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Contents

Getting started

with Roxio Creator 19

Welcome to Roxio Creator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

About this guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Installing Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Getting to know Creator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Starting a task. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Creator: What you can do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Completing a typical task. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Where to find more information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Roxio online support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Creator support options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Unlimited self-help options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Alternate support options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Before you contact Roxio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Contacting Roxio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

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Importing media files 33

Welcome to Media Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Starting Media Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Getting to know the Media Import window . . . . . . . 36

Overview of importing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Managing your media files 41

About Media Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Starting Media Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

What you can do with Media Manager. . . . . . . .43

Supported file formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Monitoring new media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Getting to know the Media Manager window. . . . . .44

Working with My Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Browsing My Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Working with albums. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Creating new albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Adding media files to albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Moving or copying media files from

one album to another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Setting the thumbnail for an album. . . . . . . . . . .52

Working with playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Working with folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Creating new folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Working with media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Selecting media files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Previewing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Viewing media files in a preview window . . . . .56

Viewing media files in QuickShows . . . . . . . . . .57

Finding missing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Why are media files missing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

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Locating missing media files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Recording and managing audio files

Importing audio CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Recording from an audio input device . . . . . . . . . . .64

Using Easy Audio Capture in Full mode . . . . . . .64

Using Easy Audio Capture in Mini mode . . . . . .66

Creating Audiobooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor . . . . . .70

Converting, renaming, and moving audio files . . . . .73

Converting files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Renaming files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Moving files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Transferring files to a portable device. . . . . . . . .77

Creating track lists using AutoMix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

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Creating audio projects 81

Welcome to Sound Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Getting to know the Sound Editor window . . . . . . . .83

Sound Editor project file format (.dmse) . . . . . . . . . .84

Getting started with Sound Editor projects . . . . . . . .85

About adding audio clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Adding audio files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Adding tracks from audio CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

About editing and applying effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Selecting the waveform region to edit. . . . . . . . .88

Basic editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Adding or deleting track separators. . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Installing new sound effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Completing Sound Editor projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

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Saving Sound Editor projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Exporting audio clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Exporting sets of tracks or audio clips. . . . . . . . .94

Burning tracks or clips to audio CDs. . . . . . . . . .96

Creating music discs 97

Welcome to Music Disc Creator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Types of music discs you can create. . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Audio CD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

MP3/WMA disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

DVD music disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Overview of Music Disc Creator projects. . . . . . . .100

Supported file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Music Disc Creator’s native format (.DMSA). . .101

Supported audio formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Supported playlist formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Adding tracks to your project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

About protected audio tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Using the Media Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Adding tracks and playlists from a hard disk. . .104

Adding unprotected tracks from your iPod . . . .104

Importing tracks from discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105

Finding tracks and managing track information . . .106

Checking for unidentified tracks . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Creating track lists using Search by Tags. . . . . .108

Using Beatmatching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Previewing tracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Completing Music Disc Creator projects. . . . . . . . .112

Burning projects to disc or saving as

disc image files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Exporting tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Sending tracks to a portable device. . . . . . . . . .115

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Working with photo projects 117

Welcome to PhotoSuite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

PhotoSuite’s project file format (.DMSP). . . . . .119

Supported file formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Getting to know the PhotoSuite window . . . . . . . .120

Using the Photo Projects Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Creating new photo projects in PhotoSuite . . . . . . .122

Removing red eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

Cropping photos and objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124

Rotating photos and objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Applying special effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Working with text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128

Improving the quality of photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Using the AutoFix feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Adjusting exposure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Adjusting brightness and contrast . . . . . . . . . . .133

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Printing and sharing 135

Printing photos and projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Tips for improving print quality. . . . . . . . . . . . .140

E-mailing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Sharing photos using an online photo service. . . . .144

Sharing media files with wireless devices. . . . . . . .144

About My Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Transferring files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Synchronizing your mobile device . . . . . . . . . .146

Using MediaSpace to share media . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

About MediaSpace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Configuring your home network. . . . . . . . . . . .149

Enabling or disabling home network sharing. . .149

Granting access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

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Withdrawing acces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Accessing shared files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Copying video and creating video

compilations 153

About Video Copy & Convert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

The Video Copy & Convert window. . . . . . . . . . . .155

Copying DVD-Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Can I copy discs using one disc drive? . . . . . . .156

DVD-Video sources you can copy from . . . . . .156

Copying DVD discs, disc image files,

or DVD-Video folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Creating video compilations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Supported video formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Notes about source files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Notes about output formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Creating a video compilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Selecting or customizing a menu style . . . . . . .165

Selecting an output format and a destination . .167

Completing your compilation. . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Creating a compilation for a portable player. . .168

Making advanced data discs 171

About Creator Classic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Getting to know the Creator Classic window . . . . .173

Deciding which type of project to create . . . . . . . .174

Adding files and folders to your project . . . . . . . . .175

Burning the project to disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

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Watching movies 179

Welcome to CinePlayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Getting to know CinePlayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

Playing video from video folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Creating video productions 185

Welcome to VideoWave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

Getting to know the VideoWave window. . . . . . . .187

Task Pane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187

Preview area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Production Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Media Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Effect Selector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

Creating your first VideoWave production . . . . . . .189

Step one: Add photos and video clips . . . . . . . . . .190

Step two: Add background audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Step three: Add transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Step four: Preview your production . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Step five: Output your production . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Video tools and assistants 195

Creating a slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Using CineMagic to create movies . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Creating a video disc using Plug & Burn. . . . . . . . .197

Using SyncIt! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Converting files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Transferring files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202

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Adding SmartSound background audio. . . . . . . . . .203

Creating advanced

video discs with menus 205

Welcome to MyDVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206

Getting to know the MyDVD window . . . . . . . . . .207

Menu Edit view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Movie Edit view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209

Features available in both views. . . . . . . . . . . .210

Overview of creating a MyDVD project. . . . . . . . .211

What are MyDVD projects? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Steps to create a new project . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Capturing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Working with menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

What are menus? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Customizing menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Adding productions to your MyDVD project . . . . .214

Adding movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Creating and adding movies with CineMagic . .215

Editing productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Removing productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Adding and removing chapters. . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Working with buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Arranging buttons on menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Resizing buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Changing button thumbnail images . . . . . . . . .219

Changing button styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Working with text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Adding text to menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220

Editing text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Changing or removing background audio. . . . . . . .222

Removing items from menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 22

Previewing MyDVD projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223

Completing your project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

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Burning projects to disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

Erasing discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Saving projects as disc image files

and disc volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Deciding which type of disc to use. . . . . . . . . .226

Testing discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

Disc players supported by MyDVD. . . . . . . . . .228

Creating disc labels and inserts 229

About Label Creator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

Overview of creating labels and disc inserts. . . . . .230

Getting to know the Label Creator window . . . . . .231

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Welcome to Roxio Creator 20 About this guide 20 Installing Creator 21 Getting to know Creator 22 Creator: What you can do 23

Completing a typical task 27 Where to find more information 31 Creator support options 32

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Welcome to Roxio Creator

Welcome to Roxio Creator, the all-in-one digital media solution. Designed for beginners and experts alike, Creator makes it all easy—from

simple and practical tasks, such as creating a backup copy of a disc, to fun and creative projects such as creating a home movie complete with introductions, transitions, music, and effects.

Get creative and hav e fun with this powe rful, intuitive, and easy-to-use suite of digital media components. Do more with your digital music, favorite photos, mobile phone, cherished video, and your important data files. Find all the tools you need in one place, with one easy-to-use interface.

About this guide

This guide provides an overview of Creator and explains how to use its most popular features. For detailed information about how to use all of the features of Creator, see the online Help described in Where to find more information on page 31.

Some of the components available in Creator may not be described in this guide. Each component includes detailed online Help, which you can find under the component Help menu or by pressing F1.

Depending on the version of Creator you ar e using, some of the components described in this guide may not be available.

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Installing Creator

Follow this procedure to install Creator.

To install Creator using the installation disc: 1 Insert the Creator installation DVD into your DVD drive.

If Autorun is en abled on your computer, the Creator installation window appears automatically and you can skip step 2 and step 3.

2 Choose Start > Run. 3 Type d:\setup (substitute the appropriate letter of your DVD drive

for d).

4 Follow the installation instructions that appear on the screen. To install Creator using downloaded files:

1 Navigate to the Creator install package. 2 Double-click the setup.exe file. 3 Follow the on-screen instructions.

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Getting to know Creator

Start your digital media projects from Creator’ s main window . Double-click the Creator desktop icon to begin.

Creator’s main window, featuring the project categories and frequent tasks.

Starting a task

Click one of the project category tabs on the left side of the window, and a task list appears on the right. Choose a task by clicking on its name. Some of the tasks are built into the main Creator w indow; others open in a separate window.

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There are so many great things yo u can do with Cr eat or. Here’s a partial list and how to get started:

Working with audio

You will find links to these tasks by selecting the Music-Audio project tab:

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Make an audio CD that you can play anywhere. Select the Burn Audio CDs task.

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Create an MP3 disc that holds hundreds of songs in MP3, WMA, or WAV format. Select the Burn MP3 CDs task.

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Rip audio files from a CD to your computer. Sel ect the Rip task.

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Quickly capture (record) audio from Internet radio and other sources using your computer’s sound card. Select the

Capture Audio from Sound Card task.

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Record and edit sound clips and audio files, and to create your own audio mixes. Select the Edit Audio task.

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Create music compilations to play on your home or car stereo, portable music player, DVD player, or on your compu ter. Use the new Beat Matching feature to create mixes your friends will envy. Select the

Create Music Disc Projects task.

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Transfer audiobooks from audio CDs or the Internet to an iPod, iPhone, or other portable device with just a few clicks. Select the

Create Audiobooks task.

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Create a DVD Music Disc with up to 50 hours of music using tracks from your computer or an audio disc. Choose from professionally designed styles or use your own background image, then burn your project to a disc and play on your compu ter or set-to p play er . Select the

Create DVD Music Discs task.

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Create digital audio files from your old LPs and tapes in just a few simple steps. You can then clean and enhance your audio files, burn them to an audio CD, or use them in your Creator projects. Select the

Digitize LPs and Tapes task. For more information, see Chapter6, Cr eating music discs, on page 97.

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Working with photos

You will find links to these tasks by selecting the Photo project tab:

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Enhance, edit, and share your digital photos. Autom atically adj ust the exposure, saturation, and sharpness of photos. Fix common problems such as red eye. Select the Edit Photos task.

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Create personalized calendars, greeting cards, and collages using your own photos. You can also create photo slideshows to share with ot hers. Select the Create Projects task.

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Enhance several photos at once using AutoFix and other photo tools. Rename or co n vert groups of photos to a differ ent format . Select

the Enhance Multiple Photos task.

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Create a dramatic panorama by combining several photos int o one.

Select the Create Panoramas task.

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E-mail your photos and photo projects to friends and family. Select the Email task.

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Create a high-resolution photo slideshow in just a few clicks, including background audio and Pan and Zoom effects. Select the

Create Slideshow task.

For more information, see Chapter7, Working with photo projects, on page 117, and Chapter8, Printing and sharing media files, on page 135.

Working with video

You will find links to these tasks by selecting the Video-Movies project tab:

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Make backup copies of personal DVD discs so you can store the originals for safekeeping. Convert video files to formats that can be played on a wide range of portable devices. Sel ect the

Copy or Convert Video task.

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Play movie discs using the ultimate digital theater. Creator delivers the absolute highest quality video playback available for your PC and packs all of its powerful features into an extremely easy-to-use and intuitive user-interface. If your movie player doesn’t include Blu-ray support, don’t worry—it’s available as an inexpensive upgrade. Select

the Play Movies task.

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Create professional-looking video productions that combine your home videos and photos with audio, transitions, and special effects.

Select the Edit Video—Advanced task.

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Make great looking video productions in a few easy steps. Select the Create D V Ds task.

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Create multimedia stories on DVD to share with family and friends. Capture and mix photos and video, include narration or a favorite sound track, create your own professional-looking menus, add transitions and animated backgrounds, and burn to DVD, Video CD , or Super VCD. Some versions even let you author Blu-ray movie discs.

Select the Create DVDs—Advanced task. For more information, see Chapter 14, Creating advanced video discs

with menus, on page 205.

Copy and data projects

You will find links to these tasks by selecting the Data-Copy project tab:

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Copy files to a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc. Select the Burn Data Disc task.

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Duplicate an entire disc. Select the Copy Disc task.

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Create data CDs and DVDs, and to archive large pr ojects to multiple discs. Create advanced format and bootable discs, and more. In addition, you can choose to encrypt the files on the disc so that the files can only be accessed by someone entering a password that you select. Select the Burn Data Disc—Advanced task.

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Backup the files on your computer to a wide range of storage devices including discs, external hard drives, and flash drives.

Select the Backup Files task.

Note The Backup Files task is not available in all version of

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Importing and organizing media files

You will find links to these tasks on more than one project tab:

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Import photos and video files to your computer from your digital camera, mobile phone, or camcorder. Select the Import Photos or Capt ure Video tasks.

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View and manage your media files in folders, and to organiz e the m into personalized albums. Find files quickly by bro w sing or searching, and burn your files to a disc. Select the Browse and Manage Media task.

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Share your media files with friends and family over your home network. Select the Browse and Manage Media task.

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T ransfer files to your wireless devices, and upload video files to the Internet. Select the Browse and Manage Media task.

For more information, see Chapter10, Making advanced data discs, on page 171.

Creating labels and disc inserts

You will find links to this tasks on all of the project tabs:

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Make personalized disc labels and jewel case covers. Choose from dozens of professional designs, or create your own. Select the

Create Labels task.

Don’t forget the Tools menu

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Erase or finalize a disc, get disc information, and keep track of what’s on your discs. All of th ese tasks ca n be started from the Tools menu. This is also where you’ll go to create virtual disc drives.

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Completing a typical task

Each task in Creator is a little different. Some are incredibly simple. Others take a little time to master. To help you get started, let’s walk though one of the most useful projects—creating a disc that contains files copied from your computer.

1 Open Creator by double-clicking the icon that was placed on your

computer desktop during installation. In most cases, the main Creator application window opens with the Home category selected. It will look something like this:

The Home window includes links to frequently used tasks.

On the left side of the window, you will see the names of several project categories. Since we are going to be making a data disc, click the Data-Copy category.

The application window changes and displays a set of tasks that are related to protecting or copying the valuable files stored on your computer.

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2 When you are ready, click Burn Data Disc.

A longer description appears when you hold the cursor over a task link.

The application window changes again. It now displays everything you need to set up your project and burn a disc.

Burn Data Disc project window

As you can see, the Burn Data Disc project is built into the main Creator application window. Some projects are built into the main window; others open in a separate window. Many components that open in separate windows have names you may know: MyDVD, VideoWave, CinePlayer. They are all part of your Creator suite.

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3 To begin a data disc project, insert a blank CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc

into your computer’s disc drive. (The project also allows you to add files to an existing data disc, but to keep things simple for this project, use a blank disc.)

4 Use the Destination drop-down menu to select the drive holding your

blank disc. If your computer only has one disc drive, it will be selected automatically.

Click the Destination menu and choose from the list of available drives.

5 Now you are going to add the files you want to copy to the project.

Click the Add button located at the top of the Burn Data Disc project window. Choose Files or Folder from the submenu.

Use the toolbar to open the Quick Scan panel, add files, name your disc, and delete files from a project.

A dialog window opens. Use it to select the files or folders you would like to add.

6 Near the Add button on the project window toolbar is the Disc Name

text box. Enter a name for your disc, so it will be easy to recognize the next time you use it.

While you are using the pr oject tool bar, notice that it includes some other useful features. The Quick Scan panel makes it easy to select files by category. To the right of the Disc Name text box is the Make Bootable button. Use it to create a bootable disk that can be used to start your computer if something should ever go wrong with the Windows operating syst em.

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Before burning your disc, look along the bottom of the project window. Here you will find several project status indicators. The information presented varies from project to project and is updated when you change discs or destination drives.

Project information is displayed along the bottom of the window.

In this case, the indicator shows the p r oject siz e, the type of disc in the drive, and the available disc space.

7 Now you are r eady to burn a disc. To begin, click the large green

button on the bottom right corner of the project window. A progress indicator appears, and your files are copied onto the disc.

The progress indicator shows a burn nearing the halfway point.

You don’t have to wait for this project to finish before starting one of the other projects in your suite. But you can only have one project of each type running at a time.

When the project is finished, remove your disc and click Finish. If you would like to save this pr oject so the same file set can be easily burned in the future, click on the File menu and select Save.

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Where to find more information

This guide provides an overview of Creator. For detailed information about how to use all of the features of Creator, see the online Help described below.

Online Help

Most Creator c o mponents have an extensive, searchable Help Center. Each Help Center includes step-by-step procedures and answers to frequently asked questions.

To access the Help Center, choose Help > Component Help Center. To view context-sensitive Help for the activity you are currently doing, press F1.

Tutorials

Creator includes tutorials to help you quickly become familiar with many of its key features. Each tutorial includes tips and step-by-step instructions to help you get started creating exciting digital media projects.

Choose any of the following ways to view a tutorial:

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From Creator Home, choose Help > Tutorial, and then select the tutorial you want to view.

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Visit the Roxio support Web site, located at http://support.roxio.com, for helpful “how-to” tutorials and other product information.

Roxio online support

If you can ’t find the answers you are looking for in the online Help or this guide, you can get the most current information from our Web site.

You can access the Roxio Web site in any of these ways:

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Launch your Web browser and go to http://support.roxio.com.

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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 t i ps, and tutorials that can help you get the most out of your Roxio products.

Be sure to visit the Roxio Support Web site before you contact us by phone or e-mail—you’ll find answers to most of your questions at http://support.roxio.com.

Alternate support options

Alternate support options such as e-mail or telephone support may be available on a limited or paid basis for your Roxio product. Please visit our Web site at http://support.roxio.com to find out what options are available for your product.

Before you contact Roxio

If you can’t find the help you’re looking for in the online Help or on Roxio’s support Web site, you may decide to contact us by e-mail or phone. Before you do, visit http://support.roxio.com to view helpful steps that you can take before you contact us.

Contacting Roxio

Log in to our Customer Web portal to submit a request for assistance or to find support contact information for your location. You can find the customer Web portal at http://selfserve.roxio.com.

Importing media files

In this chapter

Welcome to Media Import 34 Starting Media Import 35 Getting to know the Media Import window 36 Overview of importing media files 38

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Welcome to Media Import

Using Media Im port, you can copy or record digital photos, video, and movie titles to your computer with one easy-to-use interface.

Media Import allows you to copy or record from wide range of media storage devices (such as digital cameras, memory cards, flash memory drives, scanners, and discs), and source devices (such as VCRs and Web cameras).

Once you have transferred your media files to your computer, you can use them in any other Roxio digital media component.

This guide describes how to:

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Import photo s You can transfer photos from digital cameras and scanners, data discs,

and other removable media storage devices. Media Import supports both Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) and TWAIN protocols.

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Import video You can copy video (live and saved video footage, as well as

unencrypted movie titles) from digital video (DV), high definition (HD), digital, and W eb cameras, video equipment (such as VCRs or TV tuners) attached to your computer, and discs.

Importing media files

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 I mport” option. If you al wa ys want to use Media Import with this device or disc type, select Always do the selected action.

You can also open Media Import from Creator’s main application window by doing one of the following:

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Select the Video-Movies task category and choose Capture Video. or

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Getting to know the Media Import window

The Media Import Home page pro vides an easy-to-use interface with which you can transfer media files to your computer from any attached digital media devices.

Media type buttons

At the top of the Media Import window are buttons that allow you to choose the type of media to import (Photo or Video). When you click one of these buttons, you see the H ome page for that media type. The following illustration shows the Photo Import Home page.

Device drop-down list

At the top of each media Home page is a drop-down list containing the devices from which you can import files. With some exceptions (see Devices appearing when no external device is connected on page 37), the list only includes devices that are currently connected to your computer and that contain media files in formats supported by Media Import.

Importing media files

Getting to know the Media Import window

Media- and device-specific dialog

When you select a device from the drop-do wn list, the left side of the M edia Import window shows a dialog specific to that device type. (The preceding illustration shows a dialog to import photos from a CD.)

Import Bin

The Import Bin (not shown) is on the right side of the Media Import window. It c ontains files imported in this session (that is, since you started the component).

Devices appearing when no external device is connected

The Device drop-down list always contains entries for the following devices, even if no external media device is connected.

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video capture card: If a video capture card is installed on your computer, the video capture card appears in the Device list on the Video Home page. Media Import cannot tell whether an analog video device (such as a VCR or TV tuner) is connected to the video capture card.

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TWAIN devices: If a TWAIN device is installed on your computer, the Device list includes the device, even if the device is not connected.

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Overview of importing media files

This section gives an overview of the import process, using photos or video files on a digital camera as an example. The procedures for importing different types of media files from other sources are similar, but may not be exactly the same as the procedure given in this chapter. For more information about importing media files from these other devices, see the Media Import Help Center.

Importing photos or video files from a digital camera (WIA)

Use this procedure to import photos using a WIA interface. If your digital camera supports a movie or video feature, you can also use this procedure to import video files.

Note Digital cameras store video using common video file formats, such as MPEG or MOV.

To import photos from a camera (WIA): 1 Connect the camera to your computer following the instructions that

came with the camera.

Note If you have not already chosen an application t o use with the camera, you are prompted to do so. Select Media Import and click OK.

If Media Import is open on your computer, continue with the next step.

If Media Import is not open, it opens and the Photo Import Home page appears. Skip to Step4.

2 On the Media Import Home page, click Photo. 3 On the Photo Import Home page, in the Device drop-down list, select

your camera.

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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. T o select or deselect individual

files, press and hold Ctrl while you click the files.

Note For some types of video camera, photos and videos are stored in different folders. You can only import photos or videos from one folder at a time. If your camera stores photos and videos in multiple folders, you must import the photos or video from each folder separately.

5 Select the check box for each location in which you want to save the

media files.

6 In the Rename files text box, enter a name for the selected files.

Media Import uses the text entered in this box as the beginning of the file name for each imported media file. For example, if you are importing multiple photos and enter “PhotoDec15,” the imported files are named “PhotoDec15 00000,” “PhotoDec15 00001,” and so on.

7 Optional: Select the Delete files from device after transfer check

box to delete the photos from the camera after the import process is complete.

8 To burn the files to disc after importing them, select Burn to disc. 9 Click Import Now.

Media Import imports the digital media files to the selected folder.

Note This chapter provides an overview of Media Import and

the import process, using photos as an example. For detailed information about how to use all of the features of M edia I mport, see the Media Import Help Center.

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Managing your media files

In this chapter

About Media Manager 42 Getting to know the Media Manager window 44 Working with My Media 46 Working with albums 49 Working with playlists 53

Working with folders 54 Working with media files 55 Finding missing media files 58

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About Media Manager

Your media files—photos, video clips, music tracks, and Roxio projects— come from many different sources, and can be stored in various locations on your computer. They can also be stored on network drives, on removable storage devices, such as CD or DVD discs, or on compatible wireless devices, such as mobile phones.

Media Manager provides two tools for organizing and viewing your media files:

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Smart Views: Media M anager automatically groups your media files based on common characteristics, such as media type, project type (PhotoSuite, MyDVD, and so on), keyword, and date (last week, last month, and so on). A media file can belong to multiple Smart Views. You can also create custom Smart Views based on searches.

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My Albums: You can group media files with a common theme into albums. As with Smart Views, a media file can belong to multiple albums. When you move a file into an album, the physical location of the file does not change.

For example, you might have a photograph of yo ur childre n at the zoo in the summer of 2008. You can create the following albums, and include that photograph in all of them: Kids, Summer Vacation 2008, Zoo.

If you ’v e alr eady organized y our phot os and videos into folders, Media Manager automatically creates an album for each folder. When you add a photo or video to one of these folders, Media Manager automatically adds it to your album.

Starting Media Manager

To open Media Manager:

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From Creator’ s main application window, select Browse and Manage Media from one of these task categories: Video-Movies, M usic-Audio,

or Photo.

Managing your media files

What you can do with Media Manager

You can use Media Manager to:

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Browse through and organize your photos, video clips, music tracks, and Roxio projects.

For more information, see Working with albums on page 49.

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Preview, rename and delete your media files, as well as assign keywor ds and ratings.

For more information, see Working with media files on page 55.

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Find media files quickly and easily by searching on file names, keywords, comments, or file type.

For more information, see the Media Manager Help Center.

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Make minor touchups to photos, extract images and audio from videos, and create slideshows and panoramas. You can also open your media files in other Roxio components to add them to projects or make more extensive changes.

For more information, see the Media Manager Help Center.

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Share your media files with friends and family. For more information, see Chapter8, Printing and sharing media files.

Supported file formats

Media Manager supports all of the photo, video, and audio file formats supported by the Roxio components. Only files in supported formats are visible in Media Manager.

Monitoring 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 whenever you wish.

To open the Monitored Folder Settings dialog box:

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Choose Tools > Select Monitored Folders. The Monitored Folder Settings dialog box appears.

My Media tab

Folders tab

My MediaSpace tab

My Devices tab

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The Media Manager window provides an easy-to-use int erface 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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Getting to know the Media Manager window

Media Manager offers the following views to help you easily access and organize the media files on your computer and connected devices:

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My Media

This view shows your Smart Views, playlists, and albums. Smart Views are media file groupings automatically created and

maintained by Media Manager, based on characteristics such as media type, keyword, and date, so you can find your media files more easily.

Playlists are groups of audio files that you create and manage yourself. You can use playlists to group files you want to listen to, burn to a CD, or sync to an audio device.

Albums are media file groupings that you create and manage yourself. You can use albums to group media files from vacations, events, or special occasions. If you’ve already organized your photos and videos into folders, Media Manager automatically creates an album for each folder. When you add a photo or video to one of these folders, Media Manager autom at ically adds it to your album.

For more information on using the My Media view, see Working with My Media on page 46.

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Folders

Your files are organized into folders for easy access. The Folders view shows you the media files stored in Windows folders on your computer storage devices, including the hard disk and removable storage devices such as CD or DVD discs.

The Folders view is very similar to Windows Ex plorer, both in how it looks and in how you use it, except that you only see media files supported by Roxio products.

For more information, see Working with folders on page 54.

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My MediaSpace

Media Manager enables you t o view and share y our digital media with other computers on your home n etwork, provided that the computers on your home network support the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) networking technology. For mor e information, see Using MediaSpace to share media on page 148.

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My Devices

Using Media Manager, you can view digital media on compatible wireless devices, such as mobile phones. The My Devices view shows you all detected devices, and allows you to browse the media files on these devices.

For more information, see Sharing media files with wireless devices on page 144.

Working with My Media

The My Media view shows your Smart Views and albums. Smart Views are media file groupings automatically created and maintained

by Media Manager, based on common characteristics such as media type, date, or keyword. You can also create Smart Views from your sear ch queries, or from existing Smart Views.

A single media file can be included in multiple Smart Views and albums. Moving media files from one album or Smart View to another does not affect the files’ physical location on the disk. When you remove media files from Smart Views or albums, the media files are not physically deleted from your disk.

You can remove a media file from a Smart View, which r emoves the file from all other Smart Views to which it belongs. (The files are not removed from the Windows file system.)

You can also rename files within a Smart View, which renames the file in all other views to which it belongs, as well as in the Windows file system.

You cannot delete, rename, or move Smart Views.

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Working with My Media

Note Media Manager cannot find files that are renamed, moved,

or deleted within Windows Explorer . If y ou disconnect or r emove a storage device, such as a CD or DVD disc, files on the device will not be found.

For information on locating missing files, see Finding missing media files on page 58.

Browsing My Media

In the My Media view, you can browse the following groupings:

All Media

This Smart View shows you all media files detected by Media Manager. 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 Photos

This Smart View allows you to browse y o ur photos. Photos are further grouped by date, keyword, and rating, and you can see which photos have been recently imported or used, or have not yet been backed up.

All Videos

This Smart View allows you to br o wse y our video files. I t pr o vides views for recently used and imported video files, and organizes your videos by format. In addition, a Not Protected view shows the video files that do not have Digital Rights Management (DRM) restrictions.

All Music

This Smart View allows you to browse y our audio files q uickly and easily. It contains views common to all media types, such as date, keyword, rating, and backup status, as well as music-specific views, such as album, artist, and genre. In addition, a Not Pr otected view shows the music files that do not have Digital Rights Management (DRM) restrictions.

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All Projects

This Smart View allows you to browse your Roxio projects. Projects are further grouped based on the Roxio component used to create them. The Smart View contains views for recentl y used and imported project files.

My Views

This Smart View contains your custom Smart Views (for example, Smart Views created from search queries). For example, you can save photos assigned the keyword “Birthday” as a custom Smart View named “Birthday Pics”.

My Playlists

This Smart View stores any play lists you have created.

My Synced Devices

This Smart View contains all of the portable devices (such as mobile phones) that you have synchronized with your computer.

My Albums

This grouping stores albums created automatical ly by Media Manager (based on Windows folders), as well as any albums you created yourself.

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Working with album s

Creating new albums

You can create a new album in one of the following ways:

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Create a new, empty, album.

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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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Drag files from Windows Explorer into a new album.

You can also create a new album based on search results.

To create a new, empty, album: 1 On the Task Bar, click Albums, and choose New Album.

A new album appears, with the default name, “New Album,” selected.

2 Type a new name for the album, and then press Enter. To create a new album for selected files with the Albums button:

1 Select the files you want to put into the new album. 2 On the Task Bar, click Albums, and choose Add selection to new

Album.

Media Manager prompts for the name of the new album.

3 Type the album name and click Yes.

Media Manager creates a new album, and adds the selected files to it.

To create a new album for files dragged from Windows Explorer: 1 In Windows Explor er, browse to and select the files you want to put

into the new album.

2 On the Task Bar, click Split View. 3 In the Browse area at the bottom of the window, click My Media. 4 Select either All Albums or My Albums. 5 Drag the files into the Browse area in the bottom of the window.

Media Manager prompts for the name of the new album.

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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.

T o add media files to an existing album using the Albums button: 1 Select the media files you want to add to an album. 2 On the Task Bar, click Albums and choose Add selection to Album. 3 Browse to the album to which you want to add the files, and click OK.

T o add media files to a new album using the Albums button: 1 Select the media files you want to add to an album. 2 On the Task Bar, click Albums and choose Add selection to new

Album.

Media Manager prompts for the name of the new album.

3 Type the name of the new album, and click Yes. To add media files to an album using the Split View:

1 On the Task Bar, click Split View.

A new pane opens at the bottom of the window, showing the My Media view.

2 In the bottom part of the window, browse to the album to which you

want to add files.

3 In the top part of the window, browse to and select the files you want

to add to the album.

4 Drag the files to the bottom right pane to add them to the album. 5 Repeat Step3 and Step 4 until you are finished adding files to the

album.

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Working with albums

To add media files to albums using Windows Explorer: 1 If you are not in the M y 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 Explor er, select the media files you want to add to the

album. Tip: To select more than one file at a time, press and hold Ctrl while

you select the media files or folders.

5 Drag the files and folders into the album in Media Manager and

release the mouse button. The files are added to the album.

Moving or copying media files from one album to another

Follow this proc edure to move or c opy media files between albums. You can copy or move an entire album and its contents into another album.

When you copy or move a media file to an album, Media Manager does not actually create another copy of the file on your computer system, and the location of the file on your computer does not change. However, the file is reference d by a new album.

To move or copy media files between albums: 1 If you are not in the M y Media view, in the Browse area, click My

Media.

2 In the Browse area, click th e albu m containing the albums or media

files you want to move or copy.

3 Select the media files or albums that you want to move or copy.

Tip: To select more than one file at a time, press and hold Ctrl while

you select the files.

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4 To copy the media files to the clipboard, right-click and choose Copy.

To move the media files to the clipboard, right-click and choose Cut.

5 In the Browse area, select the album to which y o u want t o move or

copy the media files.

6 In the album, right-click and choose Paste.

Setting the thumbnail for an album

Follow this procedure to use a photo or video file thumbnail as the thumbnail for an album.

To select the photo or video file to be used as the thumbnail for an album:

1 If you are not in the M y Media view, in the Browse area, click My

Media.

2 In the Browse area, click the album containing the photo or video file

you want to use as a thumbnail.

3 Right-click the photo or video file, and choose Set As Album

Thumbnail.

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Working with playlists

With Media Manager, you can easily create and manage playlists.

To create a new playlist: 1 In the Browse area at the top left of the windo w, click My Media to

display the My Media view.

2 In the Browse area, click My Playlists. 3 Click Create a New Playlist. 4 Type a name for the new playlist.

The Contents area in the top right part of the window shows the contents of the new playlist.

To add audio files to a playlist: 1 In the Browse area at the to p le ft of the windo w, browse to and select

the playlist to which you want to add audio files.

2 In the bottom part of the window, browse to and select the audio files

you want to add to the playlist.

3 Drag the audio files into the Content area (the top right area of the

window) for the new playlist.

Note To rearrange the files in your playlist, just drag them to the

desired location.

To delete a playlist: 1 In the Browse area, browse to the playlist you want to delete. 2 Click Delete Selected Playlist.

Media Manager prompts for confirmation.

3 Click Yes.

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Working with folders

The Folders view in Media Manager is similar to Windows Explorer, except that you only see media files supported by Roxio pr oducts.

In the Folders view, yo u 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.

Creating new folders

To create a new folder: 1 If you are not in the Folder s view, in the Browse area, click Folders. 2 In the Browse area, browse to the folder in which you want to create

the new folder. For example, to create a n ew folder inside the M y Pictures f older, select

My Pictures.

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.

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Working with media files

Media Manager makes it easy to organize and manage your media files. You can rename files and delete them from albums or Smart Views, update or sort files in albums and Smart Views, and copy, move, or delete files from albums. You can assign keywords and comments to files, to help you when you are searching for media files.

You can view media files in a Preview window or as a full-screen QuickShow.

This chapter gives an overview of managing your media files. For more information, see the Media Manager Help Center.

Selecting media files

To select media files: 1 Browse to the media files using one of the following views:

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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.

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Click Folders to browse files in the Windows folders on your computer.

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Click My MediaSpace (UPnP) to browse files stored on your home network.

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Click My Devices to browse files on mobile phones and other compatible devices detected by your computer.

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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Previewing media files

Using Media M anager, y ou can view media files in the preview window . You can also view photo files as a QuickShow. For information on how to preview your media files, see Viewing media files in a preview window. For information on how to view a QuickShow, see Vie wing media files in QuickShows on page57.

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.

When previewing photos, you can browse through the files using the

Previous and Next buttons.

Note In the Preview window, you can quickly fix and enhance

your photo, video, and audio files. For more information, in the Preview window, click Help.

When previewing video files, you can view them in place, or you can open a larger preview window.

To preview photos:

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Select a photo file and, on the Task Bar, click Preview Selected Item(s).

To preview a video, choose one of these methods:

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To preview the video in place, on the video thumbnail, click Play.

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To preview the video in a larger window, double-click the video thumbnail.

A video Preview window opens. In this window, you can use the playback controls, or use the slider to move the playback cursor to the desired location in the video file.

You can also extract images or audio and detect scenes. For more information, see the Media Manag er Help Center.

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To preview an audio file, choose one of these methods:

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On the audio thumbnail, click Play.

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Double-click the audio thumbnail. An audio Preview window opens. From this window, yo u can use the

playback controls (Go to Start, Rewind, Play/Pause, F ast Forward, and Go To End). Y o u can also use th e slider t o mov e the pla yback cursor to the desired location in the audio file.

Viewing media files in QuickShows

A QuickShow displays a view of all the selected media files, one after the other. Each photo displays in turn for five seconds. You can change the display time by selecting Tools > Options, and changing the QuickShow settings. Press the Help button on the Options dialog box for information on setting the QuickShow options.

If the collection contains audio or video files, each file plays one after the other.

To view a QuickShow: 1 In the Browse area, select the view containing the items you want to

view as a QuickShow.

2 Select the media files you wish to view as a QuickShow. 3 On the Task Bar, click QuickShow.

The QuickShow window opens in full screen mode and the media files play in order.

4 To rotate a photo in the QuickShow, follow these steps:

a Move or click the mouse.

The QuickShow toolbar appears.

b Click Rotate Counter Clockwise or Rotate Clockwise.

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Finding missing media files

Why are media files missing?

Files might be missing if

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you move, delete, or rename them in Windows Explorer

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they are on a removable medium, such as a CD, that has been removed

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they are on a network drive to which your computer is not connected

When a file becomes unavailable for any of these reasons, the reference to the file remains in the collection, but you will not be able to do certain tasks, such as preview the file or burn it to disc.

When you try to access the file, the Cannot Find Required Files dialog box appears stating which file is unavailable, and prompts you locate or skip it.

Locating missing media files

Follow this procedure to locate missing media files.

To locate missing media files: 1 Optional: In the Cannot Find Required Files dialog box, click Show

Files to see the list of missing media files or Hide Files if you do not

want to view the list.

2 Choose one of the following ways to locate the media files:

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If the missing media files are on a CD or DVD, insert the disc into the disc drive, and then click Retry.

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If all of the listed files still have the same names but have been moved to a new folder, click Browse, locate the folder in which the files are stored, and then click OK.

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If the missing media files have been renamed, or if individual files have been moved to differe nt folders, select one file at a time from the Required Files list, and then click Locate File to browse t o the file. Repeat for each file.

If Media Manager finds all of the missing media files on the disc or in the folder, then the Cannot Find Required Files dialog box closes.

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Finding missing media files

If Media M anager finds some of the missin g med i a files, they are removed from the missing files list. R epeat this step t o locate the r est of the files.

3 If you want to continue the task that you were starting before the

Missing Files dialog box appeared without finding the missing media files, click Skip Rest.

You can skip one group of files at a time by clicking Skip. For example, you can skip all the files missing from a certain CD, and move on to the next group of missing files.

The Missing Files dialog closes and you can continue with your task. Some media files will not be available for the task. For example, if you are burning files to disc, the missing files will not be burned.

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Recording and managing audio

files

In this chapter

Importing audio CDs 62 Recording from an audio input device 64 Creating Audiobooks 67 Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor 70 Converting, renaming, and moving audio files 73

Creating track lists using AutoMix 78

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Importing audio CDs

The Multiple Audio CD Ripper is an assistant you can use to quickly rip audio tracks from audio CDs and transfer them to a portable device, such as an iPod, PSP, MP3 player, or WMA player.

T o open Multiple Audio CD Ripper:

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From Creator’s main application window, select the Music-Audio task category and choose Rip - Advanced.

To import and transfer files, follow these steps: 1 Insert the discs you want to import.

Note If you have multiple disc drives, y ou can insert a disc in

each one.

2 To change the import settings, including the destination location and

file format, click Settings.

3 Click Start.

The Assistant begins importing audio tracks. After importing all of the tracks from the disc, it ejects the disc. If you have more than one drive with audio CDs inserted, it automatically begins importing from the next drive.

Tip: To stop the import at any time, click Stop.

Note If an error occurs during the import, an error message

displays. You can choose to try to import the track again, skip the problem track and continue with the next, skip all problem tracks, or cancel the import.

4 To import another disc, insert it in the drawer. The import resumes. 5 When you are finished importing discs, click Done.

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6 Optional: By default, the assistant automatically identifies CDs and

tags songs. To view or modify the tags, or to automatically tag unidentified tracks, click Edit Audio Tags.

Tip: For more information, click Help on the Edit Audio Tags dialog box.

7 To output the tracks to a portable device, continue with these steps:

a In the Imported Tracks list, use the Move Up and Move Down

buttons to arrange the tracks in the desired sequence.

b Check the boxes beside the tracks you want to transfer. c Click Output T o and choose Portable Device. d In the Select portable device box, select the device to which you

want to copy the tracks.

e If the songs are not in the correct format for the destination

device, select Force-convert to preferred audio format before

transfer, and select the desired format from the drop-down list.

f To start the transfer, click Send.

8 To burn the tracks to an audio CD:

a In the Imported Tracks list, use the Move Up and Move Down

buttons to arrange the tracks in the desired sequence.

b Click Output To and select Audio CD. c Sele c t the t racks you want to burn. d Click Burn.

9 When you are finished, click Finish.

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Recording from an audio input device

Easy Audio Capture is an assistant yo u can use to quickl y recor d audio from Internet radio and other sources, using a connection from your audio equipment to your computer’s sound input.

To open Easy Audio Capture:

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From Creator’s main application window, select the Music-Audio task category and choose Capture Audio from Sound Card.

You can use Easy Audio Capture in two modes: Full mode and Mini mode. To switch between modes, use the Switch to Mini Mode and Switch to Full Mode butt ons:

Using Easy Audio Capture in Full mode

To record audio in Full mode: 1 Set the following options, a s required:

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Capture From: Select your sound card from the list.

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Input (Windows XP only): Select your audio input channel. For example, if you want to record from a Line in input, select Line In.

Note Some sound card drivers do not support the “Stereo Mix” or “Wave Mix Out” Input option (the name of this option varies depending on the sound card). This option captures analog audio (such as Internet radio). If you need it, check to see if an updated device driver is available for your sound card.

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Recording Level: Drag the slider to increase or decrease the recording volume. If the volume is too high, distortion may

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result. If the volume is too low, the resulting sound may be less than optimal.

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Adjust the recording level so that the meter indicators light up only to the middle of the meter, passing the middle only occasionally. If all of the meter indicators stay lit persistently, the recording level has passed the zero dB clipping point, and is too “hot”. If this occurs, reduce your recording level.

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If you want Easy A udio Capture to aut omatically find a r ec ording level that does not clip, click Auto. Easy Audio Capture uses the highest possible recording level. If clippi ng occurs, Easy Audio Capture reduces the recording level. If no clipping occurs at this new reco rding level, this level is used.

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Balance: Drag the slider to balance the audio level between the left and right speakers.

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Capture settings: Select the output file format. The format you choose will depend on how you plan to use the audio clip. To define customized settings, including file format, encoder type, and bit rate, select Custom and click Options to define the custom settings.

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Save to: Browse to the folder in which you want to save the new audio file.

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File name prefix: Enter a name for the audio files. Easy Audio Capture uses the text you enter to begin the file name for each recorded audio file. For example, if you are recording several audio files and enter “Audio,” the recorded files are named “Audio,” “Audio_1” and so on.

2 Start playing your source a ud i o. 3 Click Record to start recording. 4 Optional: If you limited the recording time in the Capture Settings

dialog box, and you want to exte nd th e r ec o r ding time, cli ck

+ (beside

Time left to record) for each additional minute that you want to record.

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5 When the analog source finishes playing, click Stop to stop recording. 6 When you finish recording, click Close.

Using Easy Audio Capture in Mini mode

The Status display shows the amount of time left on the driv e, the recor ding time elapsed, or the time left to record (if you have limited the recording time in the Options). To change between these displays, click the Status display area.

To record audio in mini mode: 1 Optional: Click Options 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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Creating Audiobooks

Audiobook Creator enables you to easily convert an audiobook from an existing audio CD to iTunes, an iPod or other connected portable device, to an audiobook file on hard disk, or to an MP3 disc. Audiobook Creator can also convert public domain MP3 audiobooks that you have downloaded from the Internet.

To open Audiobook Creator:

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From Creator’s main application window, select the Music-Audio task category and choose Create Audiobooks.

Note Audiobook Creator does not convert audiobooks from files that are copy-protected.

Getting to know the Audiobook Creator window

The Audiobook Creato r task panes on the left-hand side includ e the following tasks:

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Add Audiobook

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Rip from CD: Select this task button to rip an audiobook from one or more audio CDs. When this task is selected, the Rip tracks from CD dialog opens. This dialog gives you access to several task-specific settings, including one that lets you determine where your files are saved.

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Add files or folders: Select this task button to create an audiobook from audio files on your computer.

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Note Tracks are ripped to a temporary location on your computer and are deleted when the application is closed.

Output to

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iTunes (must already be installed): Select this option to output

your audiobook to iTunes. All tracks will automatically be

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combined into a single iTunes audiobook file (.m4b) with the following iTunes audiobook features:

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each track will become its own chapter for easy navigation

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pause/resume functionality

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book cover art will be included and will be displayed in iTunes

iPod/iPhone (must be connected, and iTunes must already be installed): Select this option to output your audiobook to an iPod or iPhone. The following audiobook features will be included:

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each track will become its own chapter for easy navigation

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pause/resume functionality

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book cover art will be included and will be displayed in iTunes

Other portable device (must be connected): Select this option to output your audiobook to a portable device.

MP3 disc: Select this option to output your audiobook to an MP3 disc. This option is especially useful if your source audiobook is on several CDs and you want to combine them onto a single disc in a compressed format.

Note MP3 disc playback requires a player that supports this format.

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Playlist: Select this option to output your audiob ook to a hard disk as a playlist that can be played back on your PC using a standard player, such as Windows Media Player. Or, send the playlist to a portable device at a later time. Audiobook Creator supports the following playlists:

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Settings

Creating Audiobooks

Format output Description

.M3U

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Standard audiobook playlist

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Many players support chapter skipping since chapters are not merged

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Some players do not support pause/resume of playlists when bookmarking is used

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.WPL

Windows Media Player audiobook playlist

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Many players support chapter skipping since chapters are not merged

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Some players do not support pause/resume of playlists when bookmarking is used

.MP3

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Merged playli st

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Chapter skipping is not supported

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Most players support pause/resume of single files when bookmarking is used

The Audiobook Creator window also contains the following features:

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Toolbar

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Undo/Redo: Use these buttons to undo or redo the last action taken.

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Delete: Select the track(s) you want to delete, then click the Delete button.

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Help: Opens the Audiobook Creator help file.

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output to a playlist, or to a portable device other than an iPod or iPhone. When outputting to iTunes, iPod or iPhone, the file format is automatically converted to iTunes audiobook format (.m4b). When outputting to an MP3 disc, the file format is automatically converted to .mp3.

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Title: Use this text box to edit the audiobook’s title.

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Author: Use this text bo x to edit the audiobook author’s name.

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Change cover art: Select this option to locate and apply cover art to your audiobook.

Tip: Here’s another way to change cover art: Drag and drap image files from your computer desktop to the thumbnail.

Tip: To cro p whit e space around a cover art image, right-click the thumbnail and select Auto crop.

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Remove cover art: Select this option to remove the cover art. Tip: To delete all tracks in your playlist, click the cov er art image, then

click the Delete button located on the toolbar.

Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor

The Audio Tag Editor allows you to associate the following information with y our audio files:

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title

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artist

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album name

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album artist

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genre

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track number

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year

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BPM (beats per minute)

You can enter this information manually, or y ou can search an online mu sic database, using the MusicID feature.

T o open Audio Tag Editor:

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From Creator’s main application window, select the Music-Audio task category and choose Edit Song Information.

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Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor

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Click one of the links found within Creator’s other audio tasks.

To update track information automatically with the MusicID feature: 1 If you are editin g ta gs fo r m ultip le tracks, select the tracks you want to

change.

2 In Sound Editor, if you are editing tags for an audio clip that contains

multiple tracks, and if you want to add or change information for only one track, select the track name in the Title drop-down list. Otherwise, you can edit all of the selected files together.

3 To search the online database for track information, click MusicID.

The online database is searched for an entry that matches the selected tracks. The results of the search are listed in the status area. F o r a description of the statuses, click Help on the Edit A udio Tags dialog box.

4 If multiple matches are found, click the Multiple Matches link to

select the information you want to use.

5 To use the information that was found in the music database, select the

Use MusicID tags check box. Tip: You can apply the MusicID tags to some, but not all of the tracks.

To do so, on the left side of the Audio Tag Editor window, select only the track(s) for which you want to use MusicID tags, and click MusicID.

To use the original tags for any of the identified tracks, select the tracks and then click Reset or uncheck Use MusicID tags.

6 Depending on the application from which you invoke the Edit Audio

Tags dialog box, the following options might be available:

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Embed or replace tags inside the audio files (if supported by the 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. (This option is only available for file formats that support metadata.)

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7 To close the dialog box, click Done. To edit track information manually:

1 In the tracks list, select the tracks for which you want to add or change

information.

2 In Sound Editor, if you are editing tags for an audio clip that contains

multiple tracks, and if you want to add or change information for only one track, select the track name in the Title drop-down list. Otherwise, you can edit all of the selected files together.

3 Select the text you want to change and then type new text. 4 Depending on the application from which you invoke the Edit Audio

Tags dialog box, the following options might be available:

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Embed or replace tags inside the audio files (if supported by the 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. (This option is only available for file formats that support metadata.)

5 To close the dialog box, click Done.

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Converting, renaming, and moving audio files

The Audio Converter is an assistant you can use to quickly perform these tasks:

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convert audio files or audio tracks from one or more formats and sources (such as audio CD, unencrypted DVD-Video disc, hard disk, or iPod) to your preferred audio file format

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automatically rename audio files based on audio tag information

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move audio files or tracks from one location on your computer to another

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transfer audio files or tracks to a portable device, such as an iPod, PSP, MP3 player, or WMA player

T o open Audio Converter:

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From Creator’s main application window, select the Music-Audio task category and choose Batch Convert and Transfer.

Note Protected audio files such as M4P or protected WMA files have restricted usage rights, and you may not be able to convert, move, rename, or transfer them.

Additionally, Some audio files are protected with digital rights management (DRM) and cannot be converted.

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Converting files

To convert audio files to a different audio file format, follow these steps:

1 Click Add Tracks and browse the CD, DVD, hard disk, or iPod, to

select the audio files or tracks you want to convert.

Note You may be able to add audio files from other portable devices, depending on the file and device type.

2 To update the audio tags for the selected files, click Edit Audio Tags.

The Edit Audio Tags dialog box opens. Edit the audio tags (for more information, click Help on the Edit Audio Tags dialog box) and click

Done to close the dialog box. 3 Click Convert. 4 Select Keep original files to keep the original source files.

Warning If y ou do not select this option, the original files will be

deleted.

5 In the Conversi on settings box, choose the new audio file format. (For

more options, click Edit.) 6 Optional: To ensure the loudest sound output possible without

distortion, click Maximize volume. 7 To create a folder structure and file names based on audio tags (such as

artist and album name), select Subfolder / file name structure, and

choose the folder structure and file naming convention you want to

use. 8 In the Target folder box, specify the location on the hard disk or

network where you want to store the converted files.

9 Select what to do if a file with the same name already exists in a folder. 10 Click Convert.

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Renaming files

Note Some audio files are protected with digital rights

management (DRM) and cannot be renamed.

To rename audio files, follow these steps: 1 Click Add Tracks and browse the CD, DVD, hard disk, or iPod, to

select the audio files or tracks you want to rename.

Note You may be able to add audio files from other portable devices, depending on the file and device type.

2 Click Convert. 3 Unless you want to k eep the original files, clear the Keep original files

check box.

4 In the Conversion settings box, select Keep original format. 5 Select Subfolder / file name structure. 6 From the drop-down list on the left, select Original folder. 7 From the drop-down lists on the right, select the file naming

convention y o u want to use.

8 Select what to do if a file with the same name already exists in a folder. 9 Click Convert.

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Moving files

Note Some audio files are protected with digital rights

management (DRM) and cannot be moved.

T o move audio files, follow these steps: 1 Click Add Tracks and browse the CD, DVD, hard disk, or iPod, to

select the audio files or tracks you want to move.

Note You may be able to add audio files from other portable devices, depending on the file and device type.

2 Click Convert. 3 Unless you want to keep the original files, clear Keep original files.

Warning The original files will be deleted.

4 In the Conversion settings box, select Keep original format. 5 Choose the subfolder structure to be used:

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To keep the same folder structure, clear the Subfolder / file name structure check box.

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To move the files to a folder structure based on audio tags (such as artist and album), select the Subfolder / file name structure check box. From the drop-down list on the left, select the desired folder structure. In the drop-down list in the middle, set the file naming convention to Original file name.

6 In the Target folder box, specify the location on the hard disk or

network where you want to store the files.

7 Select what to do if a file with the same name already exists in a folder. 8 Click Convert.

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Transferring files to a portable device

Note Some audio files are protected with digital rights

management (DRM) and canno t be transferred to a portable device.

To transfer files to a portable device, follow these steps: 1 Click Add Tracks and browse the CD, DVD, hard disk, or iPod, to

select the audio files or tracks you want to transfer.

Note You may be able to add audio files from other portable devices, depending on the file and device type.

2 To update the audio tags for the selected files, click Edit Audio Tags.

The Edit Audio Tags dialog box opens. Edit the audio tags (for more

information, click Help on the Edit Audio Tags dialog box) and click

Done to close the dialog box. 3 Use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to arrange the tracks in

the desired sequence.

Note Some portable devices do not support the playback order.

4 Click Send to Portable. 5 In the Select portable device box, select the device to which you want

to copy the tracks. 6 If the songs are not in the correct format for the destination device,

select Force-convert to preferred audio format before transfer,

and select the desired format from the drop-down list.

7 To start the transfer, click Send. 8 Click Close to exit the converter.

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Creating track lists using AutoMix

AutoMix automatically creates track lists for you by finding tracks that are similar to each other. You begin by selecting a track, or more than one track, to start with. Then let AutoMix search your music database for other songs that are similar.

Note This feature creates track lists by searching for tracks that have been identified by the online MusicID service. If a track on your computer is not found and included in the A ut oMix, th en it has not been identified. You must identify tracks before using AutoMix.

To open AutoMix:

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From Creator’s main application window, select the Music-Audio task

category and choose Create Playlists Automatically.

T o create a track list using AutoMix: 1 Select a starting track:

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If AutoMix is already open, click Add to select one or more tracks to start with. Once you’ve selected a starting track, click Continue.

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If you are working in an audio project, select one or more tracks and choose Tools > AutoMix.

Note Only identified tracks can be used to create an AutoMix track list. If any of the starting tracks y ou s elect are not identified , you will be asked to identify them before continuing.

The AutoMix dialog box opens with the results of the first AutoMix

search. 2 If you want to search again, and want to keep or exclude some or all of

the original results, click the icon beside the song title. You can also

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keep or exclude all of the tracks by clicking the icon beside the Title

heading.

3 To search again, click Find Again. 4 Optional: For Limit results to, enter the maximum number of tracks,

minutes, or megabytes to include in the track list (for example, 25

tracks, 45 minutes, 20 megabytes). 5 When you are satisfied with the songs in the AutoMix, you can add

them to the current project or create a playlist. The options that are

available are different depending on whether you opened AutoMix

from an audio project or not.

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If you opened AutoMix from an audio project, choose one of the following options:

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Select Add tracks to currently selected track list in project, and then click Add to Project.

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Select Add tracks as a new track list. Enter a name for the track list, and then click Add to Project.

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If you did not open AutoMix from an audio project, choose one of the following options:

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To create a playlist of the tracks that you can use in audio players such as Windows Media Player, click Save as playlist. Enter a name for the playlist and choose the type of playlist that you want to create.

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To send the track list to a portable device such as an MP3 player, click Send to portable device.

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To create a music disc that you can play on your computer or your home or car stereo, select Create music disc, and then select a disc format.

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In this chapter

Welcome to Sound Editor 82 Getting to know the Sound Editor window 83 Sound Editor project file format (.dmse) 84 Getting started with Sound Editor projects 85 About adding audio clips 86

About editing and applying effects 88 Adding or deleting track separators 90 Installing new sound effects 91 Completing Sound Editor projects 92

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Welcome to Sound Editor

Sound Editor lets you record, preview, and modify any supported and noncopy-protected digital audio file format (including WAV and WMA). You can use Sound Editor to import (record) audio from analog sources, including LP records and tapes, then apply audio effects to improve and enhance your recor d ed audio. Finally, you can save your audio tracks for use in other Roxio projects or burn them directly to audio CD.

When working on a Sound Editor project, you can:

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Add audio files stored on fixed or removable drives, copy audio tr acks

from CDs, or record audio from analog sources such as LP rec ords and

tapes. For more information, see About adding audio clips on page 86.

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Edit your clips and choose from a wide range of effects to apply to

either the entire project or a part of the project (for example, adjust

the volume or balance, remove “crackling” sounds from audio files, or

add dramatic effects to your music). For more information, see About

editing and applying effects on page 88.

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Export your clips and tracks into standard audio formats or quickly

burn your music to disc (for enjoyment on your home or car ster eo , or

on a portable music device). For more information, see Completing

Sound Editor projects on page 92.

To open Sound Editor:

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From Creator’s main application window, select the Music-Audio task

category and choose Edit Audio.

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Task area Clip Editor Zoom Controls

Track Position

Volume Mute/ Un-Mute

Enable/Disable Repeat Mode

Playback Controls

Selection Length

Balance Controls

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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Sound Editor project file format (.dmse)

Sound Editor projects are stored in DMSE format. The Sound Editor's project file stores:

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references to the audio files included in the project

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information about effects and changes applied to these audio files

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information about how the audio files are organized into tracks and layers

Because changes to the audio files are stored separately from the files themselves, you can easily undo them. For ex ample, if you apply an effect to a specific part of the waveform, you can remove that effect later.

Note When you save a Sound Editor project in another format, such as WAV, your edits are flattened and combined, and y ou can no longer undo changes.

DMSE files are not suitable for sharing, as they contain references to audio files, but not the audio files themselves. If you share a DMSE file with another user (who must also have Sound Editor), you must also share all referenced audio files, and the audio files must be in the same folder structure as they are on your computer.

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Getting started with Sound Editor projects

A Sound Editor project is a collection of the following components:

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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 pr oject. For more information, see About adding audio clips on page86.

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Track: An audio clip or part of a clip. You can export a track as a track on an audio CD, or as an audio file. For more information, see

Exporting sets of tracks or audio clips on page94 or Burning tracks or clips to audio CDs on page96.

Working with Sound Editor projects typically involves the following steps:

1 Add an audio clip to your project. For mor e information, see About

adding audio clips on page 86.

2 Improve the quality of the audio clip and apply special effects using

the Clip Editor. For more information, see About editing and applying effects on page 88.

3 Repeat Step 1 to Step 2 to add and enhance additional audio clips. 4 Add track separators so you can create an audio CD with multiple

tracks, or so you can save your tracks as separate audio files. For more information, see Adding or deleting track separators on page 90.

5 Export your project to a file or to an audio CD. F or mor e information,

see Completing Sound Editor projects on page 92.

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About adding audio clips

A Sound Editor project is a collection of audio clips. You can add audio clips from various sources, improve their quality and add special effects.

You can add audio clips in any of the following ways:

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Add audio files stored on your hard disk or r emovable disc storage. For more information, see Adding audio files on page 86.

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Copy audio tracks from CD. Fo r mor e information, see Adding tracks from audio CDs on page 87.

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Record audio from analog sources, such as a microphone, LP records, or tapes. For more information, see Recording from an audio input device on page 64.

Adding audio files

With Sound Editor, you can add digital audio files to a project from your hard disk, or from removable disc storage.

Note You can only add files in formats supported by Sound Editor. When you browse for files to add, only files with supported formats are visible.

To add audio files to your project: 1 To insert an audio file into an existing audio clip in your project, select

the audio clip in the Project View area. In the Clip Editor, click to move the playback cursor to the location at

which you want to insert the audio file.

2 In the task area, under Add to P roject, click Add Audio File. The

Media Selector window opens.

3 In the Media Selector window, browse to and select the desired files.

Tip: For more information about the M ed ia Selecto r views, c lick H el p

on the Media Selector windo w.

4 Click Open.

The selected audio file appears in the Clip Editor.

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Adding tracks from audio CDs

To add tracks from audio CDs to your project: 1 Insert the CD from which you want to copy tracks into your CD drive. 2 In the task area, under Add to P roject, click Import from CD.

The Select Source dialog box opens.

3 In the Browse area, click th e drive containing the audio CD. 4 In the Track View page on the right, select the tracks you want to

import, and then click OK. Tip: To select multiple tracks, hold down the Ctrl key while you click

the tracks to be imported. The Import from CD dialog box appears.

5 In the Import Settings box, select one of the available formats. To

define your own combination of settings, including alternate file format, encoder type, bit rate, and file location, select Custom and click Options (see the following step).

6 Optional: To define custom settings, click Options. The Output

Settings dialog box appears. For more information, click Help in the dialog box.

7 In the Save To box, enter the folder in which the tracks will be saved. 8 Click Save.

The tracks appear as audio clips in the Clip Editor.

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About editing and applying effects

You can use Sound Editor to make changes to audio clips. Not only does Sound Editor let you save yo ur recorded audio to any other supported file format (similar to converting audio file formats), it also lets you edit and enhance your audio clip using the available audio effects and editing tools.

Selecting the waveform region to edit

You can apply an edit or effect to an entire audio clip or to a selected part of a clip. To edit or add audio effects to your clip, use the playback buttons or the Zoom buttons to identify the part of the waveform that you want to edit. When you find the region that you want to edit, select it in one of the following ways:

To select all tracks:

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Choose Edit > Select All.

To select a single track, use one of these methods:

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In the task area, under Project V iew, expand Tracks, and click a track.

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To select the track immediately following the currently selected track, choose Edit > Select Next Track.

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To select the track immediately preceding the currently selected track, choose Edit > Select Previous Track.

To select a clip:

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In the task area, under Project View, expand Clips, and click a clip.

To select a part of a waveform, use one of these methods:

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In the Clip Editor, click and drag your mouse cursor from the beginning of the selection to the end. Your selection is highlighted on the waveform.

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If you have in serted markers into the wa vef orm, you can select the area between the markers. In the Clip Editor, right-click the section of the waveform you want to select, and choose Select Area Between Markers.

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Basic editing

You can delete, copy, or move a clip or part of a waveform.

To delete a clip or part of a waveform: 1 Select the clip or waveform region you want to delete. For information

on how to select a waveform, see Selecting the waveform region to edit on page 88.

2 Choose Edit > Delete. To copy a clip or part of a waveform:

1 Select the waveform region you want to copy. F or information on how

to select the waveform, see Selecting the waveform region to edit on page 88.

2 Choose Edit > Copy. 3 Move the playback cursor to the location to which you want to copy

the waveform region, and choose Edit > Paste.

T o move a clip or part of a waveform: 1 Select the waveform region you want to move. For information on

how to select the waveform, see Selecting the waveform region to edit on page 88.

2 On the Clip Editor toolbar, click Cut. 3 Move the playback cursor to the location to which you want to move

the waveform region, and choose Edit > Paste.

To undo the last edit step:

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Choose Edit > Undo.

To redo the last edit step that was undone:

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Choose Edit > Redo.

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Adding or deleting track separators

You can use Sound Editor to add track separators to or delete them from your recording. For example, if you intend to play your recording as a playlist, or burn it to disc, you will want to easily identify the tracks and navigate them with your player.

Tip: To mak e editing easier, maximize the Sound Editor window for a higher resolution display of your audio waveform.

To add track separators: 1 Play your recordi ng to determine where you want to place a track

separator.

2 When the playback cursor reaches that location, click Add New

Track. 3 Repeat Step1 to Step2 for each track separator you want to add. 4 To check the placement of your track separator, listen to y o ur

recording by pla ying it from the beginning, and then clicki ng the Nex t

and Previous playback controls to advance to the next track break.

5 If you are not satisfied with the location of the track separator,

reposition it by dragging the track break flag to move it to the desired

location. 6 Optional: Rename and tag the tracks by right-clicking the track on

the Track Bar and choosing Edit Track Info.

The Edit Audio Tags dialog box appears. For more information, click

Help in the dialog box.

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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 page90.

Installing new sound effects

Sound Editor supports VST (Virtual Studio Technology) sound effects. Once the effects are installed on your computer, you can select them from the Sound Effects menu on the Clip Editor toolbar.

If the VST sound effect comes with an installation program, use that program to install the sound effect. If it does not, use the following procedure:

Note Some VST plug-ins may not be compatible with Vista; be sure to check with the plug-in developer.

Only install plug-ins from a trusted source. Sonic assumes no responsibility for problems caused by plug-in installation.

We recommend that you log in as Administrator when installing VST plug-ins.

To install a VST plug-in: 1 In Sound Editor , click

Sound Effects and choose VST > Add VST

effect.

2 Browse to and select the VST file, and click Add.

Note VST sound effects are implemented as .dll files, but they

may be distributed as archives (such as .zip files). Extract them from the archive before installing.

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The VST effect is added to the list of Sound Effects.

Tip: When you delete the effect from your computer, it is removed

from the list.

Completing Sound Editor projects

When you finish making changes to your Sound Editor project, you have several options:

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Save your project to a Sound Editor project format. Fo r more

information, see Saving Sound Editor projects on page93.

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Export an audio clip to a single file. For more information, see

Exporting audio clips on page93.

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Export a set of tracks or audio clips to multiple files. Sound Editor lets

you export each track or audio clip from your project to a separate file.

For more information, see Exporting sets of tracks or audio clips on

page 94.

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Burn your tracks or clips to audio CDs. If you have too many tracks to

fit on one audio CD , Sound Editor will automatically span them acros s

multiple CDs. For more information, see Burning tracks or clips to

audio CDs on page 96.

Note The output medium you use for your music determines the best format in which to save your audio files.

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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 proje ct format, see Sound Editor project file format (.dmse) on page 84.

To save your project: 1 Choose File > Save Project.

If this is the first time you are saving your project to a file, the Save As

dialog box appears. 2 Choose the folder in which you want to sa ve the pr oject, specify the file

name, and click Save.

Exporting audio clips

Sound Editor lets you export audio clips from your project to a variety of popular file formats.

To export an audio clip: 1 Right-click the audio clip in the Project View area, and choose Export

Current Clip.

The Export Current Clip dialog box appears. 2 In the Output Settings box, select one of the available formats. To

define your own customized settings, select Custom and click

Options (see the following step). 3 Optional: To define custom settings, click Options. The File Format

dialog box appears. For more information, click Help in the dialog

box. 4 In the Save To box, specify the folder in which you want t o save the

files, or click Browse to search for a folder.

5 In the File name box, specify the name of the exported file. 6 Click Export.

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Exporting sets of tracks or audio clips

Using the Sound Editor, you can export a set of tracks or audio clips. Each track or clip is saved as a separate file.

To export a set of tracks or audio clips to separate files: 1 In the task area, under Export, click Export Tracks/Clips.

The Export Tracks dialog box appears. 2 In the Export Tracks dialog box, choose one of the following options:

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Use T racks from Project: Select this option if you want to export each track from your project to a separate file.

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Use Clips from Project: Select this option if you want to export each audio clip from your project to a separate file.

3 Select the tracks or audio clips that you want to export. 4 To preview your selection, use the playback controls (Play, Stop,

T rack/Clip Position ).

5 In the Output Settings box, select one of the available formats. To

define your own customized settings, select Custom and click

Options (see the following step). 6 Optional: To define custom settings, click Options. The Output

Settings dialog box appears. For more information, click Help in the

dialog box. 7 In the Save To box, specify the folder in which you want t o save the

files, or click Browse to search for a folder.

8 Optional: To preserve the volume of the audio in the mix, clear the

Maximize volume before exporting check box.

The total volume of an audio mix is made up of the individual layer

volumes.

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Note Unless you manually adjust the layers' volume, the more

layers you have in the mix, the lower is the volume of each individual layer.

Selecting this option renders the entire mix, and then maximizes the

volume of the resulting audio to ensure the loudest sound, while

avoiding audio distortion. 9 Optional: To rename and tag the tracks, click Edit Audio Tags.

The Edit Audio Tags dialog box appears. For more information, click

Help in the dialog box. 10 Click Export.

Sound Editor exports each selected track or clip.

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Burning tracks or clips to audio CDs

To burn an audio CD: 1 Insert a blank CD into your recorder. 2 In the task area, under Export, click Burn Audio CD.

The Burn Audio CD dialog box appears. 3 In the Burn Audio CD dialog box, choose one of the following options:

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Use T racks from Project: Select this option if you want t o burn tracks from your project to disc.

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Use Clips from Project: Select this option if you want to burn audio clips from your project to disc.

4 Select the tracks or audio clips that you want to burn. 5 In the Disc Size box, select the size of your audio CD. 6 Optional: To add more information about your disc, click Audio CD

Settings.

The Audio CD Project Settings dialog box appears. For more

information, click Help in the dialog box. 7 Optional: Rename and tag the tracks by right-clicking the track on

the Track Bar and choosing Edit Track Info.

The Edit Track Info dialog box appears. For more information, click

Help in the dialog box. 8 Click Burn.

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In this chapter

Welcome to Music Disc Creator 98 Types of music discs you can create 99 Overview of Music Disc Creator projects 100 Supported file formats 101 Adding tracks to your project 102

Finding tracks and managing track information 106 Previewing tracks 111 Completing Music Disc Creator projects 112

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Welcome to Music Disc Creator

Music Disc Creator lets y ou cre at e music compilations to play on your home or car stereo, portable music player, DVD player, or on your computer. You can use audio files from your music CDs, hard disk, or DVD-Video sources to create music discs.

With Music Disc Creator, you can:

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Import audio from various sources to use in your projects. You can

import non-protected tracks from your iPod®, rip tracks from CDs,

import playlists, extract audio from DVDs, or record audio using a

microphone.

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Use Quick Sound Editor t o trim audio tracks, add fading, and remove

clicks, crackling, and other unwanted noises.

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Add track information, such as the artist name, album title, and track

title—you can search for track information from the online music

database, or enter your own information.

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Export tracks to popular audio file formats, or burn your project to

disc, or create a disc image file.

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Send tracks to a portable device, such as an iPod® or PSP™.

T o open Music Disc Creator:

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From Creator’s main application window, select the Music-Audio task

category and choose Create Music Disc Projects.

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Types of music discs you can create

Audio CD

An Audio CD is a compact disc (CD) that you can play on both Audio CD players and comput er disc drives. With Music Disc Creator, you can make your own Audio CDs by recording tracks from other Audio CDs or audio from DVD-Videos, and from audio files (MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA or other supported formats) stored on your hard disk and other discs.

You can span the Audio CD project across several discs—Music Disc Creator automatically adds disc breaks, or yo u can add custom disc breaks. Additionally, you can add fade-in and fade-out effects to each track, as well as transitions between tracks.

MP3/WMA disc

An MP3/WMA disc is a CD or DVD data disc that can be played on a player that supports MP3 or WMA files. With Music Disc Creator, you can make your own MP3/WMA discs by reco rding MP3 or WMA fil es stor ed on y our hard disk and other discs.

DVD music disc

A DVD Music Disc is a special type of DVD-Video that contains music tracks, arranged in menus and track lists. You can play the disc on a set-top DVD player, or on your computer using a software DVD-Video player such as CinePlayer.

You can add Track List menus to navigate through the DVD Music Disc, select from predefined menu styles, and choose background images, track illustrations, and other Smart Objects which provide information about the tracks on the DVD.

Note Some versions of Music Disc Creator may only include one

project type.

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Overview of Music Disc Creator projects

This section outlines the basic steps that are common to all Music Disc Creator projects. This section gives instructions for the following procedures:

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Select the type of project you want to create. For more information

about the types of projects that you can create, see T ypes o f music discs

you can create on page 99.

Note Some versions of Music Disc Creator may only include one project type.

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Add audio tracks to the project. For more information, see Adding

tracks to your project on page 102 and Finding tracks and managing

track information on page 106.

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If needed, trim audio tracks, add fading, and remove clicks, crackling,

and other unwanted noises in Quick Sound Editor.

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If needed, add or edit track information, such as the track names or

album titles. For more information, see Editing audio tags with the

Audio Tag Editor on page 70.

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Preview the tracks in your project. For more information, see

Previewing tracks on page 111

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Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Welcome to Roxio Creator

About this guide

Installing Creator

Getting to know Creator

Starting a task

Creator: What you can do

Completing a typical task

Where to find more information

Online Help

Tutorials

Roxio online support

Creator support options

Unlimited self-help options

Alternate support options

Before you contact Roxio

Contacting Roxio

Importing media files

Welcome to Media Import

Starting Media Import

Getting to know the Media Import window

Overview of importing media files

Managing your media files

About Media Manager

Starting Media Manager

What you can do with Media Manager

Supported file formats

Monitoring new media files

Getting to know the Media Manager window

Working with My Media

Browsing My Media

Working with albums

Creating new albums

Adding media files to albums

Moving or copying media files from one album to another

Setting the thumbnail for an album

Working with playlists

Working with folders

Creating new folders

Working with media files

Selecting media files

Previewing media files

Viewing media files in a preview window

Viewing media files in QuickShows

Finding missing media files

Why are media files missing?

Locating missing media files

Importing audio CDs

Recording from an audio input device

Using Easy Audio Capture in Full mode

Using Easy Audio Capture in Mini mode

Creating Audiobooks

Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor

Converting, renaming, and moving audio files

Converting files

Renaming files

Moving files

Transferring files to a portable device

Creating track lists using AutoMix

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Welcome to Sound Editor

Getting to know the Sound Editor window

Sound Editor project file format (.dmse)

Getting started with Sound Editor projects

About adding audio clips

Adding audio files

Adding tracks from audio CDs

About editing and applying effects

Selecting the waveform region to edit

Basic editing

Adding or deleting track separators

Installing new sound effects

Completing Sound Editor projects

Saving Sound Editor projects

Exporting audio clips

Exporting sets of tracks or audio clips

Burning tracks or clips to audio CDs