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Getting started

with Roxio Creator 19

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

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

System requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Installing Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Getting to know Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Starting a task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Creator: What you can do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Completing a typical task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Where to find more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Learning Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Roxio online support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Creator support options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Unlimited self-help options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Alternate support options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Contacting Roxio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

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Importing media files 37

Welcome to Media Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Starting Media Import. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Getting to know the Media Import window . . . . . . .40

Overview of importing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Managing your media files 43

About Media Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Starting Media Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Supported file formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Monitoring new media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Getting to know the Media Manager window. . . . . .46

Working with My Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Browsing My Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Working with albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Creating new albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Adding media files to albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Moving or copying media files from

one album to another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Setting the thumbnail for an album. . . . . . . . . . .54

Working with playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Working with folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Creating new folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Working with media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Selecting media files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Previewing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Viewing media files in a preview window . . . . .58

Viewing media files in QuickShows . . . . . . . . . .59

Finding missing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Locating missing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

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Recording and managing

audio files 63

Importing audio CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Recording from an audio input device . . . . . . . . . . .66

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

Using Easy Audio Capture in Mini mode . . . . . .68

Creating Audiobooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor . . . . . .72

Converting, renaming, and moving audio files . . . . .75

Converting files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Renaming files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Moving files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Transferring files to a portable device . . . . . . . . .79

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

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

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

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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

media files 135

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Copying video and creating

video compilations 149

About Video Copy & Convert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

The Video Copy & Convert window. . . . . . . . . . . .151

Copying DVD-Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Can I copy discs using one disc drive? . . . . . . .152

Sources you can copy from. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Copying DVD discs, disc image files,

or DVD-Video folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

About converting video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Creating a video compilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Trimming your movie or web video . . . . . . . . .157

Selecting an output format and a destination . .159

Selecting or customizing a DVD menu style . . .160

Completing your compilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Saving compilations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Using the project scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Making advanced data discs 163

About Creator Classic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Getting to know the Creator Classic window . . . . .165

Deciding which type of project to create . . . . . . . .166

Adding files and folders to your project . . . . . . . . .167

Burning the project to disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

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Watching movies 171

Welcome to CinePlayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Getting to know CinePlayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Playing video from video folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Creating video productions 177

Welcome to VideoWave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Getting to know the VideoWave window. . . . . . . .179

Task Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

Preview area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Production Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Media Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Effect Selector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Settings panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Creating your first VideoWave production . . . . . . .181

Step one: Add photos and video clips . . . . . . . . . .182

Step two: Add background audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182

Step three: Add transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Step four: Preview your production . . . . . . . . . . . .184

Step five: Output your production . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

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Video tools and assistants 187

Creating a slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188

Using CineMagic to create movies . . . . . . . . . . . . .189

Creating a video disc using Plug & Burn. . . . . . . . .190

Converting files with SyncIt!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

Adding SmartSound background audio. . . . . . . . . .195

Archiving AVCHD video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Creating advanced

video discs with menus 199

Welcome to MyDVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Getting to know the MyDVD window . . . . . . . . . .201

Menu Edit view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201

Movie Edit view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Features available in both views . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Overview of creating a MyDVD project . . . . . . . . .205

What are MyDVD projects? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Steps to create a new project . . . . . . . . . . . . . .205

Capturing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206

Working with menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

What are menus? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Customizing menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207

Adding productions to your MyDVD project . . . . .208

Adding movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

Creating and adding movies with CineMagic . .209

Editing productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

Removing productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

Adding and removing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

Working with buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Arranging buttons on menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

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Resizing buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Changing button thumbnail images . . . . . . . . .213

Changing button styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Working with text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Adding text to menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214

Editing text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Changing or removing background audio. . . . . . . .216

Removing items from menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Previewing MyDVD projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Completing your project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Burning projects to disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Erasing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218

Saving projects as disc image files

and disc volumes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

Creating disc labels and inserts 221

About Label Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222

Overview of creating labels and disc inserts . . . . . .222

Getting to know the Label Creator window . . . . . .223

The Add Object area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223

The Edit Layout area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223

The Layout area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

The Toolbars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

The Layout Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

Using Express Labeler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

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In this chapter

Welcome to Roxio Creator 20

About this guide 20

System requirements 21

Installing Creator 24

Getting to know Creator 25

Creator: What you can do 26

Completing a typical task 30

Where to find more information 34

Creator support options 35

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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 have fun with this powerful, 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 34.

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

Getting started with Roxio Creator

System requirements

Minimum System Requirements:

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Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium; Windows Vista Home Basic with Service Pack 1; Windows XP with Service Pack 3

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2.0 GHz processor and 512 MB RAM (Windows XP); 2.0 GHz processor and 1 GB RAM (Windows 7 and Vista);

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1024x768 DirectX 9 compatible graphics card with at least 16-bit color setting; 24-bit or 32-bit true color recommended

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Windows compatible sound card

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DVD-ROM drive to install the software from DVD

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Windows Media Player 10

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or above

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DirectX 9.0C or above

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Internet connection required for registration, product updates, and some features. Any Internet charges are the user’s responsibility.

Recommended

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Intel Core2 2.8 GHz or faster processor; AMD Phenom X4 or faster

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2 GB RAM

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DVD recorder

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Hard disc with an addtional 10 GB of free space

Optional devices/software that are supported:

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Apple iPod®

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Apple iPhone®

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iTunes 8.0 or above

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Windows Media Portable devices

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Sony PSP

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3GP mobile phones

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TiVo® Series2™, Series3™, TiVo® HD DVR or other TiVoToGo compatible DVR connected to your home network with TiVo Desktop installed. Does not work with DirecTV-provided TiVo DVRs. See www.tivo.com for more information.

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For video playback: AMD graphics processor with Avivo support or nVidia graphics processor with PureVideo support

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For video capture: OHCI compliant IEEE 1394 FireWire card or USB

2.0 port (for use with DV camera), or analog video capture device

Blu-ray authoring and playback

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Blu-ray authoring and playback requires an additional plug-in which can be purchased at www.roxio.com

Supported Input Formats:

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Video: AVI, DV, HDV, DV-AVI, MPEG-1/2/4, MPEG2-HD, DVDVideo, IFO/VOB, XviD, DVR-MS, TiVo, ASF, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, 3GP, MPEG2 Transport Stream, AVC (H.264), AVCHD

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Audio: Audio CD, MP3, WAV, WMA, Dolby Digital AC-3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, M4A, MP4, Playlists (WPL, ASX, M3U, PLS, XSPF)

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Image: JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, GIF

Supported Output Formats:

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Video: AVI, DV-AVI, HDV, MPEG-1/2/4, MPEG2-HD, WMV, WMV HD, AVC (H.264), MP4, 3GP

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Audio: MP3, WAV, WMA, Dolby Digital AC-3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, MPEG-1/2, M4A, AAC, Playlists (M3U, PLS, XSPF, WPL)

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Image: JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, GIF

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Video disc formats: DVD, Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), Mini DVD

Recordable Formats:

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Supports all popular recordable formats: CD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, DVD-RAM, BD-R/RE, BD-R/ RE DL

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System requirements

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Supports popular disc image formats: reads ISO, C2D, BIN/CUE, and GI; writes ISO and GI

Note Encrypted or copy-protected discs or media cannot be copied.

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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 enabled on your computer, the Creator installation window appears automatically and you can skip step 2 and step 3.

2 Choose Start > Run.

3 Ty pe 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 category tabs and links to frequent tasks.

Starting a task

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

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Creator: What you can do

There are so many great things you can do with Creator. Here’s a partial list and how to get started:

Working with audio

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

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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. Select the Rip task. (To rip songs from more than one drive at a time, select Rip - Advanced.)

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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 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 computer. Use the 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 from any number of audio discs. Choose from professionally designed menu styles or use your own background image, then burn your project to a disc and play on it your computer or set-top player. 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.

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For more information, see Chapter 6, Creating music discs, on page 97.

Working with photos

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

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Create multimedia slideshows and post them online for your friends to see. (English only.) Select the Create PhotoShows task.

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

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

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Enhance several photos at once using AutoFix and other photo tools. Rename or convert groups of photos to a different format. Select the Enhance Multiple Photos task.

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Create a dramatic panorama by combining several photos into 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 Slideshows task.

For more information, see Chapter 7, Working with photo projects, on page 117, and Chapter 8, 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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Convert video to the perfect format for your portable media player, and make copies of personal DVD discs so you can store the

originals for safekeeping. Select the Copy and Convert Video task.

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Watch movies 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. Select the Play Movies task.

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Post videos on YouTube. It doesn’t get any easier than this. Select the

Share Video 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 DVDs task.

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Create more elaborate 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 professionallooking 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.

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Copy video directly from a camcorder to a disc. Select the Plug and Burn task.

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Transfer video footage from your AVCHD camera onto a DVD or Blu-ray Disc for safekeeping. Your movies are stored exactly as they were shot, in full high-definition. Select the Archive AVC H D task.

For more information, see Chapter 14, Creating advanced video discs with menus, on page 199.

Data and copy 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 encrypted data CDs and DVDs, and archive large projects to multiple discs. Create advanced format and bootable discs, and more. Select the Burn Data Disc—Advanced task.

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Creator: What you can do

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

Select the Backup and Restore task.

Note The Backup and Restore task is not available in all versions of Roxio Creator.

Importing and organizing media files

You may 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 Capture Video tasks.

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View and manage your media files in folders, and to organize them into personalized albums. Find files quickly by browsing or searching, and burn your files to a disc. Select the Browse and Manage Media task.

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

For more information, see Chapter 10, Making advanced data discs, on page 163.

Creating labels and disc inserts

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

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Make personalized disc labels and jewel case covers using a simple task assistant. Choose from dozens of professional designs, or

create your own. Select the Create Labels task.

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Make personalized disc labels and jewel case covers using our full-featured label-making application. Choose from dozens of

professional designs, or create your own. Select the Create Labels—Advanced 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 these tasks can 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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