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Course Name
Adobe Encore CS3: Essentials

Contact Hours: 10
Course Description
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Adobe® Encore® CS3 is the Adobe Premiere Pro's disc authoring application. Reach the widest possible audience with Adobe Encore CS3 software, now included with Adobe Premiere® Pro CS3. Explore the rich set of creative tools for DVD and Blu-ray Disc authoring and SWF export to the web. Now that Premiere Pro is back on the Mac, you can use Encore CS3 on both Intel® based Mac and Windows® systems. See how Encore CS3 is the right choice for easy production of full-featured, menu-driven DVD and Blu-ray projects, on disc and the web

The student will have access to this course for 1 year. This self-directed course can be completed within 90 days or sooner depending on time and learning capabilities of the student.
Outcome
By completing this course you will:
  1. Use the Encore CS3 Interface to its full potential for a quick and organized work flow.
  2. Learn the foundation on how to build simple and complex menus.
  3. Design and Edit Menus in Photoshop.
  4. Preview and Test the Menu System you create.
  5. Build and Export to DVD, Blu-Ray, and even Flash.
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Assessment
Project files are included with this course to aid in your learning. There are no exams or tests.

Outline
Lesson 1 TOURING THE INTERFACE & ITS CAPABILITIES (14 min)
  • Project, Menu, Monitor & Flowchart Panels
  • Properties, Character & Timeline Panels
  • Library, Styles & Layers Panels
  • Previewing a Disc
Lesson 2 BASIC MENU FUNCTIONALITY (32 min)
  • Importing Items
  • Working with Timelines
  • Setting Chapter Markers
  • Menu Template & Properties
  • Button Routing
  • Automating a Scene Index
  • Check for Errors & Set Main Menu Navigation
  • Previewing & Building the Disc
Lesson 3 DESIGNING CUSTOM MENUS (35 min)
  • Importing Files as Menus
  • Understanding Button Layers
  • Setting Up a Basic Scene Index
  • Creating a Button from Scratch in Photoshop®
  • Assigning Color Sets to Button Highlights
  • Building the Main Menu & Setting Navigation
  • Animating Buttons & Adding Transitions
  • Integrating After Effects® to Create Motion Menus
Lesson 4 BURNING A DISC & EXPORTING TO FLASH® (24 min)
  • Reviewing a Finished Project
  • Transcode Settings
  • Edit Quality Presets
  • Fine-tuning Your Transcode Settings
  • If You Build It, It Will Play
Lesson 5 SUBTITLES & ALTERNATE AUDIO TRACKS (20 min)
  • Adding Multiple Audio Tracks
  • Importing Subtitles from a Text File
  • Editing Subtitle Tracks
  • Setting Navigation for Audio & Subtitle Tracks
  • Final Comments & Credits