The Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0

By using content created with other Adobe software packages in your DVD project, you can dramatically increase the entertainment value of your finished discs. With just a few mouse clicks inside of Encore, you can call up the Adobe software package that created the assets and elements used in your Encore project and begin editing or updating them. This tight integration is simply not available with any other DVD authoring program, and it represents tremendous flexibility and efficiency during the construction of your DVD project. The new Adobe Production Studio includes an exciting additional level of integration between Adobe Encore DVD 2.0 and Adobe After Effects 7.0 the Dynamic Link. We ll discuss dynamic links when we talk about working with After Effects.
| Note | The information in this chapter is not designed to be a primer on how to use other Adobe software. Proficiency in these other applications is assumed. This chapter focuses on how to use and edit the content that is created in other Adobe software packages while you are working inside of Encore. |
Sometimes a DVD author will find that an asset in the project must be re-edited to some degree. Artistic and timing concerns are often the cause. The Edit Original command in Encore uses the project link embedded in assets that were created in other Adobe software packages to call up the appropriate application and load the project that was the source of the asset, where changes can be made. After...