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Importing an MPEG-2 file with markers
You exported a Premiere Pro project as an MPEG-2 file that contains sequence markers.
Now you’ll import that MPEG-2 file into Adobe Encore DVD, which will recognize the
markers as chapter point markers.
1 Open Adobe Encore DVD.
2 Choose File > New Project. Click OK to accept NTSC as the television standard.
3 Choose File > Import as Asset.
4 Navigate to the Premiere Source folder inside the Lesson_08 folder, where you saved
the MPEG-2 file from Premiere Pro. Select Tr ailer_markers.m2v and
Tr ailer_markers.wav.
About MPEG-2 files
There are advantages and disadvantages to any file format. Before exporting an MPEG-2 file for use
in Adobe Encore DVD, consider the advantages and disadvantages.
Advantages
• Adobe Encore DVD converts AVI files to MPEG-2 when you burn a DVD. Because there is no need
to convert MPEG-2 files, you can burn DVDs more quickly when you use them.
• An MPEG-2 file has a smaller file size than an AVI file exported from the same Premiere Pro
project.
• Most video-editing applications cannot edit MPEG-2 files, so the files are more secure.
• Yo u can choose the transcode settings you use with MPEG-2 files.
Disadvantages
• Fewer applications can play MPEG-2 files, so if you are distributing MPEG-2 files separately from
the DVD, viewers may not be able to play them.
• When you export a timeline in MPEG-2 format, two files are actually created: an M2V file for the
video, and a WAV file for the audio. The chances of missing a component are much greater than they
are with an AVI file, which contains both audio and video.
• Yo u can create chapter points only at the GOP (Group of Pictures) points in an MPEG-2 file, so
you may not be able to link a button to the specific frame you choose.
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