Adobe Premiere Elements 7 Classroom in a Book

230 LESSON 11 Creating Menus

Physical media

 e type of disc onto which you will record your video is important.  ere are two

basic formats you should be aware of: Recordable ( DVD-R and DVD+R for DVDs,

BD-R for Blu-ray Discs) and Rewritable ( DVD-RW and DVD+RW for DVDs,

BD-RE for Blu-ray Discs). Recordable discs are single-use discs; once you record

data onto a recordable disc you cannot erase the data. Rewritable discs can be used

multiple times, much like the fl oppy disks of old.

 ere are also dual-layer DVD-Recordable discs (DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL) that

off er 8.5 GB of storage space instead of the 4.7 GB of standard DVD-R, DVD+R,

DVD-RW, and DVD+RW discs. Dual-layer BD-R discs, featuring 50 GB of storage

space, will come to market soon, but you don’t need to be concerned with them at

this point.

So which format should you choose? Compatibility is one of the major issues with

these formats. On the DVD side, there are many older DVD players that may not

recognize some rewritable discs created on a newer DVD burner, for example.

Compatibility is also more of a concern with dual-layer media than with single-

layer discs. Another issue is that, as of this writing, the media for recordable discs is

less expensive than the media for rewritable discs. However, if you make a mistake

with a recordable disc, you must use another disc, whereas with a rewritable disc

you can erase the content and use the disc again. For this reason, we suggest using

rewritable discs for making your test discs, and then using recordable discs for fi nal

or extra copies.

On the Blu-ray Disc side, the technology is still fairly new and playback compat-

ibility is at least a minor issue with all media. But because the BD-R and BD-RE

formats were developed at the same time, BD-RE discs are just as likely to play in

a given player as their BD-R counterparts. Generally, the cost of BD-R and BD-RE

media is about the same, but because it is so high for both ($10–$15 per disc),

you’re better off using BD-RE discs for your projects so you can re-record if you

make a mistake.

Manually adding scene markers

When watching a DVD or Blu-ray Disc movie, you normally have the option to

jump to the beginning of the next chapter by clicking a button on the remote con-

trol. To specify the start of chapters or sections in your project, you must add scene

markers.

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1 Scroll through the entire movie in the Timeline of the My Project panel.

 is project consists of three main sections, labeled Meet the Dolphins, Lunch

Time, and Afternoon Fun. Each section has a title superimposed for the fi rst

5 seconds, and a marker that you inserted back in Chapter 5. You will place

scene markers at the beginning of each section so your viewers can access these

sections more easily during playback. You’ll start by adding the marker for the

Meet the Dolphins section.

2 Click the Home key on your keyboard to move the current-time indicator to the

start of the movie.

3 Right-click the time ruler within the fi rst few seconds of the project and choose

Go to Timeline Marker > Next. Adobe Premiere Elements will jump to the fi rst

timeline marker located at 00;00;24;01.

4 Click the Add Menu Marker button (

) located near the upper-right corner

of the My Project panel to open the Menu Marker dialog. You will work more

with this dialog later in this lesson; for now, just click OK to close the dialog.

5 Notice the green scene marker icon added just below the previous marker on

the time ruler.

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Note: This project

is only about 2 minutes

long due to necessary

limitations on the fi le

size. Most projects

would likely be longer,

but the basic principles

remain the same.

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Note: You may have

to move the current-

time indicator to better

see the green scene

marker beneath.