User Guide

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Getting Started
Adobe® Encore™ DVD gives you the tools you need to let you effortlessly create and burn
customized DVDs. You can design menus and buttons in Adobe Encore DVD, or use
menus and buttons you create in Adobe® Photoshop®. The navigational tools in Adobe
Encore DVD give you total control over the viewers’ experience of your DVD. Whether
you’re a corporate communications professional or an aspiring videographer, you’ll enjoy
the versatility, ease of use, and power of Adobe Encore DVD software.
About Classroom in a Book
Adobe Encore DVD Classroom in a Book® is part of the official training series for Adobe
graphics and publishing software developed with the help of experts at Adobe Systems.
The lessons are designed to let you learn at your own pace.
Although each lesson provides step-by-step instructions for creating a specific project,
there’s room for exploration and experimentation. You can follow the book from start to
finish or do only the lessons that correspond to your interests and needs.
Prerequisites
Before beginning to use Adobe Encore DVD Classroom in a Book , you should have a
working knowledge of your computer and the Windows operating system. Make sure that
you know how to use the mouse and standard menus and commands and that you know
how to open, save, and close files. If you need to review these techniques, see the printed
or online documentation included with your Windows operating system. It is also
helpful, but not necessary, to have experience with Adobe Photoshop, Adobe® Premiere®,
and Adobe® After Effects®.
To complete some of the projects, you will need to have Adobe Photoshop, Adobe
Premiere Pro, or Adobe After Effects installed on your system.
Note: You can use either Adobe Photoshop 7.0 or Adobe Photoshop CS with Adobe Encore
DVD. Where necessary, instructions for each version of Photoshop are written separately.
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