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Posted by Hunt on 05/21/06 17:59
In article <HJmdnRWGTozxqu3ZRVnyuA@bt.com>, xx.xx@xx.com says...
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>> DVD "authoring" is fairly new to me, though I've been burning CD/DVD's
>> since
>> the Adaptec days - struggling to find a really good program. What are the
>> thoughts of the subscriber-base? I'm not looking for freeware, but would
>> like
>> this software to be somewhat budget conscious, as I just spent a ton of $
>> on
>> Adobe. I don't have to go any upgrade route, and don't mind a new
>> stand-alone,
>> but one that will work with Encore. What is currently the best?
>>
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>I too have Adobe Production Studio and have used Encore quite a lot in
>burning DVD's
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>However a word of warning if you are intending to burn DVD's using encore
>which contain a lot of still material. I tried to create a DVD in Encore
>which contained about 300 stills and the Encore UI was very slow - almost to
>the point of being unusable. For example, it you tried to do anything to a
>menu it could take up to 5 minutes to respond - on a 3ghz 2gb ram machine.
>This is because Encore has this habit of re-enumerating all of the project
>assets under certain circumstances - making it very slow. if you don't have
>many assets, this can work in your favour.
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>My work around was to create slide show mpeg files in Ulead DVD picture show
>and then import the mpegs into Encore. Instead of 400 stills I have 4 mpeg
>movies, which Encore was much happier with.
>
>Dave
I do appreciate your caveat. As a photographer, more than a videographer, I
will be working with tons of still assets. Thanks for the heads-up.
Hunt
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