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| Prepare the project for export. |
| After you edit a project and are ready to export it, choose File > Export Timeline > Adobe MPEG Encoder. |
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| The first time you use the Adobe MPEG Encoder, you are prompted to activate it. If you have Internet access, click Internet Activation. The browser opens to the Web page containing the activation code. Enter this code in the Activate dialog box, and click Activate. If you don't have Internet access, click Phone Activation, and call the number that appears. Enter the code that you receive, and click Activate. Activation is a one-time process. |
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| Choose preliminary settings. |
| The first MPEG Export Settings dialog box displays a summary of all the selections you make for export. In most instances, you can select just one of the MPEG Stream options and export immediately. This method is the preferred method for quick MPEG export. However, if you are experienced with the various components of MPEG file creation, you can edit the export parameters. To edit the parameters, first select DVD, and then click Edit. The Advanced MPEG Settings dialog box appears. |
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| As mentioned, the default settings suffice for most DVD creation, and they are the recommended settings for export. Though you can manually change specific parameters of an MPEG file, you should do so only if you know exactly the nature of the change and are knowledgeable about the particulars of MPEG compression and playback. |
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| Modify settings. |
| The Advanced MPEG Settings dialog box displays four tabs. The panel for each tab contains settings you can modify. The first panel, Basic Settings, displays the overall file settings. The Presets menu contains the available presets for export, each of which has unique settings. The Video Type menu contains the possible destinations for export. Depending upon your choice from the Presets menu, the Video Type menu changes to match. To create a custom setting, however, you must not only choose an option from one of these menus, but you must also manually change a value on any of the panels. For example, if you adjust the Video bitrate slider, you are then creating a custom setting. Click each tab that contains settings you want to modify. |
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| Many changes you make in these panels are reflected in the MPEG settings summary on the Basic Settings panel. If you make an invalid change (a change that isn't compatible with the selected video type), then the summary lists the change in red. To check whether a change you make in a panel other than Basic Settings is invalid, just click the Basic Settings tab, and check the summary for red text. |
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