User Guide

ADOBE ENCORE DVD 2.0
User Guide
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To show or hide a panel
YoucanusetheWindowmenutoshowandhidepanels.Evenifapanelisopen,itmaybeoutofsight,beneathother
open panels. Choosing a panel from the Window menu opens it and brings it to the front.
❖ From the Window menu, choose the panel you want to show or hide.
To set General preferences
General preferences include application-wide settings, several of which influence the workspace.
1 Choose Edit > Preferences > General.
2 Set the preferences as desired from the following options:
Brightness Use the slider to set the brightness of the interface. Click Default to return the brightness to the factory
default.
Separate Viewers For Specifies how new timelines, menus, slide shows, and chapter playlists are opened. In Encore,
you edit each element type in its own viewer. Timelines, for example, are edited in the Timeline Viewer. Select an
option to open that element type in a new viewer; deselect an option to open all elements of that type in a single
viewer. For example, to open all menus in a single Menu Viewer, deselect Menus. When a single viewer contains more
thanoneitem,useitsviewermenutoaccessthedesiredelement.Formoreinformation,see“Touseaviewermenu”
on page 16.
Show Tool Tips Specifies whether tool tips (brief labels or explanations) appear as the pointer moves over tools and
other interface elements. This setting is enabled by default.
Beep When Done Specifies whether Adobe Encore DVD beeps when it’s completed building a DVD or transcoding
a file. Select the option to enable the beep.
Library Content Specifies the location for functional content (such as predesigned menus and buttons).
Television Standard For New Projects Specifies the default TV standard (either NTSC or PAL) for new projects.
Adobe Encore DVD determines the default setting based on the operating system’s language.
Playback Quality Specifies the playback quality for the Preview and Monitor panels, as well as thumbnails. Select the
desired setting from the menu: High to display video at full resolution; Draft to display video at one-half resolution;
and Automatic to use draft quality for playback, which changes to high quality when the playback is paused or
stopped.
Reset Warning Dialogs Enables all dialog boxes that you previously disabled by selecting Don’t Show Again.
Predefined workspaces
To use an Adobe workspace
Each Adobe video and audio application includes several workspaces for various tasks. For example, Adobe Encore
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DVD has workspaces for editing in the Timeline and for designing slideshows, menus, and navigation. You can
choose a workspace at any time. When you choose one of these workspaces, the current workspace is redrawn
accordingly.
❖ With the project you want to work on open, choose Window > Workspace, and select the desired workspace.