Specifications

1. To add the .SCC file, choose the video asset in the timeline that you wish to add the
caption file to, and choose the “Properties” tab (F12).
2. In either Field 1 or Field 2, select the “Browse” button and navigate to the .SCC file.
Select the .SCC file and press “OK.” This will attach the .SCC file to your video
asset.
3. When the DVD is played with a caption decoder present, then the caption
information as it exists in the .SCC file will be displayed on-screen.
NOTE—you will not be able to view the .SCC file information from the computer before
finalizing your DVD project or if using a software playback application on the computer.
Because the caption information exists as part of the video signal, it is necessary to have a
caption decoder to display the closed captions on a television set for review.
Adding Menus to the DVD
The DVD author can set the initial play of the presentation (what gets seen “first” by the
viewer), as well as providing various menus or submenus that allow the viewer to navigate
the DVD. Menus allow the viewer to jump to preset chapter points, enable subtitles, or watch
special features of the DVD presentation. Providing menus is also a way to allow access to
the subtitle track. Some set-top DVD players do not include the ability to enable subtitles. A
menu provides that functionality so that all viewers have access to the subtitles regardless of
the playback device used.
The following procedures demonstrate one method of creating a simple menu with options to
play the video with or without subtitles.
1. Open the Library panel in the lower right region of Encore DVD. Choose the menu
set you wish to apply to your DVD presentation. A small preview of the menu is
provided above the list of options.
2. Choose the menu to apply to your DVD and press the “New Menu” button (CTRL +
M).
3. Edit the menu as necessary using the “Text Tool” or other appropriate tool to set the
on-screen position, orientation, etc. At a minimum, you should have a “Play Video”
and “Play Video with Subtitles” button.
4. To set the appropriate destination link of the button, select the button and modify the
necessary button properties in the “Properties” panel (F12). Choose “Object” from
the menu bar and “Specify Link” (CTRL + L) to set the destination link for the
button. For a “Play Video” button, this link will be set to “Chapter 1.”
5. For the “Play Video with Subtitles” button, choose the appropriate button, choose
“Object” from the menu bar and “Specify Link” (CTRL + L). Select the
appropriate chapter that you wish to begin playing the video. In the lower right
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