User Guide

LESSON 1
12
Creating a Simple DVD
Importing files as assets
You can use a variety of video, audio, and still image files in Adobe Encore DVD. You can
import files into an Adobe Encore DVD project as either assets or menus. Assets are the
files that make up the content of the DVD; menus display options to give viewers access
to that content. First, you’ll create a new Adobe Encore DVD project.
1 Choose File > New Project. Click OK to accept NTSC as the television standard.
A new Project window appears. Now you’ll import assets into the Project window.
2 Choose File > Import as Asset.
3 In the Import as Asset dialog box, navigate to the Lesson 01 folder on your hard drive.
Then hold down the Ctrl key while you select Intro.m2v , Intro.wav , and Video_01.avi .
(Holding down the Ctrl key lets you select multiple files at once.)
4 Click Open.
The files you selected appear in the Project window.
5 Resize the Project window or move the scroll bar at the bottom of the window to view
information about the files you imported. By default, the Project window displays the
name, file type, size, path, and transcode settings for each file.
6 Choose File > Save As to save the project. Name it Lesson_01.ncor.
Creating a timeline
In Adobe Encore DVD, you assemble video, audio, and subtitle assets into timelines,
where you can identify different sections of the video using chapter points. Each timeline
contains a single video track. Start the project by creating a timeline for the Intro video.
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