Comments on: DVD to Flash – The New Killer Encore CS3 Feature? http://visualrinse.com/2007/04/14/dvd-to-flash-the-new-killer-encore-cs3-feature/ Design, Development, Technology and My Life. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:30:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: David http://visualrinse.com/2007/04/14/dvd-to-flash-the-new-killer-encore-cs3-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-6943 David Mon, 03 Sep 2007 21:28:17 +0000 http://visualrinse.com/2007/04/14/dvd-to-flash-the-new-killer-encore-cs3-feature/#comment-6943 hey there, I was just looking around for info on customising the Encore flash output as I'd like it to be able to do some of waht you ask. So I can answer some of your questions "Does it encode all the video (motion menus and all) as FLV? Does it generate an XML playlist that powers it? Does it create a shell SWF to load all the assets then? I assume it publishes HTML, too" Yes it does do all the above and has a nice looking player which sits unedr the video when you play a chapter etc that has buttons that take you back to the root menu. It works very like a DVD and the export is a breeze. HOWEVER like most of Adobes attempts at upgrading their video stuff it is woefully inadequate for seemingly no reason. It won't let you change that the flv encoding parameters which is just ridiculous. It also does not let you customise even the settings of the display size etc. As you can imagine with these rudimentary facilities unavailable your hopes for captioning, streaming server etc are way beyond the scope of whats on offer. This product like the rest of Adobe's production stuff is ok for wedding videographers at best (After Effects excepted) but for anything even vaguely professional its just hopeless. Adobe really need to pull their fingers out in a big way if they want to ever dream of competing with Final Cut or Avid in any professional capacity. I just cant believe you still cannot export your (sound) time line from Premiere into a proper sound programme with all your edits intact like you can with Avid's OMFI. And they have even got rid of Audition in CS3 and replaced it with Soundbooth which is utter rubbish! Yes I am annoyed with them for being so lame especially since they are charging so much for this crap and expect us in the UK to pay twice what you do in the States. Anyway hope that answers your question and be very careful before you get too excited about any of Adobe's production stuff. All the best Dave hey there,

I was just looking around for info on customising the Encore flash output as I’d like it to be able to do some of waht you ask.

So I can answer some of your questions
“Does it encode all the video (motion menus and all) as FLV? Does it generate an XML playlist that powers it? Does it create a shell SWF to load all the assets then? I assume it publishes HTML, too”

Yes it does do all the above and has a nice looking player which sits unedr the video when you play a chapter etc that has buttons that take you back to the root menu. It works very like a DVD and the export is a breeze.

HOWEVER like most of Adobes attempts at upgrading their video stuff it is woefully inadequate for seemingly no reason. It won’t let you change that the flv encoding parameters which is just ridiculous. It also does not let you customise even the settings of the display size etc. As you can imagine with these rudimentary facilities unavailable your hopes for captioning, streaming server etc are way beyond the scope of whats on offer. This product like the rest of Adobe’s production stuff is ok for wedding videographers at best (After Effects excepted) but for anything even vaguely professional its just hopeless.

Adobe really need to pull their fingers out in a big way if they want to ever dream of competing with Final Cut or Avid in any professional capacity. I just cant believe you still cannot export your (sound) time line from Premiere into a proper sound programme with all your edits intact like you can with Avid’s OMFI. And they have even got rid of Audition in CS3 and replaced it with Soundbooth which is utter rubbish!

Yes I am annoyed with them for being so lame especially since they are charging so much for this crap and expect us in the UK to pay twice what you do in the States.

Anyway hope that answers your question and be very careful before you get too excited about any of Adobe’s production stuff.

All the best

Dave

]]> By: Jon B http://visualrinse.com/2007/04/14/dvd-to-flash-the-new-killer-encore-cs3-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Jon B Sat, 14 Apr 2007 14:35:49 +0000 http://visualrinse.com/2007/04/14/dvd-to-flash-the-new-killer-encore-cs3-feature/#comment-461 This would be a cool feature - I keep think about the whole 'flash on devices' thing - the DVD experience on flash enabled PVPs etc. In my mind DVD video is a format that was never too PC friendly, great on a separate player tho. This could be a really nice way to distribute movies and shows online (legal of course) - even with the possibility of full web-based DVD experience with streaming video. I don't know how large feature films have their DVDs produced - whether encore is too 'consumer' for them or not - but aside from some DRM issues web-based DVDs could be an evolution/sidestep of the current trend for On Demand web TV. This would be a cool feature – I keep think about the whole ‘flash on devices’ thing – the DVD experience on flash enabled PVPs etc. In my mind DVD video is a format that was never too PC friendly, great on a separate player tho. This could be a really nice way to distribute movies and shows online (legal of course) – even with the possibility of full web-based DVD experience with streaming video. I don’t know how large feature films have their DVDs produced – whether encore is too ‘consumer’ for them or not – but aside from some DRM issues web-based DVDs could be an evolution/sidestep of the current trend for On Demand web TV.

]]> By: Richard Leggett http://visualrinse.com/2007/04/14/dvd-to-flash-the-new-killer-encore-cs3-feature/comment-page-1/#comment-460 Richard Leggett Sat, 14 Apr 2007 13:46:43 +0000 http://visualrinse.com/2007/04/14/dvd-to-flash-the-new-killer-encore-cs3-feature/#comment-460 Interesting feature if it turns out to be as you describe above. Also funny to me personally considering we've just released a site that "pretends" to do just that! ;) (http://www.tridentgum.co.uk) Interesting feature if it turns out to be as you describe above. Also funny to me personally considering we’ve just released a site that “pretends” to do just that! ;) (http://www.tridentgum.co.uk)

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