Cyberlink Power2Go - 3.0 User’s Guide

CyberLink

Power2Go

User’s Guide

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Mailing Address CyberLink Corporation

15F, #100, Min Chuan Road, Hsin Tian City Taip e i Cou n ty, Ta i wan, R .O.C.

Web Site www.gocyberlink.com

Telephone 886-2-8667-1298

Fax 886-2-8667-1300

Contents

Introduction.............................................. 1

Welcome ...................................................................................2

The Power2Go Program .........................................................3

Power2Go Express Mode .................................................3

Power2Go Mode ................................................................5

System Requirements .............................................................8

Burning.................................................... 9

Before Burning a Disc ...........................................................10

Information Tab ...............................................................10

Data Tab ............................................................................11

Common Tab ....................................................................12

Burner Tab ........................................................................13

Burning Discs .........................................................................14

Multisession Discs ...........................................................14

Burn a Data Disc ..............................................................15

Burn a Music Disc ............................................................18

Burn a Movie Disc ...........................................................21

Copying Discs ........................................................................23

Disc Utilities ........................................... 25

Using Disc Utilities ............................................................... 26

Burning a Disc Image ...........................................................27

Saving a Disc Image .............................................................. 28

Erasing a Disc .........................................................................29

Ripping Audio .......................................................................30

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Appendix ............................................... 31

Index ..................................................... 37

Technical Support .................................................................32

Web Support ....................................................................32

Fax Support ......................................................................32

Telephone Support ..........................................................33

CD vs. DVD ............................................................................34

CD Types ..........................................................................35

DVD Types .......................................................................36

Chapter 1:

Introduction

This chapter introduces the CyberLink Power2Go program, starting with a description of the program’s functions, followed by an explanation of Power2Go’s two burning modes, Power2Go mode and Power2Go Express mode. The chapter ends with a list of recommended system minimum requirements.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Welcome on p.2

• The Power2Go Program on p.3

• System Requirements on p.8

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Welcome

Welcome to the CyberLink family of digital video tools! CyberLink Power2Go is a disc-burning program, which is a handy utility for burning discs containing movies made using CyberLink’s moviemaking software, or when you want to make music discs, data discs, and even bootable discs.

Power2Go’s main features include the following:

• burns data, music, and movie discs

• supports CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, and DVD-

RAM disc types

• supports Audio CD, .MP3, .WMA, .WAV music formats

• erases discs that contain unwanted content

• copies entire discs

• Power2Go Express mode supports drag-and-drop to desktop

icons for burning in the fewest number of steps

• supports CD text for additional textual information (such as a

description of the artist or song) with audio tracks

Chapter 1: Introduction

The Power2Go Program

The CyberLink Power2Go program can run in either of two modes: Power2Go Express mode or Power2Go mode. Power2Go Express mode is the simpler of the two modes, allowing you to burn discs in two steps. Power2Go mode, on the other hand, offers you access to more options and disc utilities.

Power2Go Express Mode

Power2Go Express mode uses the following icons, placed on your desktop:

Drag data files to this icon to burn a data disc. (See Burn a Data Disc in Power2Go Express Mode on p.15.)

Drag music files to this icon to burn a music disc. (See Burn a Music Disc in Power2Go Express Mode on p.18.)

Drag video files to this icon to burn a movie disc. (See Burn a Movie Disc in Power2Go Express Mode on p.21.)

Double-click this icon to copy a disc. (See Copying Discs on p.23.)

Note: You can click and drag the entire column of icons to a different location on your desktop, or right-click on a single icon to move it individually.

Dragging files in appropriate formats to these icons prepares Power2Go to burn a disc. (You can double-click the icon to open a window for further modification of your burning configuration. See Burn a Data Disc in Power2Go Express Mode on p.15, Burn a Music Disc in Power2Go Express Mode on p.18, Burn a Movie Disc in Power2Go Express Mode on p.21, or Copying Discs on p.23.)

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If you do not need to add any more files or modify your burning configuration, click the Rec button after dragging files onto the icon. Burning begins immediately, and the process is displayed on the icon. (Click Stop to cancel the burning process.)

Right-clicking an icon on the desktop opens a command menu to control burning tasks.

Click a menu item to perform the corresponding task.

Right-clicking the icon on the system tray opens a command menu to control Power2Go Express mode icons, to erase a disc, and to control the Power2Go program.

Use one of the Hide options to remove an icon from display on the desktop. (The option then becomes Show, allowing you to display the icon again.) You can also choose to display large and small icons on the desktop.

Check the Start program when system starts option to run Power2Go whenever you power on your computer.

Click Erase Disc to erase a rewritable disc.

Click About to display Power2Go version information, click Help to open the help file, and click Exit to close the Power2Go program.

Chapter 1: Introduction

Power2Go Mode

Power2Go mode opens in a program interface. By default, the Select a Burning Task window opens each time you run the program in Power2Go mode. Power2Go mode also displays a program window with a row of buttons that allow you to perform each of Power2Go’s different tasks.

To begin a burning task in the Select a Burning Task window, click an icon, then click OK to begin your task.

You can disable the Select a Burning Task window by unchecking the Display this window whenever Power2Go opens option.

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The icons available in the Select a Burning Task window are described below:

Burns data files to disc.

Burns audio files to disc.

Opens the CyberLink PowerProducer (or EZProducer) program to create a movie disc.

Copies disc content onto a blank disc.

Burns a disc image to disc.

Saves a disc image to your hard drive.

Erases a rewritable disc.

Copies audio tracks from an Audio CD to your hard drive.

Chapter 1: Introduction

When you close (or disable) the Select a Burning Task window, the Power2Go program displays a row of buttons at the top, which allow you to access certain important functions.

The available buttons are described below:

Starts a new burning task.

Opens an existing project.

Saves an existing project. Click the down-arrow to save a project under a different name.

Refreshes the displayed disc/drive information.

Displays disc and drive configuration information.

Erases a disc.

Copies a disc.

Burns a disc.

Opens the help file.

Displays Power2Go version information.

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System Requirements

The system requirements listed below are recommended as minimums for burning. You may find that your system, while meeting these recommended minimums, requires expanded capacity during specific burning tasks.

Minimum System Requirements

Screen Resolution

Memory

CPU

HDD Space

Video Capture to Disc

• Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE

• (Windows XP/2000 recommended)

• 800x600 pixels

• 128MB SDRAM for music and data burning

• 256MB (512MB recommended) for video burning

• VCD (MPEG-1) and DVD (MPEG-2) production: Intel Pentium III 800 MHz, or AMD Athlon 700 MHz

• DV Tape to MPEG-1 real-time capture: Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or AMD Athlon 800 MHz

• DV Tape to MPEG-2 real-time capture: Intel Pentium 4 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2200+

• DV Tape to MPEG-1/MPEG-2 non real-time capture: Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or AMD Athlon 700 MHz

•1GB for making VCDs

• 5GB for making DVDs

• Analog video capture: USB or PCI capture devices compliant to WDM standards

• DV Camcorder video capture: IEEE 1394 I/O devices compliant with OHCI standards

• DSC photo import: USB interface

Chapter 2:

Burning

CyberLink Power2Go offers a number of burning functions, including burning data discs, music discs, movie discs, and bootable discs, as well as copying the entire contents of a disc. You can burn to CD or DVD in a variety of formats. Before burning a disc, you can set your burning configuration to ensure proper burning.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Before Burning a Disc on p.10

• Burning Discs on p.14

• Copying Discs on p.23

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Before Burning a Disc

Before you begin burning discs, you may want to set your burning configuration to match your burning drive and the discs you want to burn. The Configuration/Information button opens a window that displays disc and drive configuration information.

To open the Configuration/Information window, click in the

main program window. The Configuration/Information window opens, displaying four tabs that contain different configuration information. (Only the Information tab appears if you have closed the Select a Burning Task window without starting a burning task.) Each of these tabs is described below.

Information Tab

The Information tab displays information about the selected disc drive, the disc in the drive, as well as the current project. Click the + box next to an item to view more detailed information.

• If you change discs or select a different drive, click Refresh to

ensure that the most updated information is displayed.

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