User Guide

ADOBE ENCORE DVD 2.0
User Guide
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3 Drag the end of the clip to increase or decrease its length.
Note: To increase the length of a still image, there must be empty frames adjacent to it.
See also
“About slide shows” on page 146
To change the default duration of still images
1
Choose Edit > Preferences > Timelines.
2 For Default Still Length, type the number of seconds you want stills to display, and click OK.
Adobe Encore DVD changes the display time of all subsequently placed still images. Existing still images remain
unchanged.
To scale and crop still images
When you place a still image into a timeline, Adobe Encore DVD proportionally scales it up or down to fit the entire
image into the frame, placing a black matte over any unfilled areas. (You can tell if an image doesn’t match the project
frame size if you see a black matte in the preview thumbnail in the Project panel.) You can use the Scale options in
the Properties panel either to turn off scaling or to fill the frame and crop the image.
1 Open the timeline and select the image or images you want to scale.
2 In the Properties panel, select a Scale option:
Do Nothing Maintains the original dimensions of the image. The image is centered. Any portion of the image that
exceeds the frame is cropped. Unfilled areas of the frame are matted in black.
Scale And Apply Matte Proportionally scales the image up or down so that the entire image fits the frame, applying
a matte as necessary to fill any blank area of the frame.
Scale And Crop Edges Proportionally scales the image up or down until it fills the frame, cropping any area that
exceeds the frame.
Comparison of the three Scale options
A. Do Nothing B. Scale And Apply Matte (default) C. Scale And Crop Edges
Note: Adobe Encore DVD scales or crops the image as a clip in the timeline. It does not effect the original clip in the
project or on your hard drive. Each instance of the image in a timeline can have different scale settings.
To edit clips in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects
The Edit Original command lets you edit video in Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects without leaving your
project. Once you export the video from Adobe Premiere Pro or After Effects, your edits are automatically updated
in any timeline containing the video. This command works only for assets that have been created in Premiere or After
Effects and have a project link embedded within them.
1 In the Project panel, select the video file (not the timeline) you want to edit.
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