LESSON 9
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Working with Adobe After Effects
10
Choose File > Preview.
11
In the Project Preview window, test the links and end actions. When you’re finished,
close the Project Preview window.
Burning the DVD
Burn the DVD using the Build DVD command.
1
Choose File > Build DVD > Make DVD Disc.
2
Choose Current Project from the Create Using pop-up menu, and specify your DVD
recorder.
3
Insert a blank disc, and click Next.
Review questions
1
How can you edit an After Effects file from Adobe Encore DVD?
2
What is a motion menu?
3
What setting must you choose in After Effects to be able to edit the original in Adobe
Encore DVD?
4
If you’re using a motion menu from After Effects, how can you include subpictures?
Review answers
1
Select the AVI file in the Project window in Adobe Encore DVD, and then choose
Edit > Edit Original.
2
A motion menu is, quite simply, a menu that moves. You can use a video file as the
background or for the buttons in your menu, or add an audio file to play while a menu is
displayed.
3
To be able to return to your After Effects project from Adobe Encore DVD, you must
choose Project Link from the Embed pop-up menu in the Output Module Settings dialog
box before you render the movie. To open this dialog box, double-click Output Module
in the Render Queue.
4
To include subpictures with an After Effects file, create a Photoshop file that includes
subpictures to layer with your video file.
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