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Getting started

with Roxio Creator 19

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

What’s new . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

And that’s not all... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

System requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Installing Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Getting to know Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Starting a task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Creator: What you can do . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Completing a typical task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Where to find more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Learning Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Roxio online support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Creator support options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Unlimited self-help options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Alternate support options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Contacting Roxio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Viewing 3D content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

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Managing your media files 37

About Media Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Starting Media Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Supported file formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Monitoring new media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

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

Working with My Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Browsing My Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Working with albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Creating new albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Adding media files to albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Moving or copying media files from

one album to another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Setting the thumbnail for an album. . . . . . . . . . .48

Working with playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Working with folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Creating new folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Working with media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Selecting media files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Previewing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Viewing media files in a preview window . . . . .52

Viewing media files in QuickShows . . . . . . . . . .53

Finding missing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Locating missing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Making advanced data discs 57

About Creator Classic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Getting to know the Creator Classic window . . . . . .59

Deciding which type of project to create . . . . . . . . .60

Adding files and folders to your project . . . . . . . . . .61

Burning the project to disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

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Importing media files 65

Welcome to Media Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Starting Media Import. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Getting to know the Media Import window . . . . . . .68

Overview of importing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Copying video and creating video

compilations 71

About Video Copy & Convert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

The Video Copy & Convert window. . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Copying DVD-Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Can I copy discs using one disc drive? . . . . . . . .74

Sources you can copy from. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Copying DVD discs, disc image files, or DVD-Video

folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

About converting video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Creating a video compilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Trimming your movie or web video . . . . . . . . . .79

Selecting an output format and a destination . . .82

Selecting or customizing a DVD menu style . . . .83

Completing your compilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Saving compilations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Using the project scheduler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

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Creating advanced

video discs with menus 85

Welcome to MyDVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

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Getting to know the MyDVD window . . . . . . . . . . .87

Menu Edit view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Movie Edit view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Overview of creating a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

What are MyDVD projects? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Steps to create a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Capturing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Working with menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

What are menus? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Customizing menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Adding productions to your MyDVD project . . . . . .94

Adding movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Creating and adding movies with CineMagic . . .95

Editing productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Removing productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Adding and removing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Working with buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Arranging buttons on menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Resizing buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Changing button thumbnail images . . . . . . . . . .99

Changing button styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Working with text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Adding text to menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Editing text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Changing or removing background audio. . . . . . . .101

Removing items from menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Previewing MyDVD projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Completing your project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Burning projects to disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Erasing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Saving projects as disc image files and

disc volumes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

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Creating video productions 107

Welcome to VideoWave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Getting to know the VideoWave window. . . . . . . .109

Task Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Preview area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Production Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Media Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Effect Selector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Settings panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Creating your first VideoWave production . . . . . . .111

Step one: Add photos and video clips . . . . . . . . . .112

Step two: Add background audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Step three: Add transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Step four: Preview your production . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Step five: Output your production . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Video tools and assistants 117

Creating a slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Using CineMagic to create movies . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Creating a video disc using Plug & Burn. . . . . . . . .120

Converting files with SyncIt!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Adding SmartSound background audio. . . . . . . . . .124

Archiving AVCHD™ video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

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Watching movies 129

Welcome to CinePlayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Getting to know CinePlayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131

Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Playing video from video folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Recording and managing

audio files 135

Importing audio CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136

Recording from an audio input device . . . . . . . . . .138

Using Easy Audio Capture in Full mode . . . . . .138

Using Easy Audio Capture in Mini mode . . . . .140

Creating Audiobooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor . . . . .144

Converting, renaming, and moving audio files . . . .147

Converting files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Renaming files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Moving files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Transferring files to a portable device . . . . . . . .151

Creating audio projects 153

Welcome to Sound Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Getting to know the Sound Editor window . . . . . . .155

Sound Editor project file format (.dmse) . . . . . . . . .156

Getting started with Sound Editor projects . . . . . . .157

About adding audio clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Adding audio files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Adding tracks from audio CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

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About editing and applying effects . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Selecting the waveform region to edit. . . . . . . .160

Basic editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Adding or deleting track separators. . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Installing new sound effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Completing Sound Editor projects . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Saving Sound Editor projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Exporting audio clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Exporting sets of tracks or audio clips . . . . . . . .166

Burning tracks or clips to audio CDs. . . . . . . . .168

Creating music discs 169

Welcome to Music Disc Creator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Types of music discs you can create. . . . . . . . . . . .171

Audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

MP3/WMA disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

DVD music disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Overview of Music Disc Creator projects . . . . . . . .172

Supported file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Music Disc Creator’s native format (.DMSA) . . .173

Supported audio formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Supported playlist formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Adding tracks to your project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

About protected audio tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Using the Media Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174

Adding tracks and playlists from a hard disk . . .176

Adding unprotected tracks from your iPod . . . .176

Importing tracks from discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Finding tracks and managing track information . . .178

Checking for unidentified tracks . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Creating track lists using Search by Tags. . . . . .180

Using Beatmatching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181

Previewing tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

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Completing Music Disc Creator projects. . . . . . . . .184

Burning projects to disc or saving as

disc image files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185

Exporting tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

Sending tracks to a portable device. . . . . . . . . .187

Working with photo projects 189

Welcome to PhotoSuite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

PhotoSuite’s project file format (.DMSP) . . . . . .191

Supported file formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191

Getting to know the PhotoSuite window . . . . . . . .192

Using the Photo Projects Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

Creating new photo projects in PhotoSuite . . . . . . .194

Removing red eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

Cropping photos and objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Rotating photos and objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198

Applying special effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .199

Working with text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .200

Improving the quality of photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Using the AutoFix feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203

Adjusting exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .204

Adjusting brightness and contrast . . . . . . . . . . .205

Printing and sharing 207

Printing photos and projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

Tips for improving print quality. . . . . . . . . . . . .212

E-mailing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Sharing media files with wireless devices . . . . . . . .216

About My Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Transferring files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

Synchronizing your mobile device . . . . . . . . . .218

Sharing media files online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219

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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

What’s new 20

About this guide 21

System requirements 22

Installing Creator 25

Getting to know Creator 26

Creator: What you can do 27

Completing a typical task 31

Where to find more information 35

Creator support options 36

Viewing 3D content 36

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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 will walk you through an astounding array of video, audio, and photo projects you’ll be proud to share with family and friends. Whether your screen of choice is a laptop, mobile phone, 3D TV, or iPad™, Creator’s friendly interface and seamless conversion tools make sure you are never far from the sights and sounds that make your life special.

What’s new

Creator includes a bundle of exciting new 3D features you can use to create, share, and watch eye-popping 3D entertainment. New versions of CinePlayer, VideoWave, and MyDVD help you get the most from the new generation of 3D-compatible computer monitors, televisions, and graphic cards on the market. Creator also includes a brand new application for creating 3D photographs. And to make sure no one gets left out, we’ve included a pair of 3D glasses you can use to enjoy compatible creations on any display in the house.

Here are some of the things you can do with Creator:

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Watch 3D movies with CinePlayer. To open CinePlayer from Roxio Home, click the Video-Movies tab and click Watch Movies.

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Create 3D photographs using a 3D or 2D camera. To open 3D Photo Creator from Roxio Home, click the Photo tab and click Create 3D Photos.

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Edit 3D video clips and assemble them into a movie with professional looking credits, effects, and transitions. To o pe n

VideoWave from Roxio Home, click the Video-Movies tab and click Edit Video - Advanced.

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Create a 3D video disc you can share with friends. To open MyDVD from Roxio Home, click the Video-Movies tab and click Create DVDs.

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Convert 2D video and photos to 3D. Both MyDVD and VideoWave can convert 2D video and photos that are imported into a 3D project.

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Share 3D movies on Facebook or YouTube. VideoWave creations can easily be uploaded to these two popular sharing sites.

And that’s not all...

Other new features include:

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Video stabilization

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One-button video rotation

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Easy upload to Facebook® and YouTube™

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Faster video encoding

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New photo project and DVD templates

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A new, improved backup application

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New background audio clips

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Conversion settings customized for the iPad

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Higher resolution TiVo conversion

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Full compatibility with Flip videos

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Multi-layer background music for your video productions

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Improved video trim controls in Video Copy & Convert

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New tutorials

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 35.

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

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System requirements

Minimum system requirements

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Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate; Windows Vista with Service Pack 2; Windows XP with Service Pack 3

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

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1024x768 DirectX 9.0C-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 or above

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 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 additional 10 GB of free space

Optional devices and software

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Apple iPod®, Apple iPhone®, Apple iPad™

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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

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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 requirements

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An additional plug-in which can be purchased at www.roxio.com

3D requirements

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3D red/cyan glasses (included). For other supported 3D formats, required hardware is the responsibility of the user.

Supported input formats

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Video: AVI, DV, HDV, DV-AVI, MPEG-1/2/4, MPEG2-HD, DVD-Video, 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: MPO, JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, GIF

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3D video: top/bottom full and half height, side-by-side full and half width, anaglyph red/cyan, RealD, Fuji FinePix REAL 3D

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, M4B, 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

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3D video: anaglyph red/cyan, side-by-side and full and half-width, top/bottom full and half height, RealD

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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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 a compatible 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, which we call Roxio Home. 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 Roxio Home window; others open in a separate window.

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

Copying data

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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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.

Working with video

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

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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 3D video discs and Blu-ray movie discs. Select the Create DVDs task.

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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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Copy Web videos onto your hard drive as they play in your Internet browser. Select the Copy and Convert Video task.

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Create professional-looking video productions that combine your 2D and 3D video clips and photos with audio, transitions, and special effects. Select the Edit Video – 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 AVCHD Video task.

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Watch movies using the ultimate digital theater. Creator delivers the absolute highest quality video playback available for your computer 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 or Facebook. It doesn’t get any easier than this. Select the Share Video task.

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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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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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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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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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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Create music compilations to play on your home or car stereo, portable music player, DVD player, or on your computer. Use the

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Beatmatching feature to create mixes your friends will envy. Select the Create Music Disc Projects 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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Record and edit sound clips and audio files to create your own audio mixes. Select the Edit Audio 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.

For more information, see Chapter 12, Creating music discs, on page

169.

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. 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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Create 3D photographs using a 3D or 2D camera. Select the Create 3D Photos 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 high-resolution photo slideshow in just a few clicks, including background audio and Pan and Zoom effects. Select the Create Slideshows 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.

For more information, see Chapter 13, Working with photo projects, on page 189, and Chapter 14, Printing and sharing, on page 207.

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 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.

Creating labels and disc inserts

You will find links to our label creators 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 in Roxio Home. 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 looks 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.

The Burn Data Disc project link in the Data - Copy window

In the illustration above, a link for the Burn Data Disc project appears in the suggested projects area near the top of the window and again in the Create section.

After clicking either 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 with files added.

As you can see, the Burn Data Disc project is built into the main Creator application window, which we call Roxio Home. Some projects are built into Roxio Home; 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 is selected automatically.

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

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

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

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

Use the toolbars to open the Quick Scan panel, add files, open saved projects, and delete files from a project.

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

Disc 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 project toolbars, notice that they include some other useful features:

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The retractable Quick Scan panel makes it easy to select files by category.

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To the right of the Add button is the Projects button that you can use to easily find saved projects.

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Next to that is the Make Bootable button. Use it to create a bootable disc that can be used to start your computer if something should ever go wrong with the Windows operating system.

Before burning your data disc, look along the bottom of the project window. Here you can 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 project size, the type of disc in the drive, and the available disc space.

7 Now you are ready 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 in progress.

You don’t have to wait for this project to finish before starting one of the other projects in Roxio Creator. 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 project so the same file set can be easily burned in the future, click the File menu and choose 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 options described below.

Help

Most Creator components 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 your current activity, press F1.

Tutorials

Some components, such as VideoWave and Create 3D Photos, include tutorials available within the application.

Learning Center

Click the Learning Center tab in Roxio Home to view tutorials to help you quickly become familiar with many of Creator’s key features. You can also access the Roxio Knowledgebase, product information, and more.

Roxio online support

If you can’t find the answers you are looking for in the Help or in this guide, you can get the most current information from our Web site. Launch your 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, a searchable knowledge base of support articles with troubleshooting tips, 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 s it e at http://support.roxio.com to find out what options are available for your product.

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.

Viewing 3D content

Some users may experience headaches, eye strain, fatigue, dizziness, disorientation or nausea when viewing 3D content. It is recommended that users take frequent breaks to lessen these effects. If you experience any of these symptoms, please discontinue 3D viewing and do not resume until the symptoms have subsided. You may want to consult with a physician if your symptoms persist or return each time you attempt to view 3D content

Managing your media files

In this chapter

About Media Manager 38

Getting to know the Media Manager window 40

Working with My Media 42

Working with albums 45

Working with playlists 49

Working with folders 50

Working with media files 51

Finding missing media files 54

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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, or on compatible wireless devices, such as mobile phones.

Media Manager keeps everything organized. Use it to:

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Browse through and organize your photos, video clips, music tracks, and Roxio projects. For more information, see Working w i t h a l bu ms on page 45.

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Preview, rename and delete your media files, as well as assign keywords and ratings. For more information, see Working with media files on page 51.

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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, family, and the world. For more information, see Chapter 14, Printing and sharing, on page 207.

Managing your media files

Starting Media Manager

To open Media Manager:

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From Roxio Home, select Browse and Manage Media from one of these task categories: Video-Movies, Music-Audio, or Photo.

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 or Windows 7 libraries 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.

Browse area

My Media tab

Folders tab

My Devices tab

Menu Bar

Options Bar

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Getting to know the Media Manager window

The Media Manager window provides an easy-to-use interface from which you can organize your media files.

The following illustration identifies the parts of the window that are common across all views.

Managing your media files

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, date, and keyword, 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.

For more information on using the My Media view, see Wor king w i t h My Media on page 42.

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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 CDs or DVDs.

The Folders view is very similar to Windows Explorer, 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 Work i n g w ith folders on page 50.

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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 216.

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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 search queries, or from existing Smart Views.

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 automatically adds it to your album.

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 removes 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.

Note Media Manager cannot find files that are renamed, moved, or deleted within Windows Explorer. If you disconnect or remove a storage device, such as a CD or DVD, files on the device will not be found.

For information on locating missing files, see Finding missing media files on page 54.

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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 your 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 browse your video files. It provides 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 your audio files quickly 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 Protected view shows the music files that do not have Digital Rights Management (DRM) restrictions.

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 recently 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”.

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My Playlists

This Smart View stores any playlists 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 automatically by Media Manager (based on Windows folders), as well as any albums you created yourself.

Search Results

This grouping stores the results of a keyword search performed with the Search tool found in the program toolbar.

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Working with albums

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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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 Create a 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:

1 Select the files you want to put into the new album.

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

you click the files.

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 Explorer, browse to and select the files you want to put

into the new album.

2 In the Browse area at the bottom of the window, click My Media.

3 Click My Albums.

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4 Drag the files into My Albums.

Media Manager prompts for the name of the new album.

5 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 ways.

To add media files to an existing album using the Albums button:

1 Select the media files you want to add to an album.

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

you click the files.

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.

To 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.

2 In the bottom part of the window, click My Media and 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 Step 3 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 My Media view, in the Browse area, click My

Media.

2 In the Browse area, select the album to which you want to add media

files.

3 Open Windows Explorer, and position the Windows Explorer and

Media Manager windows so you can see them both.

4 In Windows Explorer, click the media file you want to add to the

album.

Tip: To select more than one file at a time, press and hold Ctrl while you click 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 procedure to move or copy 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 referenced by a new album.

To move or copy media files between albums:

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

Media.

2 In the Browse area, click the album containing the albums or media

files you want to move or copy.

3 Click the media file or album that you want to move or copy.

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

you click 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 you want to 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 My 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.

Managing your media files

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 window, 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 top left of the window, click the My Media

tab to display the My Media view.

2 Drag the audio files from one of the audio Smart Views or from

Windows Explorer onto the playlist icon in the Browse area of Media Manager.

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 products.

In the Folders view, you can browse the contents of the folders on your computer, and drag and drop media files between folders. You can also create folders, and rename or delete folders or the files within them.

Creating new folders

To create a new folder:

1 If you are not in the Folders 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 new folder inside the My Pictures folder, 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 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 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 Manager, you 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 Viewing media files in QuickShows on page 53.

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.

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, select the video file and click Preview Selected Item(s).

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.

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, you can use the playback controls (Go to Start, Rewind, Play/Pause, Fast Forward, and Go To End). You can also use the slider to move the playback cursor to the desired location in the audio file.

Managing your media files

Working with media files

Viewing media files in QuickShows

A QuickShow displays a view of all the selected media files, one after the other. You can change the display time by selecting Tools > Options, and changing the QuickShow settings. Click Help 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 90 degrees Left or Rotate 90 degrees Right.

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Finding missing media files

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 cannot perform 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 disc, 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 different folders, select one file at a time from the Required Files list, and then click Locate File to browse to 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.

Managing your media files

Finding missing media files

If Media Manager finds some of the missing media files, they are removed from the missing files list. Repeat this step to locate the rest 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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Making advanced data discs

In this chapter

About Creator Classic 58

Getting to know the Creator Classic window 59

Deciding which type of project to create 60

Adding files and folders to your project 61

Burning the project to disc 62

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About Creator Classic

Use Creator Classic to archive your important files to CD, DVD, and Blu-ray™ Disc, or large projects to multiple discs. Create bootable discs, backup discs, and more.

To open Creator Classic:

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From Roxio Home, select the Data-Copy project tab and choose Burn Data Disc - Advanced.

With Creator Classic, burning a disc is easy to do:

1 Start a Creator Classic project. With Creator Classic, you can create

the following types of projects:

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Data Disc

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Bootable Disc

Select the type of project you want to create from the Projects area.

For more information about each project type, see Deciding which type of project to create on page 60.

2 Add files, folders, and tracks to the project. You can add files and

folders from your hard disk and other discs to your project.

3 Burn your disc. When you have added and organized all of the files

that you want to record to your project, you are ready to burn your project to disc.

Note This chapter describes the basic procedures for creating a project using Creator Classic.

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Select Source files

Project Area: Shows the project

type and the files in the project.

Status Bar: Estimated project

size and number of discs

needed for selected disc size.

Select project type

Other Tasks

Area

Select disc size

Getting to know the Creator Classic window

The default window that appears whenever you start Creator Classic is an untitled Data Disc project. The parts of the window that are common across all project types are identified below.

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This section lists the types of projects you can create using Creator Classic, and helps you choose the best project type for your needs.

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Data discs

A data disc is a disc that contains any computer data. With Creator Classic, you can make your own data discs by burning files and folders from your hard disk and other discs.

Select this project type to include any type of data files on the disc.

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Bootable discs

A bootable disc is a CD or DVD that contains a bootable image, which is an exact representation of a bootable floppy disk or hard disk. With Creator Classic, you can make a bootable disc that can be used to start your system.

Bootable discs are useful if you want to start your system, bypassing the operating system on your hard disk. Bootable discs are also useful if you want to run backup, drive utility, or virus scan software.

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Adding files and folders to your project

You can locate and add files and folders from your hard disk and other discs to your project.

To browse for files and folders and add them to your project:

1 In the Select Source area, you can browse for files and folders in any of

these ways:

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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.

See the Media Manager Help Center for more information about Smart Views and albums.

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Browse files and folders in the Windows folders on your computer.

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Drag a disc icon onto the project window to add the entire contents of the disc.

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

See the Media Manager Help Center for more information about browsing files on other devices.

2 Click the files you want to add to your project.

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

while you click the files.

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3 Add the selected files and folders to your project in any of these ways:

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Click Add.

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Drag files and folders from the Source area to the Project area.

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Drag files, folders, or a disc icon from Windows Explorer to the Project area.

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Copy and paste files and folders from the Source area or Windows Explorer to the Project area.

Note If you have a large project that cannot fit on a single disc, you can record it to multiple discs. For more information, see the Creator Classic Help Center.

4 The Status Bar at the bottom of the Project area displays the estimated

size of your project.

Burning the project to disc

1 When your project is complete, click Burn.

2 Select recording devices from the list. Selecting multiple recording

devices lets you burn multiple disc copies at the same time.

The default device is checked with a check mark.

3 Insert a writable disc in the disc drive.

4 To view more information about the recording device, or to eject,

erase, or format the disc, click the arrow button beside the check box, and choose one of the following options from the drop-down menu:

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To eject the disc, select Eject.

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To erase or format the disc, select Erase/Format Disc. This option erases the content of a rewritable disc and formats a blank disc.

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Burning the project to disc

Note Nonrewritable discs can be formatted only once, and

cannot be erased at all. Rewritable discs can be formatted and erased multiple times.

5 If you want to create a disc image file, select Save disc image file, and

then click Browse to specify the name and location of the image file.

A disc image file is a complete copy of the data as it will appear on the disc you want to burn, only it’s stored on your hard drive. Saving a disc image file is useful if you want to later create another copy of the disc, without needing the original one.

Note When making a disc image file, make sure you have enough space on your hard disk to store the disc image file.

6 Optional: To view or edit burn options, click the Plus (+) sign located

to the left of Burn Options.

For detailed information about the options available, click Help or press F1 in the dialog box.

7 To start burning to disc, click OK.

The Burn Progress dialog box appears, showing you the progress while the project is burning to disc.

Tip: If an error occurs during the burn process, you can find out more about the error by clicking on the error link.

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Importing media files

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Welcome to Media Import 66

Starting Media Import 67

Getting to know the Media Import window 68

Overview of importing media files 70

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Welcome to Media Import

Media Import copies or records photos and videos from a wide range of devices, including digital cameras, video recorders and Web cams, memory cards, flash memory drives, scanners, and discs.

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

This guide describes how to:

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Import photos

You can transfer photos from digital cameras and scanners, data discs, and other removable media storage devices.

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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 USB or 1394 Web cameras, analog capture cards, MPEG hardware devices, and DVDs.

Importing media files

Starting Media Import

When you connect a device or insert a disc containing media files, Microsoft Windows typically prompts you to select the application to use:

If this dialog appears, select the “using Media Import” option. If you always want to use Media Import with this device or disc type, select Always do

this... for the file type being imported. (In Windows XP, select the Always do the selected action check box.)

Note This dialog does not appear if you have already selected an application to use with this device, and if you selected Always do

this... .

Tip: Media Import can also be opened from Roxio Home. To transfer

photos, click the Photo project category, then click Import Photos. To capture video, click the Video - Movies project category, then click Capture Video.

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Getting to know the Media Import window

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

Media type buttons

At the top of the Media Import window are buttons that allow you to choose the type of media to import (Photo or Video). When you open Media Import using the Windows AutoPlay dialog, both buttons are displayed. When you open Media Import from Roxio Home, only the button corresponding to the project you selected is displayed.

Device drop-down list

Each media Home page includes a drop-down list containing the devices from which you can import files. With some exceptions, 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-down list, the left side of the Media Import window shows information and settings specific to that device. (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 contains files imported in the current session.

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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

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

To import photos from a camera:

1 Connect the camera to your computer following the instructions that

came with the camera.

2 Use the Windows AutoPlay dialog or Roxio Home to open Media

Import. From Roxio Home, click the Photo project category, then click Import Photos.

3 Using Media Import’s Device drop-down list, select your camera.

4 Select the photos or videos to import.

5 Select the 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 Click Import Now.

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

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video compilations

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About Video Copy & Convert 72

The Video Copy & Convert window 73

Copying DVD-Video 74

About converting video 77

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About Video Copy & Convert

Video Copy & Convert has one or two modes of operation:

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Copy DVD mode—Lets you copy an entire DVD disc, disc image file, or DVD-Video folder. You can burn the contents to a disc, or create a disc image file or DVD-Video folder on your hard disk.

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Convert Video mode—Lets you reformat movies or Web videos for playback on the device of your choice or from a DVD disc.

Video Copy & Convert is designed to assist you in reproducing material that you own the copyright for, or that you have obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner. Unless you own the copyright or have permission to copy from the copyright owner, you may be violating copyright law and be subject to payment of damages and other remedies. If you are uncertain about your rights, contact your legal advisor.

To open Video Copy & Convert:

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From Roxio Home, select either the Data-Copy or Video-Movies project tab and choose Copy and Convert Video.

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Destination

Options

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Source

Go button

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Copying DVD-Video

Copy DVD mode lets you copy an entire DVD disc, disc image file, or DVD-Video folder. You can burn the contents to a disc, or create a disc image file or DVD-Video folder on your hard disk.

Can I copy discs using one disc drive?

You can copy a disc using one recorder, or multiple recorders. If you have only one disc recorder, the contents of the disc are first copied to a temporary location on your hard disk, and then they are copied to the new disc.

Note You must have enough free space on your hard disk to temporarily store the entire contents of your source disc.

Sources you can copy from

You can copy DVD-Video from any of the following sources:

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DVD disc: Requires DVDs that are not copy protected. Some drives may not be able to copy DVDs of different types. For example, a DVD-R drive may not be able to copy a DVD+R disc.

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Disc image files: A disc image file can contain DVD-Video content or other kinds of disc content (for example, Audio CD or Video CD content). Valid disc image files include .iso, .c2d (Roxio proprietary format), and .cue (BIN/CUE).

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DVD-Video folders: A DVD-Video folder is a folder on a disc or hard disk that contains valid DVD-Video source content. This folder can be burned to a DVD-recordable disc and then viewed on a DVD player.

Note Only folders containing valid DVD-Video source content can be copied using Video Copy & Convert.

The DVD-Video folder source can come from any of the following sources:

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A disc containing a “VIDEO_TS” folder which contains valid DVD-Video source content. The disc must not be copyprotected.

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A disc image file containing valid DVD-Video source content. Valid disc image files include .iso, .c2d (Roxio proprietary format), and .cue (BIN/CUE).

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A “VIDEO_TS” folder on your hard disk containing valid DVD-Video source content.

Note If your DVD-Video source files are greater than 4.7 GB in size, the files can be compressed so that the final output can fit onto a standard 4.7 GB DVD-recordable disc. Video Copy & Convert also supports copying without compression for supported DVD Double Layer drives.

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Copying DVD discs, disc image files, or DVD-Video folders

Follow this procedure to copy a disc, disc image file, or DVD-Video folder using either one or two drives.

To copy a disc, disc image file, or DVD-Video folder:

1 In Video Copy & Convert, click Copy DVD if you are not already in

Copy DVD mode.

2 Select the source to copy:

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If you are copying a disc, insert the disc that you want to copy into your source drive.

In the From area, select the drive containing the source disc from the drop-down list. (It may already be selected by default.)

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If you are copying a disc image file or DVD-Video folder, select Browse for Disc Image/DVD-Video Folder from the dropdown list in the From area. Media Selector opens. Use it to locate the file you want to copy.

For more information about disc image files and DVD-Video folders, see Sources you can copy from on page 74.

3 Optional: Click Options to set or review your copy option settings.

For more information, press F1 while the options dialog box is open.

4 In the To area, select one of the following from the drop-down list:

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the drive containing the destination disc (if you have only one recorder, the drive is selected by default)

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Disc Image

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DVD-Video folder

5 Enter the number of copies to create.

6 To start copying now, click Go.

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About converting video

Video Copy & Convert reformats and compiles movies and Web videos for playback on your computer, television, iPad®, video iPod®, PSP™, video cell phone, and many other devices.

Depending on the output format you choose, Video Copy & Convert gives you the option to trim the beginning and end points of the movies, add a menu, and select a background style to give your video compilation a professional look.

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Creating a video compilation

To add and edit movies:

1 Click Convert Video.

Note Versions of Video Copy & Convert with a single copying

mode do not have mode selection buttons.

2 Choose your source material by clicking Movies or Web Video.

3 Use the Media Selector dialog to select movies or video files.

As you add movies, thumbnails representing each movie appear on the left side of the project window.

Note In Convert Video mode, you can only select individual movie titles, not the full DVD with original menus and navigation.

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Trim movie/video

About converting video

4 Click the Up and Down arrow buttons to change the order of the

movies in the compilation. To rename a movie in your compilation, double-click the selection and type the new name. To rotate a movie 90 degrees, click one of the Rotate buttons. To remove a movie from the source list, click Delete.

Note Language options are only available for DVD-Video source movies.

Only DVD-Video output supports multiple languages. If you choose a video file as your output format, you must select one language.

Trimming your movie or web video

Before you convert your movie or web video you can adjust the start and end points without affecting the original movie or web video file. You can also trim commercials or other portions of your movie or video that are within the start and end points.

To trim the beginning and/or end of your movie or web video:

1 In the source list, select the movie or web video that you would like to

trim, then click Trim movie/video.

If you have not already added a movie or video, see To add and edit movies: on page 78 to add content to your source list. Your movie or

video appears in the Trim window.

2 To trim the beginning of the movie or video, drag the Start point

marker to the desired position.

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3 To trim the end of the movie or video, drag the End point marker to

the desired position.

4 Click Play to preview your trimmed movie or video.

5 If you are satisfied with the changes you have made, click Done. If you

are not satisfied, click Reset to undo your changes and restore your original movie or video.

Note Trimming the video has no effect on the imported source file.

To trim portions of your movie or video within the start and end points:

1 Move the playhead marker to the point in the movie or video where

you would like to start trimming, either by dragging it, or by clicking

Play.

2 Click Mark trim point.

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Mark in point Mark out point

Material to be trimmed

from video or movie

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3 Drag the mark out point to the point in the movie or video where you

would like to stop trimming.

This selection is the material you are trimming from the movie or video.

Note Trimming the video has no effect on the imported source file.

4 Reposition the playhead to beginning of movie or video and click Play

to preview your trimmed movie or video.

5 If you are satisfied with the changes you have made, click Done. If you

are not satisfied, you can click Reset to undo your changes and restore your original movie or video.

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Selecting an output format and a destination

1 In the Choose Output area, select the device you will be using to watch

your movie.

2 Move the slider to the desired level of output video quality.

Note Increasing the video quality also increases the file size.

3 Use the Save file to drop-down list to select how you want the

compilation saved:

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Disc/Disc Image: Choose this option to save the compilation as a disc image file or to burn the project to a disc.

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File/Folder: Choose this option to save the compilation as a file or folder on your hard disk.

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Portable Device/Media: Choose this option to save the compilation on your portable device or memory card.

4 Optional: Click Options to review or change your conversion

settings.

5 Optional: Click Preview to view video quality before you begin video

conversion.

6 Optional: Click Custom to customize the audio and video quality

settings for your project.

Note If you choose Portable Device/Media when the Always save copies to hard drive option is selected, your compilation is

saved to your hard disk and to your portable player. Click Options and select the General tab to access this option.

If you disconnect your portable device or memory card from your computer while a file is being transferred, the copy process is aborted and you must start over.

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Selecting or customizing a DVD menu style

Video Copy & Convert comes with a set of professionally designed DVD menu styles that you can adapt for your projects. Each style includes attractive background images, titles, and buttons. You can modify these styles, use them as designed, or create your own.

Note If you do not choose to create a menu for your DVD, the movies will play sequentially when you insert the disc into a DVD player.

To create a DVD menu:

1 Select DVD as your output.

2 Click Create a Disc Menu.

3 To select a menu style, click Select Style.

The Smart Objects dialog opens.

4 Click the Styles tab.

The Styles tab contains the styles that were supplied with Video Copy & Convert and any custom styles that you have saved. The Smart Objects tab contains tools you can use to modify an existing style or create a new one. For more information on creating menu styles, click

Help on the Style dialog.

5 Once you have selected or created a style, click OK. Save the style if

asked to do so.

Completing your compilation

Do one of the following to complete your project:

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To start your conversion now, click Go.

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Note Because the video rendering process is CPU-intensive, it is

recommended that you not perform any other tasks until the conversion is complete. If you need to perform a task during conversion, you can press Pause when the conversion dialog appears. Press Resume to continue the conversion.

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To schedule a time to start copying, click Schedule project.

Saving compilations

To save a compilation project:

1 Choose File > Save (or File > Save as).

2 Enter a name and select a location in which to save the compilation.

3 Click Save.

Using the project scheduler

Reformatting video is time-consuming and requires a large portion of your computer’s resources. Video Copy & Convert allows you to schedule your conversion projects to occur when it is most convenient for you.

To schedule a project:

1 Set up a project as described in Creating a video compilation on

page 78.

2 Click Schedule project.

3 In the dialog box, set a start date and start time.

4 Click OK.

Note For a scheduled project to run, Video Copy & Convert

must be open on your computer at the time the project is scheduled to start.

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In this chapter

Welcome to MyDVD 86

Getting to know the MyDVD window 87

Overview of creating a disc 91

Capturing media files 92

Working with menus 93

Adding productions to your MyDVD project 94

Working with buttons 98

Working with text 100

Changing or removing background audio 101

Removing items from menus 101

Previewing MyDVD projects 102

Completing your project 103

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Welcome to MyDVD

With MyDVD, it’s easy to turn your digital home video and photos into discs with professional transitions and animated menus. Create standard 2D discs with professional looking menus, or bring your video to life in a whole new way by converting them to 3D.

MyDVD discs play back in most set-top players and in computers with compatible drives.

This chapter explains how to:

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Start your MyDVD project, select a style, add background video or a photo, and add background audio.

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Add, organize, and customize the appearance of menus that you use for your project.

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Add productions (movies and slideshows), which include video clips, photos, transitions, and more, to your project.

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Enhance productions with professional-looking transitions and effects.

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Preview your project to ensure that it plays the way you want it to before you burn it to disc.

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Burn your project to a disc, or create an image file that you can burn to disc later.

To open MyDVD:

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From Roxio Home, select the Video-Movies project tab and choose Create DVDs.

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Preview area

Task Pane: Menu Tasks, Edit, and

Project View areas

Toolbar

Control panel

Getting to know the MyDVD window

This section describes the MyDVD window Menu Edit view, and the Movie Edit View.

Menu Edit view

When you are working on a menu, you work in the Menu Edit view.

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Task pane

The task pane gives you quick access to some frequently used commands, and provides an easy way to navigate through your project. It contains the following areas:

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Menu Tasks area. The Menu Tasks area lets you add content such as photos and video clips to the project.

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Edit area. The Edit area provides the tools you need to edit your project’s menu. You can select a menu style or background, or change the background audio.

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Project View area. The Project View area displays a hierarchical view of the project and lets you go directly to individual menus and movies.

Preview area

The Preview area provides the tools you need to customize the appearance of the menus in your project. You can change the appearance of text for headings and movie buttons, and arrange the objects on the menu.

Control panel

The control panel at the bottom of the MyDVD window contains this information:

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Disc size. This is the capacity of the disc on which you will be burning your project.

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Project size bar. As you add content to your project, the project size bar shows how much disc space the project requires. The disc size limit shows the capacity of the disc. Where the project size exceeds the disc capacity, the project size bar turns red.

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Quality. The quality box specifies the production quality, which is determined by the amount of video in the production and the amount of space available on the disc. By default, the Fit to Disc option is selected; this option uses the highest quality level that accommodates all of the content. (The quality is represented visually by the quality indicator beside this box.) You can select a different quality level.

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Tools areas

Toolbar

Production Editor

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Movie Edit view

When you are editing a movie you work in the Movie Edit view.

Task pane

The task pane gives you quick access to some frequently used commands. It contains the following areas:

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Add Content area. The Add Content area lets you add content and effects to the movie.

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Tools area. The Tools area provides the tools you need to edit a movie.

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Preview area

The Preview area provides the tools you need to customize the content in your project. In addition to the preview window, the Preview area contains:

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the standard toolbar, which provides the common tools that are always available

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the context-sensitive toolbar, which changes to display tools you can use to manipulate the item you have selected in the Preview area

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the Preview and Effect Preview controls

Production Editor

The Production Editor lets you add, remove, sort, and edit video clips, photos, color panels, and transitions in your movies. Drag and drop video clips and photos from the Media Selector, and also add color panels, audio, transitions, overlays, text, and other special effects.

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Overview of creating a disc

This section gives a general overview of the steps you take to create a disc using MyDVD. You can use your favorite video clips, photos, and audio clips to quickly and easily make an exciting and creative disc.

What are MyDVD projects?

MyDVD projects are multimedia presentations that can be burned onto a disc. Projects can be created in 2D or 3D.

2D projects can include videos and photo slideshows and can be organized into menus. Menus can include video or image backgrounds, animated buttons, and background audio.

3D projects do not include menus and cannot include slideshows. Video productions on the disc simply play in succession.

Steps to create a disc

The following steps show how easy it is to create a disc using media files that you capture from your digital device to your computer.

To create a disc:

1 Use Media Import to capture the media files from a digital device—

such as a digital camera, digital video (DV) camera, scanner, or removable device—that is connected to your computer. For more information, see Capturing media files on page 92.

2 Optional: If you are creating a 2D project, select a menu style, a menu

background, and menu background audio. For more information, see

Customizing menus on page 93 and Changing or removing background audio on page 101. 3D projects do not have menus.

3 Add productions to your project. If you add 2D video to a 3D project,

MyDVD converts it to 3D. For more information, see Adding productions to your MyDVD project on page 94.

Each time you add a production, a new button is added to the menu.

4 Preview the project to make it sure it plays the way you expect it to. For

more information, see Previewing MyDVD projects on page 102.

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5 Burn the project to a disc, which you can then play on your set-top

player. For more information, see Burning projects to disc on page 103.

Capturing media files

If you have a digital camera, DV camera, scanner, or other device connected to your computer, you can capture media files to use in your MyDVD projects. You capture media files using Media Import.

To start Media Import from MyDVD:

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Choose File > Capture/Import.

Media Import opens, and you can select a device and begin capturing media files.

When you have finished capturing files, the new media files appear in the Recently Imported view in the Media Selector; you can add them to your MyDVD projects.

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Working with menus

What are menus?

A menu is a screen containing background photos or video clips, background audio, and buttons that link to productions (movies and slideshows), and other menus.

Menus in a MyDVD project work exactly the same way as the menus you see when you play a commercial DVD-video disc. These menus typically let you choose to play the movie, select audio settings, view bonus material, and so on.

A project can have several menus. When you play the project, navigation buttons let you move between menus.

You start with an empty menu background, then add movies, background audio, and text.

Note Menus are not available in 3D projects.

Customizing menus

A menu style is a template that controls the appearance of the menus in a project. Each style includes a background design, text properties, navigation buttons, button layout, and so on, for both main menus and chapter menus. New projects use the default style, but you can quickly change individual menus or the entire project by selecting from a variety of predefined styles.

To apply a style to the project:

1 In the Edit area, click Change Menu Style.

The Select Menu Style dialog box opens. Available styles are listed on the left of the dialog box.

2 Select the style you want.

3 Choose whether to apply the new style to the current menu, all menus

in the project, or all linked menus in the current menu chain.

4 Click OK.

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Adding productions to your MyDVD project

A production is a combination of photos or video clips that you assemble. When the production is played back, the items in it appear as one

continuous sequence.

Movies and slideshows are two types of productions. A movie is a collection of video clips and photos that play one after the other. Movies can include transitions and other effects. Slideshows are similar to movies, but contain only still images and optional background audio. Images generally look better in a slideshow than they do when used in a movie.

DVD-Video and VCD projects can contain up to 98 productions (movies and slideshows), whereas DVD+VR projects can contain up to 48

productions.

You can add several production buttons to each menu, and then arrange and resize the buttons as desired. For more information, see Working with buttons on page 98.

In the productions themselves, you can add, remove, edit, and rearrange the video clips and photos, add transitions, and much more.

Note You cannot add slideshows to 3D projects.

Adding movies

To add a movie to the project:

1 On the Menus tab in the Project View area, click the menu where you

want to add the movie.

2 In the Menu Tasks area, click Add New Movie.

3 Click the file you want to add.

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

you click the files.

4 Click Add.

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Note You can add photos, video clips, VideoWave productions

(DMSM) and slideshows (DMSS). If you select multiple DMSM and DMSS files, each one becomes a separate movie. If you select multiple photos, they are combined in a slideshow. If you select multiple video clips, you can choose whether to add them as separate movies, or to combine them into a single movie.

Each time you add a movie to the project, a new button appears on the current menu in MyDVD, and a movie icon appears in the Project View area (Menus tab). Movies are also listed in the Movies tab in the Project View area.

When you add more buttons than can fit on the menu, MyDVD creates a new menu automatically, and adds navigation buttons so that you can navigate between the menus.

Creating and adding movies with CineMagic

CineMagic is a fully automated editor that transforms your raw video footage and audio clips into a polished production, complete with transitions. Follow these steps to create captivating, personalized video in a few clicks. CineMagic automatically edits your production, trimming and adjusting the flow and transitions between your video clips by using the tempo of the music clip you add.

To create a CineMagic production:

1 In the Project View area (Menus tab), click the icon of the menu where

you want to add the movie.

2 Choose Movie > Add New CineMagic Movie.

CineMagic opens, displaying the main screen.

3 Follow the instructions in CineMagic to make your CineMagic

production.

Note You cannot add CineMagic movies to 3D projects.

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Editing productions

You can add additional photos and video clips to your productions, as well as the following types of enhancements:

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transitions

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text effects

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overlays

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video effects

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audio effects

To edit a production:

1 In the Project View area (on either the Menu or Movies tab) select the

movie you want to edit.

2 In the Edit area, click Edit Movie.

For more information, see the MyDVD Help Center.

3 To return to the Menu Edit view, click Back to MyDVD.

Removing productions

To remove a production from the project:

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Right-click the production name in the Project View area (Movies tab) and choose Delete.

Adding and removing chapters

Chapters are points that you specify in a production by adding markers. You can then skip back and forth through chapters during playback. MyDVD can automatically detect pauses in the movie and add chapter markers for you, or you can specify the points manually. A movie can contain up to 99 chapter points.

In DVD projects, you can also add chapter menus that appear as submenus when you play the finished disc. Each chapter menu contains buttons that link to the movie’s chapter points.

Note Chapter menus are not available in VCD projects.

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To mark chapters in a movie:

1 Select the movie in the Project View area, then, in the Edit area, click

Edit Chapters.

2 To mark chapters automatically, follow these steps:

a Choose how to identify chapters. You can identify chapters based

on scene changes, panel changes, or elapsed time.

b Click Go.

Note If your movie already contains chapters, MyDVD asks whether you want to keep them. To do so, click Yes.

3 To mark chapters manually, follow these steps:

a Use the Preview controls to cue the video to the frame at which

you want to create a new chapter.

b Click Add chapter here.

c For each chapter you want to add, repeat Step a and Step b.

4 If you want to create a submenu containing a button for each chapter,

select the Generate chapter menu(s) and link to selected button check box.

5 When you are finished, click OK.

To remove chapters from a movie:

1 Select the movie in the Project View area, then, in the Edit area, choose

Edit Chapters.

The Edit Chapters dialog box opens. Existing chapters are listed in the right pane of the dialog box.

2 Select the chapter that you want to remove, then click Remove.

3 When you are finished, click OK.

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Working with buttons

MyDVD automatically creates a button on the menu when you add a production. You can also perform the following tasks with buttons:

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Arranging buttons on menus

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Resizing buttons

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Changing button thumbnail images

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Changing button styles

Arranging buttons on menus

You can move the buttons to a new position on the menu. If you are using a menu style template and have moved the buttons on the menu, you can return the buttons to the default position.

To arrange the buttons on a menu:

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In the Preview area, click the button and drag it to the new location.

To restore the buttons on a menu to their default position:

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Choose Menu > Arrange Buttons > Default.

Resizing buttons

To resize a button:

1 In the Preview area, click the button to select it.

A red bounding box appears around the button.

2 Drag the handles on the sides of the red bounding box.

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Changing button thumbnail images

Some button styles can include a thumbnail image. For productions, the default thumbnail is a short, animated, segment of the linked production. For menus, the default thumbnail shows the linked menu. You can select a specific frame to be used as a thumbnail.

To select a frame to use as a button’s thumbnail image:

1 In the Preview area, right-click the button and choose Select

Thumbnail.

2 Use the Preview controls to locate the frame you want to use, and then

click OK.

Changing button styles

To change the style of one or more buttons:

1 In the Project View area (Menus tab), click the icon of the menu

containing the buttons you want to change.

2 To change selected buttons on the current menu, select the buttons.

3 In the Edit area, click Change Button Style.

4 In the Type drop-down list, select the type of button for which you

want to change the style:

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Command: To display styles for the Movie and Submenu buttons.

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Next: To display styles for the right arrow button, which displays the next linked menu.

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Previous: To display styles for the left arrow button, which displays the previous linked menu.

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Home: To display styles for the text button labeled “Home,” which returns you from a submenu to the parent menu.

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Up: To display styles for the “up arrow” button, which returns you from a submenu to the parent menu.

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Chapter Index: To display styles for the chapter index buttons, which display in some menu styles.

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5 Choose whether to apply the change to the selected buttons, all of the

buttons on the current menu, or all buttons in the project.

6 Drag the style you want to use onto a selected button, if any buttons

are selected, or onto one of the buttons for which you want to change the style.

Working with text

In addition to the menu titles and button labels that MyDVD creates automatically, you can add blocks of text to menus. You can edit text blocks, including button labels and the menu title. You can also change the appearance of the text—font, size, color, and so on.

Adding text to menus

To add a text block to a menu:

1 In the Project View area (Menus tab), click the icon of the menu to

which you want to add the text.

2 On the Preview toolbar, click Add Text.

The new text block placeholder appears at the center of the menu.

3 Click the text object to select it, then move it to the desired location on

the menu by dragging the top or bottom edge of the red bounding box.

4 To change the width of the text object, drag the handles on the left and

right sides of the red bounding box.

To edit the new text block and change its appearance, see Editing text.

Editing text

You can edit any text block on a menu, including button labels and the menu title. You can also change the appearance of the text—font, size, color, and so on.

To edit text:

1 In the Project View area (Menus tab), click the icon of the menu

containing the text you want to edit.

2 Select the text you want to edit, and type to replace it.

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Legal Information

Contents

Welcome to Roxio Creator

What’s new

About this guide

And that’s not all...

System requirements

Installing Creator

Getting to know Creator

Starting a task

Creator: What you can do

Completing a typical task

Where to find more information

Help

Tutorials

Learning Center

Roxio online support

Creator support options

Unlimited self-help options

Alternate support options

Contacting Roxio

Viewing 3D content

Managing your media files

About Media Manager

Starting 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

Locating missing media files

Making advanced data discs

About Creator Classic

Getting to know the Creator Classic window

Deciding which type of project to create

Adding files and folders to your project

Burning the project to disc

Importing media files

Welcome to Media Import

Starting Media Import

Getting to know the Media Import window

Overview of importing media files

About Video Copy & Convert

The Video Copy & Convert window

Copying DVD-Video

Can I copy discs using one disc drive?

Sources you can copy from

Copying DVD discs, disc image files, or DVD-Video folders

About converting video

Creating a video compilation

Trimming your movie or web video

Selecting an output format and a destination

Selecting or customizing a DVD menu style

Completing your compilation

Saving compilations

Using the project scheduler

Welcome to MyDVD

Getting to know the MyDVD window

Menu Edit view

Movie Edit view

Overview of creating a disc

What are MyDVD projects?