Adobe 22030000 User Guide - Page 56

ENCORE CS3 52 User Guide See also "Transcode assets from the Project panel" on page 52 Transcode settings You can specify an item's transcode settings (by using a preset) from the DVD Transcode Settings or Blu-ray Transcode Settings columns in the Project panel. (Separate columns, DVD Transcode Status and Blu-ray Transcode Status, display either Transcoded or Untranscoded to show the item's current state.) When you specify a preset, that preset's data rate is used, not the data rate you calculated in bit budgeting. Assets are designated as follows in the DVD Transcode Settings and Blu-ray Transcode Settings columns: Automatic Displayed for all non-DVD-compliant or non-Blu-ray Disc-compliant assets by default. For assets with the Automatic designation, Encore determines the optimal settings for transcoding. Encore bases these settings on the number, length, and size of the assets and the available disc space. (See "About bit budgeting" on page 29.) You can override the Automatic data rate setting by specifying the Maximum Audio/Video Bitrate on the Advanced tab of the Project Settings dialog box. (See "Transcode assets from the Project panel" on page 52.) Alternatively, you can specify a transcode preset for any of these assets. [A transcode preset name] Displayed for all non-DVD-compliant or non-Blu-ray Disc-compliant assets for which you have specified a Project Transcode Preset. Don't Transcode Displayed for those assets that are already DVD-compliant or Blu-ray Disc-compliant. You can override this setting and specify Automatic or a transcode preset, if desired. Note: DVD/Blu-ray Disc-compliant, audio-only files that don't match the audio encoding preference are the exception; Encore assigns these audio files a designation of Automatic. You can override this setting and specify either Don't Transcode or a transcode preset. (Dolby® Digital 5.1 AC3 files retain the Don't Transcode designation for quality purposes; this designation can also be overridden to transcode to Dolby® Stereo format.) N/A Displayed for those items, such as menus and timelines, that don't require transcoding. Transcode assets from the Project panel You can assign transcode settings and transcode individual assets directly from the Project panel. Upon transcoding a file, Encore updates the project link so that it points to the transcoded file. Consequently, unless you delete the original file, you can revert transcoded assets to their original version. Encore transcodes in the background, so you can continue to work while transcoding. Note: If Encore is transcoding an asset in the background, you cannot delete timelines associated with the asset or assign a different preset. The data rate calculated for the Automatic transcode setting, determined by Encore, appears in the Bitrate column in the Project panel. You can specify the maximum automatic data rate using the Advanced tab in the Project Settings dialog box. Assign a transcode setting to an asset 1 In the Project panel, right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the asset you want to transcode, and choose Transcode Settings. 2 In the Transcode Settings dialog box, choose a transcode preset from one of the Quality Preset menus for DVD Transcoding or Blu-ray Transcoding, and then click OK. (For information on editing the presets, see "About project transcode presets" on page 53.)