PremierePro

Create a DVD or Blu-ray disc with menus

You create menu-based DVDs or Blu-ray discs by exporting sequences, or portions of sequences, from Adobe Premiere Pro into Encore, using the Author With Menus option.
Note: Before you begin, make sure Encore installed on the same computer as Adobe Premiere Pro.
  1. In the Adobe Premiere Pro Timeline, select the sequence you want to export to disc.
  2. To add Encore markers that can be used as chapter points in your disc, drag the current-time indicator  in the sequence to the place where you want the marker. Then, click the Set Encore Chapter Marker button .
    Note: Encore no longer imports Adobe Premiere Pro sequence markers as chapter points. For projects created with earlier versions of Adobe Premiere Pro, you must replace sequence markers with Encore markers if you want to retain those chapter points in discs made from the project.
  3. Choose File > Export > Export to Encore.
  4. In the Export To Encore dialog box, type a name for the disc into the Name field.
  5. Select the type of disc from the Type pop-up menu.
  6. Select Author With Menus.
  7. Highlight the numeral “1” next to Copies and enter a value for the number of copies to be burned.
  8. Do one of the following:

    • Select Entire Sequence if you want the entire sequence burned to disc.

    • Select Work Area if you want only the part of the sequence under the work area bar burned to disc.

  9. Select the box next to Loop Playback only if you want the disc to automatically restart playback whenever it reaches the end of the sequence, and then click OK.
  10. In the Save File dialog box, type a name for the file and click OK.

    The Rendering dialog box appears while the movie is transcoded to MPEG-2 format. Then, Encore starts with the MPEG-2 video (M2V) and audio (WAV) files for your movie in the Project panel, and a timeline for your disc in the Timelines panel.

  11. Select and customize template menus and buttons from the Encore Library panel and author your disc. For more information about authoring discs in Encore, see Encore Help.
  12. In Encore, select File > Build, and select Disc, Folder, or Image.
  13. Click Check Project to check the disc project for any errors, and correct any errors before burning.
  14. In the Destination area of the Build panel, do one of the following:

    • If you selected disc Disc or disc Master for Output, make sure that your disc burner appears next to Recorder.

    • If you chose disc Folder or disc Image for Output, browse to a folder location on your hard drive where the folder or image file will be written.

  15. Click Build. Progress bars in the Build Progress dialog box display the progress of the build. When the build is completed, click OK.
  16. (Optional) To change the disc encoding settings from their defaults, click Settings. Choose any of the available settings in the Export Settings dialog box. Then click OK to close the Export Settings dialog box.