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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 Easy Media Creator project assistants . . . . . . .25

Software and hardware requirements . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Installing Easy Media Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Getting to know Easy Media Creator Home . . . . . . .31

Launching applications from Home . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Starting media projects from Home . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Where to find more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Roxio online support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Easy Media Creator support options . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Unlimited self help options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Alternate support options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Before you contact Roxio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Contacting Roxio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

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Importing media files 43

Welcome to Media Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Starting Media Import. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

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

Overview of importing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Managing your media files 51

About Media Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Getting to know the Media Manager window. . . . . .53

Watching for new media files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Overview of organizing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Working with My Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Browsing My Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Creating new albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Adding media files to albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Moving or copying media files from one

album to another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Setting the thumbnail for an album. . . . . . . . . . .61

Working with folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Creating new folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Viewing media files in a preview window . . . . .63

Viewing media files in QuickShows . . . . . . . . . .64

Searching for media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

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Printing photos and projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Tips for improving print quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

E-mailing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Sharing photos using an online photo service. . . . . .73

Sharing media files with wireless devices . . . . . . . . .74

About My Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Transferring files from your computer to a

wireless device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Transferring files from a wireless device to

your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Using LiveShare to share photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

About LiveShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Configuring your home network for LiveShare . .77

Enabling or disabling sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78

Defining the web address for your LiveShares. . .78

Sharing photos using LiveShare. . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Managing LiveShares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Using MediaSpace to share media on your

home network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

About MediaSpace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Configuring your home network for

MediaSpace (UPnP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Enabling or disabling home network sharing. . . .85

Granting access to devices on your home

network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Withdrawing access from devices on your

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

Accessing shared files on your home network. . .86

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Copying discs using Disc Copier 87

About copying discs using Disc Copier . . . . . . . . . .88

Can I copy discs using one disc drive? . . . . . . . .88

What is CD-Text? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

What kinds of discs can I copy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Other sources you can copy from. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Getting to know the Disc Copier window. . . . . . . . .92

Disc Copy window—Simple view . . . . . . . . . . .92

Disc Copy window—Advanced view . . . . . . . . .93

Copying using the Simple view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Creating video compilations 97

About creating video compilations . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

The Disc Copier window: Video Compilation

mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

Supported video formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Notes about source files:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Notes about Output formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Creating a video compilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Adding and editing movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Selecting or customizing a menu style . . . . . . .104

Selecting an output format and a destination . .105

Completing your compilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Creating a video compilation for a

portable player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106

Saving compilations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108

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Drag-to-Disc 109

Welcome to Drag-to-Disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110

Making your first disc with Drag-to-Disc . . . . . . . .110

Starting Drag-to-Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111

Getting to know Drag-to-Disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Drag-to-Disc application view . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Drag-to-Disc icon view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Switching between application and icon views . . .113

Hiding Drag-to-Disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114

Making discs using

Creator Classic 115

About Creator Classic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116

Getting to know the Creator Classic window . . . . .117

Deciding which type of project to create . . . . . . . .118

Starting a new project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119

Adding files and folders to your project . . . . . . . . .119

Working with files and folders in your project . . . .121

Creating new folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Removing files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Renaming files and folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Searching for files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Burning a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123

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Backing up and restoring files 125

About backing up and restoring files . . . . . . . . . . .126

Getting to know the Backup MyPC window . . . . . .127

Backing up your data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Restoring files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138

Working with photos 145

Welcome to PhotoSuite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146

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

Choosing the best display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

PhotoSuite’s project file format (.DMSP). . . . . . . . .149

Supported file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

What is a photo project?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Creating new projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Using the Photo Projects Assistant . . . . . . . . . .151

Creating a blank canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151

Opening an existing project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .152

Importing files from your camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Changing the canvas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Creating video projects 155

Welcome to VideoWave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156

Getting to know the VideoWave window. . . . . . . .157

Task Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Preview area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Production Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

Media Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Effect Selector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

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Creating a slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160

Creating a CineMagic production. . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Importing video, photos, and audio clips . . . . . . . .162

Creating your first VideoWave movie . . . . . . . . . . .162

Step one: Add photos and video clips

to your movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

Step two: Add background audio to

your movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

Step three: Add transitions to your movie . . . . .166

Step four: Preview your movie . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Step five: Output your movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Creating DVD projects 171

Welcome to MyDVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172

Getting to know the MyDVD window . . . . . . . . . .173

Menu Edit view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173

Movie Edit view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175

Features available in both views . . . . . . . . . . . .176

Overview of creating a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Steps to create a DVD project. . . . . . . . . . . . . .177

Capturing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

What are MyDVD projects? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

Creating new MyDVD projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179

Adding an intro movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

What are menus? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180

Adding and removing movies and slideshows . . . .181

Adding and removing menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183

Applying menu styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .184

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Creating audio projects 185

Welcome to Sound Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186

Getting to know the Sound Editor window . . . . . . .187

Sound Editor project file format (.dmse) . . . . . . . . .188

Getting started with Sound Editor projects . . . . . . .189

About adding audio clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Adding audio files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190

Adding tracks from audio CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . .192

About editing and applying effects . . . . . . . . . . . . .193

Selecting the waveform region to edit. . . . . . . .193

Basic editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .194

Adding or deleting track separators. . . . . . . . . . . . .195

About completing projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

Saving Sound Editor projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Exporting audio clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197

Exporting sets of tracks or audio clips . . . . . . . .198

Burning tracks or clips to audio CDs. . . . . . . . .200

Recording and editing

audio files 201

Recording from an audio input device . . . . . . . . . .202

Using Easy Audio Capture in Full mode . . . . . .202

Using Easy Audio Capture in Mini mode . . . . .204

Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor . . . . .205

Moving and renaming audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208

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Creating music discs 209

Welcome to Music Disc Creator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210

Overview of project basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211

Supported file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Music Disc Creator’s native format (.DMSA) . . .212

Supported audio formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Supported playlist formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212

Adding tracks to your project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Important information about protected

audio tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Using the Media Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213

Adding tracks and playlists from your

hard disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Importing tracks from discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .215

Finding tracks and managing track information . . .216

Checking for unidentified tracks . . . . . . . . . . . .217

Adding and editing track information . . . . . . . .218

Creating a track list using AutoMix . . . . . . . . . .219

Creating track lists using Search by Tags. . . . . .220

Previewing tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

Completing Music Disc Creator projects. . . . . . . . .222

Burning projects to disc or saving as disc

image files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223

Exporting tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224

Sending tracks to a portable device. . . . . . . . . .225

Archiving projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226

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Creating disc labels and inserts 227

About Label Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228

Overview of creating labels and disc inserts . . . . . .228

Getting to know the Label Creator window . . . . . .229

The Add Object area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

The Edit Layout area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

The Layout area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

The Toolbars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

The Layout Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230

Using Express Labeler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231

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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 Easy Media Creator project assistants 25

Software and hardware requirements 27

Installing Easy Media Creator 30

Getting to know Easy Media Creator Home 31

Launching applications from Home 36

Starting media projects from Home 38

Where to find more information 40

Easy Media Creator support options 42

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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 CD or DVD 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 40.

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.

Easy Media Creator Home

Easy Media Creator Home is the starting point that lets you access the components and tools you need for all of your digital media projects. Using Home, 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 Easy Media Creator Home on page 31.

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 Importing media files on page 43 and Recording from an audio input device on page 202.

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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. 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 Managing your media files on page 51 and Printing and sharing media files on page 67.

Copying and burning discs

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Disc Copier Use Disc Copier to make backup copies of personal CD and 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 Copying discs using Disc Copier on page 87 and Creating video compilations on page 97.

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Drag-to-Disc® Use Drag-to-Disc to easily drag and drop files for

burning to CD or DVD disc just as you would use a floppy disk. Disc formatting and burning happens automatically.

For more information, see Creating discs using Drag-to-Disc on page 109.

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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 Making discs using Creator Classic on page 115.

Protecting your data

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Backup MyPC: Protect yourself with reliable backups of all your important data. Easily create a customized data protection plan with “set-and-forget” automated backups, all password-secured. Use the easy wizards and automated backups to protect your system, even if you’ve never worked with backup software before. Follow step-by-step instructions to back up your entire system, or just a few files. Even large backup jobs are quick and painless with streamlined media spanning.

For more information, see Backing up and restoring files on page 125.

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About the Easy Media Creator suite

Working with photos

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

photos.

Use PhotoFix™ 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 Working with photo s on page 145 and Printing and sharing media files on page 67.

Working with video and DVD projects

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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.

For more information, see Creating video projects on page 155.

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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 professional-looking menus, add transitions and animated backgrounds, and burn to DVD, Video CD, or Super VCD.

For more information, see Creating DVD projects on page 171.

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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 the CinePlayer Online Help.

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Working with audio

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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 Creating audio projects on page 185.

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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 Recording and editing audio files on page 201.

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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 Creating music discs on page 209.

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 Creating disc labels and inserts on page 227.

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About Easy Media Creator 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: There are several photo project assistants to help you create the following projects using your personal photos combined with PhotoSuite’s professionally designed templates:

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Calendars

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Greeting cards

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Gift tags

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

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Photo albums

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Photo collages

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Posters

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.

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.

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Software and hardware requirements

This section lists the minimum and optional system requirements for Easy Media Creator.

Minimum requirements

To take full advantage of all of the features of Easy Media Creator, your computer must meet the following minimum system requirements:

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Operating system:

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Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home, Business or Ultimate Edition

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Windows XP Home, Professional, or MCE (service pack 2 or later)

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Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

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Microsoft® Windows 2000 (service pack 4 or later)

Note Drag-to-Disc does not run on Windows 2000. Vista compatibility is based on the pre-release versions of the software available at the time of Easy Media Creator 9 release. Some applications may require an update for full compatibility.

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Processor and memory:

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For burning music and data discs: 500 MHz Intel® Pentium III or equivalent; 128 MB RAM

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For DVD, slideshow, or video authoring: 1.4 GHz Intel® Pentium 4 or equivalent; 256 MB RAM

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For real-time MPEG-2 capture and burning: 1.4 GHz Intel® Pentium 4 or equivalent; 256 MB RAM

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For DivX or H.264 viewing in full screen mode: 2 GHz Intel® Pentium 4 or equivalent; 512 MB RAM

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Hard disk space:

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1 GB available hard disk space for typical installation of all components

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1 GB available hard disk space for every 5 minutes of video for video capture

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Up to 9 GB available hard disk space for copying DVD-Video or DVD Music discs

Note This product does not copy encrypted or copy-protected discs.

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7200 RPM hard disk drive recommended for video projects

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Display settings: 1024 X 768, 16-bit color graphics card; 24-bit or 32-bit true color recommended

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DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card and graphics card

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QuickTime 7 or higher for burning of M4A files

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Windows Media Player 9 or higher for Windows 2000 systems; Windows Media Player 10 or higher for Windows XP and Vista systems

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher

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CD-ROM drive to install the software

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Online services: Internet connection for registration, activation, product updates, and some features including photo sharing and Gracenote® MusicID™ support (to retrieve CD artist, album, and track information). Any internet charges are the user’s responsibility.

Note Importing, capturing, editing, copying, burning, exporting, or viewing MPEG-2 files, DVD-Video titles or HD-V video, and burning of DVD, mini DVD or SVCD discs requires a one-time product activation on the Internet. Product activation is fast, free and anonymous.

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Software and hardware requirements

Optional requirements

The following list outlines the optional requirements for Easy Media Creator:

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For burning: Multimedia compliant CD, DVD, or BD recordable drive

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For audio capture or playback: 16-bit Windows-compatible sound card and speakers

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For video capture: OHCI compliant IEEE 1394 FireWire® card (for use with a DV Camera) or analog video capture device

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For mobile phone support: multimedia capable mobile phone with USB cable or Bluetooth connectivity. For information about supported phones visit www.roxio.com/support.

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For Windows Media portable player support: player compatible with Windows Media Device Manager 9 or higher

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For iPod® support: iTunes 6.0.1 or higher

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For Sony PlayStation® Portable (PSP™) support: Firmware version 2.6 or higher

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For TiVo® file support: TiVo® Desktop 2.3 or higher

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Broadband Internet connection required for LiveShare photo sharing features

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UPnP-compliant home network router for the LiveShare and MediaSpace features

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Installing Easy Media Creator

Follow this procedure to install Easy Media Creator.

To install Easy Media Creator:

1 Insert the Easy Media Creator Program CD into your CD or 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 CD or DVD

drive for d).

4 Follow the installation instructions that appear on the screen.

Depending on the type of install you select (Typical, Custom, or Complete) you may need to insert the Content CD. The Content CD contains project templates and sample media files. You can choose to install these files on your computer, or you can access these files from the CD as you need them.

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