Application for DVD authoring.

Report · Sep 30, 2017

Hi,

I am new to adobe video applications. I was long time with Final Cut Studio. Let me ask you: Adobe Encore is not available anymore in Creative Suite CC 2017? I am cloud subscriber, so I have the last updated Adobe Premiere. Is there any DVD creator (equivalent to the Encore) for CC2017? Thanks a lot.

Report · Sep 30, 2017

How to get Encore using a Cloud subscription https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2372985

-and more on previous versions https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2389056 see reply #3

Somewhat dated now, but still some good information for Encore

PPro/Encore tutorial list http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1448923

And Community: Encore | Adobe Community

Report · Oct 01, 2017

There is no Authoring software in the 2017 suite of programs. You can still get and use Encore, though these days, chances are very high that you're shooting in HD and everyone you deliver to will be watching on an HDTV, so DVD is not a good idea here. You want Blu-ray, and I actually prefer the following to Encore for Blu-ray authoring.

Blu-Disc Studio - Blu-ray authoring software

Report · Jul 21, 2018

Most of my work that requires DVDs is making backups of people's home videos, so the chances are very high that my source material is NTSC, and that my clients want DVD. I do not want Blu-ray, kthx.

I'll give the Encore link above a try!

Report · Jul 21, 2018

DVD Styler is free DVD Authoring Program.

Report · Jan 16, 2019

Blu Disc Studio is a pretty expensive solution - 500 euros! I suppose if you're a pro, it might be worth the investment,

Editing videos is one thing. Authoring, is still a requirement for some enthusiasts. There's got to be some middle ground between this and DVD Styler. No? By the way, the last time I tried Encore, I gave up and ended up with a $49 piece of software that made the job easy. That company has disappeared from the face of the earth. Any feedback on Cyberlink Power Director?

Report · Jan 16, 2019

I use Cyberlink Power 2Go12.

Report · Jan 16, 2019

I went to their website and took a look at their introductory video. 2Go12 does not seem to have the features I'm looking for. I want my DVD's to have menus and scene (chapter) select options with key frames from the video. Also a rich selection of templates as a starting point would be a plus. Power Director seems to offer those options, as well was what appears to be a fairly robust video editing suite.

I haven't done it in a while, but intend to revisit video editing. When I did this in the past, I used Premier Pro (last upgrade was CS5) and was able to do some pretty cool stuff. It would be nice if, whatever solution I found today, I'd have the ability to open and edit those Premier files. I liked Premier but can't justify the annual cost now that it's a rental.

And, for the record, I just paid for a year's rental of Lightroom CC and took a hard look at Photoshop. For my money, there's not enough new there, compared to CS5, to convince me to stick with CC. Lightroom itself seems to have some labor saving features, so I'll see how I feel in a year. I'm keeping all of my installation CDs from CS5 - just in case. I don't plan to keep catalogs in Lightroom, just in case I do revert...

Report · Jan 16, 2019

A subscription can create problems with disk installs. If you try this, let us know how it goes.

Encore can do what you want. I would try installing CS5. It still works for me with a full subscription, but I installed it before the subscription.

Most of us prefer exporting DVD compliant files from PR to import to Encore. You can use your cloud PS to modify Encore menus, but it may default to PS CS5 - which works fine for that purpose anyway.

I never used EN to burn disks; build to an image and burn with ImgBurn (for PC).

Report · Jan 17, 2019

"Encore can do what you want."

I'm not so sure. I don't remember there being any templates, or the program being terribly user friendly. And, if it doesn't burn the DVD either, I'm back to a two program solution.

Still, I still have the entire CS5 suite on my old PC. Lightroom CC was installed on my new PC Build so I could play with it for a year before deciding whether to keep it or uninstall and reload CS5. Since my plan for the old PC is to keep it as a virtually identically setup backup at my shop, I can keep CS5 loaded there (without Lightroom PC) and reacquaint myself with Premier and Encore.

Truth be told, I didn't find Premier all that easy to use and got a little spoiled with iMovie on my MacBook Pro. Granted, the videos produced there were pretty cut and dry, but man it was easy to do... And, no. I haven't created any DVDs of those - different intent, different audience...

Seems like I'll need to give this additional thought before I resume the hobby.

Thanks for the feedback.

Report · Jan 17, 2019

Some old Notes and Tutorials - Posted Oct 21 2018 - http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1448923 that may help relearn Encore

Report · Jan 17, 2019

Yes, Encore (and PR) can be complex. And EN has its bugs. But the separate burning was never a big issue for me. My last several tests in EN burned fine, DVD and BD.

The templates/library was a separate download beginning, I think, with CS4. But you can use the library that is available for download with CS5. You may already have them installed. Just open EN, and look in the libraries panel. They're either there or not. If you only have a few, you can add the full library.

There were important additions (example, chapter playlists for Blu-ray) and fixes in CS6, which was also the first 64 bit version.

Report · Mar 18, 2022

Any solution yet in 2022 for Mac DVD Authoring?

Report · Apr 20, 2022

Yeah, your my thread of 5 years ago. Since no more Encore, ( I coudln‘t find it). Even when I am CC subscriber, I know that I have access to older version and older application, but not sooo old, either. I am using Wondershare UniConverter, a quick video converter from any file to any file, and it has a tool for DVD recording. At first sight you don‘t see but when you drag a file named VTS_01_1.VOB, the options for DVD will be shown. Long time that I dond‘t do DVDs, so I don‘t remember well the procedures, the kind of files, and so on.

What I don‘t know if this version can do DVD ripp. Anyway, you can go for the FREE TRIAL, this is a good thing. They have a good customer support. They are very helpful, they reply you. Technical problems.... always will be sometimes, the important thing is what they do to help you. CHeck my screenshots here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qWd9DLso0YYdGSIISnzQkoDlYA8S_3Vu/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rr1eWDrdO060mJeZ-G-h0GRtrTFRhb4c/view?usp=sharing

That is what I may use in case needed. But in my country, you can find old classical movies on DVDs, so that is the main function of the DVD, now. And some weddings, the fiancés ask for a DVD just to have a physical cover with a picture of the couple, but they want also a solution, a tool. to make the easy to share with friends online through the social networks. Now, we have lots of streaming options and that is the tendence.

Check their referenced site too, for the software. Good luck!

Report · Apr 30, 2022

Compressor.

Feed it a ProRes file from Pr. It may be tough (impossible?) to get PCM audio on to the DVD. AC3 audio is all that is apparently available. I've reported this to Apple, but so far no joy.

If you decide to try Compressor, I have more tips on authoring DVDs with it if you want.

There's also Toast, which works well for DVD and BD.

Report · Apr 30, 2022

Let me tell you my experience on a MacBook Pro, using OS 10.11.6 El Capitan! DVD Studio Pro is absolutely the BEST dvd authoring program. It is full featured, very stable, 1000% customizable in every way. Once you spend the necessary hour, days or weeks to master the 'DVD Studio Pro 4 User Manual', you will never want for anything else. I will confess that I do not author Blue-Rays, & have not researched how or if DVDSP handels them.

iMovie on the afore mentioned OS, is much more than a 'step child'. As well, FCP X is nothing to write home about, but it is solid for authoring too.

May I say that ALL Mac owners should put an older OS on a SSD drive (1-2 TB recommended) to run the programs that we may need.

Also, all 3 programs can handle movie files up to 1920x1080. My advice, be patient, learn DVDSP, & you should be good, short of Blue-Ray!

Report · Apr 30, 2022

i use free dvd styler. it's pc/mac. has easy to make advanced menus/scripting drag 'n drop auto code creation, and supports mpeg stream without re-compressing your video for maximum quality. it also has built in burning. its the best software program i've ever used, and i'm not sure how they give it away for free tbh.

Report · May 02, 2022

First time I added an m2v file into a new dvdstyler project, the app crashed. And the second time. And the third. It seems pretty unstable. Sorry.

MacBook Pro, Monterey 12.3.1

Report · May 02, 2022

sorry to hear that. i haven't had a single crash since i've installed it. i wonder if its the file or the macbook? i can take files rendered from media encoder and natively import them with no issues.

Report · May 02, 2022

I also tried DV .mov files and ProRes .mov files to test the transcoding quality, and they crashed the app instantly. Poof. Gone. The .m2v files crashed after a spinning beach ball timeout.

Maybe it is a macOS thing.

Report · May 01, 2022

Adobe could have created a DVD/Blu-ray creation program like Encore but instead they decided to change the GUI.

Report · May 02, 2022

@Andy 1968 wrote:

Adobe could have created a DVD/Blu-ray creation program like Encore but instead they decided to change the GUI.

And so could Avid, and Apple, and Blackmagic and several others. There's a reason they haven't done that. I don't necessarily agree with them, but we as a community will remain in search of a proper DVD/BD authoring app, that doesn't cost our date night budget, a month's rent or the price of a new Tesla to buy, as long as they keep that mindset.

Report · May 02, 2022

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Avid and Resolve never had DVD authoring but Premiere Pro came bundled with Encore. It was part of the Creative Cloud until about one year ago. FCPX and iMovie can burn DVDs but they are not as good as Encore.

Report · May 02, 2022

> Encore... was part of the Creative Cloud until about one year ago....

I was curious... It does not change your point, but it was 3 years ago. Here's the long thread where we discovered that access to Encore had been removed from the cloud subscription:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/premiere-pro-discussions/installing-encore-with-cc-is-no-longer-avail...

Stan

Report · May 03, 2022

You said "could have created" a DVD/Blu-ray authoring program.

All those companies I mentioned "could have created" an authoring program, but they chose to focus resources elsewhere. .

I was a little puzzled by the suggestion that Adobe "create a...program like Encore" when all they really have to do is update and re-include it in Creative Cloud. Ditto for Apple and DVDSP. (NB: FCPX and iMovie are not authoring programs; they are NLE's that have basic disc creation tools.)

You may argue that my parsing of "create" and "authoring" is merely semantics, but all I have to go on is what you write.

Application for DVD authoring.

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