What the Encore equivalent for "Add Story" in DVD Studio Pro? at DVinfo.net

David Knaggs · December 7th, 2011, 09:57 PM

I'm authoring my first project in Encore. I'm working through some Lynda.com tutorials concurrent with this and searching Adobe Help, but the one thing I haven't been able to find yet is something like the "Add Story" feature in DVD SP. This is where you make a "story" which plays only one chapter (or selected chapters) from the full movie and then returns you directly to the Menu once the chapter is done.

Maybe it's right in front of me and I can't see it for looking. Searching "Encore story" in Adobe Help just seems to bring up results for something called "Adobe Story", which is not what I'm looking for.

Is it called something else in Encore? Or is there just a different way of working in Encore to still achieve the same result?

Any ideas or clues will be most welcome. Thanks.

P.S. The thread title should read, "What is the Encore equivalent ..." rather than "What the Encore equivalent ...".

Bart Walczak · December 8th, 2011, 03:06 AM

In the project window click create new icon and select "Chapter playlist". There you can add chapters to play. Later simply link a menu button to the chapter playlist like you would to a timeline.

David Knaggs · December 8th, 2011, 06:54 AM

Thanks, Bart!

I'll try that in the morning.

December 7th, 2011, 09:57 PM	#1
David Knaggs Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 826	What the Encore equivalent for "Add Story" in DVD Studio Pro? I'm authoring my first project in Encore. I'm working through some Lynda.com tutorials concurrent with this and searching Adobe Help, but the one thing I haven't been able to find yet is something like the "Add Story" feature in DVD SP. This is where you make a "story" which plays only one chapter (or selected chapters) from the full movie and then returns you directly to the Menu once the chapter is done. Maybe it's right in front of me and I can't see it for looking. Searching "Encore story" in Adobe Help just seems to bring up results for something called "Adobe Story", which is not what I'm looking for. Is it called something else in Encore? Or is there just a different way of working in Encore to still achieve the same result? Any ideas or clues will be most welcome. Thanks. P.S. The thread title should read, "What is the Encore equivalent ..." rather than "What the Encore equivalent ...". Last edited by David Knaggs; December 7th, 2011 at 10:01 PM. Reason: Typo in Thread Title

December 8th, 2011, 03:06 AM	#2
Bart Walczak Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warsaw/Poland Posts: 716	Re: What the Encore equivalent for "Add Story" in DVD Studio Pro? In the project window click create new icon and select "Chapter playlist". There you can add chapters to play. Later simply link a menu button to the chapter playlist like you would to a timeline. __________________ Creative Impatience - The Solace of Simple Solutions. A few useful plugins for Adobe users, and my remarks on the tools and the craft in general.

December 8th, 2011, 06:54 AM	#3
David Knaggs Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 826	Re: What the Encore equivalent for "Add Story" in DVD Studio Pro? Thanks, Bart! I'll try that in the morning.