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C9_UserGuide.book Page iii Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide Legal Information Portions utilize Microsoft Windows Media Technologies. Copyright © 1999-2004 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. VST Plug-in Technology by Steinberg Copyright © 2004 Steinberg Media Technologies AG.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page iv Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM iv Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Copyright (c) 1994-2004 Xiph.org Foundation THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page v Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide Legal Information Audio effect engine licensed by Algorithmix. http://www.algorithmix.com 'Dolby' and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby laboratories. This product contains one or more programs protected under international and U.S. copyright laws as unpublished works. They are confidential and proprietary to Dolby Laboratories.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page vi Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM vi Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com For more information on using the Gracenote Service, visit: www.gracenote.com/corporate Portions Copyright 1997, Chris Losinger Portions of this product were created using LEADTOOLS © 1991-2001, LEAD Technologies, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Product includes the 3ivx Filter Suite. Copyright © 3ivx Technologies Pty. Ltd., 1999-2003, All rights reserved. 3ivx is an international trademark.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page vii Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide Legal Information This product uses the LAME MP3 Encoder library (the “Library”). The Library is licensed under the GNU Library General Public License, Version 2, 1991. For a copy of the complete corresponding machine-readable source code for the Library, send your request to Sonic Solutions, 101 Rowland, Suite 110, Novato, CA 94945 Attn: Legal Department. Processing, shipping, and handling charges will apply.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page viii Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM viii Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Changes The material in this document is for information purposes only and is subject to change without notice. While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy, Sonic Solutions assumes no liability resulting from errors or omissions in this document, nor from the use of the information contained herein.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page ix Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM ix Contents 1 Getting started with Easy Media Creator 19 Welcome to Roxio Easy Media Creator. . . . . . . . . . .20 About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 About the Easy Media Creator suite . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 About Easy Media Creator project assistants . . . . . . .25 Software and hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Installing Easy Media Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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C9_UserGuide.book Page x Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM x Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 2 Importing media files 3 Managing your media files 43 Welcome to Media Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Starting Media Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Getting to know the Media Import window . . . . . . .46 Overview of importing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 51 About Media Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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C9_UserGuide.book Page xi Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide Contents 4 Printing and sharing media files 67 Printing photos and projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Tips for improving print quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 E-mailing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 Sharing photos using an online photo service . . . . . .73 Sharing media files with wireless devices . . . . . . . . .74 About My Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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C9_UserGuide.book Page xii Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM xii Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 5 Copying discs using Disc Copier 87 6 Creating video compilations About copying discs using Disc Copier . . . . . . . . . .88 Can I copy discs using one disc drive? . . . . . . . .88 What is CD-Text? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 What kinds of discs can I copy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Other sources you can copy from. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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C9_UserGuide.book Page xiii Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide Contents 7 Creating discs using Drag-to-Disc 109 Welcome to Drag-to-Disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 Making your first disc with Drag-to-Disc . . . . . . . .110 Starting Drag-to-Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 Getting to know Drag-to-Disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 Drag-to-Disc application view . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 Drag-to-Disc icon view. . . . . . . . .
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C9_UserGuide.book Page xiv Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM xiv Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 9 Backing up and restoring files 125 About backing up and restoring files . . . . . . . . . . .126 Getting to know the Backup MyPC window . . . . . .127 Backing up your data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 Restoring files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138 10 Working with photos 11 Creating video projects 145 Welcome to PhotoSuite . . . . . .
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C9_UserGuide.book Page xv Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide Contents Creating a slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160 Creating a CineMagic production . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161 Importing video, photos, and audio clips . . . . . . . .162 Creating your first VideoWave movie . . . . . . . . . . .162 Step one: Add photos and video clips to your movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163 Step two: Add background audio to your movie .
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C9_UserGuide.book Page xvi Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM xvi Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 13 Creating audio projects 14 Recording and editing audio files 185 Welcome to Sound Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186 Getting to know the Sound Editor window . . . . . . .187 Sound Editor project file format (.dmse) . . . . . . . . .188 Getting started with Sound Editor projects . . . . . . .189 About adding audio clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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C9_UserGuide.book Page xvii Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide Contents 15 Creating music discs 209 Welcome to Music Disc Creator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210 Overview of project basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211 Supported file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 Music Disc Creator’s native format (.DMSA) . . .212 Supported audio formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 Supported playlist formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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C9_UserGuide.book Page xviii Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM xviii Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 16 Creating disc labels and inserts 227 About Label Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228 Overview of creating labels and disc inserts . . . . . .228 Getting to know the Label Creator window . . . . . .229 The Add Object area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229 The Edit Layout area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229 The Layout area . . . . . . . . .
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 20 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 20 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Welcome to Roxio Easy Media Creator Welcome to Roxio Easy Media Creator, the all-in-one digital media solution. Designed for beginners and experts alike, Easy Media Creator makes it all easy—from simple and practical tasks, such as creating a backup copy of a CD or DVD disc, to fun and creative projects such as creating a home movie complete with introductions, transitions, music, and effects.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 21 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Getting started with Easy Media Creator About the Easy Media Creator suite About the Easy Media Creator suite The following sections give a brief description of the components included in Easy Media Creator. Easy Media Creator Home Easy Media Creator Home is the starting point that lets you access the components and tools you need for all of your digital media projects.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 22 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 22 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com For more information, see Managing your media files on page 51 and Printing and sharing media files on page 67. Copying and burning discs ■ Disc Copier Use Disc Copier to make backup copies of personal CD and DVD discs so you can store the originals for safekeeping. You can also convert DivX or WMV files to DVD-Video format, and create compilations of DVD movies from a variety of sources.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 23 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Getting started with Easy Media Creator About the Easy Media Creator suite Working with photos ■ PhotoSuite® Use PhotoSuite to enhance, edit, and share your digital photos. Use PhotoFix™ to automatically adjust the exposure, saturation, and sharpness of photos. Use other editing features in PhotoSuite to fix common problems such as red eye.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 24 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 24 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Working with audio ■ Sound Editor™ Use Sound Editor to record and edit sound clips and audio files, and to create your own audio mixes. Use Easy Media Creator’s new LP & Tape Assistant to capture audio from an analog source (such as an LP or audio cassette) to create a digital audio file. For more information, see Creating audio projects on page 185.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 25 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Getting started with Easy Media Creator About Easy Media Creator project assistants About Easy Media Creator project assistants Easy Media Creator includes several project assistants which provide a stepby-step guide to help you create professional-looking digital media projects. ■ Auto Edit with CineMagic: Create a professional-looking video production using your home movies and photos, including transitions, background audio, and much more.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 26 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 26 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com ■ Photo Projects Assistants: There are several photo project assistants to help you create the following projects using your personal photos combined with PhotoSuite’s professionally designed templates: ■ Calendars ■ Photo albums ■ Greeting cards ■ Photo collages ■ Gift tags ■ Posters ■ Plug & Burn: Import video from your DV camera and burn it directly to disc.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 27 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Getting started with Easy Media Creator Software and hardware requirements Software and hardware requirements This section lists the minimum and optional system requirements for Easy Media Creator.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 28 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 28 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com ■ Hard disk space: ■ 1 GB available hard disk space for typical installation of all components ■ 1 GB available hard disk space for every 5 minutes of video for video capture ■ Up to 9 GB available hard disk space for copying DVD-Video or DVD Music discs Note This product does not copy encrypted or copy-protected discs.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 30 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 30 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Installing Easy Media Creator Follow this procedure to install Easy Media Creator. To install Easy Media Creator: 1 Insert the Easy Media Creator Program CD into your CD or DVD drive. If Autorun is enabled on your computer, the Easy Media Creator installation window appears automatically and you can skip step 2 and step 3. 2 Choose Start > Run.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 31 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Getting started with Easy Media Creator Getting to know Easy Media Creator Home Getting to know Easy Media Creator Home The easiest way to start your digital media project is from Home. Home is the starting point that lets you access the components and tools you need for all of your digital media projects. This section gives a brief introduction to using Home, the project launcher, and Mini Mode.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 32 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 32 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Adjusting the size of the Project pane To enlarge the project window and minimize the project tabs, click the arrow button at the top of the project list. The project tabs will be replaced by a series of icons, and the project window will enlarge. To select a project, hold your mouse over one of the project icons. The list of available projects will appear.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 34 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 34 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Working in Mini Mode Two versions of the project launcher interface are available: the full-size application window and a miniature version that is referred to as Mini Mode. Mini Mode offers a subset of the features available in the full-size interface. This section describes some of its basic features.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 35 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Getting started with Easy Media Creator Getting to know Easy Media Creator Home The following example shows the data disc project. Other project windows are different, but the basic navigation is the same.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 36 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 36 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Launching applications from Home For quick access to Easy Media Creator components and utilities from Home, click Applications under the Home project tab. Note The applications available from Home may be different from this example, depending on the software version you are running.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 37 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Getting started with Easy Media Creator Launching applications from Home Applications You can open the following applications from Home. Each application is briefly described in About this guide on page 20. For more information, see the following chapters.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 38 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 38 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com ■ Roxio Retrieve: Retrieve files and folders that were burned to multiple discs using Creator Classic, as well as encrypted and backup projects. ■ SightSpeed: Transform your PC into a videophone. See and hear your family, friends, and coworkers using SightSpeed, a web cam, and the Internet.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 39 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Getting started with Easy Media Creator Starting media projects from Home ■ Photo projects: The Photo projects tab provides the tools you need to import photos, create high-resolution slideshows, and create photo projects such as calendars and greeting cards. ■ Video projects: The Video projects tab gives you quick access to the tools you need to create DVD movies and video projects.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 40 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 40 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Where to find more information This guide provides an overview of Easy Media Creator and explains how to use its most popular features. For detailed information about how to use all of the features of Easy Media Creator, see the online Help described below. Online Help Each Easy Media Creator 9 component has an extensive, searchable Help Center.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 41 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Getting started with Easy Media Creator Where to find more information Choose any of the following ways to view a tutorial: ■ From Home, choose Help > Tutorial, and then select the tutorial you want to view. ■ From Home, click the Tutorials button. Tutorials ■ Visit the Roxio support Web site, located at http://support.roxio.com, for helpful “how-to” tutorials and other product information.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 42 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 42 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Easy Media 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 44 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 44 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Welcome to Media Import Using Media Import, you can copy or record all types of media formats to your computer—including digital photos, video, audio, and DVD movie titles—with one easy-to-use interface.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 45 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 46 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 46 Roxio Easy Media 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, Video, or Audio).
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 47 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 48 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 48 Roxio Easy Media 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 49 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 52 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 52 Roxio Easy Media 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 cell phones.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 53 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Managing your media files Getting to know the Media Manager window 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 54 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 54 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Watching for new media files Media Manager can automatically monitor your computer for new media files. You can choose the folders to be monitored, and you can stop and start monitoring (monitoring automatically starts after you install Media Manager). To open the Watched Folder Settings dialog box: ■ Choose Tools > Select Watched Folders. The Watched Folder Settings dialog box appears.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 55 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Managing your media files Working with My Media For more information, see Sharing media files with wireless devices on page 74. Working with My Media The My Media view shows your Smart Views and albums. Smart Views are media file groupings automatically created and maintained by Media Manager, based on common characteristics such as media type, date, or keyword.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 56 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 56 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 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 the Media Manager Help Center.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 57 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Managing your media files Working with My Media 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. Use this view to search for files if you are not sure which views they belong to, or if you want to browse all of your media files. All Music This Smart View allows you to browse your audio files quickly and easily.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 58 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 58 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com My Albums This grouping stores albums created automatically by Media Manager (based on Windows folders), as well as any albums you created yourself. 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 59 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Managing your media files Working with My Media 5 Drag the files into the Browse area in the bottom of the window. Media Manager prompts for the name of the new album. 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 60 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 60 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 61 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Managing your media files Working with My Media 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 62 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 62 Roxio Easy Media 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 63 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Managing your media files Working with folders 3 In the Browse area, click Create a New Folder. A new folder appears, with the default name, “New Folder,” selected. 4 Type a new name for the folder, and then press Enter. Viewing media files in a preview window Follow this procedure to view your photos, listen to your sound tracks, or watch your videos. You can preview media files in any of the views, as well as in the Search Results area.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 64 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 64 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com You can also extract images or audio and detect scenes. For more information, see the Media Manager Help Center. 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 65 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Managing your media files Searching for media files Searching for media files Use the simple search to find all media files with a specific word in their file name, keywords, or comments. When you do a simple search, Media Manager searches through all Smart Views and albums, and finds media files of all types.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 68 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 68 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Printing photos and projects To print your photos and projects: 1 In PhotoSuite or Media Manger, on the 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 69 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Printing and sharing media files Printing photos and projects 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 70 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 70 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 71 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Printing and sharing media files E-mailing media files 3 4 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. If you choose this option, the photos appear in the body of the message, rather than as attached files.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 72 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 72 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 73 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Printing and sharing media files Sharing photos using an online photo service 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 or PhotoSuite, choose File > Online Sharing. 2 To add photos to share, follow these steps: a Click Add Photos.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 74 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 74 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Sharing media files with wireless devices About My Devices You can use My Devices view in Media Manager to browse media files on cell phones and other compatible wireless devices. You can also transfer files between your computer and your wireless device, and vice versa.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 75 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Printing and sharing media files Sharing photos using an online photo service Transferring files from a wireless device to your computer To transfer files from a wireless device (such as a cell phone) to your computer: 1 If you are not in the My Devices view, in the Browse area, click My Devices. 2 Select the media files you want to transfer. Tip: To select more than one file at a time, press and hold Ctrl while you select the files.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 76 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 76 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Using LiveShare to share photos About LiveShare You can share photos with selected users outside your home network. For example, you can create an album containing wedding photos and share it with your friends. Your friends can view the photos from a computer or an Internet-enabled mobile device, such as a cell phone.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 77 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Printing and sharing media files Using LiveShare to share photos Accessing LiveShares with Internet-enabled mobile devices If your friends have Internet-enabled mobile devices, such as cell phones with web browsing capability, they can view your LiveShares. On HTMLaware devices (devices that support HTML e-mail), they can access your LiveShares by clicking the link in the e-mail message.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 78 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 78 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Zone Alarm: Media Manager is trying to access the Internet. LiveShare is working normally. Check Remember this setting, then click Allow, and you will not see this warning again. Enabling or disabling sharing To enable or disable sharing: 1 Choose Tools > Manage My LiveShares. The Manage My LiveShares dialog box appears. 2 To enable sharing, click Start Sharing.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 79 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Printing and sharing media files Using LiveShare to share photos Sharing photos using LiveShare Note Recipients can only view files if LiveShare is running on your PC and if the PC is connected to the Internet when they try to access the files. To share photos using LiveShare: 1 Select the album or Smart View you want to share. 2 Optional: To share selected photos, select them on the right side of the window.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 81 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Printing and sharing media files Using LiveShare to share photos To set an expiration date for a LiveShare: 1 In the Manage My LiveShares dialog box, select the LiveShare to which you want to assign an expiration date. 2 Click the Never check box to clear it. 3 Enter an expiration date. To invite users to view a LiveShare: 1 In the Manage My LiveShares dialog box, select the LiveShare you want to share. 2 Click Invite.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 83 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Printing and sharing media files Using MediaSpace to share media on your home network Using MediaSpace to share media on your home network About MediaSpace You can easily authorize PCs and other devices on your home network to view your photos and other media files.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 85 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Printing and sharing media files Using MediaSpace to share media on your home network Zone Alarm: Media Manager wants to accept connections from the trusted zone. MediaSpace is working normally. Check Remember this setting, then click Allow, and you will not see this warning again. Enabling or disabling home network sharing To enable or disable home networking sharing: 1 On the Task Bar, click Sharing and choose Manage My MediaSpace (UPnP).
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 86 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 86 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Withdrawing access from devices on your home network To withdraw access to your files from a device on your home network: 1 On the Task Bar, click Sharing 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 Deauthorize.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 89 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Copying discs using Disc Copier What kinds of discs can I copy? What kinds of discs can I copy? The following table shows the types of discs that you can copy and any other related information. Type of Disc Notes Data CD The Raw Mode option (available in the Burn Setup dialog box, under Advanced Options) allows you to copy some data and audio discs that cannot be copied using a normal copying process.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 91 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Copying discs using Disc Copier Other sources you can copy from 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).
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 92 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 92 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Getting to know the Disc Copier window Disc Copier has one or two modes of operation—Disc Copy, Video Compilation, or both. This topic describes Disc Copy mode, which has both “Simple” and “Advanced” views. Note This chapter provides information about just a few of the most common Disc Copier-related tasks.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 93 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Copying discs using Disc Copier Getting to know the Disc Copier window Disc Copy window—Advanced view Like the Simple view, Disc Copy mode Advanced view is an easy way to quickly copy a disc, but it also gives you more options. These options include: ■ Adding CD-Text to an audio CD copy. ■ Selecting the write speed and number of copies to create. ■ Selecting language options for a DVD-Video. ■ Including data content from a DVD-Video source.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 94 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 94 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Copying using the Simple view Follow this procedure to copy the entire contents from one disc to another without selecting any advanced options. To copy a disc: 1 2 In Disc Copier, click Disc Copy if you are not already in Disc Copy mode. Select the source to copy: ■ If you are copying a disc, insert the disc that you want to copy into your source drive.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 95 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Copying discs using Disc Copier Copying using the Simple view Note The Copy/Save As button has two modes—Copy Now to start burning immediately, and Advanced Copy to launch the Burn Setup dialog before copying. The Burn Setup dialog lets you select additional options such as burning to more than one drive. To select a mode, click the arrow beside the Copy/Save As button, and then select Copy Now or Advanced Copy.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 99 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating video compilations The Disc Copier window: Video Compilation mode The Disc Copier window: Video Compilation mode Video Compilation mode lets you compile movies from multiple sources for playback on the device of your choice. The illustration below shows the Disc Copier window in Video Compilation mode.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 101 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating video compilations Supported video formats 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. ■ A DVD-Video folder is a folder on a disc or hard disk that contains valid DVD-Video source content.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 102 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 102 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Creating a video compilation Creating a video compilation consists of the following basic steps: ■ Adding and editing movies ■ Selecting or customizing a menu style ■ Selecting an output format and a destination ■ Completing your compilation Adding and editing movies To add and edit movies: 1 Click the Video Compilation button, if necessary.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 103 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating video compilations Creating a video compilation 2 Click Add Movies. 3 Select the movies that you want to include in the compilation. Note In Video Compilation mode, you can only select individual movie titles, not the full DVD with original menus and navigation. 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 105 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating video compilations Creating a video compilation 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. The Style dialog opens. The Style tab contains the styles that were supplied with Disc Copier and any custom styles that you have saved. The Smart Objects tab contains tools you can use to modify an existing style or create a new one.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 106 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 106 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Note The Portable Device/Media option becomes active when a supported device or media is connected to your computer. This option allows you to transfer a compilation directly to the device. If your device is not supported, choose File/Folder to save the compilation to your hard disc. You can then transfer the compilation using the standard methods for your device.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 107 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating video compilations Creating a video compilation for a portable player Look at the choices in the Output to list. If Portable Device/Media is available, you have the option of saving the compilation directly to your portable device or media as described in Step 5. 4 5 To save the file on your hard disk, choose File/Folder from the Output to list and follow these steps: a Click the Save As button.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 108 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 108 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Saving compilations To save a compilation project: 1 Choose File > Save Compilation (or File > Save Compilation As). 2 Enter a name and select a location in which to save the compilation. 3 Click Save. Note File > Save Compilation (or File > Save Compilation As) saves your project and all of its settings as a file that can be opened with Disc Copier.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 110 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 110 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Welcome to Drag-to-Disc Drag-to-Disc lets you back up your data to a recordable CD, DVD, or Bluray Disc (BD) just as you might do with a floppy disk. Drag-to-Disc lets you add files to your disc just by dragging them to the Drag-to-Disc application. You can also use standard Windows Explorer functions (including dragand-drop and cut and paste) to write to discs with Drag-to-Disc.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 111 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating discs using Drag-to-Disc Starting Drag-to-Disc Starting Drag-to-Disc Once Drag-to-Disc is installed, it automatically starts each time you start your computer. Note The Drag-to-Disc icon displayed in the Windows taskbar means that Drag-to-Disc is running; however, this icon may be hidden. For more information, see the Drag-to-Disc Help Center.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 113 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating discs using Drag-to-Disc Switching between application and icon views Switching between application and icon views Drag-to-Disc can be displayed in its normal application view, or it can be reduced to an icon view that takes up less space on your screen. To shrink Drag-to-Disc to an icon: ■ In the Drag-to-Disc window, click the Icon View icon (or choose Icon View from the Drag-to-Disc menu).
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 117 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Making discs using Creator Classic 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 118 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 118 Roxio Easy Media 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. Tip: Roxio Drag-to-Disc lets you copy data to a disc just as you would use a floppy disk. For more information, see Creating discs using Drag-to-Disc on page 109, or the Drag-to-Disc Help Center.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 119 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Making discs using Creator Classic Starting a new project Starting a new project To start a new project: 1 In the Projects area, select the type of project you want to create (or choose File > New Project). For information about the types of projects you can create, see Deciding which type of project to create on page 118. An untitled project appears in the Project area. 2 Add files to your project.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 120 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 120 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com ■ Click Folders to browse files in the Windows folders on your computer. ■ Click My Devices to browse files on cell phones and other compatible devices detected by your computer. See the Manager Help Center for more information about browsing files on other devices. 2 Click the desired file. Tip: To select more than one file at a time, press and hold Ctrl while you click the files.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 123 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Making discs using Creator Classic Burning a disc Burning a disc When you have added and organized all of the files that you want to record to your project, you are ready to burn your project to disc. To burn your project to disc: 1 Click the Burn button. 2 Select recording devices from the list. Selecting multiple recording devices lets you burn multiple disc copies at the same time. The default device is checked with a check mark.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 124 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 124 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 126 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 126 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com About backing up and restoring files Backup MyPC helps you protect yourself with reliable backups of all your important data: photos, video, e-mail, music, financial records—everything you value on your system. You can easily create a customized data protection plan with “set-and-forget” automated backups, all passwordsecured.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 127 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Backing up and restoring files Getting to know the Backup MyPC window Getting to know the Backup MyPC window Quick Start window The Quick Start window is displayed each time you start Backup MyPC. The central pane offers shortcuts to Wizards that provide step-by-step assistance in backing up files, restoring files, scheduling an automatic backup. The pane on the left includes links to the Backup, Restore, and Compare windows.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 129 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Backing up and restoring files Getting to know the Backup MyPC window Selecting drives, folders, and files This section explains how to select drives, folders, and files to back up or restore. Click a selection check box to select or deselect files and folders. The following symbols indicate whether an item is selected ■ An empty check box means the drive, folder, or file has not been selected for backup or restore.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 131 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Backing up and restoring files Backing up your data Automatic Data Protection Use Automatic Data Protection to schedule regular backups. Backups created with Automatic Data Protection are initially set to back up all the files on your computer, but the file list and most other settings can be changed later using the Backup window. To use Automatic Data Protection: 1 Choose Tools > Automatic Data Protection.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 132 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 132 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 3 Click Next to continue. The Automatic Data Protection Where to back up window appears. 4 If your backup device is recognized by Backup MyPC, its name appears in the drop-down list. If the device name is not listed, select File. When File is selected, a text box and browse button appear.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 133 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Backing up and restoring files Backing up your data One-Button Backup One-Button Backup launches a backup of all local hard disks. This includes the Windows Registry, which is a collection of important system files. Note Other critical system files will be included if the Backup the System State option is selected. To learn more, see the online Help.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 134 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 134 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Notes about One-Button Backup: ■ The File option is not supported on all versions of Backup MyPC. ■ A full backup will be performed if 10 differential backups have been performed since the last full backup, or if more than seven days have passed since the last backup. Otherwise, only new files and files that have changed will be backed up.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 135 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Backing up and restoring files Backing up your data Using the Backup Wizard The Backup Wizard guides you through the steps required to create a new backup. Note You can only use the Backup Wizard to create a new backup. It cannot be used to modify an existing backup. To create a backup using the Backup Wizard: 1 Click the Backup Wizard link in the Quick Start window or choose Tools > Backup Wizard.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 136 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 136 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 2 Choose one of the following options to select the drives and files you want to back up: ■ Back up My Computer: To back up all files, folders, and local drives on your computer. ■ Back up selected files, folders and drives: To back up only some of the files, folders, or drives on your computer. The Backup Wizard Selection Panes appear.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 137 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Backing up and restoring files Backing up your data 8 9 Select the following backup options, as appropriate: ■ Compare original and backup files to verify data was successfully backed up. ■ Compress the backup data to save space. Click Next to continue. The When to Back Up window appears. 10 Click Now to begin the backup immediately, or click Later to schedule it for a later time.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 138 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 138 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com The Name the backup job window appears. 13 Type a name for the backup. 14 Review the backup summary. To change an option, use the Back and Next buttons. 15 Click Start to begin the backup. The Backup Progress window appears. Note If your backup exceeds the space available on a single disc, Backup MyPC will prompt you to insert another blank disc when the current one is full.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 139 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Backing up and restoring files Restoring files One-Button Restore One-Button Restore launches a window that helps you perform a restore in just a few steps. The restore will run with the following default settings: ■ What to Restore: Folder view. ■ Where to restore: Original Location. ■ How to restore: Do not replace. For more information about these settings, see the online Help.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 140 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 140 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 5 Select the check boxes next to the items you want to restore. For more information about selecting items, see Selecting drives, folders, and files on page 129. 6 Click Start to begin restoring your files. Note If your backup spanned more than one disc, insert the first disc of the backup set. Backup MyPC will then prompt you to insert each additional disc.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 141 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Backing up and restoring files Restoring files Using the Restore Wizard The Restore Wizard guides you through the steps required to run a restore using a series of windows that offers more flexibility in selecting options than is available with One-Button Restore. To restore files using the Restore Wizard: 1 Click the Restore Wizard link in the Quick Start window, or choose Tools > Restore Wizard. The Restore source window appears.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 143 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Backing up and restoring files Restoring files 9 Click Next to continue. The How to restore window appears. 10 Select one of the following options: ■ Do not replace the files on my computer (recommended). ■ Replace the file on my computer only if the file is older. ■ Always replace the file on my computer. 11 Click Start. The Media Required dialog box appears.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 145 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 145 Working with photos In this chapter Welcome to PhotoSuite 146 Getting to know the PhotoSuite window 147 Choosing the best display settings 148 PhotoSuite’s project file format (.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 147 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Working with photos Getting to know the PhotoSuite window Getting to know the PhotoSuite window Whether you are working on a single photo or a project, the PhotoSuite window includes several main panels: ■ 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 148 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 148 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Choosing the best display settings Color depth If your video card supports a higher color depth than 16-bit (for example, 24-bit or 32-bit) consider using this higher setting for improved photo display. To view and set the color depth: 1 On your Windows Desktop, right-click and choose Properties. 2 In the Display Properties dialog box, click the Settings tab.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 149 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Working with photos PhotoSuite’s project file format (.DMSP) PhotoSuite’s project file format (.DMSP) DMSP (PSPD in PhotoSuite 5.0) 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 150 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 150 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com What is a photo project? 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. This section explains how to create new photo projects, open existing photo projects, and resize the canvas.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 151 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Working with photos Creating new projects Using the Photo Projects Assistant The Photo Projects Assistant helps you create personalized calendars, greeting cards, and more. To create a photo project using the Photo Projects Assistant: 1 Open the Photo Projects Assistant in one of the following ways: ■ In the Common tasks pane, under Open / Create, click Photo Projects. ■ Choose File > Photo Projects. The Photo Projects Assistant opens.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 153 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Working with photos Importing files from your camera Importing files from your camera If you have a digital camera connected to your computer, you can import the files to your hard disk, and then use the photos in a PhotoSuite project. You import photos using Media Import. To start Media Import from PhotoSuite: ■ In the Common tasks pane, under Open/Create, click Import from Camera.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 159 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating video projects Getting to know the VideoWave window Media Selector Use the Media Selector to add content such as images, video, and audio clips to the Production Editor. You can open the Media Selector from the Add Content area. Tip: To open the Media Selector, choose View > Media Selector. To dock the Media Selector to the right of the Preview area, choose View > Dock Media Selector.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 161 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating video projects Creating a CineMagic production Creating a CineMagic production CineMagic is a fully automated editor that transforms your raw video footage and audio clips into a polished production, complete with transitions. Follow the steps to create captivating, personalized video in a few clicks.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 163 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating video projects Creating your first VideoWave movie Step one: Add photos and video clips to your movie 1 In the Media Selector, you can browse your computer for media files to use for your production: My Media My Albums Folders ■ Click My Media to browse the automatic groupings created by Media Manager. ■ Click My Albums to browse files you have previously organized into your own categories in Media Manager.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 165 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating video projects Creating your first VideoWave movie Step two: Add background audio to your movie This step shows you how to add audio files to your production. This audio is known as background audio, and will overlap with any native audio built into the video itself. 1 In the Media Selector, browse your computer for audio files.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 167 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating video projects Creating your first VideoWave movie Step four: Preview your movie This section describes how to preview your movie from beginning to end. To preview your movie: 1 In the Production Editor, click the first panel of your production to select it. Click the first video clip to select it 2 In the Production Preview, click Play. Play Your slideshow or movie begins playing in the Preview window.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 169 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating video projects Creating your first VideoWave movie 5 Click Render to generate your production. You can then click Preview to review your production, and if you want, you change the settings and click Render Again. Note If you need more information at any time, click Help in the Make Movie dialog box. Note This user guide gives an overview of some of VideoWave’s basic features.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 173 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating DVD projects Getting to know the MyDVD window Getting to know the MyDVD window 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 175 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating DVD projects Getting to know the MyDVD window Movie Edit view When you are editing a movie you work in the movie edit view. Preview area Toolbar Add Content area Tools area Production Editor - Timeline view Add Content area The Add Content area lets you add content and effects to the movie. Tools area The Tools area provides the tools you need to edit a movie.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 176 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 176 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Preview area—Movie Edit view The Preview area provides the tools you need to customize the appearance of the content in your project. There are two Preview area toolbars: the standard toolbar, which provides the common tools that are always available, and the context-sensitive toolbar, which changes to display the tools to manipulate the item you have selected in the Preview area.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 177 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating DVD projects Overview of creating a disc Overview of creating a disc This section gives a general overview of the steps you take to create a DVD or VCD using MyDVD. For step-by-step procedures, see the additional Help topics in the MyDVD Help Center. You can use your favorite video clips, photos, and audio clips to quickly and easily make an exciting and creative DVD or VCD.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 178 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 178 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Capturing media files If you have a digital camera, video camera, scanner, or other device connected to your computer, you can capture media files to use in your MyDVD projects. You capture media files using Media Import. To start Media Import from MyDVD: ■ Choose File > Capture/Import. Media Import opens, and you can select a device and begin capturing media files.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 179 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating DVD projects Creating new MyDVD projects Creating new MyDVD projects To create a new project: 1 Open MyDVD if it is not already running. When you open MyDVD, a new project of the default type is created. 2 Optional: Select the type of project you want to create from the File > New Project menu. Note If you are using MyDVD VCD Edition, Video CD is the only format available.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 181 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating DVD projects Adding and removing movies and slideshows You can also add unlinked buttons to menus, then link them to movies and other menus later. Adding and removing movies and slideshows A movie is a collection of video clips and photos that play one after the other. Movies can include transitions and other effects. Slideshows are similar to movies, but contain only still images and optional background audio.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 182 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 182 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Note You can also add existing VideoWave productions (DMSM) and slideshows (DMSS) as movies. If you select multiple files, each DMSM and DMSS file becomes a separate movie. Each time you add a movie to the project, a new button appears on the current menu in MyDVD, and a movie icon appears in the Project View area (Menus tab). Movies are also listed in the Movies tab in the Project View area.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 183 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating DVD projects Adding and removing menus Adding and removing menus When you create a new project (except a “no menus” DVD project), MyDVD creates the first, main menu automatically. You can add submenu buttons to this menu, then add further submenus to those menus to create complex hierarchies. To add a submenu to an existing menu: 1 In the Project View area (Menus tab), click the icon of the menu where you want to add a submenu.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 185 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 185 Creating audio projects In this chapter Welcome to Sound Editor 186 Getting to know the Sound Editor window 187 Sound Editor project file format (.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 187 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 189 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 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 190.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 191 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating audio projects Getting started with Sound Editor projects My Media Folders My MediaSpace ■ Click My Media to browse your Smart Views and Albums. Smart Views are media file groupings created and maintained automatically by Media Manager, based on characteristics such as media type and date. Albums are media file groupings you create and manage yourself. ■ Click Folders to browse files in the Windows folders on your computer.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 193 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating audio projects Getting started with Sound Editor projects 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 195 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating audio projects Adding or deleting track separators 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 196 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 196 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 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 195. About completing projects When you finish making changes to your Sound Editor project, you have several options: ■ Save your project to a Sound Editor project format.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 197 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating audio projects Adding or deleting track separators 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 188.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 199 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating audio projects Adding or deleting track separators 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 203 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Recording and editing audio files Recording from an audio input device 2 Set the following options, as required: ■ Capture From: Select your sound card from the list. ■ Input: Select your audio input channel. For example, if you want to record from a Line in input, select Line In. ■ Recording Level: Drag the slider to increase or decrease the recording volume. If the volume is too high, distortion may result.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 204 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 204 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 3 Start playing your source audio. 4 Click Record to start recording. 5 When the analog source finishes playing, click Stop to stop recording. 6 When you finish recording, click Done. Note If you plan to make further edits to your recording, you should save your recording in WAV format to retain full audio fidelity.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 205 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Recording and editing audio files Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor To record audio: 1 Optional: Click Edit Capture Settings and customize capture options, including file format, encoder type, bit rate, and file location. 2 Click Record to start recording. 3 Click Stop to stop recording.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 207 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Recording and editing audio files Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor 4 Depending on the application from which you invoke the Edit Audio Tags dialog box, the following options might be available: ■ Embed tags inside the files (if supported by the audio format): Saves track information with the audio file. If you do not select this option, the audio tag information will be associated with the track in this project only.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 211 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating music discs Overview of project basics Overview of project basics 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. Note Some versions of Music Disc Creator may only include one project type. ■ Add audio tracks to the project.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 213 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating music discs Adding tracks to your project Adding tracks to your project There are several ways to add tracks to your projects.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 215 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating music discs Adding tracks to your project Adding tracks and playlists from your 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 217 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating music discs Finding tracks and managing track information Checking for unidentified tracks To check for unidentified tracks: 1 Choose Tools > Check for Unidentified Tracks. 2 Optional. Select a folder to search in from the Look in drop-down list. If you do not select a folder, Music Disc Creator will search your hard drive starting from your “My Music” folder. 3 Optional.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 219 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating music discs Finding tracks and managing track information Creating a track list using AutoMix Music Disc Creator can automatically create a track list for you by finding tracks that are similar to each other, using the AutoMix feature. Note This feature creates track lists by searching for tracks that have been identified by the GraceNote music service. If a track on your computer is not found, then it has not been identified.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 220 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 220 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 6 Choose how to add the tracks to the project: ■ Add tracks to currently selected track list in project ■ Add tracks as a new track list If you chose to add the tracks as a new track list, enter a name for the track list. 7 To add the tracks to the project, click Add to Project.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 221 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating music discs Previewing tracks 6 Optional. For Limit track list to, enter the maximum number of tracks, minutes, or megabytes to include in the track list (for example, 25 tracks, 45 minutes, 20 megabytes). 7 Optional. To add the files to the project in random order, select Shuffle result set.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 223 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating music discs Completing Music Disc Creator projects 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 225 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating music discs Completing Music Disc Creator projects 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 226 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 226 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Archiving projects You can archive your Music Disc Creator project. The archive contains your Music Disc Creator project file, and a folder that includes all of the source files that are used in the project. To archive a project: 1 Choose File > Archive Project. 2 Enter a project folder name, and select the a location for the archived project. 3 Click OK.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 229 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 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 Toolbars Layout area Layout Navigator Select More area 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 231 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 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.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 232 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM 232 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 2 Select the layouts you want to create. For example, to create a disc label and front and back covers for the disc jewel case, select the Disc, Front, and Back layouts. The layouts that you select appear in the bottom Layout Navigator area of Express Labeler. 3 Click Next.
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C9_UserGuide.book Page 233 Tuesday, August 29, 2006 3:26 PM Creating disc labels and inserts Using Express Labeler 5 When you have finished selecting the project type, style, and content, click Next. 6 Choose one of the following options: ■ Print: To print the labels and inserts without saving the project, or before saving the project. ■ Save: To save your labels and inserts as a Label Creator project that you can print or continue to work with later.
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