Like web design and digital video editing in the late 1990s, DVD authoring is fast becoming one of the killer apps in the new millennium. Adobe Encore DVD is Adobe's new tool for creating and burning professional DVD productions. Encore provides a streamlined workflow for getting started with quickly creating great-looking DVDs, plus professional authoring capabilities for advanced DVD design, and tight integration with other Adobe products, including Photoshop CS, Premiere Pro, Audition, and After Effects. Adobe Encore DVD: In the Studio is your definitive guide to the world of DVD authoring with Adobe Encore DVD. Douglas Dixon draws on his many years of experience in the field of DVD authoring to give you invaluable, quick, and efficient information, as well as useful tips and tricks. Appropriate for both the beginning Encore user, as well as the experienced video professional, this book helps you to understand the entire process of creating DVDs from start to finish, and then use that knowledge and Adobe Encore DVD to create your own quality DVD productions. If you're looking for a book that offers solid information, in addition to practical advice, all from a leading author in the DVD world, this is the book! With this book, a DVD-writable drive, Adobe Encore DVD, and plenty of imagination, you'll be on your way in no time.

1 Introducing Adobe Encore
2 Deconstructing DVDs
3 Assets and Projects
4 Timelines
5 Encore Menu Design
6 Working with Photoshop and Other Applications
7 Links and DVD Navigation
8 Transcoding and Building Discs
9 Designing Great DVDs