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ix Contents 1 Getting started with Roxio Creator 19 Welcome to Roxio Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Installing Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Getting to know Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Starting a task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Creator: What you can do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Completing a typical task . .
x Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 2 Importing media files 3 Managing your media files 33 Welcome to Media Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Starting Media Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Getting to know the Media Import window . . . . . . .36 Overview of importing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 41 About Media Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Starting Media Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roxio Creator User Guide Contents Locating missing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 4 Recording and managing audio files 61 Importing audio CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Recording from an audio input device . . . . . . . . . . .64 Using Easy Audio Capture in Full mode . . . . . . .64 Using Easy Audio Capture in Mini mode . . . . . .66 Creating Audiobooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor . . . . . .
xii Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Saving Sound Editor projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Exporting audio clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 Exporting sets of tracks or audio clips . . . . . . . . .94 Burning tracks or clips to audio CDs. . . . . . . . . .96 6 Creating music discs 97 Welcome to Music Disc Creator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Types of music discs you can create . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 Audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roxio Creator User Guide Contents 7 Working with photo projects 8 Printing and sharing 117 Welcome to PhotoSuite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118 PhotoSuite’s project file format (.DMSP) . . . . . .119 Supported file formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 Getting to know the PhotoSuite window . . . . . . . .120 Using the Photo Projects Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 Creating new photo projects in PhotoSuite . . . . . . .122 Removing red eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
xiv Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Withdrawing acces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Accessing shared files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 9 Copying video and creating video compilations 153 About Video Copy & Convert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 The Video Copy & Convert window . . . . . . . . . . . .155 Copying DVD-Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156 Can I copy discs using one disc drive? . . . . . . .
Roxio Creator User Guide Contents 11 Watching movies 12 Creating video productions 13 Video tools and assistants 179 Welcome to CinePlayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180 Getting to know CinePlayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181 Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182 Playing video from video folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183 185 Welcome to VideoWave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186 Getting to know the VideoWave window . . . .
xvi Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Adding SmartSound background audio. . . . . . . . . .203 14 Creating advanced video discs with menus 205 Welcome to MyDVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206 Getting to know the MyDVD window . . . . . . . . . .207 Menu Edit view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207 Movie Edit view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209 Features available in both views . . . . . . . . . . . .210 Overview of creating a MyDVD project . . .
Roxio Creator User Guide Contents Burning projects to disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224 Erasing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225 Saving projects as disc image files and disc volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225 Deciding which type of disc to use . . . . . . . . . .226 Testing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228 Disc players supported by MyDVD. . . . . . . . . .
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Getting started with Roxio Creator In this chapter Welcome to Roxio Creator 20 About this guide 20 Installing Creator 21 Getting to know Creator 22 Creator: What you can do 23 Completing a typical task 27 Where to find more information 31 Creator support options 32
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Welcome to Roxio Creator Welcome to Roxio Creator, the all-in-one digital media solution. Designed for beginners and experts alike, Creator makes it all easy—from simple and practical tasks, such as creating a backup copy of a disc, to fun and creative projects such as creating a home movie complete with introductions, transitions, music, and effects. Get creative and have fun with this powerful, intuitive, and easy-to-use suite of digital media components.
Getting started with Roxio Creator Installing Creator Installing Creator Follow this procedure to install Creator. To install Creator using the installation disc: 1 Insert the Creator installation DVD into your DVD drive. If Autorun is enabled on your computer, the Creator installation window appears automatically and you can skip step 2 and step 3. 2 Choose Start > Run. 3 Type d:\setup (substitute the appropriate letter of your DVD drive for d).
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Getting to know Creator Start your digital media projects from Creator’s main window. Double-click the Creator desktop icon to begin. Creator’s main window, featuring the project categories and frequent tasks. Starting a task Click one of the project category tabs on the left side of the window, and a task list appears on the right. Choose a task by clicking on its name. Some of the tasks are built into the main Creator window; others open in a separate window.
Getting started with Roxio Creator Creator: What you can do Creator: What you can do There are so many great things you can do with Creator. Here’s a partial list and how to get started: Working with audio You will find links to these tasks by selecting the Music-Audio project tab: ■ Make an audio CD that you can play anywhere. Select the Burn Audio CDs task. ■ Create an MP3 disc that holds hundreds of songs in MP3, WMA, or WAV format. Select the Burn MP3 CDs task.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Working with photos You will find links to these tasks by selecting the Photo project tab: ■ Enhance, edit, and share your digital photos. Automatically adjust the exposure, saturation, and sharpness of photos. Fix common problems such as red eye. Select the Edit Photos task. ■ Create personalized calendars, greeting cards, and collages using your own photos. You can also create photo slideshows to share with others. Select the Create Projects task.
Getting started with Roxio Creator Creator: What you can do ■ Create professional-looking video productions that combine your home videos and photos with audio, transitions, and special effects. Select the Edit Video—Advanced task. ■ Make great looking video productions in a few easy steps. Select the Create DVDs task. ■ Create multimedia stories on DVD to share with family and friends.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Importing and organizing media files You will find links to these tasks on more than one project tab: ■ Import photos and video files to your computer from your digital camera, mobile phone, or camcorder. Select the Import Photos or Capture Video tasks. ■ View and manage your media files in folders, and to organize them into personalized albums. Find files quickly by browsing or searching, and burn your files to a disc. Select the Browse and Manage Media task.
Getting started with Roxio Creator Completing a typical task Completing a typical task Each task in Creator is a little different. Some are incredibly simple. Others take a little time to master. To help you get started, let’s walk though one of the most useful projects—creating a disc that contains files copied from your computer. 1 Open Creator by double-clicking the icon that was placed on your computer desktop during installation.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 2 When you are ready, click Burn Data Disc. A longer description appears when you hold the cursor over a task link. The application window changes again. It now displays everything you need to set up your project and burn a disc. Burn Data Disc project window As you can see, the Burn Data Disc project is built into the main Creator application window. Some projects are built into the main window; others open in a separate window.
Getting started with Roxio Creator Completing a typical task 3 To begin a data disc project, insert a blank CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc into your computer’s disc drive. (The project also allows you to add files to an existing data disc, but to keep things simple for this project, use a blank disc.) 4 Use the Destination drop-down menu to select the drive holding your blank disc. If your computer only has one disc drive, it will be selected automatically.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Before burning your disc, look along the bottom of the project window. Here you will find several project status indicators. The information presented varies from project to project and is updated when you change discs or destination drives. Project information is displayed along the bottom of the window. In this case, the indicator shows the project size, the type of disc in the drive, and the available disc space. 7 Now you are ready to burn a disc.
Getting started with Roxio Creator Where to find more information Where to find more information This guide provides an overview of Creator. For detailed information about how to use all of the features of Creator, see the online Help described below. Online Help Most Creator components have an extensive, searchable Help Center. Each Help Center includes step-by-step procedures and answers to frequently asked questions. To access the Help Center, choose Help > Component Help Center.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Creator support options Unlimited self-help options Roxio provides a variety of self help tools, including our virtual agent, a searchable knowledge base of support articles with troubleshooting tips, and tutorials that can help you get the most out of your Roxio products. Be sure to visit the Roxio Support Web site before you contact us by phone or e-mail—you’ll find answers to most of your questions at http://support.roxio.com.
Importing media files In this chapter Welcome to Media Import 34 Starting Media Import 35 Getting to know the Media Import window 36 Overview of importing media files 38
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Welcome to Media Import Using Media Import, you can copy or record digital photos, video, and movie titles to your computer with one easy-to-use interface. Media Import allows you to copy or record from wide range of media storage devices (such as digital cameras, memory cards, flash memory drives, scanners, and discs), and source devices (such as VCRs and Web cameras).
Importing media files Starting Media Import Starting Media Import When you connect a device or insert a disc containing media files, Microsoft Windows prompts you to select the application to use: Note This dialog does not appear if you have already selected an application to use with this device, and if you selected Always do the selected action. If this dialog appears, select the “using Media Import” option.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Getting to know the Media Import window The Media Import Home page provides an easy-to-use interface with which you can transfer media files to your computer from any attached digital media devices. Media type buttons At the top of the Media Import window are buttons that allow you to choose the type of media to import (Photo or Video). When you click one of these buttons, you see the Home page for that media type.
Importing media files Getting to know the Media Import window Media- and device-specific dialog When you select a device from the drop-down list, the left side of the Media Import window shows a dialog specific to that device type. (The preceding illustration shows a dialog to import photos from a CD.) Import Bin The Import Bin (not shown) is on the right side of the Media Import window. It contains files imported in this session (that is, since you started the component).
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Overview of importing media files This section gives an overview of the import process, using photos or video files on a digital camera as an example. The procedures for importing different types of media files from other sources are similar, but may not be exactly the same as the procedure given in this chapter. For more information about importing media files from these other devices, see the Media Import Help Center.
Importing media files Overview of importing media files Tip: If your camera supports both the WIA and TWAIN interfaces, the Device list contains an entry for each interface. Hover the mouse over the entries to identify the one for the WIA interface. 4 Select the digital media files to import. To select or deselect individual files, press and hold Ctrl while you click the files. Note For some types of video camera, photos and videos are stored in different folders.
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Managing your media files In this chapter About Media Manager 42 Getting to know the Media Manager window 44 Working with My Media 46 Working with albums 49 Working with playlists 53 Working with folders 54 Working with media files 55 Finding missing media files 58
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com About Media Manager Your media files—photos, video clips, music tracks, and Roxio projects— come from many different sources, and can be stored in various locations on your computer. They can also be stored on network drives, on removable storage devices, such as CD or DVD discs, or on compatible wireless devices, such as mobile phones.
Managing your media files What you can do with Media Manager You can use Media Manager to: ■ Browse through and organize your photos, video clips, music tracks, and Roxio projects. For more information, see Working with albums on page 49. ■ Preview, rename and delete your media files, as well as assign keywords and ratings. For more information, see Working with media files on page 55. ■ Find media files quickly and easily by searching on file names, keywords, comments, or file type.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Getting to know the Media Manager window The Media Manager window provides an easy-to-use interface from which you can organize your media files. The following illustration identifies the parts of the window that are common across all views.
Managing your media files Getting to know the Media Manager window Media Manager offers the following views to help you easily access and organize the media files on your computer and connected devices: ■ My Media This view shows your Smart Views, playlists, and albums. Smart Views are media file groupings automatically created and maintained by Media Manager, based on characteristics such as media type, keyword, and date, so you can find your media files more easily.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com ■ My Devices Using Media Manager, you can view digital media on compatible wireless devices, such as mobile phones. The My Devices view shows you all detected devices, and allows you to browse the media files on these devices. For more information, see Sharing media files with wireless devices on page 144. Working with My Media The My Media view shows your Smart Views and albums.
Managing your media files Working with My Media Note Media Manager cannot find files that are renamed, moved, or deleted within Windows Explorer. If you disconnect or remove a storage device, such as a CD or DVD disc, files on the device will not be found. For information on locating missing files, see Finding missing media files on page 58. Browsing My Media In the My Media view, you can browse the following groupings: All Media This Smart View shows you all media files detected by Media Manager.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com All Projects This Smart View allows you to browse your Roxio projects. Projects are further grouped based on the Roxio component used to create them. The Smart View contains views for recently used and imported project files. My Views This Smart View contains your custom Smart Views (for example, Smart Views created from search queries). For example, you can save photos assigned the keyword “Birthday” as a custom Smart View named “Birthday Pics”.
Managing your media files Working with albums Working with albums Creating new albums You can create a new album in one of the following ways: ■ Create a new, empty, album. ■ Use the Albums button to select files, create an album, and add the selected files to the new album, all in one step. ■ Drag files from Windows Explorer into a new album. You can also create a new album based on search results. To create a new, empty, album: 1 On the Task Bar, click Albums, and choose New Album.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 6 Type the album name and click Yes. Media Manager creates a new album, and adds the selected files to it. Adding media files to albums You can add media files to albums in several different ways. To add media files to an existing album using the Albums button: 1 Select the media files you want to add to an album. 2 On the Task Bar, click Albums and choose Add selection to Album. 3 Browse to the album to which you want to add the files, and click OK.
Managing your media files Working with albums To add media files to albums using Windows Explorer: 1 If you are not in the My Media view, in the Browse area, click My Media. 2 In the Browse area, select the album to which you want to add media files. 3 Open Windows Explorer, and position Windows Explorer and Media Manager windows so you can see them both. 4 In Windows Explorer, select the media files you want to add to the album.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 4 To copy the media files to the clipboard, right-click and choose Copy. 5 In the Browse area, select the album to which you want to move or copy the media files. 6 In the album, right-click and choose Paste. To move the media files to the clipboard, right-click and choose Cut. Setting the thumbnail for an album Follow this procedure to use a photo or video file thumbnail as the thumbnail for an album.
Managing your media files Working with playlists Working with playlists With Media Manager, you can easily create and manage playlists. To create a new playlist: 1 In the Browse area at the top left of the window, click My Media to display the My Media view. 2 In the Browse area, click My Playlists. 3 Click Create a New Playlist. 4 Type a name for the new playlist. The Contents area in the top right part of the window shows the contents of the new playlist.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Working with folders The Folders view in Media Manager is similar to Windows Explorer, except that you only see media files supported by Roxio products. In the Folders view, you can browse the contents of the folders on your computer, and drag and drop media files between folders. You can also create folders, and rename or delete folders or the files within them.
Managing your media files Working with media files Working with media files Media Manager makes it easy to organize and manage your media files. You can rename files and delete them from albums or Smart Views, update or sort files in albums and Smart Views, and copy, move, or delete files from albums. You can assign keywords and comments to files, to help you when you are searching for media files. You can view media files in a Preview window or as a full-screen QuickShow.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Previewing media files Using Media Manager, you can view media files in the preview window. You can also view photo files as a QuickShow. For information on how to preview your media files, see Viewing media files in a preview window. For information on how to view a QuickShow, see Viewing media files in QuickShows on page 57. Viewing media files in a preview window Follow this procedure to view your photos, listen to your sound tracks, or watch your videos.
Managing your media files Working with media files To preview an audio file, choose one of these methods: ■ On the audio thumbnail, click Play. ■ Double-click the audio thumbnail. An audio Preview window opens. From this window, you can use the playback controls (Go to Start, Rewind, Play/Pause, Fast Forward, and Go To End). You can also use the slider to move the playback cursor to the desired location in the audio file.
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Managing your media files Finding missing media files If Media Manager finds some of the missing media files, they are removed from the missing files list. Repeat this step to locate the rest of the files. 3 If you want to continue the task that you were starting before the Missing Files dialog box appeared without finding the missing media files, click Skip Rest. You can skip one group of files at a time by clicking Skip.
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Recording and managing audio files In this chapter Importing audio CDs 62 Recording from an audio input device 64 Creating Audiobooks 67 Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor 70 Converting, renaming, and moving audio files 73 Creating track lists using AutoMix 78
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Importing audio CDs The Multiple Audio CD Ripper is an assistant you can use to quickly rip audio tracks from audio CDs and transfer them to a portable device, such as an iPod, PSP, MP3 player, or WMA player. To open Multiple Audio CD Ripper: ■ From Creator’s main application window, select the Music-Audio task category and choose Rip - Advanced. To import and transfer files, follow these steps: 1 Insert the discs you want to import.
Recording and managing audio files Importing audio CDs 6 Optional: By default, the assistant automatically identifies CDs and tags songs. To view or modify the tags, or to automatically tag unidentified tracks, click Edit Audio Tags. Tip: For more information, click Help on the Edit Audio Tags dialog box. 7 8 9 To output the tracks to a portable device, continue with these steps: a In the Imported Tracks list, use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to arrange the tracks in the desired sequence.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Recording from an audio input device Easy Audio Capture is an assistant you can use to quickly record audio from Internet radio and other sources, using a connection from your audio equipment to your computer’s sound input. To open Easy Audio Capture: ■ From Creator’s main application window, select the Music-Audio task category and choose Capture Audio from Sound Card. You can use Easy Audio Capture in two modes: Full mode and Mini mode.
Recording and managing audio files Recording from an audio input device result. If the volume is too low, the resulting sound may be less than optimal. ■ Adjust the recording level so that the meter indicators light up only to the middle of the meter, passing the middle only occasionally. If all of the meter indicators stay lit persistently, the recording level has passed the zero dB clipping point, and is too “hot”. If this occurs, reduce your recording level.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 5 When the analog source finishes playing, click Stop to stop recording. 6 When you finish recording, click Close. Using Easy Audio Capture in Mini mode Switch to Full Mode Record Close Stop Edit Capture Settings Recording level Status display The Status display shows the amount of time left on the drive, the recording time elapsed, or the time left to record (if you have limited the recording time in the Options).
Recording and managing audio files Creating Audiobooks Creating Audiobooks Audiobook Creator enables you to easily convert an audiobook from an existing audio CD to iTunes, an iPod or other connected portable device, to an audiobook file on hard disk, or to an MP3 disc. Audiobook Creator can also convert public domain MP3 audiobooks that you have downloaded from the Internet.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com combined into a single iTunes audiobook file (.m4b) with the following iTunes audiobook features: ■ ■ each track will become its own chapter for easy navigation ■ pause/resume functionality ■ book cover art will be included and will be displayed in iTunes iPod/iPhone (must be connected, and iTunes must already be installed): Select this option to output your audiobook to an iPod or iPhone.
Recording and managing audio files Creating Audiobooks Format output Description .M3U ■ ■ ■ ■ .WPL ■ ■ ■ .
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com output to a playlist, or to a portable device other than an iPod or iPhone. When outputting to iTunes, iPod or iPhone, the file format is automatically converted to iTunes audiobook format (.m4b). When outputting to an MP3 disc, the file format is automatically converted to .mp3. ■ Title: Use this text box to edit the audiobook’s title. ■ Author: Use this text box to edit the audiobook author’s name.
Recording and managing audio files Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor or ■ Click one of the links found within Creator’s other audio tasks. To update track information automatically with the MusicID feature: 1 If you are editing tags for multiple tracks, select the tracks you want to change.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 7 To close the dialog box, click Done. To edit track information manually: 1 In the tracks list, select the tracks for which you want to add or change information. 2 In Sound Editor, if you are editing tags for an audio clip that contains multiple tracks, and if you want to add or change information for only one track, select the track name in the Title drop-down list. Otherwise, you can edit all of the selected files together.
Recording and managing audio files Converting, renaming, and moving audio files Converting, renaming, and moving audio files The Audio Converter is an assistant you can use to quickly perform these tasks: ■ convert audio files or audio tracks from one or more formats and sources (such as audio CD, unencrypted DVD-Video disc, hard disk, or iPod) to your preferred audio file format ■ automatically rename audio files based on audio tag information ■ move audio files or tracks from one location on your co
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Converting files To convert audio files to a different audio file format, follow these steps: 1 Click Add Tracks and browse the CD, DVD, hard disk, or iPod, to select the audio files or tracks you want to convert. Note You may be able to add audio files from other portable devices, depending on the file and device type. 2 To update the audio tags for the selected files, click Edit Audio Tags. The Edit Audio Tags dialog box opens.
Recording and managing audio files Converting, renaming, and moving audio files Renaming files Note Some audio files are protected with digital rights management (DRM) and cannot be renamed. To rename audio files, follow these steps: 1 Click Add Tracks and browse the CD, DVD, hard disk, or iPod, to select the audio files or tracks you want to rename. Note You may be able to add audio files from other portable devices, depending on the file and device type. 2 Click Convert.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Moving files Note Some audio files are protected with digital rights management (DRM) and cannot be moved. To move audio files, follow these steps: 1 Click Add Tracks and browse the CD, DVD, hard disk, or iPod, to select the audio files or tracks you want to move. Note You may be able to add audio files from other portable devices, depending on the file and device type. 2 Click Convert. 3 Unless you want to keep the original files, clear Keep original files.
Recording and managing audio files Converting, renaming, and moving audio files Transferring files to a portable device Note Some audio files are protected with digital rights management (DRM) and cannot be transferred to a portable device. To transfer files to a portable device, follow these steps: 1 Click Add Tracks and browse the CD, DVD, hard disk, or iPod, to select the audio files or tracks you want to transfer.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Creating track lists using AutoMix AutoMix automatically creates track lists for you by finding tracks that are similar to each other. You begin by selecting a track, or more than one track, to start with. Then let AutoMix search your music database for other songs that are similar. Note This feature creates track lists by searching for tracks that have been identified by the online MusicID service.
Recording and managing audio files Creating track lists using AutoMix keep or exclude all of the tracks by clicking the icon beside the Title heading. 3 To search again, click Find Again. 4 Optional: For Limit results to, enter the maximum number of tracks, minutes, or megabytes to include in the track list (for example, 25 tracks, 45 minutes, 20 megabytes). 5 When you are satisfied with the songs in the AutoMix, you can add them to the current project or create a playlist.
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Creating audio projects In this chapter Welcome to Sound Editor 82 Getting to know the Sound Editor window 83 Sound Editor project file format (.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Welcome to Sound Editor Sound Editor lets you record, preview, and modify any supported and noncopy-protected digital audio file format (including WAV and WMA). You can use Sound Editor to import (record) audio from analog sources, including LP records and tapes, then apply audio effects to improve and enhance your recorded audio. Finally, you can save your audio tracks for use in other Roxio projects or burn them directly to audio CD.
Creating audio projects Getting to know the Sound Editor window Getting to know the Sound Editor window The Sound Editor window provides an easy-to-use interface for adding audio clips to your project, editing your audio clips (improving quality or applying effects), and exporting your audio to a file or burning it to a disc.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Sound Editor project file format (.dmse) Sound Editor projects are stored in DMSE format. The Sound Editor's project file stores: ■ references to the audio files included in the project ■ information about effects and changes applied to these audio files ■ information about how the audio files are organized into tracks and layers Because changes to the audio files are stored separately from the files themselves, you can easily undo them.
Creating audio projects Getting started with Sound Editor projects Getting started with Sound Editor projects A Sound Editor project is a collection of the following components: ■ Audio clip: An audio file which contains a song, a part of a song, or a short repetitive sound, such as a drum beat. You can add audio clips from various sources to your Sound Editor project. For more information, see About adding audio clips on page 86. ■ Track: An audio clip or part of a clip.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com About adding audio clips A Sound Editor project is a collection of audio clips. You can add audio clips from various sources, improve their quality and add special effects. You can add audio clips in any of the following ways: ■ Add audio files stored on your hard disk or removable disc storage. For more information, see Adding audio files on page 86. ■ Copy audio tracks from CD. For more information, see Adding tracks from audio CDs on page 87.
Creating audio projects Getting started with Sound Editor projects Adding tracks from audio CDs To add tracks from audio CDs to your project: 1 Insert the CD from which you want to copy tracks into your CD drive. 2 In the task area, under Add to Project, click Import from CD. The Select Source dialog box opens. 3 In the Browse area, click the drive containing the audio CD. 4 In the Track View page on the right, select the tracks you want to import, and then click OK.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com About editing and applying effects You can use Sound Editor to make changes to audio clips. Not only does Sound Editor let you save your recorded audio to any other supported file format (similar to converting audio file formats), it also lets you edit and enhance your audio clip using the available audio effects and editing tools. Selecting the waveform region to edit You can apply an edit or effect to an entire audio clip or to a selected part of a clip.
Creating audio projects Getting started with Sound Editor projects Basic editing You can delete, copy, or move a clip or part of a waveform. To delete a clip or part of a waveform: 1 Select the clip or waveform region you want to delete. For information on how to select a waveform, see Selecting the waveform region to edit on page 88. 2 Choose Edit > Delete. To copy a clip or part of a waveform: 1 Select the waveform region you want to copy.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Adding or deleting track separators You can use Sound Editor to add track separators to or delete them from your recording. For example, if you intend to play your recording as a playlist, or burn it to disc, you will want to easily identify the tracks and navigate them with your player. Tip: To make editing easier, maximize the Sound Editor window for a higher resolution display of your audio waveform.
Creating audio projects Installing new sound effects To delete a track separator: 1 Select the track separator that you want to remove. 2 Click Delete Track. For more information about markers, see Adding or deleting track separators on page 90. Installing new sound effects Sound Editor supports VST (Virtual Studio Technology) sound effects. Once the effects are installed on your computer, you can select them from the Sound Effects menu on the Clip Editor toolbar.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com The VST effect is added to the list of Sound Effects. Tip: When you delete the effect from your computer, it is removed from the list. Completing Sound Editor projects When you finish making changes to your Sound Editor project, you have several options: ■ Save your project to a Sound Editor project format. For more information, see Saving Sound Editor projects on page 93. ■ Export an audio clip to a single file.
Creating audio projects Installing new sound effects Saving Sound Editor projects Sound Editor lets you save your work to a Sound Editor project file (DMSE), so you can continue working on it later. The DMSE format preserves all of the information about the audio clips, tracks, and layers used in your project. For more information about the Sound Editor project format, see Sound Editor project file format (.dmse) on page 84. To save your project: 1 Choose File > Save Project.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Exporting sets of tracks or audio clips Using the Sound Editor, you can export a set of tracks or audio clips. Each track or clip is saved as a separate file. To export a set of tracks or audio clips to separate files: 1 In the task area, under Export, click Export Tracks/Clips. The Export Tracks dialog box appears.
Creating audio projects Installing new sound effects Note Unless you manually adjust the layers' volume, the more layers you have in the mix, the lower is the volume of each individual layer. Selecting this option renders the entire mix, and then maximizes the volume of the resulting audio to ensure the loudest sound, while avoiding audio distortion. 9 Optional: To rename and tag the tracks, click Edit Audio Tags. The Edit Audio Tags dialog box appears. For more information, click Help in the dialog box.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Burning tracks or clips to audio CDs To burn an audio CD: 1 Insert a blank CD into your recorder. 2 In the task area, under Export, click Burn Audio CD. The Burn Audio CD dialog box appears. 3 In the Burn Audio CD dialog box, choose one of the following options: ■ Use Tracks from Project: Select this option if you want to burn tracks from your project to disc.
Creating music discs In this chapter Welcome to Music Disc Creator 98 Types of music discs you can create 99 Overview of Music Disc Creator projects 100 Supported file formats 101 Adding tracks to your project 102 Finding tracks and managing track information 106 Previewing tracks 111 Completing Music Disc Creator projects 112
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Welcome to Music Disc Creator Music Disc Creator lets you create music compilations to play on your home or car stereo, portable music player, DVD player, or on your computer. You can use audio files from your music CDs, hard disk, or DVD-Video sources to create music discs. With Music Disc Creator, you can: ■ Import audio from various sources to use in your projects.
Creating music discs Types of music discs you can create Types of music discs you can create Audio CD An Audio CD is a compact disc (CD) that you can play on both Audio CD players and computer disc drives. With Music Disc Creator, you can make your own Audio CDs by recording tracks from other Audio CDs or audio from DVD-Videos, and from audio files (MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA or other supported formats) stored on your hard disk and other discs.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Overview of Music Disc Creator projects This section outlines the basic steps that are common to all Music Disc Creator projects. This section gives instructions for the following procedures: ■ Select the type of project you want to create. For more information about the types of projects that you can create, see Types of music discs you can create on page 99. Note Some versions of Music Disc Creator may only include one project type.
Creating music discs Supported file formats Supported file formats This section describes the types of files that you can use with Music Disc Creator. It describes the Music Disc Creator format, and other formats supported by Music Disc Creator. Note You may be able to import protected tracks into the project, but Digital Rights Management (DRM) may prevent you from exporting or burning the tracks to disc. Music Disc Creator’s native format (.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Adding tracks to your project There are several ways to add tracks to your projects. This section includes the following information and procedures: ■ About protected audio tracks ■ Using the Media Selector ■ Adding tracks and playlists from a hard disk ■ Adding unprotected tracks from your iPod ■ Importing tracks from discs You can also record audio from an analog source. For more information, see Recording from an audio input device on page 64.
Creating music discs Adding tracks to your project To select and add tracks to your project: 1 Click a track to select it, or press the Ctrl key to select more than one track at a time. 2 Click Add, or drag the tracks into the Track List area. For more detailed information, click Help or press F1 in the Media Selector. To dock or undock the Media Selector: 1 Click Add Audio Tracks or Import from CD/DVD. The Media Selector opens in a window outside of the main project window.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Adding tracks and playlists from a hard disk To add tracks and playlists from your hard disk: Tip: You can also add tracks or playlists to your project by dragging them from a folder and dropping them into the project window. 1 In the Add to Project area, click Add Audio Tracks. 2 Use the Media Selector to locate the tracks or playlists you want to add.
Creating music discs Adding tracks to your project Importing tracks from discs In addition to copying tracks from CDs and DVDs, you can also select tracks from disc image files and DVD-Video folders. ■ Disc image files: A disc image file is a complete copy of a disc that is stored on your hard disk as a file instead of recorded to a blank disc. Valid disc image files include .iso, .c2d (Roxio proprietary format), and .cue.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Finding tracks and managing track information This section explains how to add track information and how to create track lists by searching for audio tracks. Track information, called audio tags, can be very useful for finding and categorizing your audio tracks. Examples of audio tags are song titles, artist and album names, and music genre.
Creating music discs Finding tracks and managing track information You can skip this step if you already have identified tracks in your music library. Note When tracks are added to your music library, they are left in their original location; no copies are made. The status of the scan is indicated by the progress bar, and by a message that displays the number of new tracks that have been found. If you need to stop the scan, click Stop and review results.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Creating track lists using Search by Tags Music Disc Creator’s “Search by Tags” feature automatically generates tracks lists for your projects. For example, you might use Search by Tags to create a track list that includes files of a particular genre or by a particular artist. Note This feature creates track lists by searching your Roxio database of media files. If a track on your computer is not found, then it is not in the database.
Creating music discs Finding tracks and managing track information If you chose to add the tracks as a new track list, enter a name for the track list. 9 To create the track list, click Search. 10 To add the tracks to the project, click Add to Project. For more detailed information, click Help or press F1 in the Search by Tags dialog box. Using Beatmatching Beatmatching automatically adjusts the tempo and synchronizes the beats between tracks to create professional sounding audio CDs.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com To manually beatmatch your track(s): 1 Select the tracks you want to manually beatmatch, then select the Beatmatch option from the drop-down menu in the Transition column. Music Disc Creator will then scan all selected tracks, and analyze the BPM. When the scan is complete, the BPM for each selected track will appear in the BPM column. 2 Trim the silence from the beginning and end of your tracks by rightclicking on the tracks and selecting Auto Trim Silence.
Creating music discs Previewing tracks Using the BPM Editor In some cases, it may not be possible for Music Disc Creator to determine the correct location of the beat within a particular song. In this case, you can manually adjust the BPM for a track using the BPM Editor. To manually adjust the BPM for a track: 1 Select a track by right-clicking, then select Beats per Minute > Edit. The BPM Editor window appears.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Completing Music Disc Creator projects When your Music Disc Creator project is complete, you can export the tracks to MP3, WAV, or WMA files, or burn your project to CD or DVD, or create a disc image file. Choose how you want to output your project: ■ Burning projects to disc or saving as disc image files: To save the project as a disc image file or burn it to a disc. ■ Exporting tracks: To export tracks to one of several popular audio file formats.
Creating music discs Previewing tracks Burning projects to disc or saving as disc image files Follow this procedure to burn your project to disc or to create a disc image file. A disc image file is a complete copy of a disc that is stored on your hard disk instead of recorded to a blank disc. You can create a disc image file for any type of project in Music Disc Creator. Note Some tracks may be protected by DRM, which may prevent burning, or limit the number of copies you can burn to disc.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Exporting tracks Follow this procedure to export tracks to one of several popular audio file formats. Note Depending on the software version you are running, available formats may include WMA, WAV, and MP3. Not all formats are available in all versions of Music Disc Creator. To export a project: 1 Select the tracks you want to export, right-click, and choose Export. The Export Tracks dialog box appears.
Creating music discs Previewing tracks Sending tracks to a portable device Follow this procedure to send the tracks in your project to a portable device, such as an iPod® (iTunes must be installed) or PSP™, any WMDM (Windows Media Device Manager) compliant MP3 player, or any MP3 device that appears as a drive letter on your computer. To send tracks to a portable device: 1 Select the tracks you want to send to the device. 2 Right-click, and choose Send to Portable Device.
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Working with photo projects In this chapter Welcome to PhotoSuite 118 Getting to know the PhotoSuite window 120 Using the Photo Projects Assistant 121 Creating new photo projects in PhotoSuite 122 Removing red eye 123 Cropping photos and objects 124 Rotating photos and objects 126 Applying special effects 127 Working with text 128 Improving the quality of photos 131
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Welcome to PhotoSuite With Roxio’s PhotoSuite, it has never been easier to repair, enhance, and share your digital photos. You can use PhotoSuite to carry out everyday tasks, such as: ■ cropping photos ■ removing red eye ■ rotating photos PhotoSuite provides easy-to-use tools to help you improve and repair your photos. To improve the quality of your photos, you can use the AutoFix tool.
Working with photo projects PhotoSuite’s project file format (.DMSP) DMSP is PhotoSuite's native file format for edited photos and projects. This format retains layer information and allows you to “undo” changes you have made. With DMSP, both the original settings and the edits (such as transformations or special effects) are stored. For example, if you crop a photo and save it in DMSP format, you can reverse the edit later, retrieving the deleted portion.
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Working with photo projects Using the Photo Projects Assistant ■ Canvas Toolbar: Provides quick access to frequently-used PhotoSuite commands. ■ Options Bar: Contains a set of context-sensitive commands that are relevant to the selected object. ■ Canvas: Displays the photo or project that you are working with. ■ Task pane: Gives you quick access to the operations you can perform on photos and other objects. ■ Open Files pane: Shows thumbnails of all the files currently open in PhotoSuite.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Creating new photo projects in PhotoSuite A photo project is a collection of objects, such as photos, text, and graphics, placed on a canvas. You can add, remove, and manipulate these objects, and apply special effects to them. You can start a new project with a blank canvas, to which you can add photos, text, and clip art, apply effects, and so on.
Working with photo projects Removing red eye Removing red eye Using PhotoSuite, you can remove common flaws that often appear in photos, such as red eye. Red eye occurs when the camera flash reflects from the subjects’ eyes, giving the eyes a red appearance in the photo. Follow this procedure to correct the “red eye” that appears when the flash from the camera reflects off the subjects’ eyes.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Cropping photos and objects Follow this procedure to select an area of interest in a photo or other object, and crop or remove the rest of the object. Note If you save a cropped photo in PhotoSuite format (.dmsp), the entire original photo is preserved, including the crop settings. If you save the cropped photo in any other format, the cropped area is permanently deleted.
Working with photo projects Cropping photos and objects 4 Optional: To view only the area of interest, select the Hide cropped area check box. Tip: To reset the crop lines, click Reset.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Rotating photos and objects To rotate objects: 1 If you want to rotate a photo or any other object in a PhotoSuite project file, select it in the Canvas. 2 To rotate the object clockwise or counter-clockwise, on the Canvas Toolbar, click Rotate Counter Clockwise or Rotate Clockwise.
Working with photo projects Applying special effects Applying special effects Follow this procedure to apply special effects to a photo or an object in a project. There are several types of effects available in PhotoSuite, including artistic effects that can make your photo look like an oil or watercolor painting, color effects that add a tint to the photo, and many others.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Working with text Use PhotoSuite to add text to a photo or a project (for example, to create holiday greeting cards from personal photos). To add text: 1 In the Enhance pane, click Add or Edit Text. The Add or Edit Text dialog box appears and a new text object appears on the Canvas, with the text, “Type your text here!” A thumbnail representing the text object appears in the Object List. 2 Type your new text in the Add or Edit Text dialog box.
Working with photo projects Working with text To change the text color and add shading: This procedure explains how to change the color of the text object, and add shading. Shading creates a gradual change from one color to another. For example, the text can be blue starting at the left, and gradually change to purple on the right. 1 Select the text object in the Canvas or in the Object List. 2 In the Common tasks pane, under Enhance, click Add or Edit Text.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com To add a text outline or style: 1 Select the text object in the Canvas or in the Object List. 2 In the Enhance pane, click Add or Edit Text. 3 To add an outline, select the Text Outline check box. 4 In the Color drop-down list under the Text Outline check box, select a color. Tip: For more color choices, select More colors. Or use the eye dropper: Click the eye dropper tool, and then click a sample of the color you want to use.
Working with photo projects Improving the quality of photos Improving the quality of photos Using PhotoSuite, you can improve the quality of your digital photos by adjusting properties such as exposure and brightness and contrast. You can also use the AutoFix feature to automatically adjust the exposure, saturation, and sharpness of your photos based on photo analysis and predefined settings.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Adjusting exposure Follow this procedure to improve the quality of over- or under-exposed photos. When you adjust the exposure, you change the intensity level of the photo’s dark areas and shadows, and its highlights and bright areas. PhotoSuite can adjust the exposure for you automatically, or you can adjust it manually. To adjust the exposure: 1 If the photo you want to edit is an object in the PhotoSuite project file, select it in the Canvas.
Working with photo projects Improving the quality of photos Adjusting brightness and contrast To adjust the brightness and contrast: 1 If the photo you want to edit is an object in the PhotoSuite project file, select it in the Canvas. 2 In the Common tasks pane, under Fix, click Brightness and Contrast. 3 To preview the results of the adjustment before applying them, select Show Preview.
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Printing and sharing media files In this chapter Printing photos and projects 136 E-mailing media files 141 Sharing photos using an online photo service 144 Sharing media files with wireless devices 144 Using MediaSpace to share media 148
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Printing photos and projects To print your photos and projects: 1 From Creator’s main application window, select the Photo task category and choose Print. or On the PhotoSuite or Media Manager toolbar, click Print. The Print dialog box opens. 2 If you have more than one printer connected to your computer, select a printer from the drop-down list. 3 Optional: Click Change Settings to change the printer settings, such as paper source.
Printing and sharing media files Printing photos and projects 7 To print one photo per page, follow these steps: a In the Layout box, select One photo per page. b To specify the size of the photo, in the Size box, select one of the displayed sizes, or one of the following options: ■ Fit to page: Prints the photo as large as possible on the selected page size. The photo may be cropped along the edges if your printer requires margins.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 10 To print multiple photos per page, follow these steps: Note This option allows you to print multiple copies of the same photo on a page. You can also use this option to print single photos with special templates, such as T-shirt transfers. a In the Layout box, select Multiple photos per page. b In the Category box, specify the paper type. c In the Template box, specify the template to be used.
Printing and sharing media files Printing photos and projects 11 To print thumbnails of your photos, follow these steps: a In the Layout box, select As a contact sheet. b Enter the numbers of rows and columns in Rows and Columns, respectively. c In the Spacing box, specify the amount of space to be left between the thumbnails. d Optional: Specify the unit of measurement for the space between the thumbnails.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Tips for improving print quality The following tips may help you improve the print quality of your photos: ■ Select a high print quality in your printer’s settings. When you choose a high quality print setting, the print output improves, but the print job takes longer. ■ If you are scanning images, scan at the highest image resolution available. Refer to your scanner’s documentation for information about setting the best resolution.
Printing and sharing media files E-mailing media files E-mailing media files You can share your photos and other media files with friends and family by e-mail. Using the E-mail Assistant, you can e-mail photos individually, either as an attachment or in the body of an HTML-formatted e-mail message (if your e-mail program supports HTML-formatted messages), or you can send your photos packaged in a slideshow.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Tip: To select more than one media file at a time, press and hold Ctrl while you select the files. c 3 4 Click Add Files. Select the e-mail program you want to use to send the files by choosing one of the following options: ■ Default e-mail client (Microsoft Outlook): E-mail the files using your default e-mail program. If you select this option, choose whether to send the e-mail in HTML format.
Printing and sharing media files E-mailing media files Note Photo conversion options are available only if you have selected photo files to e-mail. The conversion does not affect your original files. 5 If you are e-mailing video files, you can optimize their quality by setting the conversion options. In the Quality box, choose the desired resolution. The higher the resolution, the better the picture quality, but the larger the resulting file.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Sharing photos using an online photo service Follow this procedure to use an online photo service to post your photo files to an Internet site from which other people can view the files. To share photos through an online photo service: 1 In Media Manager, choose File > Share Online. 2 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Printing and sharing media files Sharing media files with wireless devices 5 To move the files to the device (deleting them from your computer), click Move Down. To copy them (keeping them on your computer), click Copy Down. The Transfer dialog box appears, showing the progress of the transfer. When the transfer is complete, the dialog box closes automatically. Tip: To hide the dialog box, click Close.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Synchronizing your mobile device The synchronization feature performs two functions: ■ automatically backs up files on your mobile device to your PC ■ automatically updates selected files on your mobile device when you change them on your PC To use the synchronization feature, you must: 1 Configure the synchronization settings.
Printing and sharing media files Sharing media files with wireless devices To identify files on your PC that you want to synchronize with your mobile device: 1 In the top part of the window, browse to and select the media files you want to synchronize with your mobile device. Tip: To select more than one file at a time, press and hold Ctrl while you select the files. 2 In the bottom part of the window, click the My Media tab to show the My Media view.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Using MediaSpace to share media About MediaSpace You can easily authorize PCs and other devices on your home network to view your photos and other media files. Use this feature if you want to: ■ access your media files (view photos or play videos) from a different computer on your home network ■ allow members of your family to access or download your media files from their computers.
Printing and sharing media files Using MediaSpace to share media Configuring your home network Before you can use the My MediaSpace feature, you may need to change the configuration of your home network. See the following sections for more information. Configuring a router with MediaSpace To use MediaSpace media-sharing capabilities, your router must be UPnPcompliant, and UPnP must be turned on.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com To grant access to a device on your home network: 1 On the Task Bar, click Share and choose Manage My MediaSpace (UPnP). The Manage My MediaSpace dialog box appears. 2 Select a device with which you want to share your files, and click Authorize. Repeat this step for each device with which you want to share files. 3 Click Done to close the dialog box.
Printing and sharing media files Using MediaSpace to share media 2 Navigate the folders in the Browse area to look for media files.
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Copying video and creating video compilations In this chapter About Video Copy & Convert 154 The Video Copy & Convert window 155 Copying DVD-Video 156 Creating video compilations 160
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com About Video Copy & Convert Video Copy & Convert is designed to assist you in reproducing material that you own the copyright for, or have obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner. Unless you own the copyright or have permission to copy from the copyright owner, you may be violating copyright law and be subject to payment of damages and other remedies. If you are uncertain about your rights, contact your legal advisor.
Copying video and creating video compilations The Video Copy & Convert window The Video Copy & Convert window DVD-Video Copy mode Mode selection buttons Destination area Burn/Copy Now/ Save As button Note The Burn/Copy Now/Save As button changes depending on your task. If an arrow appears to the right of the button, you can click for advanced options.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Copying DVD-Video DVD-Video Copy mode lets you copy an entire DVD disc, disc image file, or DVD-Video folder. You can burn the contents to a disc, or create a disc image file or DVD-Video folder on your hard disk. Can I copy discs using one disc drive? You can copy a disc using one recorder, or multiple recorders.
Copying video and creating video compilations Copying DVD-Video The DVD-Video folder source can come from any of the following sources: ■ A disc containing a “VIDEO_TS” folder which contains valid DVD-Video source content. The disc cannot be copy-protected. ■ A disc image file containing valid DVD-Video source content. Valid disc image files include .iso, .c2d (Roxio proprietary format), and .cue (BIN/CUE). ■ A “VIDEO_TS” folder on your hard disk containing valid DVD-Video source content.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Copying DVD discs, disc image files, or DVD-Video folders Follow this procedure to copy a disc, disc image file, or DVD-Video folder using either one or two drives. To copy a disc, disc image file, or DVD-Video folder: 1 In Video Copy & Convert, click DVD-Video Copy if you are not already in DVD-Video Copy mode. 2 Select the source to copy: ■ If you are copying a disc, insert the disc that you want to copy into your source drive.
Copying video and creating video compilations Copying DVD-Video 5 Select the write speed and enter the number of copies to create. Note These options are only available if you are copying to disc, not if you are copying to disc image file or DVD-Video folder. 6 Optional: Select Include Data (ROM) Content from Source if you want the copy to include data files that are not part of the DVD-Video portion of the disc or folder.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Creating video compilations A video compilation is a collection of movies (“titles”) from different sources. You can mix and match video files to create movies in a wide range of formats including DVD-Video, DivX, and WMV. Add unprotected video files from your iPod to your compilation. You can also reformat movies so you can watch them on your video iPod®, PSP™, or video cell phone.
Copying video and creating video compilations Creating video compilations Supported video formats The table below lists the types of video files that can be included in a compilation and the supported output formats (The files supported by your version of the product may differ from those listed here): Supported input formats Supported output formats ■ DVD-Video ■ DVD-Video ■ WMV (Windows Media Video, standard and HD) ■ WMV (including HD if the source is HD) ■ DivX, including HD DivX and DMF — D
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Notes about source files Consider the following information as you select source files for your compilation: ■ You can only select individual movie titles from a DVD-Video disc, not the full DVD with original menus and navigation. The content of the disc cannot be copy protected. ■ You can select your iPod as a source (click the My Devices tab in the Media Selector), and add unprotected video files to your compilation.
Copying video and creating video compilations Creating video compilations Notes about output formats Consider the following information as you select an output format for your compilation: ■ The 3GP format is designed for playback on video cell phones. However, some phones have a very limited storage capacity. Before creating compilations for playback on a cell phone, consult the phone’s owner’s manual to determine the maximum size of the video files it can hold.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Creating a video compilation To add and edit movies: 1 Click the Video Compilation button, if necessary. Note Versions of Video Copy & Convert with a single copying mode do not have mode selection buttons. Rename Movie, Delete, Preview/Trim Movie, Up and Down buttons 2 Click Add Movies. 3 Select the movies that you want to include in the compilation.
Copying video and creating video compilations Creating video compilations Tip: You can add unprotected video files from your iPod to your compilation. Click the My Devices tab in the Media Selector to select video files from your iPod. For more information, click Help or press F1 in the Media Selector. To select more than one movie at a time, hold the Ctrl key while you select the movies. As you add movies, thumbnails representing each movie appear in the Source area.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Note If you do not choose to create a menu, the movies will play sequentially when you insert the disc into a DVD player. Menus can only be created in Video Copy & Convert if the output format is DVD-Video or DivX. If your DivX player does not support menus, the movies will play sequentially without a menu. To create a menu: 1 Click Options, and then select Create a Main Menu. 2 Click OK to close the dialog. 3 To select a menu style, click Select Style.
Copying video and creating video compilations Creating video compilations Selecting an output format and a destination 1 2 In the Destination area, from the Format drop-down list, select one of the available formats. For Output to, select one of the following options: ■ Disc/Disc Image ■ File/Folder ■ Portable Device/Media 3 Optional: Click Options to select options such as whether to use more than one disc if necessary.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Completing your compilation To complete your compilation, click the Burn/Save As/Copy button. ■ In Burn mode, the Burn Setup dialog appears. Select burn options, such as the recorder(s) to burn to or to create a disc image file, then click OK. ■ In Save As mode, the Save As dialog appears. Use it to select a destination for your compilation, then click Save.
Copying video and creating video compilations Creating video compilations 5 To transfer the file directly to your music player or media, choose Portable Device/Media from the Output to list and follow these steps: a Click the Copy button. The Select Copy Destination dialog appears. b For PSP™ conversions: Select a PSP™, if you have more than one, and click the OK button. If you disconnected your player from your computer, you will be asked to reconnect it so the file can be transferred.
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Making advanced data discs In this chapter About Creator Classic 172 Getting to know the Creator Classic window 173 Deciding which type of project to create 174 Adding files and folders to your project 175 Burning the project to disc 176
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com About Creator Classic Use Creator Classic to archive your important files to CD or DVD, or large projects to multiple discs. Create multimedia, bootable, and backup discs, and more. To open Creator Classic: ■ From Creator’s main application window, select the Data-Copy task category and choose Burn Data Disc - Advanced. With Creator Classic, burning a disc is easy to do: 1 Start a Creator Classic project.
Making advanced data discs Getting to know the Creator Classic window Getting to know the Creator Classic window The default window that appears whenever you start Creator Classic is an untitled Data Disc project. The parts of the window that are common across all project types are identified below. Select project type Select Source files Project Area: Shows the project type and the files in the project.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Deciding which type of project to create This section lists the types of projects you can create using Creator Classic, and helps you choose the best project type for your needs. ■ Data discs A data disc is a disc that contains any computer data. With Creator Classic, you can make your own data discs by burning files and folders from your hard disk and other discs. Select this project type to include any type of data files on the disc.
Making advanced data discs Adding files and folders to your project Adding files and folders to your project You can locate and add files and folders from your hard disk and other discs to your project. To browse for files and folders and add them to your project: 1 In the Select Source area, you can browse for files and folders in any of these ways: ■ Browse your Smart Views and albums.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 3 Add the selected files and folders to your project in any of these ways: ■ Click Add ■ Drag files and folders from the Source area to the Project area. ■ Drag files and folders from Windows Explorer to the Project area. ■ Copy and paste files and folders from the Source area or Windows Explorer to the Project area. Note If you have a large project that cannot fit on a single disc, you can record it to multiple discs.
Making advanced data discs Burning the project to disc Note Nonrewritable discs can be formatted only once, and cannot be erased at all. Rewritable discs can be formatted and erased multiple times. 5 If you want to create a disc image file, select Save disc image file, and then click Browse to specify the name and location of the image file. A disc image file is a complete copy of the data as it will appear on the disc you want to burn, only it’s stored on your hard drive.
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Watching movies In this chapter Welcome to CinePlayer 180 Getting to know CinePlayer 181 Playing discs 182 Playing video from video folders 183
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Welcome to CinePlayer CinePlayer provides the highest quality DVD and high-definition disc playback available for your PC, and lets you take advantage of the enhanced interactive features now available on many movie discs.
Watching movies Getting to know CinePlayer Getting to know CinePlayer CinePlayer buttons Seek bar Eject Disc, Volume, playback controls, DVD Menu, and DVD Settings buttons Change video scaling Fullscreen Tip: Right-click in the CinePlayer window to view features such as Closed Captions, Title Menu, Angle, Subtitle, and so on. CinePlayer buttons Use the following buttons to navigate through CinePlayer. Back and Forward buttons let you navigate through pages when using InterActual features.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com The DVD menu button allows you to navigate the DVD by selecting chapters. To navigate by chapter, click the DVD menu button . Volume, playback controls, HD disc settings Use the following buttons to control volume and playback, and to display the disc settings. The disc settings let you choose from the available disc features, such as subtitles, language options, angles, and so on.
Watching movies Playing video from video folders Blu-ray versions of CinePlayer can play unprotected content in these additional formats: ■ BDMV and BDAV ■ AVCHD To play a disc, insert the disc in your PC. CinePlayer will open automatically, if it is selected as your default media player. Select Play to begin playing the disc. Tip: To make CinePlayer your default media player, click Settings > Playback options tab, then select Set as Default DVD Player.
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Creating video productions In this chapter Welcome to VideoWave 186 Getting to know the VideoWave window 187 Creating your first VideoWave production 189 Step one: Add photos and video clips 190 Step two: Add background audio 190 Step three: Add transitions 191 Step four: Preview your production 192 Step five: Output your production 192
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Welcome to VideoWave VideoWave is a powerful but easy-to-use application that lets you create your own video projects, called productions. Use your own home videos, photos, and music files, and combine them with VideoWave’s special effects and transitions, to create professional-looking video productions that you can share with friends and family. This chapter describes how to find your way around the VideoWave window.
Creating video productions Getting to know the VideoWave window Getting to know the VideoWave window This section describes the main areas of the VideoWave window. Task Pane: Add Content & Tools areas Toolbar Preview area Production Editor Task Pane The Task Pane contains the Add Content and Tools areas. Add Content area The Add Content area contains buttons that let you add movies, photos and video, background audio, text, overlays, video effects, and transitions to your production.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Tools area The Tools area provides buttons that show the Media Selector, the Effect Selector, and the Settings dialog box. Preview area The Preview area displays your production and provides all the tools you need to customize the content of your production.
Creating video productions Creating your first VideoWave production Effect Selector The Effect Selector provides quick access to all the effects you can add to your production. It offers extensive libraries of transitions, video effects, overlays, and text effects that you can add to items or your entire production in the Production Editor. Once you have added an effect, you can continue to work with it to create custom effects that you can save and use again.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Step one: Add photos and video clips In this step, you add the content—photos and video clips—to your production. Note If you have the optional Timeline feature, make sure you are in Storyline view. 1 2 3 In the Tools area, click Show Media Selector. In the Media Selector, browse your computer for media files to use for your production. When you locate the photos and video clips you want to use, drag them to the Production Editor.
Creating video productions Step three: Add transitions Step three: Add transitions In this step, you add transitions. A transition is the change you see between one photo and the next in a slideshow. Tip: You can also apply a transition theme, which applies transitions of the selected style between all items in your production. For more information, see the VideoWave Help file. To add transitions: 1 In the Tools area, click Show Effect Selector. 2 Click Transitions.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Step four: Preview your production In this step, you preview your production from beginning to end. To preview your production: 1 In the Production Editor, click the first panel of your production to select it. 2 In the Preview area, click Play. Your slideshow or movie begins playing in the Preview area. 3 Continue with Step five: Output your production.
Creating video productions Step five: Output your production 4 Choose the video file quality settings, or click New to create a new quality definition for your production. 5 In the text box, type a name for your production, and if you want, click Browse to change the location in which the file is stored on your computer. 6 Click Create Video File to generate your production. Note If you need more information at any time, click Help in the Make Movie dialog box.
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Video tools and assistants In this chapter Creating a slideshow 196 Using CineMagic to create movies 197 Creating a video disc using Plug & Burn 197 Using SyncIt! 200 Adding SmartSound background audio 203
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Creating a slideshow The Slideshow Assistant helps you turn your photos into a slideshow that includes background music, your own text, transitions, and theme, in just a few steps. To open the Slideshow Assistant: ■ From Creator’s main application window, select the Photo task category and choose Create Slideshows. To create a slideshow using the Slideshow Assistant: 1 Choose one of the following ways to open the Slideshow Assistant.
Video tools and assistants Using CineMagic to create movies Using CineMagic to create movies CineMagic creates fun movies from your photos and videos by selecting photos and scenes from your videos and splicing them together. To be able to produce a movie, CineMagic must have twice as much video footage as desired in the final movie. For example, if you want your movie to be 10 minutes long, you must provide at least 20 minutes of video for CineMagic to select from.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Note For more information about your analog capture card, refer to the documentation that came with the card. The following steps show how easy it is to use Plug & Burn to capture video from a DV camera directly to a disc. To open Plug & Burn: ■ From Creator’s main application window, select the Video-Movies task category and choose Plug & Burn.
Video tools and assistants Creating a video disc using Plug & Burn c Choose whether to create chapters, based on either scene changes or elapsed time. 5 In the Movie Name box, enter the name of the new movie. 6 Start capturing: ■ To capture an entire tape, click Capture entire tape. ■ To capture live video, click Capture now. When you are finished capturing, click Stop.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Using SyncIt! SyncIt! can quickly: ■ Convert video, audio, and photo files from one format to another. The original file is kept. For more information, see Converting files on page 201. ■ Transfer your media files to a portable device, such as an iPod, PSP, Windows Media device, or supported mobile phone. (You can transfer files to a device that is not currently connected to your computer.
Video tools and assistants Using SyncIt! Converting files To convert files: 1 Click the target selector, and choose Simple convert. 2 Click the Options menu to display the conversion settings. The Options dialog appears with two settings tabs: Audio and Video. 3 Select the appropriate tab for your conversion job and customize your settings. 4 Click OK. 5 Drag the files to be converted onto the SyncIt! application.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Transferring files To transfer files to a portable device: 1 Click the target selector, and choose the portable device from the list. Note The list contains all of the portable devices that have been connected to your computer, even if the device is currently disconnected.
Video tools and assistants Adding SmartSound background audio Adding SmartSound background audio SmartSound is a service that creates background audio that is automatically edited to fit the length of your production. SmartSound is available to use in VideoWave, MyDVD, CineMagic, and the SlideShow assistant. To use SmartSound audio: 1 In the Type box, choose whether to use music or sound effects as your background audio.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 11 Optional: To save your selection as a WAV file, click Export To, browse to the folder in which you want to store the new file, enter the file name, and click Save. 12 If you own the background audio, you can add it to your project by clicking OK. If you don’t own it, you can click Purchase to buy it and add it to your project.
Creating advanced video discs with menus In this chapter Welcome to MyDVD 206 Getting to know the MyDVD window 207 Overview of creating a MyDVD project 211 Capturing media files 212 Working with menus 213 Adding productions to your MyDVD project 214 Working with buttons 218 Working with text 220 Changing or removing background audio 222 Removing items from menus 222 Previewing MyDVD projects 223 Completing your project 224
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Welcome to MyDVD With MyDVD, it’s easy to turn your digital home video and photos into discs with professional transitions and animated menus. MyDVD discs play back in most set-top players and in computers with compatible drives. This chapter explains how to: ■ Start your MyDVD project, select a style, add background video or a photo, and add background audio. ■ Add, organize, and customize the appearance of menus that you use for your project.
Creating advanced video discs with menus Getting to know the MyDVD window Getting to know the MyDVD window This section describes the MyDVD window Menu Edit view, and the Movie Edit View. The following section describes the main areas of the MyDVD window in both the Menu Edit and Movie Edit views. Menu Edit view When you are working on a menu, you work in the menu edit view.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com ■ Menu Tasks area. The Menu Tasks area lets you add content such as photos and video clips to the project. ■ Edit area. The Edit area provides the tools you need to edit your project’s menu. You can select a menu style or background, or change the background audio. ■ Project View area. The Project View area displays a hierarchical view of the project and lets you go directly to individual menus and movies.
Creating advanced video discs with menus Getting to know the MyDVD window Movie Edit view When you are editing a movie you work in the Movie Edit view. Task Pane: Add Content and Tools areas Preview area Toolbar Production Editor Task pane The task pane gives you quick access to some frequently used commands. It contains the following areas: ■ Add Content area. The Add Content area lets you add content and effects to the movie. ■ Tools area.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Preview area The Preview area provides the tools you need to customize the content in your project.
Creating advanced video discs with menus Overview of creating a MyDVD project Overview of creating a MyDVD project This section gives a general overview of the steps you take to create a disc using MyDVD. You can use your favorite video clips, photos, and audio clips to quickly and easily make an exciting and creative disc. What are MyDVD projects? MyDVD projects are multimedia presentations that can be burned onto a disc. Projects are organized into menus.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 4 Preview the project to make it sure it plays the way you expect it to. For more information, see Previewing MyDVD projects on page 223. 5 Burn the project to a disc, which you can then play on your set-top player. For more information, see Burning projects to disc on page 224.
Creating advanced video discs with menus Working with menus Working with menus What are menus? A menu is a screen containing background photos or video clips, background audio, and buttons that link to productions (movies and slideshows), and other menus. Menus in a MyDVD project work exactly the same way as the menus you see when you play a commercial DVD-video disc. These menus typically let you choose to play the movie, select audio settings, view bonus material, and so on.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Note The options available depend upon the number of menus in your project. Adding productions to your MyDVD project A production is a combination of photos or video clips that you assemble. When the production is played back, the items in it appear as one continuous sequence. Movies and slideshows are two types of productions. A movie is a collection of video clips and photos that play one after the other. Movies can include transitions and other effects.
Creating advanced video discs with menus Adding productions to your MyDVD project Note You can add photos, video clips, VideoWave productions (DMSM) and slideshows (DMSS). If you select multiple DMSM and DMSS files, each one becomes a separate movie. If you select multiple photos, they are combined in a slideshow. If you select multiple video clips, you can choose whether to add them as separate movies, or to combine them into a single movie.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com ■ transitions ■ text effects ■ overlays ■ video effects ■ audio effects To edit a production: 1 In the Project View area (on either the Menu or Movies tab) select the movie you want to edit. 2 In the Edit area, click Edit Movie. For more information, see the MyDVD Help Center. 3 To return to the Menu Edit view, click Back to MyDVD.
Creating advanced video discs with menus Adding productions to your MyDVD project To mark chapters in a movie: 1 Select the movie in the Project View area, then, in the Edit area, choose Edit Chapters. 2 To mark chapters automatically, follow these steps: a Choose how to identify chapters. You can identify chapters based on scene changes, panel changes, or elapsed time. b Click Go. Note If your movie already contains chapters, MyDVD asks whether you want to keep them. To do so, click Yes.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Working with buttons MyDVD automatically creates a button on the menu when you add a production. You can also perform the following tasks with buttons: ■ Arranging buttons on menus ■ Resizing buttons ■ Changing button thumbnail images ■ Changing button styles Arranging buttons on menus You can move the buttons to a new position on the menu.
Creating advanced video discs with menus Working with buttons Resizing buttons To resize a button: 1 In the Preview area, click the button to select it. A red bounding box appears around the button. 2 Drag the handles on the sides of the red bounding box. To maintain the button’s shape, drag the corner handles. To change the shape, drag the handles on the edges. Changing button thumbnail images Some button styles can include a thumbnail image.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 4 In the Type box, select the type of button for which you want to change the style: ■ Command: To display styles for the Movie and Submenu buttons. ■ Next: To display styles for the right arrow button, which displays the next linked menu. ■ Previous: To display styles for the left arrow button, which displays the previous linked menu. ■ Home: To display styles for the text button labeled “Home,” which returns you from a submenu to the parent menu.
Creating advanced video discs with menus Working with text The new text block placeholder appears at the center of the menu. 3 Click the text object to select it, then move it to the desired location on the menu by dragging the top or bottom edge of the red bounding box. 4 To change the width of the text object, drag the handles on the left and right sides of the red bounding box. To edit the new text block and change its appearance, see Editing text.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Changing or removing background audio Many of the menu styles include background audio. You can replace this audio with your own music, or you can remove it. To change the background audio: 1 In the Edit area, click Change Menu Audio. 2 Use SmartSound to create a background audio track or Media Selector to choose a track from your own audio collection. (SmartSound is not available with all versions of MyDVD.
Creating advanced video discs with menus Previewing MyDVD projects Previewing MyDVD projects Before you burn your project to a disc, you should preview it to make sure that it plays the way you expect it to. The MyDVD preview is a lower-quality preview designed to provide a convenient way to view your project. Follow this procedure to preview your project. The remote control that you use to control the project playback is different, depending on whether the project is a DVD or Video CD project.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Completing your project See the following topics to complete your MyDVD project: ■ Burning projects to disc on page 224 ■ Erasing discs on page 225 ■ Saving projects as disc image files and disc volumes on page 225 ■ Deciding which type of disc to use on page 226 ■ Testing discs on page 228 ■ Disc players supported by MyDVD on page 228 Burning projects to disc When you finish creating your project in MyDVD, you can burn it onto a disc.
Creating advanced video discs with menus Completing your project 7 When the burn is complete, click OK to close the Burn Progress dialog box. Erasing discs To erase a disc: 1 Insert the disc that you want to erase. 2 Choose Tools > Erase disc. The Erase Disc dialog box opens. 3 Select the drive that contains the disc from the Drive list. 4 Click Erase Disc.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 2 Select the Save disc image file check box. 3 Click Browse, then follow these steps: 4 a Locate the folder in which you want to save the disc image file. b Enter a File name for the disc image file, then click Save. Click Burn to save the disc image file. To save a project as a disc volume: 1 On the Preview toolbar, click Burn. The Burn dialog box opens. 2 Select the Create folder set check box.
Creating advanced video discs with menus Completing your project Media Type Original Capacity Compatible Drives CD-Recordable (CD-R) 210 MB 650 MB 700 MB ■ DVD-Recordable -R format (DVD-R) 4.7 GB 8.5 GB ■ DVD-Recordable +R format (DVD+R) 4.7 GB 8.5 GB CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) 210 MB 650 MB ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ DVD-ReWritable -RW format (DVD-RW) 4.7 GB DVD-ReWritable +RW format (DVD+RW) 4.7 GB DVD-RandomAccess-Memory (DVD-RAM) 4.7 GB DVD-ReWritable Double-Layer 8.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Note Formatted discs have slightly less capacity than unformatted ones. This is because a file system is added to the disc during formatting. Testing discs After you create a disc, you should test it to ensure that it plays correctly. Follow this procedure to test your DVD disc. If you do not have a set-top DVD player, you can use third-party DVD playback software on your computer to test your DVD.
Creating disc labels and inserts In this chapter About Label Creator 230 Overview of creating labels and disc inserts 230 Getting to know the Label Creator window 231 Using Express Labeler 233
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com About Label Creator Label Creator gives you the tools to make professional-looking labels, inserts, sleeves, and case covers for CDs and DVDs. Additionally, Label Creator helps you record and organize information about the content of your CDs and DVDs on binder pages.You can even create the designs and print the labels, inserts, covers, and binder pages while you burn discs.
Creating disc labels and inserts Getting to know the Label Creator window Getting to know the Label Creator window The following section describes the main areas of the Label Creator window. Add Object area Edit Layout area Menu bar Layout Navigator area Toolbars Layout area Select More Layouts button The Add Object area Use the Add Object area to add images, shapes such as rectangles, circles, and lines, text, or a picture index to your project.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com The Layout area A layout is the design for your label, insert, booklet, or cover. The Layout area is where you work on the content and appearance of your project. The Toolbars The Toolbars provide the tools to work with objects on your layout. The top row buttons are always available, for example, the zoom, print, and alignment buttons. The bottom row buttons change depending on the type of object selected in the Layout area.
Creating disc labels and inserts Using Express Labeler Using Express Labeler You can create labels, inserts and booklets while you’re burning discs, in Express Labeler. Express Labeler guides you as you select the project layout and style, and the information that will appear on the disc, such as the disc title and artist name. Express Labeler is the fastest way to create and print your labels.
Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Note In the Use Style Objects area, you can select whether to apply the style image (background), object layout (placements), and/or font settings. The style is applied to your project. d Click Edit Content. The Smart Object Editor appears. e Select the Smart Objects that you want to include on your label or insert. To import the Smart Object information from the disc that is currently in the recorder, select Auto-Fill from Disc. f Click OK.
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Index A accessing devices in the home network 150 adding albums 49 audio clips to projects 86 audio files to a playlist 53 audio tracks to projects 87 background audio to productions 190 chapter markers to titles 216 files and folders 175 folders in Media Manager 54 media files to albums 50 menus to video compilations 165 movies to MyDVD projects 214 movies to video compilations 164 photos to productions with Media Selector 190 playlists in Media Manager 53 playlists to Music Disc Creator projec
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Roxio Creator User Guide Index beatmatching 109 beats per minute 109 Blu-ray Discs burning data discs 29 bootable discs defined 174 BPM 109 BPM editor 111 brightness adjusting in photos 133 Browse and Manage Media task 42 browsing audio files 47 media files 47 music 47 photos 47 playlists 48 projects 48 Smart Views 47 video files 47 burning disc image files to disc 225 discs, with Plug & Burn 197 media files 176 projects to disc 224 tracks and clips 96 buttons about 218 arranging 218 changing style of 219
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Roxio Creator User Guide Index disc image files burning 225 creating 113, 225 description 157, 162, 183 importing tracks from 105 saving projects to 225 disc inserts overview of creating 230 discs burning projects to 224 copying using advanced options 158 creating, with Plug & Burn 197 erasing 225 types supported by MyDVD 226 DMSE format and Sound Editor 84 DMSM files adding to MyDVD projects 215 DMSP described 119 DMSS files adding to MyDVD projects 215 downloading media files from a wireless device 14
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Roxio Creator User Guide Index Import Photos task 35 importing media files 34, 212 photos and video from digital cameras 38 tracks from CDs and DVDs 105 tracks from disc image files 105 tracks from DVD-Video folders 105 installing VST plug-ins 91 iPods 168 adding tracks to Music Disc Creator 104 sending tracks to 115 L labels overview of creating 230 language options for video compilations 165 limits productions per disc 214 listening to tracks in a project 111 locating missing files 58 M marking chapt
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Roxio Creator User Guide Index MusicID audio tracks 70 My Albums about 48 creating 49 overview 42 My Devices view about 46 My MediaSpace See MediaSpace My MediaSpace view about 45 My Playlists Smart View 48 My Synced Devices Smart View browsing synchronized devices rotating 126 online help viewing 31 online photo services sharing photos with 144 online support finding the Roxio Website 31 outlines adding to text 130 output options for video compilations 167 outputting productions 192 overlays removing fro
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Roxio Creator User Guide Index data discs 174 projects about MyDVD 211 adding audio clips to 86 adding audio tracks to 87 adding movies to MyDVD 214 adding productions to MyDVD 214 adding text to photo 128 applying effects to 127 applying menu styles to MyDVD 213 browsing 48 choosing a project type 174 creating blank photo 122 creating new 230 creating with Photo Projects Assistant 121 MyDVD, burning to disc 224 removing productions from MyDVD 216 types of Creator Classic projects 174 protected audio
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Roxio Creator User Guide Index changing alignment 128 changing color of 129 changing font 128 on menus, editing 221 removing from menus 222 themes See styles thumbnails changing for buttons 219 choosing for albums 52 setting a thumbnail image 165 track information about 106 track lists adding tracks to 102 creating using AutoMix 78 creating using Search by Tags 108 track separators adding 90 deleting 90 tracks adding audio tags 106 adding to Music Disc Creator projects 102, 104 adding to projects 87 burn
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Roxio Creator User Guide Index importing video from 38 wireless devices sharing media files with 144 withdrawing access to your files 150 251
