Adobe Encore CS3

"Between Blu-ray Disc output and the ability to publish SWF content to the web with just one click, it's now that much easier to get your work out there to a wide audience."

—Nate Gentner
Product manager, Adobe Encore

Complete feature list

Get all the facts about Adobe® Encore® CS3 software, now included with Adobe Premiere® Pro CS3, with this full list of product features. Encore CS3 is now available for both Mac and Windows®.

• Create powerful DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, and SWF files for the web with ease
• Work smarter with intelligent workflow
• Design with total freedom and control

Create powerful DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, and SWF files for the web with ease

Publishing to the web

With one click, easily create SWF versions of your DVD and Blu-ray Disc projects for the web using Encore CS3. Produce content compatible with Adobe Flash® Player, complete with DVD interactivity and menus, without opening another application.

Author once, and then deliver to three formats

Reach more audiences quickly. Automatically convert your high-definition Blu-ray Disc projects to standard-definition DVDs and interactive versions for the web.

Slideshow Editor

Build and arrange slide shows with ease. Define shows as browsable or autoplay with optional narration or music. Set slide durations, add transitions, and apply pan-and-zoom effects.

Automated chapter menus

Create multipage menus automatically from chapters or slide shows in your project.

Professional mastering tools

Create DVD masters using DLT tape, and incorporate DVD-standard copy protection, region coding, and playback controls.

Familiar Adobe interface

Work with Timeline and Monitor panels that provide a familiar nonlinear editing interface for assembling video and audio files and subtitle tracks.

Dual-layer discs

Make room for more content or higher quality video encoding with 8.54GB dual-layer DVDs.

Disc space indicator

Use the disc space indicator to get a visual indication of the space used on your discs.

Wide degree of playback compatibility

Produce consistent, high-quality results, and output to all recordable DVD formats for a wide degree of playback compatibility.

Direct recording

Save time and disk space by writing directly to your DVD or DLT drive.

DTS audio support

Increase your audio format options with support for DTS audio.

Region coding

Use region coding to control the geographical regions where your replicated DVD can be played.

Copy protection

Use DVD-standard copy protection methods to protect your content against unauthorized use.

Language coding

Set the language codes for audio and subtitle streams so viewers can select by name rather than number.

User operations control

Disable or enable the viewer's remote control operations in specific sections of a DVD — for example, to ensure the display of mandatory content such as copyright notices.

DVD-ROM file addition

Include extra files in the DVD-ROM zone for extra value when your DVD discs are read on a computer.

Closed-caption support

Import line 21 files to add closed captions to your DVDs (applies to NTSC titles only).

Easy chapter point addition

Use a single command to add chapter points at fixed intervals, enabling viewers to skip quickly through content.

Work smarter with intelligent workflow

Adobe Photoshop integration

Create menus in Adobe Photoshop® file format using the Photoshop technology built into Encore CS3. Edit menus in Photoshop and see your changes instantly in your Encore project.

Updated user interface with workspace panels that dock and group

Organize your desktop quickly with workspace panels that dock and group. Move divider lines between panels to adjust your layout quickly, with no need to resize multiple windows.

Adobe Bridge CS3

Browse, organize, and preview content files, and then drag and drop what you need right from Adobe Bridge CS3. Search by or edit XMP metadata such as keywords, language, and format.

Integrated background transcoding

Let Adobe Encore CS3 automatically convert source files to MPEG-2 video or H.264 and Dolby® Digital audio, or manually adjust settings to optimize your DVD and Blu-ray Disc compression.

External video monitor preview

See your menus on an external video monitor, instead of creating a DVD or Blu-ray Disc, to check your menu designs for video compatibility.

Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 integration

Import AVI, QuickTime, H.264, and MPEG-2 files and timeline markers from Adobe Premiere® Pro CS3. Use Edit Original to modify your original project in Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, and then import the changes back into your Encore project.

Flexible input file support

Work with AVI, QuickTime, WMV, H.264, and MPEG-2 source files to build your DVD or Blu-ray Disc navigation, and then encode them as MPEG-2 or H.264 video assets when you are ready to burn your disc.

XMP metadata support

Use XMP metadata to quickly identify assets or automate tasks. View and edit XMP metadata from within the project panel in Encore, or use metadata keywords to search for files in Adobe Bridge.

Multiple clips on a timeline

Save time with easy assembly of multiple video clips on a timeline. There's no need for a separate video editing application to achieve seamless playback of multiple clips.

Project preview

Review all aspects of your project, including play and navigation actions, at any time during production.

Intuitive chapter addition

Set chapters on-the-fly as video plays in the Monitor panel, and then check their exact position using skip controls in playback preview.

Project checker

Verify your project at any time during production. Adobe Encore CS3 checks your navigation for broken links, verifies bit rates, checks subtitles for problems, and presents the results in a sortable list.

Chapter Playlists

Use Chapter Playlists to create different play orders without duplicating content. The disc space saved can enable the use of lower compression for higher quality video.

Marker support

Import timeline markers from AVI, H.264, and MPEG-2 files exported from Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 or After Effects CS3.

Custom workspaces

Configure workspace panel arrangements for specific tasks, and then save them for future use. Use preset arrangements to quickly reset panels for specific jobs like timeline editing or menu creation.

Sample-rate conversion

Depend on built-in sample-rate conversion that automatically converts your source audio to the 48kHz audio used for DVDs.

Customizable project views

Customize the organization of your projects with folders, view filters, and sortable columns.

Properties panel

Receive at-a-glance information about the elements in your project.

Pick whip

Use the convenient pick whip to quickly assign settings.

Design with total freedom and control

Native Photoshop menus

Import native Photoshop files or create new menus in native Photoshop file format. Buttons, text, and images are stored as layers and layer sets so you can edit them later in Photoshop.

Motion menu creation

Combine powerful Photoshop editing tools with video compositing tools to create unique motion menus.

Integrated text design tools

Add and design text directly within Adobe Encore CS3 using tools similar to those in Photoshop CS3.

Styles panel

Easily apply styles to Encore project menu components. Use the supplied styles, or create your own by simply dragging them from the Menu Editor.

Library panel

Organize text layers, vector shapes, background layers, layer sets, buttons, images, and menu templates in the Library panel. Create your own custom library sets.

Menu replacement layers

Specify locations for graphic objects in a menu template by using replacement layers. Objects dropped on replacement layers scale to fit the size designated in the layer.

Slide show audio

Add audio to your slide show and automatically adjust slide durations to match the total audio time. Add or delete slides, and slide durations automatically adjust to the correct length.

Slide show transitions

Spice up your slide shows with the same collection of visual transitions found in Adobe Premiere Pro CS3.

Slide show pan and zoom

Bring your slide shows to life with pan-and-zoom effects that let you focus on the key areas of interest within your images.

New high-definition royalty free templates and menu art

Jump-start menu creation using the many royalty-free templates, motion menus, and other included artwork files. For Encore CS3, we've added new HD templates and menu art for use in Blu-ray Disc projects.

Square and non-square pixel viewing

Check the shape and alignment of items by identifying and viewing square and non-square pixels.

Menus with audio

Add background audio to menus by simply dragging and dropping.

Rotate tool

Rotate objects in the Menu window with fine control using the Rotate tool.

Powerful video subtitling

Type and format subtitles directly over video, or import and format a script containing multiple subtitles.

Menu control

Specify the number of times a menu should loop. Set a menu to time out and navigate to another part of the disc.

Flexible menu routing

Create your own menu routing for the arrow keys on a remote control, or use the automatic setting and let Encore CS3 do it for you.

Multiple timelines

Add up to 99 separate timelines, each with up to 99 chapter points, 8 audio streams, and 32 subtitle streams.

Layers panel

Access all the layers of an imported Photoshop file using the Layers panel.

Menu guides

Take advantage of full support for Photoshop guides to ensure precise layout and alignment of items in the Menu Editor.

Next steps

• View Encore CS3 overview
• Buy Adobe Premiere Pro CS3
• Download free trial