Adobe 22030000 User Guide - Page 38

ENCORE CS3 34 User Guide Create and open projects Before you can import your assets, you need to create or open a project. You can have only one project open at a time. See also "About transcoding" on page 51 "Transcode settings" on page 52 "Preset options for audio" on page 55 Create a new project When you create a new project, Encore prompts you to select an authoring mode (DVD or Blu-ray) and a default TV standard. You can also assign automatic transcoding settings for the maximum audio/video bit rate and audio transcoding scheme. You can change these settings later by choosing File > Project Settings. 1 Choose File > New > Project. 2 In the Basic tab of the Project Settings dialog box, type a project name (Encore will automatically assign the extension ".ncor" to the end of the filename) and specify a project location. 3 Select DVD or Blu-ray for the authoring mode, and select a television standard (NTSC or PAL). 4 For Blu-ray projects, select a frame rate, frame size, and codec. 5 (Optional) In the Advanced tab, select a Maximum Audio/Video Bitrate value (these data rate values are different for DVD and Blu-ray projects) and an Audio Transcoding Scheme. 6 Click OK to create the new project file and folder. Set a default TV standard preference If you generally create projects using the same TV standard, you can set the default standard (the standard used for new projects) in the Preferences dialog box. A project can conform to only one TV standard. ❖ To set the TV standard preference for new projects, choose Edit > Preferences > General (Windows) or Encore > Preferences > General (Mac OS). Specify your TV standard and click OK. Open an existing project • To open an existing project, choose File > Open Project. Navigate to the project you want to open, and click Open. • To open a recently saved project, choose File > [filename] (Windows) or File > Open Recent Project > [filename] (Mac OS). Encore lists the last five projects you saved in the order in which you saved them. Move or rename projects Each project requires a project file (with the .ncor file-name extension) that contains links to-and instructions for using-the various assets in the project. Projects also require a project folder (named to match the project and at the same folder level as the project file), which stores previews, transcoded assets, and other files used in the project. You can move a project file and its folder as long as you keep the relative positions the same. If you must rename a project, make sure that you match the new project filename with the new project folder name. Move a project ❖ To move the project, drag the folder and file to a new location, or copy and paste them in the new location. Make sure that their relative positions remain the same; that is, they should both be in the same parent folder.