User Guide

ACDSee Pro 2.5 - User Guide
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To create a CD or DVD:
1. To open the Burn Basket pane, do one of the following:
x Click View | Burn Basket.
x Click Create | Create CD or DVD.
2. In the Burn Basket, select the device you want to use to create your disc from the Disc
Burner drop-down list in the toolbar. The options in this drop-down list depend on the
CD/DVD hardware you have on your computer.
3. From the Content Format drop-down list, select one of the following: (The options in this
drop-down list depend on the burner you select in step 2. and what file formats it
supports.)
x Data Disc: creates a standard CD or DVD, on which you can create a folder
structure and store photos and files of any type to be used on a computer. Click the
Format Options button to specify whether you want to include any ACDSee
database information associated with your files.
x HTML Slide Show: creates a CD or DVD with a slide show of any photos and media
files copied to the disc. The slide show is set to start whenever the disc is placed in a
CD or DVD drive on a computer in a browser. An HTML Slide Show disc cannot
contain multiple folders. Click the Format Options button to specify the options for
your slide show.
x HighMAT Disc: creates a HighMAT CD containing a slide show of images that can be
viewed on a HighMAT-capable device. A HighMAT disc contains a graphical interface
to help viewers access your files, but may alter your files, or convert them to a
different format.
x MPV Disc: creates an MPV CD containing a slide show of images that can be viewed
on an MPV-capable device. An MPV disc contains a graphical interface to help viewers
access your files, but may alter your files, or convert them to a different format.
4. If you selected the Data Disc format, you can use the left side of the Burn Basket to
create a folder structure to organize the photos and files on the disc. To create a new
folder, right-click the name of a folder and select New Folder from the shortcut menu.
Type a name for the new folder and then press Enter.
5. You can also drag an existing folder into either pane in the Burn Basket. If you drag the
folder into the left pane, be sure your cursor is over the an existing folder in the folder
tree before you release the mouse button.
6. To add photos or other files to your disc, drag them from the File List pane to the Burn
Basket, or select the files you want to add and then click Edit | Add to Burn Basket. You
can use the buttons on the Burn Basket toolbar, as explained below, to adjust the
contents of the Burn Basket, or to save or load projects.
7. When you are ready to create your disc, click Burn.
Burn Basket toolbar buttons
Format
Options
Opens the Format Options dialog box, where you can specify the
options for your selected format.
Add to Burn
Basket
Adds the currently selected files or folders to the Burn Basket.