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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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Creating disc labels and

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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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

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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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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,

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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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