Adobe Encore CS3 Tutorials


Course Content


Adobe Encore CS3 places the design and production process of professional-quality DVDs, Blu-Ray discs and interactive Flash presentations into user's hands. In this VTC course, users will learn how to use Encore to create animated menus, buttons and interactive slideshows, complete with audio. Work with menus, submenus and subtitles, and use Encore in conjunction with Adobe Photoshop and Premiere to create customized content for finished projects. VTC author Dwayne Ferguson shows users step by step, how to master this powerful application. From creation and layout to final output, this course has it all! Work Files are included. To begin learning Adobe Encore CS3, simply click on the movie links.

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Introduction
	New in Encore CS3	(03:20)
	System Requirements	(04:56)
	Mac & PC Conventions	(02:34)
Interface
	The Toolbar	(04:10)
	Workspace	(04:56)
	Project Panel	(04:07)
	Monitor Panel	(03:03)
	Flowchart Panel	(03:51)
	Properties	(02:36)
	Folders	(03:16)
	Pickwhips	(03:04)
	He\|p	(04:27)
Customization
	Preferences	(06:05)
	Create Workspaces	(03:50)
Planning
	Flowchart	(03:37)
	Storyboards	(05:42)
	Quality vs. Quantity	(04:20)
Formats
	Broadcast Standards	(02:41)
	DVD Formats	(03:45)
	Image Formats	(02:37)
Import Assets
	Dynamic Link	(03:49)
	Aspect Ratio	(03:22)
	Safe Zones	(02:44)
	Organization	(04:20)
	Replace Footage	(03:04)
	Offline Footage	(02:24)
	Metadata	(03:40)
The Library
	Library Panel	(03:47)
	Import to Library	(03:09)
Using Bridge
	Bridge Interface	(04:19)
	Bridge Assets	(03:41)
	Asset Integration	(02:39)
Compression
	Codecs	(04:29)
	Presets	(04:00)
Timelines
	Work with Timelines	(02:55)
	First Play Settings	(02:31)
	Chapter Points	(03:48)
	Poster Frame	(03:47)
	Actions	(03:14)
Transform Tools
	Alignment	(04:01)
	Move & Rotate	(02:51)
	Scale & Arrange	(04:37)
Build Menus
	Build Menus	(03:20)
	Edit Menus	(05:09)
	Submenus	(03:08)
Motion Menus
	Build Motion Menus	(04:14)
	Looping Options	(03:03)
	Audio	(03:43)
	Preview Menu	(02:28)
Work with Audio
	Audio Formats	(02:42)
	Import Audio	(04:07)
	Subtitles	(04:08)
	Mixdown	(03:00)
Effects
	Styles Panel	(04:16)
	Drop Shadows	(04:11)
Text
	Character Panel	(04:29)
	Work with Text	(05:31)
Create Buttons
	Buttons Layers	(04:00)
	Convert to Button	(03:52)
	Subpictures	(03:02)
Create a Slideshow
	Encore Slideshow	(03:57)
	Bridge Slideshow	(02:52)
	Transitions	(03:39)
	Audio	(04:28)
Navigation
	Routing	(04:04)
Work with Photoshop
	Create Menus	(04:00)
	Import Photoshop Menu	(03:47)
Templates
	Work with Templates	(03:50)
	Modify Templates	(03:22)
Work with AfterEffects
	Add Effects to Footage	(05:19)
Work with Premiere Pro
	Edit Footage pt. 1	(04:05)
	Edit Footage pt. 2	(03:59)
Custom Buttons & Menus
	Animate Buttons	(04:04)
	Custom Backgrounds pt. 1	(06:27)
	Custom Backgrounds pt. 2	(05:44)
Preview DVD
	Preview Project	(03:27)
	Debugging	(03:55)
	Copy Protection	(04:06)
	Burn DVD	(03:30)
	DVD Master	(02:55)
	Export to Flash	(04:13)
	Blu-Ray	(02:45)
Project: I Love the Woods
	Project Overview	(02:21)
	Import Assets	(04:05)
	The Menu	(04:07)
	Text	(04:10)
	Placing Audio	(03:48)
	Setting Actions pt. 1	(04:32)
	Setting Actions pt. 2	(04:33)
	Setting Actions pt. 3	(03:36)
	Testing	(03:17)
Project: Flash Presentation
	Project Overview	(01:57)
	Import Assets	(03:18)
	The Menu	(03:57)
	Submenu	(04:06)
	Actions	(03:56)
	Slideshow Music	(03:23)
	Web Link	(03:09)
	Flash Output	(03:24)
Wrap Up
	Review/Final Thoughts	(02:20)
Credits
	About the Author	(02:49)

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Title:	Adobe Encore CS3
Author:	Dwayne Ferguson
SKU:	33884
ISBN:	1-935320-00-9
Duration:	6.5 hrs / 101 Lessons
Compatibility:	Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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Adobe Encore CS3 Tutorials

Introduction

Interface

Customization

Planning

Formats

Import Assets

The Library

Using Bridge

Compression

Timelines

Transform Tools

Build Menus

Motion Menus

Work with Audio

Effects

Text

Create Buttons

Create a Slideshow

Navigation

Work with Photoshop

Templates

Work with AfterEffects

Work with Premiere Pro

Custom Buttons & Menus

Preview DVD

Project: I Love the Woods

Project: Flash Presentation

Wrap Up

Credits