 fffff803`93c54580 fffff880`012a0740 : hal!HalpTimerClockInterrupt+0x50
fffff803`93ba2210 fffff803`93cde643 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiInterruptDispatchLBControl+0x1ce
fffff803`93ba23a0 fffff803`93d1b025 : 00000000`00000002 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KxWaitForSpinLockAndAcquire+0x23
fffff803`93ba23d0 fffff880`01298644 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 fffff6fd`4008aa48 fffff6fb`7ea00450 : nt!KeAcquireSpinLockRaiseToDpc+0x35
fffff803`93ba2400 fffff880`01298c1d : fffffa80`0d3855c0 fffff803`93ba2559 00000000`00000006 00000000`00000005 : PxHlpa64+0x2644
fffff803`93ba2470 fffff803`93d26406 : 00000000`00000001 fffff880`06da1c00 fffffa80`10ca75b0 ffff0083`95c9c410 : PxHlpa64+0x2c1d
fffff803`93ba24f0 fffff880`00a76c92 : fffffa80`11549b18 fffffa80`0e1f9e00 fffffa80`0d4bfbf0 00000000`00000000 : nt!IopfCompleteRequest+0x446
fffff803`93ba25d0 fffff880`00a29f30 : 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`0d494400 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`0d494400 : iaStorV!ScsiPortCompleteSrb+0x31a
fffff803`93ba2690 fffff880`00a29762 : fffff803`93ba2870 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 fffff880`0476de14 : iaStorV!DeviceToHostCompleteRequest+0x530
fffff803`93ba27b0 fffff880`00a76959 : fffff803`93f6cf00 fffff803`93ba2ab0 fffffa80`0d488630 00000000`00019ba2 : iaStorV!AHCIFinishIntProcessing+0xea
fffff803`93ba2980 fffff803`93d15fd8 : 00000028`00000002 00000345`2a93dd9e fffffa80`0d66e010 fffff803`93ba2a00 : iaStorV!SpRequestCompleteDpc+0x45
fffff803`93ba29b0 fffff803`93d155d0 : fffff880`00a7685c 00001f80`00ff00ff 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000002 : nt!KiExecuteAllDpcs+0x198
fffff803`93ba2af0 fffff803`93d1a4ba : fffff803`93f6a180 fffff803`93f6a180 00000000`00183de0 fffff803`93fc4880 : nt!KiRetireDpcList+0xd0
fffff803`93ba2c60 00000000`00000000 : fffff803`93ba3000 fffff803`93b9d000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiIdleLoop+0x5a
STACK_COMMAND: kb
FOLLOWUP_IP:
PxHlpa64+2644
fffff880`01298644 48b90800000080f7ffff mov rcx,0FFFFF78000000008h
SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 7
SYMBOL_NAME: PxHlpa64+2644
FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner
MODULE_NAME: PxHlpa64
IMAGE_NAME: PxHlpa64.sys
DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 475dd06d
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: 0x133_DPC_PxHlpa64+2644
BUCKET_ID: 0x133_DPC_PxHlpa64+2644
Followup: MachineOwner

For CS4 you must update the Roxio component http://forums.adobe.com/thread/400484
More on Encore and Roxio http://forums.adobe.com/thread/528582 or direct to
http://kb.roxio.com/search.aspx?URL=/content/kb/General%20Information/000070GN&PARAMS
Right click the program icon and select Run as Administrator, which is NOT the same thing as running the computer with the Administrator account, and which fixes several "odd" problems... To create a two layer DVD (or a BluRay?), you MUST have Encore set to use the Run as Administrator option
Run as Administrator http://forums.adobe.com/thread/969395
Also, for CS4, right click the program icon and see if Win8 has the same WinXP compatibility mode that is available in Win7
As far as support outside of this user to user group... I seriously doubt that Adobe will provide any help for a program that is 3 versions old, and which was written before Win8 was more than a Microsoft dream

Encore CS4 Start-Up Problem

Hi,
When I try to open Encore CS4, either by creating a brand new project, or by using dynamic linking to bring in a short sequence from Primiere Pro, I get about 80% through the progress bar labeled "preparing transcoder settings" when I get the following error messasge, and the application crashes:
Adobe Encore Debug Event
Adobe Encore has encountered an error:
[..\..\src\AMEPresetProber.cpp - 258]
As best I can make out from the crash report, Encore is trying to run dvacore.dll when the crash occurs, although I'm not absolutely positive about this (I'm basing this on the program counter address where the exception_breakpoint occurs ; this address fell within the range populated by dvacore.dll if I am reading the crash file properly).
I'm assuming the error message is telling me that a routine in the C++ source file AMEPresetProber.cpp was running at the time of failure. I'm further assuming from the name of the file that Encore was looking through a list of Adobe Media Encoder presets when the problem occurred. But of course, without access to the source code, there is no way to see what the program was doing, or what error code 258 means.
If anyone has seen this problem, and has a suggestion on how to fix it, I would appreciate your input.
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I'm also wondering if there is something I could change with Media Encoder's settings that might help, since the problem seems to occur when Encore is looking over AME's presets.
Thanks in advance for your input.
-PTCruiser105
P.S. I'm running Vista Ultimate, service pack 2 on a dual-core 2.4G 6600 machine with 3GB of RAM.

Hi Stan,
Thanks for responding.
Truth be told, I got so focused on the Encore problem, it didn't occur to me to see whether Media Encoder was still functioning properly on my machine.
At any rate, I did byte the bullet, and re-install Encore, and the problem in question went away. Interestingly enough, when you opt to re-install Encore, CS4 automatically re-installs Media Encoder as well, so I guess the two programs are pretty tightly joined at the hip. Not surprising, perhaps, since I suspect that Encore is in some ways just a special case of Media Encoder, at least as far as the transcoding is concerned.
Of course, once I got Encore up and running, I tried to bring over a very, very small sequence from Premiere Pro and build it, and Encore crashed again (In PproHeadless.exe call to ImageRender.dll). Frustrating, since as a newbie all I'm trying to do is understand how the sequence settings I'm using in Premiere translate into final DVD output. The project I am working on involves a mixture of still images and short video clips culled from many sources in many formats, and my first renders in Premiere yielded lots of letterboxing (I'm learning the hard way about pixel aspect ratios and the like). As such, I figured before I built too many sequeneces, I should find a set of settings and work procedures that yield good results.
I used dynamic linking to bring over my sequence from Premiere, and I'm thinking that perhaps having both Encore and Premiere open at the same time requires too many resources on my limited system. Time to go figure out other options for moving sequences from Premiere over to Encore to see if that is in fact the issue.
-PtCruiser105

Change Background in Menu Creation Encore CS4 and Photoshop

I am creating a menu using Encore and Photoshop. I Used the Encore Libray to create a blank background and also created a series of buttons adusting them in Photoshop CS4. However, when I try to change the background with a new jpg or psd file I open the picture in Photoshop but not as the new background layer I am trying to achieve. Can anyone tell me where I am going wrong?

Dear Bill,
Thank you for your prompt reply. However, I don't think I am explaining my problem correctly so if you have the patience I am sending you this little "Jing" movie which will show you my problem
http://www.screencast.com/t/YWI5MDcw
Regards
Stanley
Stanley Dalnekoff, President
HeritageVideo
70 Marvel Road
New Haven, CT 06515
Tel:203-397-0775-O
203-464-4975-C
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Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:39:20 -0600
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Change Background in Menu Creation Encore CS4 and Photoshop
There should be no problem when adding the image of your choice, with Edit in Photoshop.
When you choose Edit in Photoshop, several things happen:
1.) a TMP PSD for that Menu is created.
2.) links are created between En and PS
3.) PS is launched, and that TMP PSD is then Opened in PS.
When one has edited that TMP PSD in PS, they must do a Save to allow those links back to En*.
If you are doing a Save_As, or Save_As_a_Copy, those links will NOT be followed, and the Menu will NOT update in En.
Good luck,
Hunt
I have encountered some instances, where a single Save does not follow those links. With experimentation, I have found that 3 Saves (Ctrl+S) will force those links to be followed, and the Menu updated in En. Not sure why this happens sometimes, but 3 seems to be the "magic number," at least for me.
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Blu-ray Motion Menus in Encore CS4

Okay. Just upgraded to Encore CS4 from CS3. Few nice changes.
Have crashed about 10 times (in one hour) doing simple things like, assigning folders, playing video, adding menus. Can anyone say maintenance release???
Here's a question...
WHY CAN'T I SEE THE VIDEO I HAVE ASSIGNED TO A MENU WHEN I SIMULATE?
This was working in CS3 now it's NOT in CS4. Tried on two different machines, one with ATI card an the other with nVidia!
ADOBE... are you there???

That's right. CS4 simply behaves different to CS3!
I have never had to render out a menu to preview it. We only create motion menus for Blu-ray and only use highlight layers from Photoshop. In CS3, when you right clicked on a menu in Encore and clicked "simulate from here", you would see your highlight layers over the video immediately.
NOW, with CS4, you must render out the menu after clicking "simulate from here" to see it. VERY annoying but I'm sure Adobe did this for a good reason.
Pop-up menus I am glad to report actually work! We haven't figured out how to create motion pop-up menus yet but I suspect this is not available yet in Encore.
If anyone knows any differently, I'd love to hear it.
What's fixed and I'm SO GLAD is that during simulation, the SKIP FORWARD chapter button WORKS!!! In CS3, you had to pause the video and then could skip forward. Now, like any other normal program, while the video is playing, you can skip forward.
I would thank Adobe for fixing this but, let's face it, this just should have worked in CS3!
Regards,
Darren

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