Operation Manual

ENCORE CS3

User Guide

Importing from Adobe Premiere Pro

You can import movie files exported from Adobe Premiere Pro into Encore. In Adobe Premiere Pro, export the file

you want to use in one of the following formats:

• MPEG-2 files, which include a project link by default

• H.264 files

• AVI files using the export movie command. When you export, make sure that you choose Project from the

Embedding Options menu.

• DV-AVI files (Mac OS)

• QuickTime files (Mac OS)

If you follow a few rules when exporting from Adobe Premiere Pro, you can use the Edit Original command within

Encore to open and edit the original file. For more information, see “Edit clips in Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe

After Effects” on page 124.

Encore chapter markers in Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 (formerly called DVD markers) are used to create corresponding

chapter points in Encore. If there is no text in the Name fields for the markers, Encore will autogenerate names for

the chapter points, such as “Chapter 1,” “Chapter 2,” and so on.

Note: Although DVD markers are not recognized by Encore in files exported from previous versions of Adobe Premiere

Pro, files containing numbered markers with text in the Chapter fields are recognized as Encore chapter markers. (Using

numbered markers instead of Encore chapter markers in Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 is not recommended.)

For an introductory video tutorial about creating DVDs using your Adobe Premiere Pro video files, see

www.adobe.com/go/vid0257.

For a video tutorial about using Dynamic Link between Encore and Adobe Premiere Pro, see

www.adobe.com/go/vid0250.

Importing from Adobe After Effects

You can import a file from Adobe After Effects, either as a discrete movie file, or as an Adobe Dynamic Link. The

Adobe Dynamic Link option provides the most workflow-friendly import. It lets you import an After Effects compo-

sitionwithoutrenderingit.UsingAdobeDynamicLink,youcanswitchbetweenEncoreandAfterEffectsasneeded

to update either file until you build the project.

Note: Adobe Dynamic Link is available only if Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium is installed.

If you need to import a discrete movie from After Effects, export an AVI, MPEG, H.264, or MOV file using the

Composition > Make Movie command. When the Render Queue panel opens, click the text next to the Output

Module heading and select Project Link from the Embed menu. See After Effects Help for more information on

exporting movie files.

Note: When importing files, Encore can create chapter points from layer-time markers. To import the markers, Encore

requires that they contain text in the Chapter field. It names each chapter point using this text. For information on layer-

time markers, see About markers in After Effects Help.

For a video tutorial about using Dynamic Link between After Effects and Encore, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0250.