Specifications

Adobe Encore DVD 2.0
Publisher:
Adobe Systems
http://www.adobe.com
http://access.adobe.com
Retail Cost:
Educational discount for California community colleges: http://www.foundationccc.org
Adobe Online Store: http://store.adobe.com/store/main.jhtml
System Requirements:
Intel Pentium 4 processor
Windows XP Home/Professional and Service Pack 2
512 MB of RAM (1 GB RAM recommended)
1 GB minimum of available hard-disk space
DVD-ROM required for installation, DVD+/- R required for recording
QuickTime 6.5 to import .MOV content
Windows compatible soundcard
Description
Adobe Encore DVD is a DVD authoring tool that allows the creation of DVD menu systems,
chapters, interactive elements, subtitles, captions and more. The general workflow for
creating DVD materials is to create and edit digital video (DV) in a separate application,
such as Premiere, Avid, Pinnacles, etc., and then import the final DV content into Adobe
Encore DVD to complete the DVD authoring process.
In order to manage DV content in Adobe Encore DVD, it is necessary to import the DV as
.AVI, MPEG, or .MOV format and resolution of 720 x 480. If you are beginning with VHS
or other DVD based content, it is necessary to convert the video presentation to one of the
above mentioned formats. For VHS or tape-based media, this will require digitizing the video
(using something like Dazzle, etc.) to convert the media into a digital file on the computer.
For DVD media, you will need to “rip” the video using a software solution (e.g., ImTOO
DVD Ripper) to convert the DVD presentation to a .AVI, MPEG, or .MOV format.
Subtitles vs. Captions
Captioning is the text display of the audio content of an on-screen presentation. Captions
allow a deaf or hard of hearing person to follow the dialogue and action of the presentation.
Captioning includes text description of the sounds within the presentation, not just the
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