Username:
Password:
Adobe Encore CS3 Tutorials

Online Contents For This Course

We have made some of the video tutorials for Adobe Encore CS3 freely available to help you evaluate our training. Click on any of the linked lesson listings below to preview FREE!
   Course Description
Adobe Encore CS3 places the design and production process of professional-quality DVDs, Blu-Ray discs and interactive Flash presentations into user's hands. In this VTC course, users will learn how to use Encore to create animated menus, buttons and interactive slideshows, complete with audio. Work with menus, submenus and subtitles, and use Encore in conjunction with Adobe Photoshop and Premiere to create customized content for finished projects. VTC author Dwayne Ferguson shows users step by step, how to master this powerful application. From creation and layout to final output, this course has it all! Work Files are included. To begin learning Adobe Encore CS3, simply click on the movie links.

Choose your media type:

Introduction
  New in Encore CS3 (03:20) T
  System Requirements (04:56) T
  Mac & PC Conventions (02:34) T
Interface
  The Toolbar (04:10) T
  Workspace (04:56) T
  Project Panel (04:07) T
  Monitor Panel (03:03) T
  Flowchart Panel (03:51) T
  Properties (02:36) T
  Folders (03:16) T
  Pickwhips (03:04) T
  He|p (04:27) T
Customization
  Preferences (06:05) T
  Create Workspaces (03:50) T
Planning
  Flowchart (03:37)
  Storyboards (05:42)
  Quality vs. Quantity (04:20)
Formats
  Broadcast Standards (02:41)
  DVD Formats (03:45)
  Image Formats (02:37)
Import Assets
  Dynamic Link (03:49)
  Aspect Ratio (03:22)
  Safe Zones (02:44)
  Organization (04:20)
  Replace Footage (03:04)
  Offline Footage (02:24)
  Metadata (03:40)
The Library
  Library Panel (03:47)
  Import to Library (03:09)
Using Bridge
  Bridge Interface (04:19)
  Bridge Assets (03:41)
  Asset Integration (02:39)
Compression
  Codecs (04:29)
  Presets (04:00)
Timelines
  Work with Timelines (02:55)
  First Play Settings (02:31)
  Chapter Points (03:48)
  Poster Frame (03:47)
  Actions (03:14)
Transform Tools
  Alignment (04:01)
  Move & Rotate (02:51)
  Scale & Arrange (04:37)
Build Menus
  Build Menus (03:20)
  Edit Menus (05:09)
  Submenus (03:08)
Motion Menus
  Build Motion Menus (04:14)
  Looping Options (03:03)
  Audio (03:43)
  Preview Menu (02:28)
Work with Audio
  Audio Formats (02:42)
  Import Audio (04:07)
  Subtitles (04:08)
  Mixdown (03:00)
Effects
  Styles Panel (04:16)
  Drop Shadows (04:11)
Text
  Character Panel (04:29)
  Work with Text (05:31)
Create Buttons
  Buttons Layers (04:00)
  Convert to Button (03:52)
  Subpictures (03:02)
Create a Slideshow
  Encore Slideshow (03:57)
  Bridge Slideshow (02:52)
  Transitions (03:39)
  Audio (04:28)
Navigation
  Routing (04:04)
Work with Photoshop
  Create Menus (04:00)
  Import Photoshop Menu (03:47)
Templates
  Work with Templates (03:50)
  Modify Templates (03:22)
Work with AfterEffects
  Add Effects to Footage (05:19)
Work with Premiere Pro
  Edit Footage pt. 1 (04:05)
  Edit Footage pt. 2 (03:59)
Custom Buttons & Menus
  Animate Buttons (04:04)
  Custom Backgrounds pt. 1 (06:27)
  Custom Backgrounds pt. 2 (05:44)
Preview DVD
  Preview Project (03:27)
  Debugging (03:55)
  Copy Protection (04:06)
  Burn DVD (03:30)
  DVD Master (02:55)
  Export to Flash (04:13)
  Blu-Ray (02:45)
Project: I Love the Woods
  Project Overview (02:21)
  Import Assets (04:05)
  The Menu (04:07)
  Text (04:10)
  Placing Audio (03:48)
  Setting Actions pt. 1 (04:32)
  Setting Actions pt. 2 (04:33)
  Setting Actions pt. 3 (03:36)
  Testing (03:17)
Project: Flash Presentation
  Project Overview (01:57)
  Import Assets (03:18)
  The Menu (03:57)
  Submenu (04:06)
  Actions (03:56)
  Slideshow Music (03:23)
  Web Link (03:09)
  Flash Output (03:24)
Wrap Up
  Review/Final Thoughts (02:20)
Credits
  About the Author (02:49)