Corel QuickDrop - 3.0 User Manual

Corel QuickDrop 3.0

User Guide Corel Corporation March 2008

Corel®QuickDrop

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Welcome to Corel QuickDrop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Running QuickDrop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Introduction to the workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

The File List panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Add files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Preview files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Burn disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Copy disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Erase disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Disc information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Right-click menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

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Burn button

Output disc format

Required/ Available Disc Space

Open File List Panel

Select Burner

Welcome to Corel QuickDrop

QuickDrop provides a simple solution to directly burn a variety of discs as well as play and edit media. Simply drag and drop files and folders onto the interface. Thus, you can save time and effort for a more productive digital life with your computer.

Running QuickDrop

• Click the QuickDrop icon on your Start menu.

• Run QuickDrop from the program folder.

• QuickDrop automatically opens during Windows startup. (Y ou can change this by clearing Auto load when Windows starts in Preferences.)

Introduction to the workspace

The main interface is where you drag and drop files and/or folders to burn. The Burn button is enabled only when you have dropped at least one file or folder onto the interface. Required/Available Disc Space shows the size of free space needed and the available space on the disc. Choose to burn a Data disc, Audio disc or Video disc in the Output Disc Format menu. Data disc produces a data disc output. Creating a data disc with UDF 1.5 format allows you to cover a file size over

4GB. Audio disc produces a music disc output such as audio CD and MP3 Disc.

Notes:

• When burning an MP3 disc, all kinds of files can be dropped to the interface, but only MP3 files will be burned.

• When burning an Audio disc, audio files less than 5 seconds may be added but not burned.

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Video disc creates a video or slideshow disc. Dragging several folders with photos inside automatically creates clips.

Select Burner displays the drive of the burning device installed and connected

to the computer.

Opens the associated File List Panel to edit the content of the disc to be

burned. Here, you can add and delete files and folders, preview video files, and rotate images.

Burn button starts the burning process.

While burning a video disc and Audio CD using a rewritable disc, all previous contents on the rewritable disc are removed.

Once burning is done, the disc ejects automatically.

The File List panel

This is where you add and play back various media such as video, image, and music files.

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Add files and folders

There are 3 ways to add files and folders to the File List panel:

• Drag and drop files or folders from Windows Explorer to the File List panel.

• Click Add files or Add folder .

• Right-click the File List Panel and select Add Files or Add Folder.

Preview files

View selected image or video files in the Preview panel.

Use the control buttons to view image files and play video.

files by selecting Rotate left or Rotate right.

Rotate selected image

Burn disc

Drag and drop video or image files or folders to the main interface or File List panel and click Burn to start burning.

Copy disc

Perform disc-to-disc copy if you have a blank disc in the disc burner. Right-click the main window and select Copy disc.

Erase disc

To erase contents on a rewritable disc, right-click main window and select Erase RW disc.

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Disc information

This shows general disc information such as disc capacity and disc type. To view the Disc Information dialog box, right-click the main window and select Disc Info.

Preferences

This provides setup options for the program’s working environment, and are categorized by 3 tabs: General, Video Output and Slideshow.

In the Slideshow tab, you can set photo duration, apply pan & zoom and transition effects, add and delete background music, as well as rearrange the order of the audio clips.

Right-click menu

Right-click on the interface to launch a menu for extra functions and settings.

• Copy disc Opens the Copy disc dialog box to perform disc-to-disc copy.

• Erase RW disc Erases the content on a rewritable disc.

• Disc info Shows the disc information such as capacity and disc type.

• Eject disc/Load disc Opens the disc tray of a disc burner.

• Always on top Keeps the QuickDrop interface on top of all other windows on the desktop.

• File List panel Launches the File List panel box.

• Empty File List Removes existing files from File List Panel.

• Menu Settings Opens the Menu Settings dialog box that allows you to create menus for your DVD-Video.

• Preferences Determines program settings.

• Corel QuickDrop Help Opens the online help file for more information and instructions on QuickDrop.

• Exit Closes QuickDrop.

In addition, you can right-click the QuickDrop icon on the Windows taskbar to access Preferences.

Index

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Add files and folders 6 Always on Top Audio CD Audio disc

Burn button 5 Burn disc

Copy disc 6

Data disc 4 Disc info

Eject disc 7 Erase disc Erase RW disc Exit

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File List Panel 5

Required/Available Disc Space 4 Right-click menu

Select Burner 5

Video disc 5

Workspace 4

MP3 disc 4

Output Disc Format 4

Preferences 7 Preview files