Adobe Unveils New DVD Authoring Application
April 02, 2003
San Jose, CA - Adobe Systems Incorporated is set to introduce Encore DVD, a new authoring application that extends the company’s digital video product line.
Adobe Encore DVD software lets professional videographers, DVD authors and independent producers create sophisticated, multi-language DVDs with interactive menus, multiple audio tracks and subtitles, the company describes. Adobe's latest video application combines an integrated authoring environment; a flexible, creative design interface; and unrivalled integration with Adobe Photoshop, the most widely used application in DVD authoring.
Adobe will debut the product at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) tradeshow on Monday, April 7th in Las Vegas.
Adobe Encore DVD includes a comprehensive set of design tools and a powerful menu editor, adding a new level of creativity to the DVD authoring process. The integration between Adobe Encore DVD and Photoshop allows users to edit menus, without flattening or re-rendering Photoshop files that make up the menu backgrounds for the majority of professionally-produced DVDs. Changes are instantaneous, easily reversible, and save hours of production time. The sophisticated menu designer also provides access to Photoshop text design tools - to edit, style and align text within the project window.
A simple interface within Adobe Encore DVD provides full control over navigation, allowing authors to specify playback behavior for their DVDs. A customizable library palette lets users save their favorite button and background designs for future use. In addition, Adobe Encore DVD automatically creates chapters from recognized marker points in Adobe Premiere and can import After Effects AVI files to create motion menu loops, the company reports.
Adobe Encore DVD offers the highest degree of playback compatibility with support for all recordable DVD formats including DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW and DVD-RAM. It also provides integrated video and audio transcoding, which automatically converts video source files to MPEG-2, audio source files to Dolby Digital and optimizes file compression. For more control, professionals have the option to manually adjust the settings to their own specifications.
Pricing and Availability
Adobe Encore DVD for Windows XP is expected to ship in the United States in the third quarter of 2003; beta versions will be available in about a month. The estimated street price is US $549.
For more information, visit
www.adobe.com
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