Lynda.COM Encore CS5 Essential Training

Author:
Chad Perkins

Duration:
04h 03m

Released on:
4/30/2010

Exercise files:
Yes

Software works on:
Windows only

In Encore CS5 Essential Training, author Chad Perkins gives an extensive overview of Encore CS5, Adobe's powerful application for authoring DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, and Flash-based video for the web. This course covers adding audio and subtitle tracks, creating image slideshows, and using Encore as a presentation tool. Also explained are the Blu-ray enhancements in CS5, and advanced techniques such as creating games and hidden content for disc menus. Exercise files are included with the course.
Topics include:

    Understanding television standards, transcoding, and pixel aspect ratios
    Building multipage menus
    Creating motion menus
    Adding and linking buttons in menus
    Inserting chapter markers
    Defining user permissions for a disc
    Adding text
    Using audio in Encore
    Looping menus
    Transitioning between menus
    Outputting to the web with Flash
    Integrating with Premiere Pro and After Effects


1. Introduction
Welcome           00m 57s
What is Encore?           01m 33s
Using the exercise files           01m 15s
Reconnecting unlinked media           00m 58s

2. Project: Building a Simple DVD
Project overview           01m 12s
Importing content           01m 55s
Using included content           02m 02s
Adding a menu to a project           02m 42s
What are timelines?           02m 03s
Creating links and navigation           03m 13s
Exporting           03m 03s

3. Introductory Technical Concepts
Understanding disc formats           03m 07s
About television standards           01m 40s
What is transcoding?           04m 47s
Exporting video for Encore           02m 39s
Bits vs. bytes           02m 03s
The importance of bit budgeting           01m 46s
About pixel aspect ratios           02m 52s
About overscan and safe areas           02m 34s

4. Creating Projects
Creating a new project           02m 57s
Touring the interface           04m 44s
Importing assets as Encore objects           01m 35s
Using the Project panel           03m 49s

5. Creating Menus
Understanding menus           00m 40s
Creating menus with the Library panel           04m 37s
Editing menus           03m 41s
The Menu Viewer vs. the Menus panel           01m 20s
Creating motion menus           04m 16s
About submenus           02m 13s

6. Creating Buttons
The anatomy of a button           03m 42s
Creating buttons           01m 55s
Editing buttons           01m 24s
Viewing and adjusting button routing           03m 27s
Creating video buttons           03m 19s
Understanding subpicture states           01m 45s
Changing subpicture colors           05m 02s

7. Working with the Timeline
Using the Monitor           00m 55s
Creating chapter markers           03m 18s
Setting poster frames           03m 38s
Creating chapter points automatically           01m 47s
Editing video in the timeline           02m 35s
The Timeline Viewer vs. the Timeline panel           01m 22s

8. Creating Links and Navigation
Creating navigation with the Flowchart           02m 45s
Setting a "first play" object           01m 12s
Auto-selecting button names from links           01m 20s
Creating user permissions for a disc           02m 52s

9. Object Basics
Creating and adjusting text           04m 05s
Applying styles           02m 27s
Automatically arranging objects           01m 08s
Transforming objects           03m 33s

10. Creating Slideshows
Introducing slideshows           04m 45s
Adjusting slideshow properties           03m 26s
Adding motion and transitions           04m 26s
Syncing slideshows to audio           03m 20s
Slideshows and bit budgeting           01m 33s

11. Using Playlists
What is a playlist?           03m 45s
Using chapter playlists           02m 58s

12. Using Audio and Subtitles
Using audio in Encore           01m 47s
Adding audio to a menu           01m 01s
Allowing users to change languages           06m 27s
Creating subtitles           02m 08s
Importing and exporting subtitles           02m 47s
Changing subtitle color           03m 15s

13. Advanced Authoring Concepts
The power of end action overrides           02m 52s
Using replacement layers           02m 04s
Looping motion menus           03m 07s
Replacing a menu           01m 54s
Creating a chapter index           02m 32s
Using photos as subpictures           04m 59s

14. Advanced Creative Tricks
Creating "Easter eggs"           02m 13s
Making games           02m 13s
Using menu transitions           01m 49s
Using subpictures as art           03m 22s
Creating a video menu           03m 04s

15. Using Encore as a Presentation Tool
Why use Encore as a presentation tool?           00m 37s
Creating slideshows with manual advance           01m 35s
Creating captions on slides           01m 29s
Adding data content to discs           01m 36s

16. Creating Menus from Scratch in Photoshop
Making menus in Photoshop           01m 42s
The button set codes           01m 41s
The subpicture highlight codes           01m 18s
The replacement layer code           02m 34s
The video button code           01m 42s
The submenu navigation codes           01m 38s
Using pre-built menus as templates           01m 02s

17. About Blu-ray Discs and HD Video
Introducing Blu-ray discs           02m 55s
Creating Blu-ray pop-up menus           02m 59s
Previewing pop-up menus over a timeline           01m 39s

18. Testing and Exporting
Encore's automatic letterbox           02m 27s
Checking your project for errors           02m 18s
Outputting to disc           02m 40s
Creating Flash web sites           03m 40s

19. Important Technical Issues
Duplication vs. replication           02m 08s
About copy protection           01m 06s
About region encoding           01m 09s
Fixing the audio_TS problem           01m 13s

20. Integrating with Other Adobe Applications
Importing sequences from Premiere Pro           01m 42s
Creating motion menus in After Effects           01m 49s
Making buttons and subpictures in After Effects           01m 23s

Conclusion
Goodbye           00m 24s