I made the MP4 just to see if it would work and put in iTunes for mobile devices (it’s actually not that bad for these, but of course I’m going for maximum quality for the end result).

Anyway, I was able to drag the m2ts file into Encore and it played in preview views pretty smoothly. However, when I tried to do a test burn, Encore said that m2ts was a “pending format” and could not complete the action. Now, the potentially foolish thing on my part was attempting to put an m2ts file on a Standard DVD, which for all I know may be impossible to do, but from what I’ve seen, Encore can down-convert high-def files. In further researching the issue, I came across this forum: http://98.139.21.31/search/srpcache?p=.m2ts+In+Adobe+Encore&ei=UTF-8&fr=aaplw&u=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:4ZTRiahaBfMJ:https://forums.creativecow.net/thread/145/873837 .m2ts In Adobe Encore&icp=1&.intl=us&sig=DkqNKmO_mZ2ldVsUD02gjw--

Towards the bottom, they discuss how m2ts files cannot be burned in Encore, at least natively which invites more confusion as to what would be needed for the proper conversions. Just when I’m about to finally give up on Encore, it ends up surprising me by actually succeeding in something. I don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, as it might be a lot healthier to just move onto a different program, even at some financial expense. I guess I’d like to put forth one ultimate question here and just ask: Has anyone here ever actually had complete success with Encore, from project inception to working blu-ray disc?