Adobe Encore doesn't produce a compatible Video_TS Link from the DVD-Audio layer. It works on about half of the players I've tried. Its a real problem. If you use more than 2 audio streams (PCM, AC3, DTS for example) it simply won't work at all.
This is for a couple of reasons.
1 - DVD-A import of Video_TS has restrictions on the Video_TS. There is a link to download this list somewhere here but please PM me if you cannot find it. One of those restrictions is that you cannot have more than 2 audio streams per VTS. Why? Because the specs don;t allow it, and the DVD-A system can only address 2 streams. Stereo & Surround, normally. If more are needed you need extra VTS titles, which must be in separate VTS to the other titles. Which brings us to reason
2 - Encore (and all like it, including DVDSP, DVD Architect, DVDit, ReelDVD etc, are all Abstraction Layer programmes - and the Abstraction Layer gets in the way. To do the job properly you need one of the following:
Mac - DVD Fusion, DVD Creator (with modifications)
PC - Scenarist, Maestro (just about with modifications to the Video_TS), DVD-Lab Pro 2.3.1 (again, you must turn off the Abstraction Layer at compile to make this work).
Another problem is Chrome, and the way it's abstraction layer works. It boxes you into a corner, and whilst it is *possible* to make a legal master, as Bowie once sang "it ain't easy" - you need to know how DVD-A is structured, and it's funny little rules & quirks (For example - did you know you cannot actually call the PGC Menu area (AMGM) from title space? there is a workaround which is to add a 1-second silent track at the end of each Audio Group and point the "return to menu" button at that, which will play & execute the end action).
Also in Chrome you have no way to create custom commands, like Set/Branch, If/Then, SetSystem, SetSystem/Branch etc. Likewise there is no way to add custom pre & post commands to titles, tracks, groups or menus.
You cannot reliably pick audio streams on imported VTS titles either - it will automatically play stream #1 in a Video_TS. You can fudge it, but it won't work on a lot of players as it means an illegal Video_TS.
Also, Chrome doesn't handle audio properly. Many faults, the highlights being
A - Audio is imported directly into the group.
B - Gapless PCM & MLP with Trackpoints cannot use Active Menus, as it will default to the top still. This means that for stills, you can either have no navigation at all, or if you want navigation whilst playing you cannot use gapless audio. This means a 200ms glitch at every track start which ain't fun on things like DSOTM or a live album.
All that aside, it can be done. BUT - for the money this costs new ($3,000) you can get a second user copy of Sonic's DVD-Audio Creator. Sonic will transfer the license for free too. I also happen to know where there is a copy up for grabs - PM me if interested. Even for personal stuff, if you got the cash this is the one to get. Yes, it has bugs & quirks. But we finally sorted out a workaround for the last one the other week - so no more clicks in menu audio.
(For those interested, it's a bastard of a bug. There are 3 options for Menu Audio in the dialogue: WAV, AIFF, RAW (which can come in 3 flavours, .RAW, .BIN & .PCM).
WAV gives static. AIFF flips Left & Right, and clicks. RAW gives static.
The clue was the click - this means that the file type is not *quite* right. SO after hunting around in the application folder, we found an applet called "macfile.exe". This sort of implied that somewhere the files get the byte order flipped to motorola, and Dolby Digital for DVD also uses a Motorola byte order. The static implies the byte order is wrong.
By pure chance, I was running a stereo WAV import (WAV works just fine as long as the file size is under 2Gb) on the IMPORT AUDIO dialogue. I happened to have the target folder open too (DAC has to have it's assets imported to very specific locations in the project template or it will not find them) and noticed the dialogue creates a raw PCM file. SO we tried importing the menu AIFF audio into a side folder with the IMPORT AUDIO tool, and pointing the IMPORT MENU dialogue at the audio file created from it. To my utter joy, it gave a click-free file when compiled.
Dontcha just love it?