Operation Manual

ENCORE CS3
User Guide
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Locate a missing asset
If Encore cannot find an asset when you open a project, the Locate Asset dialog box appears. You can then choose
to select the missing asset, skip the file, or work offline. Missing or offline assets names appear italicized in the Project
panel.
1 Click the Project panel, and select the missing asset.
2 Choose File > Locate Asset.
3 Navigate to the location of the missing asset, select it, and then click Select.
Replace an asset
You can work with offline assets in the Project panel. You can use a placeholder for the offline asset and, when you
are ready to work with the actual offline asset, you replace the placeholder with the asset.
1 In the Project panel, select the placeholder asset.
2 Choose File > Replace Asset.
3 Navigate to the location of the asset you want to use as a replacement, select it, and then click Open.
View or edit XMP metadata
Metadata is descriptive file information a computer can search and process. The Adobe Extensible Metadata
Platform (XMP) lets you embed metadata into a file to provide information about the contents of a document. Appli-
cations that support XMP can read, edit, and share this information across databases, file formats, and platforms.
Encore lets you create, view, and edit metadata.
1 IntheProjectpanel,selectthefileforwhichyouwanttovieworeditthemetadata,andthenchooseFile>FileInfo.
2 Select the appropriate category from the left pane of the dialog box, and enter information in the desired fields in
the right pane. Click OK when finished. (For information on the category options, see Add metadata using the File
Info dialog box in Adobe Bridge Help.)
Transcoding in Encore
About transcoding
Transcoding is the process by which Encore converts your original, non-DVD-compliant or non-Blu-ray Disc-
compliant video and audio asset files to the compliant elements that will be burned to the disc. (Files that are already
compliant do not require transcoding.) The transcoding feature of Encore is flexible enough for a variety of users.
New users unfamiliar with transcoding can let the application manage the process entirely, while those with more
experience can control it precisely. If you choose to manage transcoding yourself, Encore provides DVD-compliant
and Blu-ray Disc-compliant transcode presets customized for several different quality and storage requirements. You
can also create your own custom transcode presets.
You can work with your original, untranscoded files throughout the production process; Encore performs any
required transcoding when you build the final project. If you want more control over transcoding, however, you can
choose to transcode at any time on a per-item basis. If a transcoded version of a file is available, Encore uses that
version for authoring, previewing, and building; if no transcoded version is available, the application uses the
original file for authoring and previewing, and transcodes the files as necessary when building.