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Getting started with

Easy Media Creator 19

Welcome to Roxio Easy Media Creator. . . . . . . . . . .20

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

About the Easy Media Creator suite . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

About project assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Installing Easy Media Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Getting to know Roxio Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Starting media projects from Roxio Central. . . . . . . .31

Launching applications from Roxio Central . . . . . . .32

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

Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

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

Easy Media Creator support options . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

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

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

Before you contact Roxio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

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

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Importing media files 37

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

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

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

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

Managing your media files 45

About Media Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

What you can do with Media Manager. . . . . . . .47

Supported file formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Watching for new media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Getting to know the Media Manager window. . . . . .48

Working with My Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Browsing My Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Working with albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Creating new albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Adding media files to albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Moving or copying media files from one

album to another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Setting the thumbnail for an album. . . . . . . . . . .56

Working with playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Working with folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Creating new folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Working with media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Selecting media files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Previewing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Viewing media files in a preview window . . . . .60

Viewing media files in QuickShows . . . . . . . . . .61

Finding missing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Why are media files missing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Locating missing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

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files 65

Printing photos and projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Tips for improving print quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

E-mailing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Sharing photos using an online photo service . . . . . .74

Sharing media files with wireless devices . . . . . . . . .75

About My Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Transferring files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Synchronizing your mobile device with

your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Using LiveShare to share photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

About LiveShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Configuring your home network for LiveShare . .80

Enabling or disabling sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Defining the web address for your LiveShares. . .81

Sharing photos using LiveShare. . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Managing LiveShares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Using MediaSpace to share media on your

home network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

About MediaSpace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Configuring your home network for

MediaSpace (UPnP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Enabling or disabling home network sharing. . . .88

Granting access to devices on your home

network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Withdrawing access from devices on your

home network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Accessing shared files on your home network. . .89

Uploading videos to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

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Recording and managing

audio files 93

Importing audio CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Recording from an audio input device . . . . . . . . . . .96

Using Easy Audio Capture on Windows Vista . . .96

Using Easy Audio Capture on Windows XP . . . .98

Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor . . . . . .99

Converting, renaming, and moving audio files . . . .101

Converting files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Renaming files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Moving files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Transferring files to a portable device . . . . . . . .105

Creating track lists using AutoMix. . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Creating audio projects 109

Welcome to Sound Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Getting to know the Sound Editor window . . . . . . .111

Sound Editor project file format (.dmse) . . . . . . . . .112

Getting started with Sound Editor projects . . . . . . .113

About adding audio clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Adding audio files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Adding tracks from audio CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . .115

About editing and applying effects . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Selecting the waveform region to edit. . . . . . . .116

Basic editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117

Adding or deleting track separators. . . . . . . . . . . . .118

Installing new sound effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Completing Sound Editor projects . . . . . . . . . . . . .120

Saving Sound Editor projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Exporting audio clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

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Exporting sets of tracks or audio clips . . . . . . . .122

Burning tracks or clips to audio CDs. . . . . . . . .124

Creating music discs 125

Welcome to Music Disc Creator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Types of music discs you can create. . . . . . . . . . . .127

Audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

MP3/WMA disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

DVD music disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127

Overview of Music Disc Creator projects . . . . . . . .128

Supported file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Music Disc Creator’s native format (.DMSA) . . .129

Supported audio formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Supported playlist formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Adding tracks to your project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Important information about protected

audio tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Using the Media Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Adding tracks and playlists from your

hard disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Adding unprotected tracks from your iPod . . . .132

Importing tracks from discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133

Finding tracks and managing track information . . .134

Checking for unidentified tracks . . . . . . . . . . . .134

Creating track lists using Search by Tags. . . . . .136

Previewing tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Completing Music Disc Creator projects. . . . . . . . .138

Burning projects to disc or saving as

disc image files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139

Exporting tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140

Sending tracks to a portable device. . . . . . . . . .141

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Working with photo projects 143

Welcome to PhotoSuite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144

Choosing the best display settings. . . . . . . . . . .145

PhotoSuite’s project file format (.DMSP) . . . . . .146

Supported file formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

Getting to know the PhotoSuite window . . . . . . . .147

Using the Photo Projects Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Creating new photo projects in PhotoSuite . . . . . . .149

Removing red eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Cropping photos and objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Rotating photos and objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Applying special effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Working with text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

Improving the quality of photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Using the AutoFix feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Adjusting exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Adjusting brightness and contrast . . . . . . . . . . .160

Copying video and creating

video compilations 161

About Video Copy & Convert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162

Getting to know the Video Copy & Convert

window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Copying DVD-Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164

Can I copy discs using one disc drive? . . . . . . .164

DVD-Video sources you can copy from . . . . . .164

Copying DVD discs, disc image files, or

DVD-Video folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166

Creating video compilations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Supported video formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

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Notes about source files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170

Notes about output formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171

Creating a video compilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Selecting or customizing a menu style . . . . . . .174

Selecting an output format and a destination . .175

Completing your compilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Creating a video compilation for a

portable player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Watching DVDs using

CinePlayer 179

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

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

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

Playing video from DVD-Video folders. . . . . . . . . .183

Creating video productions 185

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Step one: Add photos and video clips to

your production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Step two: Add background audio to

your production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

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Step three: Add transitions to your production . . . .191

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

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

Video tools and assistants 195

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

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

Creating a video disc using Plug & Burn. . . . . . . . .198

Using the Audio/Video Converter gadget . . . . . . . .200

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

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

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

Getting started with MyDVD 205

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Steps to create a DVD project. . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

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

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

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

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

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

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

Creating and adding movies with CineMagic . .215

Editing productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Removing items from menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222

Previewing DVD and Video CD projects . . . . . . . .223

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

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

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

Saving projects as disc image files and

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

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

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

DVD players supported by MyDVD . . . . . . . . .228

Making discs using

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About Creator Classic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

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

Deciding which type of project to create . . . . . . . .232

Adding files and folders to your project . . . . . . . . .233

Burning the project to disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234

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inserts 237

About Label Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238

Overview of creating labels and disc inserts . . . . . .238

Getting to know the Label Creator window . . . . . .239

The Add Object area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239

The Edit Layout area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239

The Layout area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

The Toolbars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

The Layout Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240

Using Express Labeler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241

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Easy Media Creator

In this chapter

Welcome to Roxio Easy Media Creator 20

About this guide 20

About the Easy Media Creator suite 21

About project assistants 25

Installing Easy Media Creator 26

Getting to know Roxio Central 27

Starting media projects from Roxio Central 31

Launching applications from Roxio Central 32

Where to find more information 34

Easy Media Creator support options 35

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Welcome to Roxio Easy Media Creator

Welcome to Roxio Easy Media Creator, the all-in-one digital media solution.

Designed for beginners and experts alike, Easy Media Creator makes it all easy—from simple and practical tasks, such as creating a backup copy of a disc, to fun and creative projects such as creating a home movie complete with introductions, transitions, music, and effects.

Get creative and have fun with this powerful, intuitive, and easy-to-use suite of digital media components. Do more with your digital music, favorite photos, DVD video, and your important data files. Find all the tools you need in one place, with one easy-to-use interface.

About this guide

This guide provides an overview of Easy Media Creator and explains how to use its most popular features. For detailed information about how to use all of the features of Easy Media Creator, see the online Help described in Where to find more information on page 34.

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

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

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About the Easy Media Creator suite

The following sections give a brief description of the components included in Easy Media Creator.

Roxio Central

Roxio Central is the starting point that lets you access the components and tools you need for all of your digital media projects. Using Roxio Central, you can:

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Open all of your Easy Media Creator applications and utilities.

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Quickly create a CD or DVD disc.

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Use the Mini Mode to play audio, create audio and data discs, and copy discs.

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Use the project tabs to get started with all of your digital media projects. Each tab includes a handy guide, and gives you quick access to the tools you need for each type of project.

For more information, see Getting to know Roxio Central on page 27.

Importing and organizing media files

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Media Import Use Media Import to import all types of media files to your computer—from digital photos to video files, audio files, and DVD movie titles—all in one place.

For more information, see Chapter 2, Importing media files, on page

37.

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Media Manager Use Media Manager to view and manage your media files in folders, and to organize them into personalized albums. Find files quickly by browsing or searching, and burn your files to CD or DVD discs.

Media Manager makes sharing your media files with friends and family easier than ever. Transfer files to your wireless devices, and upload video files to YouTube. Use LiveShare to share photos with selected users outside your home network, or use My MediaSpace (UPnP) to share files with devices on your home network.

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For more information, see Chapter 3, Managing your media files, on page 45 and Chapter 4, Printing and sharing media files, on page 65.

Working with audio

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Easy Audio Capture Easy Audio Capture lets you quickly capture (record) audio from analog sources (such as LP records, tapes, or Internet radio), using a connection from your audio equipment to your computer’s sound input.

For more information, see Chapter 5, Recording and managing audio files, on page 93.

This chapter also provides information about the following audio topics:

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Importing audio CDs

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Editing audio tags with Audio Tag Editor

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Converting, renaming, and moving audio files

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Creating track lists using AutoMix

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Sound Editor™ Use Sound Editor to record and edit sound clips and

audio files, and to create your own audio mixes. Use Easy Media Creator’s new LP & Tape Assistant to capture audio from an analog source (such as an LP or audio cassette) to create a digital audio file.

For more information, see Chapter 6, Creating audio projects, on page

109.

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Music Disc Creator Use Music Disc Creator to create music compilations to play on your home or car stereo, portable music player, DVD player, or on your computer. Using audio files from your music CDs, hard drive, or DVD-Video sources, you can create audio CDs, MP3/WMA discs, and DVD music discs.

For more information, see Chapter 7, Creating music discs, on page

125.

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About the Easy Media Creator suite

Working with photos

For more information, see Chapter 7, Creating music discs, on page

125.

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PhotoSuite® Use PhotoSuite to enhance, edit, and share your digital

photos.

Use AutoFix™ to automatically adjust the exposure, saturation, and sharpness of photos. Use other editing features in PhotoSuite to fix common problems such as red eye.

The Photo Projects assistant guides you as you create personalized calendars, greeting cards, and collages using your own photos. You can also create photo slideshows to share with others.

For more information, see Chapter 8, Working with photo projects, on page 143, and Chapter 4, Printing and sharing media files, on page 65.

Working with video and DVD projects

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Video Copy & Convert Use Video Copy & Convert to make backup copies of personal DVD discs so you can store the originals for safekeeping. You can also convert DivX or WMV files to DVD-Video format, and create compilations of DVD movies from a variety of sources.

For more information, see Chapter 9, Copying video and creating video compilations, on page 161.

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CinePlayer Play DVDs using the ultimate digital theater. CinePlayer delivers the absolute highest quality video playback available for your PC. Additionally, CinePlayer packs all of its powerful features into an extremely easy-to-use and intuitive user-interface. Use CinePlayer to view VCD, SVCD, and DVD projects created with Roxio software products, including MyDVD.

For more information, see Chapter 10, Watching DVDs using CinePlayer, on page 179

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VideoWave® Use VideoWave to transform your home videos and photos. Combine them with audio and VideoWave’s special effects and transitions to create professional-looking video productions that you can share with friends and family.

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For more information, see Chapter 11, Creating video productions, on page 185, and Chapter 12, Video tools and assistants, on page 195.

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MyDVD™Use MyDVD to 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 professionallooking menus, add transitions and animated backgrounds, and burn to DVD, Video CD, or Super VCD.

For more information, see Chapter 13, Getting started with MyDVD, on page 205.

Copying and burning discs

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Creator Classic® Use Creator Classic to create data CDs and DVDs,

and to archive large projects to multiple discs. Create advanced format and bootable discs, and more. In addition, you can choose to encrypt the files on the disc so that the files can only be accessed by someone entering a password that you select.

For more information, see Chapter 14, Making discs using Creator Classic, on page 229.

Creating labels and disc inserts

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Label Creator™Use Label Creator to make personalized disc labels and jewel case covers. Choose from dozens of professional designs, or create your own.

For more information, see Chapter 15, Creating disc labels and inserts, on page 237.

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About project assistants

Easy Media Creator includes several project assistants which provide a stepby-step guide to help you create professional-looking digital media projects.

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Auto Edit with CineMagic: Create a professional-looking video production using your home movies and photos, including transitions, background audio, and much more.

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DVD Music Assistant: Create a DVD music video disc using tracks from your computer or an audio disc. Choose from professionally designed styles or use your own background image, then burn your project to DVD to play on your computer or set-top DVD player.

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Express Labeler: Create disc labels and disc inserts such as front or back covers or booklets.

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LP & Tape Assistant: Create digital audio files from your old LPs and tapes in just a few simple steps. You can then edit and enhance your audio files to save to disc or to use in your Easy Media Creator projects.

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Multi Photo Fix: Enhance several photos at once using AutoFix and other photo tools. Rename or convert groups of photos to a different format.

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Panorama Assistant: Create a dramatic panorama by combining several photos into one.

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Photo E-mail Assistant: E-mail your photos and photo projects to friends and family.

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Photo Projects Assistants: Create calendars, greeting cards, photo collages, posters, and more, using your personal photos combined with PhotoSuite’s professionally designed templates.

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Plug & Burn: Import video from your DV camera and burn it directly to disc.

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

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Once you’ve completed your projects using a project assistant, you’re ready to print, burn, or e-mail the project to friends. You can also continue working with your project using the advanced features of the full Easy Media Creator components such as PhotoSuite, Label Creator, or Music Disc Creator.

Installing Easy Media Creator

Follow this procedure to install Easy Media Creator.

To install Easy Media Creator:

1 Insert the Easy Media Creator installation DVD into your DVD drive.

If Autorun is enabled on your computer, the Easy Media 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.

Note The installation disc contains project templates and

sample media files. You can choose to install all of these files on your computer, or you can install only a small subset, and access additional files from the disc as you need them.

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Getting to know Roxio Central

The easiest way to start your digital media project is from Roxio Central. Roxio Central is the starting point that lets you access the components and tools you need for all of your digital media projects.

Using Roxio Central, you can:

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Open all of your Easy Media Creator applications and utilities.

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Quickly create, copy, format, or erase a disc.

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Use the Mini Mode to play audio, create audio and data discs, and copy discs.

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Use the project tabs to get started with all of your digital media projects.

This section gives a brief introduction to using Roxio Central, the project launcher, and Mini Mode. For more detailed information, see the Roxio Central Help Center.

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Adjusting the size of the Project pane

To enlarge the project window and minimize the project tabs, click the arrow button at the top of the project list. The project tabs will be replaced by a series of icons, and the project window will enlarge. To select a project, hold your mouse over one of the project icons. The list of available projects will appear. Click the name of a project to get started.

Using the control panel

The control panel appears across the bottom of the application window. It consists of three main areas: the media information display on the left, the input panel in the center, and the action area on the right.

Media information display

Media information display: This display includes a visual representation of the disc or hard drive that is the destination for your project. The information presented varies from project to project and is updated when you change discs or destination drives.

Input panel Action area

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Some of the information you will see in the media information display includes:

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The format and capacity of the disc currently inserted in your recorder drive

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The volume label or title of the disc

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The free space remaining on the disc

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The number of the discs needed to complete the current project

For best results, insert a blank or appendable disc into your recorder drive before starting your project. If no disc is detected or if the disc in the drive is incompatible with the project (a DVD disc for a CD-only project, for instance), the estimates shown will be based on the type of disc most commonly used for your project.

Input area: The input area in the center of the control panel changes from project to project and in some cases, from step to step within a single project.

The input area is used to display:

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A drop-down menu you can use to select the recorder drive for the active project. In some projects, this same drop-down menu can be used to browse to a specific file or location on your hard drive.

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The progress of the active project.

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Audio and video playback controls.

Action area: On the right side of the control panel is the action area where you will set many projects in motion by clicking an action button. The action button only appears when a project has been selected.

The action area also includes the Options button, which opens a group of panels you can use to set project options.

Tip: To cancel a project after you have clicked on the action button,

click on the action button again.

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Working in Mini Mode

Two versions of the project launcher interface are available: the full-size application window and Mini Mode.

Mini Mode offers a subset of the features available in the full-size interface. This section describes some of its basic features. To learn more about using Mini Mode, consult the Help section for the type of project you want to complete.

To create projects in Mini Mode:

1 Choose View > Mini Mode.

2 Use the following buttons to navigate through Mini Mode and start

projects:

Play audio Create a

data disc

Return to

current

project

Open Options

panel

Copy a

disc

Create an

audio CD

3 Clicking one of the project buttons opens a miniature project window

tailored to that project.

The following example shows the data disc project. Other project windows are different, but the basic navigation is the same. Use the following buttons to create your project using Mini Mode:

File and folder

information

Change the

selected drive

Close Roxio

Central

Open Roxio Central

Help Center

Switch to

full mode

Minimize

Roxio

Central

Click to burn

the disc

Change

project type

Browse for files

and folders

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Starting media projects from Roxio Central

You can quickly start media projects from Roxio Central using the project panel. Each project window provides a list of tasks, as well as a guide screen to help you decide which project type best suits your needs.

Note Depending on the software version you are running, some or all of the project tabs may be available.

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Audio: The Audio window gives you quick access to audio projects such as copying audio discs and converting files to MP3, WMA, and other popular formats. You can create a Jukebox disc, rip CDs, edit audio tags, and much more.

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Data and Backup: This window helps you protect your important files. You can create a data disc, start BackOnTrack, restore files, and more.

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Copy: The Copy window gives you quick access to copying tasks such as copying non-protected discs and creating and burning disc images.

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Media & Devices: The Media & Devices window lets you open Media Manager, where you can browse and search for media files, create albums, and share your files. You can also set up and manage media files on mobile devices. Start Media Import to import photos, video, and audio files.

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Photo: The Photo window provides the tools you need to import photos, create high-resolution slideshows, and create photo projects such as calendars and greeting cards. Print and email your photos, and organize your photo albums.

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Video: The Video window gives you quick access to the tools you need to create DVD movies and video projects. You can capture video, create a CineMagic movie, start VideoWave and MyDVD, watch DVDs using CinePlayer, and so much more.

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Too ls: The Tools window lets you quickly erase or finalize a disc, and get disc information. You can also create disc labels, including laser labels using a LightScribe® or LabelFlash® device.

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Launching applications from Roxio Central

For quick access to Easy Media Creator components and utilities from Roxio Central, click Applications under Home.

Note The applications available from Roxio Central may be different from this example, depending on the software version you are running.

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Applications

You can open the following applications from Roxio Central. Each application is briefly described in About this guide on page 20. For more information, see the following chapters.

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BackOnTrack

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CinePlayer

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Creator Classic

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Label Creator

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Media Manager

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Music Disc Creator

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MyDVD

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PhotoSuite

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Sound Editor

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VideoWave

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Video Copy & Convert

Utilities

The following utilities are available from the Roxio Central, in the Applications window:

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Audio Tag Editor

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AutoMix

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CineMagic

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Create Panoramas

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Disc Gallery

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Disc Image Loader

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DVDInfo Pro

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DVD Music Assistant

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Easy Audio Capture

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LP & Tape Assistant

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Media Import

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Mobile Photo Doctor

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Multi-Photo Enhance

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MyDVD Express

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Photo Email Assistant

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Photo Projects Assistant

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Plug & Burn

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Rename Audio Files

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Retrieve

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Where to find more information

Online Help

Each Easy Media Creator component has an extensive, searchable Help Center. Each Help Center includes step-by-step procedures and answers to frequently asked questions.

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

Tutorials

Easy Media Creator includes a set of tutorials to help you quickly become familiar with all of the features available from Roxio Central. Each tutorial includes tips and step-by-step instructions to help you get started creating exciting digital media projects.

Choose any of the following ways to view a tutorial:

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

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

Roxio online support

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

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

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Click the Roxio logo from any Easy Media Creator component window.

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

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Unlimited self help options

Roxio provides a variety of self help tools, including our virtual agent, a searchable knowledge base of support articles with troubleshooting 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 site at http://support.roxio.com to find out what options are available for your product.

Before you contact Roxio

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

Contacting Roxio

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

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Importing media files

In this chapter

Welcome to Media Import 38

Starting Media Import 39

Getting to know the Media Import window 40

Overview of importing media files 42

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Welcome to Media Import

Using Media Import, you can copy or record all types of media formats to your computer—including digital photos, video, audio, and DVD movie titles—with one easy-to-use interface.

Once you have transferred your media files to your computer, you can use them in any other Roxio digital media component, such as PhotoSuite, MyDVD, or VideoWave, to edit and enhance your favorite music, photos and videos.

Media Import allows you to copy or record from wide range of media storage devices (such as digital cameras, scanners, and CD or DVD discs), and source devices (such as VCRs, web cameras, and microphones).

Using Media Import, you can:

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Import photos

You can transfer photos from digital cameras and scanners, CD and DVD data discs, and other removable media storage devices. Media Import supports both Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) and TWAIN protocols.

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Import video

You can copy video (live and saved video footage, as well as unencrypted movie titles) from digital video (DV), high definition (HD), digital, and web cameras, video equipment (such as VCRs or TV tuners) attached to your computer, and DVDs.

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Import audio

You can copy music tracks from audio CDs or save recordings from an audio input device, such as a microphone.

For information about recording analog audio, see Recording and managing audio files on page 93.

Note This chapter provides an overview of the import process, using photos as an example. For detailed information about how to use all of the features of Media Import, see the Media Import Help Center.

Importing media files

Starting Media Import

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

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

the selected action.

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

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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, Video, or Audio). When you click one of these buttons, you see the Home page for that media type. The following illustration shows the Photo Import Home page.

Media Type

buttons

Device drop-

down list

Media- and

device-specific

dialog

Device drop-down list

At the top of each media Home page is a drop-down list containing the devices from which you can import files. With some exceptions (see Devices appearing when no external device is connected on page 41), 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 a dialog specific to that device type. (The preceding illustration shows a dialog to import photos from a CD.)

Import Bin

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

Devices appearing when no external device is connected

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

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audio capture card: If a sound card is installed on your computer, the sound card appears in the Device list on the Audio Home page. Media Import cannot tell whether an audio capture device is connected to the sound card.

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

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

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Overview of importing media files

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

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

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

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

To import photos from a camera (WIA):

1 Connect the camera to your computer following the instructions that

came with the camera.

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

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

If Media Import is not open, it opens and the Photo Import Home page appears. Skip to Step 4.

2 On the Media Import Home page, click Photo.

3 On the Photo Import Home page, in the Device drop-down list, select

your camera.

Importing media files

Overview of importing media files

Tip: If your camera supports both the WIA and TWAIN interfaces,

the Device list contains an entry for each interface. Hover the mouse over the entries to identify the one for the WIA interface.

4 Select the digital media files to import. To select or deselect individual

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

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

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

media files.

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

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

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

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

8 To burn the files to disc after importing them, select Burn to disc.

9 Click Import Now.

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

Note This chapter provides an overview of Media Import and

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

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Managing your media files

In this chapter

About Media Manager 46

Getting to know the Media Manager window 48

Working with My Media 50

Working with albums 53

Working with playlists 57

Working with folders 58

Working with media files 59

Finding missing media files 62

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About Media Manager

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

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

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

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

For example, you might have a photograph of your children at the zoo in the summer of 2004. You can create the following albums, and include that photograph in all of them: Kids, Summer Vacation 2004, Zoo.

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.

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

Managing your media files

What you can do with Media Manager

You can use Media Manager to:

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

For more information, see Working with album s on page 53.

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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 59.

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

For more information, see the Media Manager Help Center.

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

For more information, see the Media Manager Help Center.

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Share your media files with friends and family.

For more information, see Chapter 4, Printing and sharing media files.

Supported file formats

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

Watching for new media files

Media Manager can automatically monitor your computer for new media files. You can choose the folders to be monitored, and you can stop and start monitoring (monitoring automatically starts after you install Media Manager).

To open the Watched Folder Settings dialog box:

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Choose Tools > Select Watched Folders.

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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.

My Media tab

Folder s tab

My MediaSpace tab

My Devices tab

Menu Bar

Tas k Bar

Options Bar

Browse area

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Getting to know the Media Manager window

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

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My Media

This view shows your Smart Views, playlists, and albums.

Smart Views are media file groupings automatically created and maintained by Media Manager, based on characteristics such as media type, keyword, and date, so you can find your media files more easily.

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

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

For more information on using the My Media view, see Wor king with My Media on page 50.

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Folders

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

The Folders view is very similar to Windows 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 Working with folde r s on page 58.

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My MediaSpace

Media Manager enables you to view and share your digital media with other computers on your home network, provided that the computers on your home network support the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) networking technology. For more information, see Using MediaSpace to share media on your home network on page 86.

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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 75.

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.

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.

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Working with My Media

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 disc, files on the device will not be found.

For information on locating missing files, see Finding missing media files on page 62.

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.

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All Projects

This Smart View allows you to browse your Roxio projects. Projects are further grouped based on the Roxio component used to create them. The Smart View contains views for 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”.

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.

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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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Use the Albums button to select files, create an album, and add the selected files to the new album, all in one step.

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Drag files from Windows Explorer into a new album.

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

To create a new, empty, album:

1 On the Task Bar, click Albums, and choose New Album.

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

2 Type a new name for the album, and then press Enter.

To create a new album for selected files with the Albums button:

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

2 On the Task Bar, click Albums, and choose Add selection to new

Album.

Media Manager prompts for the name of the new album.

3 Type the album name and click Yes.

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

To create a new album for files dragged from Windows Explorer:

1 In Windows Explorer, browse to and select the files you want to put

into the new album.

2 On the Task Bar, click Split View.

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

4 Select either All Albums or My Albums.

5 Drag the files into the Browse area in the bottom of the window.

Media Manager prompts for the name of the new album.

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6 Type the album name and click Yes.

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

Adding media files to albums

You can add media files to albums in several different ways.

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

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

2 On the Task Bar, click Albums and choose Add selection to Album.

3 Browse to the album to which you want to add the files, and click OK.

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, showing the My Media view.

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

want to add files.

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

to add to the album.

4 Drag the files to the bottom right pane to add them to the album.

5 Repeat Step 3 and Step 4 until you are finished adding files to the

album.

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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 Windows Explorer and Media

Manager windows so you can see them both.

4 In Windows Explorer, select the media files you want to add to the

album.

Tip: To select more than one file at a time, press and hold Ctrl while you select the media files or folders.

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

release the mouse button.

The files are added to the album.

Moving or copying media files from one album to another

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

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

you select the files.

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

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

5 In the Browse area, select the album to which 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.

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Working with playlists

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

To create a new playlist:

1 In the Browse area at the top left of the 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, browse to and select

the playlist to which you want to add audio files.

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

you want to add to the playlist.

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

window) for the new playlist.

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

desired location.

To delete a playlist:

1 In the Browse area, browse to the playlist you want to delete.

2 Click Delete Selected Playlist.

Media Manager prompts for confirmation.

3 Click Yes.

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Working with folders

The Folders view in Media Manager is similar to Windows Explorer, except that you only see media files supported by Roxio 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 and manage your media files. You can rename files and delete them from albums or Smart Views, update or sort files in albums and Smart Views, and copy, move, or delete files from albums. You can assign keywords and comments to files, to help you when you are searching for media files.

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

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

Selecting media files

To select media files:

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

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Click My Media to browse your Smart Views and albums. Smart Views are media file groupings created and maintained automatically by Media Manager, based on characteristics such as media type and date. Albums are media file groupings you create and manage yourself.

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

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

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

2 Click the desired file.

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

you click the files.

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Previewing media files

Using Media 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 61.

Viewing media files in a preview window

Follow this procedure to view your photos, listen to your sound tracks, or watch your videos. You can preview media files in any of the views, as well as in the Search Results area.

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

Previous and Next buttons.

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

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

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

To preview photos:

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

To preview a video, choose one of these methods:

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

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

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

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

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

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On the audio thumbnail, click Play.

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Double-click the audio thumbnail.

An audio Preview window opens. From this window, 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.

Viewing media files in QuickShows

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

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

To view a QuickShow:

1 In the Browse area, select the view containing the items you want to

view as a QuickShow.

2 Select the media files you wish to view as a QuickShow.

3 On the Task Bar, click QuickShow.

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

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

a Move or click the mouse.

The QuickShow toolbar appears.

b Click Rotate Counter Clockwise or Rotate Clockwise.

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Finding missing media files

Why are media files missing?

Files might be missing if

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you move, delete, or rename them in Windows Explorer

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

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

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

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

Locating missing media files

Follow this procedure to locate missing media files.

To locate missing media files:

1 Optional: In the Cannot Find Required Files dialog box, click Show

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

want to view the list.

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

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

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

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If the missing media files have been renamed, or if individual files have been moved to 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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Printing and sharing media

files

In this chapter

Printing photos and projects 66

E-mailing media files 71

Sharing photos using an online photo service 74

Sharing media files with wireless devices 75

Using LiveShare to share photos 79

Using MediaSpace to share media on your home network 86

Uploading videos to YouTube 90

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Printing photos and projects

To print your photos and projects:

1 On the toolbar, click Print.

The Print dialog box opens.

2 If you have more than one printer connected to your computer, select

a printer from the drop-down list.

3 Optional: Click Change Settings to change the printer settings, such

as paper source. For more information about your printer settings, see the documentation that came with your printer.

4 In the Size drop-down list, select the size of the paper on which you

are printing your project.

5 Set the Orientation to Portrait or Landscape.

6 If you are using Media Manager, select the photos to be printed, by

following these steps:

a On the top right side of the window, click Add Files.

b Browse to and select the photo files to add.

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

key while you select the photos.

c Click Add.

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7 To print one photo per page, follow these steps:

a In the Layout box, select One photo per page.

b To specify the size of the photo, in the Size box, select one of the

displayed sizes, or one of the following options:

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Fit to page: Prints the photo as large as possible on the selected page size. The photo may be cropped along the edges if your printer requires margins.

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Fit to printer margins: Prints the photo as large as possible within the printer margins. The entire photo is visible.

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Actual size: Prints the photo in its actual size based on its dpi value.

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Custom: Lets you specify a width and height.

c If you set the Size to Custom, enter the Width, Height, and Units.

d Choose one of these options to resize the photo:

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Resize to fit: Maintains the current proportions; if the photo proportions do not match those of the print area, part of the print area may not be used. This option may result in a smaller photo than the next option.

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Crop to fill: Maintains the current proportions; if the photo proportions do not match those of the print area, the photo may be cropped to fit. This option may result in a larger photo than the previous option.

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Stretch to fit: Adjusts the proportions to match those of the print area.

8 To apply the Layout settings to all photos, select Apply to all photos.

To customize the Layout settings for each page, clear this check box.

9 To position the photo on the page, click and drag the mouse to move

the photo in the Page Preview window.

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10 To print multiple photos per page, follow these steps:

Note This option allows you to print multiple copies of the same

photo on a page. You can also use this option to print single photos with special templates, such as T-shirt transfers.

a In the Layout box, select Multiple photos per page.

b In the Category box, specify the paper type.

c In the Template box, specify the template to be used. The

template determines how the photos are arranged on the page.

d To fill each page with multiple copies of the same photo, select

Fill each page with the same photo. The number of times the

photo appears depends on the template you select. To specify the maximum number of copies of each photo, select Repeat each

photo and specify the number of times each photo appears.

e Choose whether to crop the photo to fit the placeholder in the

template. If the photo proportions are not the same as the proportions of the template, the application can crop the photo to fit the print area, or leave part of the print area blank. The first option may result in a larger photo.

f To rotate the photo to fit the placeholder (for example, to fit a

portrait photo into a landscape placeholder), select Auto-rotate

to fit the placeholder.

g Optional: To customize advanced options, click Advanced

Options. For more information about the advanced options, click Help on the Advanced Print Multiple Settings dialog box.

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11 To print thumbnails of your photos, follow these steps:

a In the Layout box, select As a contact sheet.

b Enter the numbers of rows and columns in Rows and Columns,

respectively.

c In the Spacing box, specify the amount of space to be left

between the thumbnails.

d Optional: Specify the unit of measurement for the space between

the thumbnails.

You might use a contact sheet, for example, to compare a set of similar photos without using up a lot of printing supplies.

12 If you are printing multiple pages, you can preview each page. To do

so, click the tabs for the different pages.

13 In the Print drop-down list, identify the pages you want to print.

14 To specify the number of copies, select the number in the Copies box.

15 To print your project, click Print.

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Tips for improving print quality

The following tips may help you improve the print quality of your photos:

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Select a high print quality in your printer’s settings. When you choose a high quality print setting, the print output improves, but the print job takes longer.

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If you are scanning images, scan at the highest image resolution available. Refer to your scanner’s documentation for information about setting the best resolution.

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Select the highest photographic quality for your digital camera. You cannot store as many photos on the camera at a time, but the higher-quality photos will give you better print results.

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Use color matching, if your printer supports it. The colors on screen do not always match the printed colors. The color-matching feature improves consistency between on screen and printed colors.

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Use photographic quality printer paper. Photos do not print well on laser printer paper. Choose paper designed for color or photographic printing so the colors are more vibrant. You can find photographic paper at your computer supply store or at some camera stores.

Note Some color printers require proprietary paper. Check the manufacturer’s recommendations.

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E-mailing media files

You can share your photos and other media files with friends and family by e-mail.

Using the E-mail Assistant, you can e-mail photos individually, either as an attachment or in the body of an HTML-formatted e-mail message (if your e-mail program supports HTML-formatted messages), or you can send your photos packaged in a slideshow.

To e-mail your files:

1 In PhotoSuite or Media Manager, in the tool bar, click E-mail.

2 To add media files to be e-mailed, follow these steps:

a Click Add Files.

The Add Files dialog box appears.

b Browse to and select the files to be added.

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

while you select the files.

c Click Add Files.

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3 Select the e-mail program you want to use to send the files by choosing

one of the following options:

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Default e-mail client (Microsoft Outlook): E-mail the files using your default e-mail program. If you select this option, choose whether to send the e-mail in HTML format. If you choose this option, the photos appear in the body of the message, rather than as attached files.

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Other (e.g. Yahoo, webmail): Save the files on your hard drive and e-mail them later using a web mail account.

4 If you are e-mailing photos, you can choose the format in which they

will be sent. For example, you may want to convert a photo to best fit a particular screen size, or to reduce the size if you are e-mailing a large number of photos to someone with a dial-up connection.

Choose one of the following conversion options:

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Convert photos to JPEG: Sends the photos in JPEG format. You can choose the size of the converted photos:

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Small (640): Converts photos so that the largest dimension (height or width) is 640 pixels. The other dimension is sized to maintain the current proportions.

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Medium (800): Converts photos so that the largest dimension is 800 pixels.

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Large (1024): Converts photos so that the largest dimension is 1024 pixels.

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Original size: Maintains the current size of photos.

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Make a slideshow: Converts the photos to WMV format.

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Just send the files with no conversion: Sends the photos without changing their file format and size.

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Note Photo conversion options are available only if you have

selected photo files to e-mail.

The conversion does not affect your original files.

5 If you are e-mailing video files, you can optimize their quality by

setting the conversion options.

In the Quality box, choose the desired resolution. The higher the resolution, the better the picture quality, but the larger the resulting file.

Note Video conversion options are available only if you have selected video files to e-mail.

The conversion does not affect your original files.

6 Click OK.

If you chose to use your default e-mail program in Step 3, the conversion status indicator appears. When the conversion is complete, an e-mail message appears.

If you chose to use an e-mail program other than your default, the Pick the location for your e-mail files folder appears. Browse to the location in which you want to save the converted files, and click OK. The files are converted and copied to this folder. Use the e-mail program to attach the files to a message and send them.

7 Complete and send the message. For detailed instructions, refer to the

documentation for your e-mail client.

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Sharing photos using an online photo service

Follow this procedure to use an online photo service to post your photo files to an Internet site from which other people can view the files.

To share photos through an online photo service:

1 In Media Manager or PhotoSuite, choose File > Online Sharing.

2 To add photos to share, follow these steps:

a Click Add Photos.

The Add Files dialog box appears.

b Browse to and select the photos to share.

c Click Add files.

3 To change the folder in which your shared photos will be saved, follow

these steps:

a Click Browse Sharing Folder.

b Navigate to the folder you want to use, or click Create Folder to

create a new folder.

c Click OK.

4 Optional: Select Delete the copies of the photos when I’m done

check box to remove the copies of the photos from the For Sharing folder after they are uploaded.

5 Click Share Photos.

6 Optional: To see the contents of the For Sharing folder, click View

folder in Windows Explorer.

7 Click Launch Browser to go to the photo sharing web site.

8 Follow the instructions on the web site to post the photos, or to have

them developed by a professional photo finisher.

9 To close the Share Photos dialog box, click OK.

10 To close the Online Sharing window, click OK.

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About My Devices

You can use My Devices view in Media Manager to

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browse media files on mobile phones and other compatible wireless devices

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transfer files between your computer and your wireless device, and vice versa

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synchronize files on your computer and wireless device

Transferring files

To transfer files from your computer to a wireless device (such as a mobile phone):

1 Select the media files you want to transfer.

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

you select the files.

2 On the Task Bar, click Split View.

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

3 In the bottom part of the window, click My Devices to show the My

Devices view.

4 Select the device to which you want to transfer the files.

5 To move the files to the device (deleting them from your computer),

click Move Down. To copy them (keeping them on your computer), click Copy Down.

The Transfer dialog box appears, showing the progress of the transfer. When the transfer is complete, the dialog box closes automatically.

Tip: To hide the dialog box, click Close.

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To transfer files from a wireless device (such as a mobile phone) to your computer:

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

Devices.

2 Select the media files you want to transfer.

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

you select the files.

3 On the Task Bar, click Split View.

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

4 In the bottom part of the window, browse to the album or folder to

which you want to copy the files.

5 To move the files to your computer (deleting them from the device),

click Move Down. To copy them (keeping them on the device), click Copy Down.

The Transfer dialog box appears, showing the progress of the transfer. When the transfer is complete, the dialog box closes automatically.

Tip: To hide the dialog box, click Close.

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Synchronizing your mobile device with your PC

The synchronization feature performs two functions:

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automatically backs up files on your mobile device to your PC.

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automatically updates selected files on your mobile device when you change them on your PC

To use the synchronization feature, you must:

1 Configure the synchronization settings. These settings

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assign a name to your mobile device

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identify the folders on your mobile device that you want to back up

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identify the folders on your PC where you want to store the backed up files

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define the transcoding (file conversion) options you want to use when copying files from your PC to your mobile device

2 Identify the files on your PC that you want to keep up-to-date on your

mobile device.

3 Start the synchronization process.

For detailed instructions, see the following procedures.

To configure the synchronization settings for the first time:

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The first time you connect your mobile device to your PC, the Synchronization Wizard opens. Follow the instructions.

To change the synchronization options at a later time:

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Choose Tools > Sync Settings.

The Synchronization Wizard opens. Select the device you want to configure and follow the instructions to change the options.

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To identify files on your PC that you want to synchronize with your mobile device:

1 In the top part of the window, browse to and select the media files you

want to synchronize with your mobile device.

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

2 In the bottom part of the window, click the My Media tab to show the

My Media view.

3 Click the + beside the My Synced Devices Smart View to expand it.

4 Click the + beside the device Smart View to expand it.

5 Drag the media files into the appropriate mobile device Smart View

(for example, drag your photo files into the Photos Smart View).

To start the synchronization process:

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When your mobile device is connected to your PC, right-click the mobile device Smart View and choose Sync files to device.

Media Manager begins transferring the files, using the transcoding (file conversion) options you defined on the Cell Phone Options dialog box.

Note Only files that have been updated since the last synchronization will be transferred.

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Using LiveShare to share photos

About LiveShare

You can share photos with selected users outside your home network. For example, you can create an album containing wedding photos and share it with your friends. Your friends can view the photos from a computer or an Internet-enabled mobile device, such as a cell phone.

To use LiveShare, you choose the album you want to share, and invite your friends to view it. Your friends receive an e-mail with thumbnails of a few of the shared files, plus a link to a LiveShare on your computer. When they click the link, they view a web page containing thumbnails of all the shared files. They can click the thumbnails to view the photos, or even download them to their PC or HTML-aware cell phone.

For information on how to share media files with users outside your home network, see the following procedures:

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Configuring your home network for LiveShare

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Enabling or disabling sharing

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Defining the web address for your LiveShares

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Sharing photos using LiveShare

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Managing LiveShares

Note Recipients can only view files if LiveShare is running on

your PC and if the PC is connected to the Internet when they try to access the files.

LiveShare in a corporate environment

The LiveShare peer-to-peer photo sharing service is designed primarily for use on home, rather than corporate, networks. From a corporate network, it should be easy to access a LiveShare running on a home PC (although a few corporate firewalls may prevent this). However, you probably cannot set up a LiveShare on a PC in a corporate network, as most corporate networks will not allow peer-to-peer applications.

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Accessing LiveShares with Internet-enabled mobile devices

If your friends have Internet-enabled mobile devices, such as cell phones with web browsing capability, they can view your LiveShares. On HTMLaware devices (devices that support HTML e-mail), they can access your LiveShares by clicking the link in the e-mail message. On non-HTML (WML) devices, they can still see your photos: they just need to enter the correct address in their web browser. The address (or URL) is “liveshare.roxio.com/” followed by the link address you define on the Manage My LiveShares dialog box. For example, if you set the link address to “Chris_Black”, the address would be “liveshare.roxio.com/Chris_Black.” For detailed instructions, see Defining the web address for your LiveShares on page 81.

Configuring your home network for LiveShare

Before you can use LiveShare, you may need to change the configuration of your home network. See the following sections for more information.

Using LiveShare with a firewall

Many firewall applications, including Windows Firewall in Windows XP, warn you about peer-to-peer activity and about applications that make use of the Internet. Following are warning messages that some common firewall applications might display when you use Media Manager to share media.

Windows Firewall: Media Manager is accepting connections from the Internet. LiveShare is working normally. Click Unblock, and you will not

see this warning again.

McAfee Internet Security Suite: Media Manager, RoxLiveShare or Roxio UPnP Renderer are requesting access to the Internet. LiveShare is working

normally. Click Grant Access, and you will not see this warning again.

Norton Internet Security: Media Manager, RoxLiveShare or

RoxUPnPRenderer is attempting to access the Internet. LiveShare is working normally. Select Permit Always (Recommended), then click OK, and you will not see this warning again.

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Zone Alarm: Media Manager, Roxio LiveShare Service, Roxio UPnP

Renderer or Roxio UPnP Server is trying to act as a server. LiveShare is working normally. Check Remember this setting, then click Allow, and you will not see this warning again.

Zone Alarm: Media Manager is trying to access the Internet. LiveShare is working normally. Check Remember this setting, then click Allow, and you will not see this warning again.

Enabling or disabling sharing

To enable or disable sharing:

1 Choose Tools > Manage My LiveShares.

The Manage My LiveShares dialog box appears.

2 To enable sharing, click Start Sharing.

The button name changes to “Stop Sharing.”

3 To disable sharing, click Stop Sharing.

The button name changes to “Start Sharing.”

4 Click Done to close the dialog box.

Defining the web address for your LiveShares

Friends with mobile devices that are not HTML-aware can access your LiveShares from a web browser by entering the web address (or URL) for your LiveShare. Use this procedure to define a web address, and tell your friends to link to “liveshare.roxio.com/” followed by the link address you enter here. For example, if you set the link address to “Chris_Black”, the address would be

liveshare.roxio.com/Chris_Black

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To define the web address for your LiveShares:

1 On the Manage My LiveShares dialog box, click Link Address.

2 Type the address you want to use, and click Create.

Tip: The address must be unique, and it must be in valid web address

format. We suggest that you use your name, replacing spaces with underscores (for example, Chris_Black). If someone else is already using this address, an error message displays, and you must specify a different address.

Sharing photos using LiveShare

Note Recipients can only view files if LiveShare is running on

your PC and if the PC is connected to the Internet when they try to access the files.

To share photos using LiveShare:

1 Select the album or Smart View you want to share.

2 Optional: To share selected photos, select them on the right side of

the window. (If you do not select individual photos, the whole album or Smart View will be shared.)

3 On the Task Bar, click Sharing, and choose Share Now Using

LiveShare.

Media Manager prompts you for a LiveShare name and password.

4 Enter a descriptive name for the LiveShare and a password.

Note The only time that your friends will have to enter this

name and password is when they are accessing your LiveShare from a cell phone that is not HTML-aware.

5 To use your default e-mail program to send the invitation, click Share

Now.

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Your default e-mail program opens with thumbnails of a few of your photos and a link to the web page on your PC where the files can be viewed.

6 To use a web mail program to send the invitation, follow these steps:

a Click Copy to Clipboard.

b Open your web mail program and create the e-mail, pasting in

the link to the LiveShare that you copied in Step a.

7 Complete and send the e-mail message. For instructions, refer to the

documentation for your e-mail program.

Managing LiveShares

You can view your LiveShares and delete them, add albums or Smart Views to them, and set expiration dates for them. You can create new LiveShares, choose a different template for a LiveShare, invite people to view a LiveShare, and define or change the password for a LiveShare.

To view your LiveShares:

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Choose Tools > Manage My LiveShares.

To choose a template for your LiveShares:

1 In the Manage My LiveShares dialog box, select the LiveShare to which

you want to apply a new template.

2 In the Share properties area, click Change.

3 Click the template you want to use, and click OK.

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To add a new LiveShare:

1 In the Manage My LiveShares dialog box, click New.

2 Type a descriptive name for the new LiveShare, and press Enter.

The new LiveShare is created and assigned a default password.

3 Optional: To change the password for the new LiveShare, select it and

click Password. Then type the new password and click OK.

Note The only time that your friends will have to enter this name and password is when they are accessing your LiveShare from a cell phone that is not HTML-aware.

To add albums or Smart Views to a LiveShare:

1 In the Manage My LiveShares dialog box, select the LiveShare to which

you want to add the album or collection.

2 In the Share properties area, click Add.

3 Browse to the album or Smart View you want to add, and click OK.

To set an expiration date for a LiveShare:

1 In the Manage My LiveShares dialog box, select the LiveShare to which

you want to assign an expiration date.

2 Click the Never check box to clear it.

3 Enter an expiration date.

To invite users to view a LiveShare:

1 In the Manage My LiveShares dialog box, select the LiveShare you

want to share.

2 Click Invite.

3 To use your default e-mail program to send the invitation, click Send.

Your default e-mail program opens with thumbnails of a few of the photos and a link to the web page on your PC where the files can be viewed.

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4 To use a web mail program to send the invitation, follow these steps:

a Click Copy to Clipboard.

b Open your web mail program and create the e-mail, pasting in

the link to the LiveShare that you copied in Step a.

5 Complete and send the e-mail message. For instructions, refer to the

documentation for your e-mail program.

Note Recipients can only view files if LiveShare is running on your PC and if the PC is connected to the Internet when they try to access the files.

To delete a LiveShare:

1 In the Manage My LiveShares dialog box, select the LiveShare you

want to delete.

2 Click Delete.

To rename a LiveShare:

1 In the Manage My LiveShares dialog box, select the LiveShare you

want to rename.

2 Click Rename.

3 Type the n e w n a m e a n d p r e s s Enter.

To define or change the password for a LiveShare

1 In the Manage My LiveShares dialog box, select the LiveShare for

which you want to change the password.

2 Click Password.

3 Type the new password and click OK.

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Using MediaSpace to share media on your home network

About MediaSpace

You can easily authorize PCs and other devices on your home network to view your photos and other media files. Use this feature if you want to:

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access your media files (view photos or play videos) from a different computer on your home network

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allow members of your family to access or download your media files from their computers.

MediaSpace is implemented using Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) networking technology. All of the UPnP components required for MediaSpace are automatically installed with Media Manager.

For information on how to share media files on your home network, see the following procedures:

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Configuring your home network for MediaSpace (UPnP)

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Enabling or disabling home network sharing

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Granting access to devices on your home network

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Withdrawing access from devices on your home network

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Accessing shared files on your home network

MediaSpace (UPnP) in a corporate environment

MediaSpace (UPnP) is designed primarily for use on home networks, and will allow you to share media between Media Manager running on your PC and other PCs or devices that are UPnP-compliant.

Note The device or PC which is sharing media must authorize other devices or PCs to play that media.

In a corporate environment this may work, but only if all devices or PCs are on the same network subnet. (In a larger office there may be several different network subnets.)

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Configuring your home network for MediaSpace (UPnP)

Before you can use the My MediaSpace feature, you may need to change the configuration of your home network. See the following sections for more information.

Configuring a router with MediaSpace

To use MediaSpace media-sharing capabilities, your router must be UPnPcompliant, and UPnP must be turned on. (Usually, you configure your router with the software that came with the router, or through a local administration web page that you access by typing a specific IP address into your web browser.) For most routers, UPnP support is turned on by default.

Using My MediaSpace with a firewall

Many firewall applications warn you about peer-to-peer activity and about applications that make use of the Internet. Following are warning messages that some common firewall applications might display when you use Media Manager to share media.

McAfee Internet Security Suite: Media Manager, RoxLiveShare or Roxio UPnP Renderer are requesting access to the Internet. MediaSpace is working

normally. Click Grant Access, and you will not see this warning again.

Norton Internet Security: RoxUPnPServer is attempting to listen for

connections from other computers. MediaSpace is working normally. Select

Always allow connections to this program on all ports, then click OK, and you will not see this warning again.

Norton Internet Security: Media Manager, RoxLiveShare or RoxUPnPRenderer is attempting to access the Internet. MediaSpace is

working normally. Select Permit Always (Recommended), then click OK, and you will not see this warning again.

Zone Alarm: Media Manager, Roxio LiveShare Service, Roxio UPnP

Renderer or Roxio UPnP Server is trying to act as a server. MediaSpace is working normally. Check Remember this setting, then click Allow, and you will not see this warning again.

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Zone Alarm: Media Manager wants to accept connections from the trusted

zone. MediaSpace is working normally. Check Remember this setting, then click Allow, and you will not see this warning again.

Enabling or disabling home network sharing

To enable or disable home networking sharing:

1 On the Task Bar, click Sharing and choose Manage My MediaSpace

(UPnP).

The Manage My MediaSpace dialog box appears:

2 To enable home network sharing, click Start Sharing.

The button name changes to “Stop Sharing.”

3 To disable home network sharing, click Stop Sharing.

The button name changes to “Start Sharing.”

4 Click Done to close the dialog box.

Granting access to devices on your home network

Follow this procedure to give other users on other computers in your home network access to your files.

To grant access to a device on your home network:

1 On the Task Bar, click Sharing and choose Manage My MediaSpace

(UPnP).

The Manage My MediaSpace dialog box appears:

2 Select a device with which you want to share your files, and click

Authorize.

Repeat this step for each device with which you want to share files.

3 Click Done to close the dialog box.

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Withdrawing access from devices on your home network

To withdraw access to your files from a device on your home network:

1 On the Task Bar, click Sharing and choose Manage My MediaSpace

(UPnP).

The Manage My MediaSpace dialog box appears:

2 Select a device with which you want to share your files, and click

Deauthorize.

Repeat this step for each device from which you want to withdraw access to your files.

Accessing shared files on your home network

Follow this procedure to access files on other devices on your home network.

To access files on other devices in your home network:

1 In the Browse area, click My MediaSpace (UPnP) to browse files

stored on your home network.

The Browse area lists the devices connected to your home network to which you have been given access. If the device you are looking for is not in the list, make sure that:

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Media Manager is installed on the device.

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Your PC has been authorized to view media on the device.

2 Navigate the folders in the Browse area to look for media files.

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Uploading videos to YouTube

Before you upload videos to YouTube for the first time, you must identify your YouTube user account, and authorize Media Manager to upload files to it. Afterwards, Media Manager handles the account login automatically.

To upload videos to YouTube for the first time:

Note Use this procedure, also, if you want to change the

YouTube account to which you are uploading videos.

1 Right-click the video file you want to upload, and choose Upload to

YouTube.

The Upload to YouTube dialog box appears.

2 Click Register/Login to create a YouTube account, or to log in to an

existing account.

The Please Register Online dialog box appears.

3 Click OK.

The YouTube login page opens in a web browser.

4 If you have a YouTube account, log in. If you don’t, follow the

instructions to create an account and log in.

The Third-party Applications page appears, asking whether you want to allow Roxio Media Manager to upload files to YouTube.

5 Follow the instructions to allow Media Manager to upload files, and

close the web browser.

6 Go to Media Manager and, on the Upload to YouTube dialog box,

click Confirm online Login.

7 Click Upload.

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To upload videos to YouTube after Media Manager is authorized:

1 Right-click the video file you want to upload, and choose Upload to

YouTube.

The Upload to YouTube dialog box appears.

2 Click Upload.

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Recording and managing audio

files

In this chapter

Importing audio CDs 94

Recording from an audio input device 96

Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor 99

Converting, renaming, and moving audio files 101

Creating track lists using AutoMix 106

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Importing audio CDs

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

To import and transfer files, follow these steps:

1 Insert the discs you want to import.

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

each one.

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

file format, click Settings.

3 Click Start.

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

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

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

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

4 To import another disc, insert it in the drawer. The import resumes.

5 When you are finished importing discs, click Done.

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

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

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

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Importing audio CDs

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

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

buttons to arrange the tracks in the desired sequence.

b Check the boxes beside the tracks you want to transfer.

c Click Output To and choose Portable Device.

d In the Select portable device box, select the device to which you

want to copy the tracks.

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

device, select Force-convert to preferred audio format before

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

f To start the transfer, click Send.

8 To burn the tracks to an audio CD:

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

buttons to arrange the tracks in the desired sequence.

b Click Output To and select Audio CD.

c Select the tracks you want to burn.

d Click Burn.

9 When you are finished, click Finish.

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Recording from an audio input device

Easy Audio Capture is an assistant you can use to quickly record audio from analog sources (such as LP records, tapes, or Internet radio), using a connection from your audio equipment to your computer’s sound input.

Easy Audio Capture is available as a desktop gadget on Windows Vista, and as an application on Windows XP.

Using Easy Audio Capture on Windows Vista

The Easy Audio Capture Gadget is accessible from the Sidebar in Windows Vista. You can start multiple instances of Easy Audio Capture, and use them to capture audio from multiple sources simultaneously—for example, you can capture narration from a microphone at the same time as you are capturing music from the Internet.

Record Stop Recording level

Monkey wrench

Status display

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

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Recording from an audio input device

To record audio:

1 Optional: Click the monkey wrench to display the settings, and set the

capture options:

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Capture From: Select your audio source from the list.

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Recording Level: Drag the slider to increase or decrease the recording volume. If the volume is too high, distortion may result. If the volume is too low, the resulting sound may be less than optimal.

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

If you want Easy Audio Capture to automatically find a recording level that does not clip, click Auto. Easy Audio Capture uses the highest possible recording level. If clipping occurs, Easy Audio Capture reduces the recording level. If no clipping occurs at this new recording level, this level is used.

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

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

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

2 Click Record to start recording.

3 Click Stop to stop recording.

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Using Easy Audio Capture on Windows XP

On Windows XP, Easy Audio Capture has two modes: Full mode and Mini mode. To switch between modes, use the Switch to Mini Mode and Switch to Full Mode buttons:

Switch to Mini Mode

Switch to Full Mode

This section describes how to use Easy Audio Capture in Mini mode. For information about using Easy Audio Capture in Full mode, see the Easy Audio Capture Help Center.

Record Stop

Recording

level

Switch to

Full Mode

Edit Capture

Settings

Status

display

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

To record audio:

1 Optional: Click Edit Capture Settings and customize capture

options, including file format, encoder type, bit rate, and file location.

2 Click Record to start recording.

3 Click Stop to stop recording.

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Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor

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

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title

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artist

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album name

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genre

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track number

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year

You can enter this information manually, or you can search an online music database, using the MusicID feature.

To update track information automatically with the MusicID feature:

1 If you are editing tags for multiple tracks, select the tracks you want to

change.

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

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

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

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

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

select the information you want to use.

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

the Use MusicID tags check box.

Tip: You can apply the MusicID tags to some, but not all of the tracks. To do so, on the left side of the Audio Tag Editor window, select only the track(s) for which you want to use MusicID tags, and click Music ID.

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

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

Tags dialog box, the following options might be available:

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Embed or replace tags inside the audio files (if supported by the format): Saves track information with the audio file. If you

do not select this option, the audio tag information will be associated with the track in this project only. (This option is only available for file formats that support metadata.)

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Also update the source audio files: Saves the track information in the source audio file.

7 To close the dialog box, click Done.

To edit track information manually:

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

information.

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

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

3 Select the text you want to change and then type new text.

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

Tags dialog box, the following options might be available:

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Embed or replace tags inside the audio files (if supported by the format): Saves track information with the audio file. If you

do not select this option, the audio tag information will be associated with the track in this project only. (This option is only available for file formats that support metadata.)

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Also update the source audio files: Saves the track information in the source audio file. (This option does not display for all applications.)

5 To close the dialog box, click Done.

Roxio Easy Media Creator - 10 Instruction Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Welcome to Roxio Easy Media Creator

About this guide

About the Easy Media Creator suite

About project assistants

Installing Easy Media Creator

Getting to know Roxio Central

Starting media projects from Roxio Central

Launching applications from Roxio Central

Where to find more information

Online Help

Tutorials

Roxio online support

Easy Media Creator support options

Unlimited self help options

Alternate support options

Before you contact Roxio

Contacting Roxio

Importing media files

Welcome to Media Import

Starting Media Import

Getting to know the Media Import window

Overview of importing media files

Managing your media files

About Media Manager

What you can do with Media Manager

Supported file formats

Watching for new media files

Getting to know the Media Manager window

Working with My Media

Browsing My Media

Working with albums

Creating new albums

Adding media files to albums

Moving or copying media files from one album to another

Setting the thumbnail for an album

Working with playlists

Working with folders

Creating new folders

Working with media files

Selecting media files

Previewing media files

Viewing media files in a preview window

Viewing media files in QuickShows

Finding missing media files

Why are media files missing?

Locating missing media files

Printing photos and projects

Tips for improving print quality

E-mailing media files

Sharing photos using an online photo service

Sharing media files with wireless devices

About My Devices

Transferring files

Synchronizing your mobile device with your PC

Using LiveShare to share photos

About LiveShare

Configuring your home network for LiveShare

Enabling or disabling sharing

Defining the web address for your LiveShares

Sharing photos using LiveShare

Managing LiveShares

Using MediaSpace to share media on your home network

About MediaSpace

Configuring your home network for MediaSpace (UPnP)

Enabling or disabling home network sharing

Granting access to devices on your home network

Withdrawing access from devices on your home network

Accessing shared files on your home network

Uploading videos to YouTube

Importing audio CDs

Recording from an audio input device

Using Easy Audio Capture on Windows Vista

Using Easy Audio Capture on Windows XP

Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor