Build error

[Greg Popp]

I like a bit of black at the start of a DVD so there's time for on-screen DVD player graphics to clear.  However, I often transcode a master file that's also used online that doesn't have the extra black.

I tried dragging the video and audio 2 seconds later in the timeline, and while everything plays fine in preview mode, it won't "build" properly.  I get an error message about how the video file isn't the right size for the DVD project.  However, if it's flush at "0", all is well.

Thoughts?  Thank you.

[John T Smith]

I can think of 2 options

1 - create your own black video file, of your chosen length, and put that file first so the build process has something to use

2 - put the standard countdown timer as the first thing on the timeline

[Greg Popp]

Both good ideas.  I've decided that moving forward I'll always put countdown AND several seconds of black on my ProRes master, and then simply set an in-point at the start of picture for encoding for online.  Solved!

[Stan Jones]

Encore allows adding additional elements on the timeline, but it often produces problems. Always export your full file with the black for Encore.

[Ann Bens]

I second Stans advice: export with the extra black.

[neil wilkes]

Absolutely!!

It is a modern fad editing footage to frame #1 being the actual start - and I have long been in the habit of simply adding 3 seconds of videoblack to the start of any file in PPro before exporting to any format.

It's also helpful for audio too - if using AC3 then it can take 2 seconds for the player to lock down on the M2V file, sort out it's DAC and start outputting video & audio  and I absolutely hate it when I get a DVD that chops off the first second or two of any component.