Error Setting Up Transcoder Encore Cs3
• PRINT • NEXT >> • Encore CS3 - Error setting up transcoder during build by Alicia Beeson on May 12, 2008 at 8:31:31 pm I have 11 uncompressed AVi's with audio imported into my project, all rendered the same way from After Effects. It's about 45 minutes worth of video. I transcoded all of these files within Encore at the same setting of: High Quality, VBR, 4MBS, lower field, 704x480. I go to build the Image file and this error comes up: "Error Setting Up Transcoder" and then fails to build. It does the same thing when I try to build to a DVD. Why would Encore have this error if my files are already transcoded? Shouldn't it just build it? My project settings are for regular DVD. It's about 3.7 gigs (so it's not over the limit), and I don't have any ROM content. This is a fairly simple DVD with only 4 menus (with out motion)and no background audio. What am I doing wrong? Any insight would be most appreciated! Return to posts indexReport Post •Re: Encore CS3 - Error setting up transcoder during buildby Jeff Bellune on May 12, 2008 at 9:04:01 pmWhy 704x480? Why not use Encore's Automatic Transcoding? -JeffThe Focal Easy Guide to Adobe Encore DVD 2.0Return to posts indexReport Post•Re: Encore CS3 - Error setting up transcoder during buildby Alicia Beeson on May 12, 2008 at 9:12:06 pmYah, I hadthe files transcoded to the automatic setting the first time around and got the same error. I decided to customize the setting to see if that would fix it, and it didn't.... Any other ideas?Return to posts indexReport Post•Re: Encore CS3 - Error setting up transcoder during buildby Alicia Beeson on May 12, 2008 at 9:14:58 pm704x480 is the native size the video was shot at on a DV camcorder.Return to posts indexReport Post•Re: Encore CS3 - Error setting up transcoder during buildby Jeff Bellune on May 12, 2008 at 10:32:27 pm[Alicia Beeson] "704x480 is the native size the video was shot at on a DV camcorder." I have never heard of a DV camcorder that records at that frame size. Which camcorder was used? AFAIK, NTSC DV is *always* 720x480. How did you get the transcoder settings in Encore to transcode to 704x480? I don't know of any way to force the MPEG2-DVD presets in Encore to 704x480 - they all output 720x480. In the Project Transcode Presets dialog, make sure to check the text at the botto
"Encore failed to encode" & Limitations & Recommended Settings In one Adobe CS6 Encore (a DVD constructor) project, the [Check Project…] feature found no problems, but on attempting to [Build] the project, the following error was reported: "Encore failed to encode". A web-search (further below) revealed that this error message could have reflected any of a number of potential problems. In my specific project's case, I found that shortening the filename name fixed the problem. Possibly the filename length was the issue, but it could have been any of the following (experimentation is needed to confirm what it was). Possibly Encore doesn't like one https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/145/863049 or more of the following, as regards either filenames or, possibly, the total text representing the volume, folder-chain and file-name. Long filenames Possibly the limit is 80 characters. Specific kinds of character in the filename, such as: Spaces (it's safer to use underscores instead). Unusual (legal but not popularly used) characters, such as "&" (ampersand). It is possible to configure Encore to use Adobe Media Encoder (AME) http://blog.davidesp.com/archives/755 instead of its own internal one. Doesn't work for Encore's [Build] operation but does work for its [asset >RtClk> Transcode Now] operation. The advantages I expect of of using AME in this way: It has been said (as of CS5) that AME is faster, being 64-bit as opposed to 32-bit for the encoder in Encore of CS5. I suspect/hope that AME might also be more robust than Encore's internal encoder. …and also higher quality; indeed one post implied this may be true for CS6. Consistency is a great thing; having used AME from Premiere etc. I expect any lessons gained will apply here. AME has some nicer usability-features than Encore, such as a Pause button and the ability to queue a number of jobs. These features could be handy for encoding multiple assets for a DVD or Blu-Ray Disk (BD). For me, the learning-points about Adobe are: Potentially (to be tested) the best workflow for Encore is: Encode via AME: Preferably from Premiere. Or via AME directly Or, if Encore is so configured (away from its default) then via its [asset >RtClk> Transcode Now] option (doesn't happen if you instead use the [Build] option, which always employs Encore's internal en
this problem??Info:WinXP Pro SP2Avi's encoded with power director 4.0 using compressor xvid mpeg-4 codecThanksError Setting Up Transcoder%26gt;xvid mpeg-4 codec I think I remember reading a question in another message, http://transcoding-hangs.blogspot.com/2010/04/error-setting-up-transcoder.html and the answer that Encore is not compatible with the mpeg4 codec, since that codec is not compatible with the DVD specificationError Setting Up TranscoderThanks John.What's the recommended codec for encore???DV AVI if you are going to let Encore do the coding, MPEG-2 if you are going to code from your video editorLots of tutorial HOW TO articles at http://www.videohelp.com/Thanks Again John, I will try that and post the results...- RubenWhen will XviD be supported error setting in Encore 2.0. It currently is in Premiere 2.0Xvid willi neverbe supported directly in Encore, as it is not a DVD legal format.It would have to be transcoded on import, and this is better done in an NLE such as Premiere - Encore is an authoring application and should ideally remain that way.Plus, if you deal with this in Premiere, as designed, then you can export out as either AVI or MPEG-2 ready for error setting up import into Encore.Plus, if you think about it, when you transcode to XviD from Premiere, the video will have to be transcoded again into mpeg2 inside of Encore for use on a DVD. The quality loss will be significant due to multiple compressions/decompressions of the video material. Better to use a minimally lossy codec like DV avi or a lossless codec like QT animation out of Premiere for transcoding in Encore.If you are sure of your encoding parameters, you can go right to mpeg2 from Premiere Pro and save the transcoding time in Encore.-Jeff%26gt;If you are sure of your encoding parameters, you can go right to mpeg2 from Premiere Pro and save the transcoding time in Encore. But i onlyif you have done your sums first!!!Talking of which, has Encore 2.0 been fitted with a bit budgeter? I mean, does it tell you the transcode settings it used to transcode an asset using the ''Automatic'' setting?I encoded the avi to DV-AVI using power director, but the files resulted in 8GB each! that's a lot of space. Anyway id did worked on encore and made a 4.7GB, but it took too much time. Is there a DV-Codec that will encode a xvid to DV-AVI with less space requirement???The DV AVI specification results in about 13 Gig per hour of videoMany (most?) people doin