1 Day Course

Course Description

In this course, you will use Adobe Encore DVD to create DVDs that viewers can access using a DVD player.

Performance-based objectives

• Create a new DVD project.
• Create a slideshow.
• Create a menu.
• Navigate a menu.
• Generate a DVD.

Prerequisites

This course is designed for independent video professionals or individuals who sell video services, such as wedding videographers. Prosumers, who are amateurs knowledgeable enough to need professional resources. Other professionals for whom videography is not part of their primary job role but engaged in audio/video editing. Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with Windows. Students should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files, and so on.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating a DVD Project

• 1A: Plan a DVD
• 1B: Import Assets
• 1C: Create Timelines
• 1D: Add Subtitles to a Timeline

Lesson 2: Creating a Slideshow

• 2A: Create a Slideshow
• 2B: Add Subtitles to a Slideshow

Lesson 3: Creating a Menu Page

• 3A: Create a New Menu
• 3B: Create Buttons
• 3C: Create a Menu Template

Lesson 4: Navigating a Menu

• 4A: Create Links
• 4B: Organize the DVD Structure in a Flowchart

Lesson 5: Generating a DVD

• 5A: Set Remote Control Links
• 5B: Generate a DVD