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184 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Completing Music Disc Creator projects When your Music Disc Creator project is complete, you can export the tracks to MP3, WAV, or WMA files, burn your project to CD or DVD, or create a disc image file. Choose how you want to output your project: ■ Burning projects to disc or saving as disc image files: To save the project as a disc image file or burn it to a disc. ■ Exporting tracks: To export tracks to one of several popular audio file formats. ■ Sending tracks to a portable device: To send tracks to a portable device, such as an iPod or PSP. Note To send tracks to an iPod, you must have iTunes installed. You can also archive your Music Disc Creator project. The archive contains your Music Disc Creator project file, and a folder that includes all of the source files (for example, audio files and photos) that are used in the project.

Section	Page
Welcome to Roxio Creator	1
Legal Information	2
Contents	9
Getting started with Roxio Creator	19
Welcome to Roxio Creator	20
What’s new	20
And that’s not all...	21
About this guide	21
System requirements	22
Installing Creator	25
Getting to know Creator	26
Starting a task	26
Creator: What you can do	27
Completing a typical task	31
Where to find more information	35
Help	35
Tutorials	35
Learning Center	35
Roxio online support	35
Creator support options	36
Unlimited self-help options	36
Alternate support options	36
Contacting Roxio	36
Viewing 3D content	36
Managing your media files	37
About Media Manager	38
Starting Media Manager	39
Supported file formats	39
Monitoring new media files	39
Getting to know the Media Manager window	40
Working with My Media	42
Browsing My Media	43
Working with albums	45
Creating new albums	45
Adding media files to albums	46
Moving or copying media files from one album to another	47
Setting the thumbnail for an album	48
Working with playlists	49
Working with folders	50
Creating new folders	50
Working with media files	51
Selecting media files	51
Previewing media files	52
Viewing media files in a preview window	52
Viewing media files in QuickShows	53
Finding missing media files	54
Locating missing media files	54
Making advanced data discs	57
About Creator Classic	58
Getting to know the Creator Classic window	59
Deciding which type of project to create	60
Adding files and folders to your project	61
Burning the project to disc	62
Importing media files	65
Welcome to Media Import	66
Starting Media Import	67
Getting to know the Media Import window	68
Overview of importing media files	70
Copying video and creating video compilations	71
About Video Copy & Convert	72
The Video Copy & Convert window	73
Copying DVD-Video	74
Can I copy discs using one disc drive?	74
Sources you can copy from	74
Copying DVD discs, disc image files, or DVD-Video folders	76
About converting video	77
Creating a video compilation	78
Trimming your movie or web video	79
Selecting an output format and a destination	82
Selecting or customizing a DVD menu style	83
Completing your compilation	83
Saving compilations	84
Using the project scheduler	84
Creating advanced video discs with menus	85
Welcome to MyDVD	86
Getting to know the MyDVD window	87
Menu Edit view	87
Movie Edit view	89
Overview of creating a disc	91
What are MyDVD projects?	91
Steps to create a disc	91
Capturing media files	92
Working with menus	93
What are menus?	93
Customizing menus	93
Adding productions to your MyDVD project	94
Adding movies	94
Creating and adding movies with CineMagic	95
Editing productions	96
Removing productions	96
Adding and removing chapters	96
Working with buttons	98
Arranging buttons on menus	98
Resizing buttons	98
Changing button thumbnail images	99
Changing button styles	99
Working with text	100
Adding text to menus	100
Editing text	100
Changing or removing background audio	101
Removing items from menus	101
Previewing MyDVD projects	102
Completing your project	103
Burning projects to disc	103
Erasing discs	104
Saving projects as disc image files and disc volumes	104
Creating video productions	107
Welcome to VideoWave	108
Getting to know the VideoWave window	109
Task Pane	109
Preview area	110
Production Editor	110
Media Selector	110
Effect Selector	111
Settings panel	111
Creating your first VideoWave production	111
Step one: Add photos and video clips	112
Step two: Add background audio	112
Step three: Add transitions	113
Step four: Preview your production	114
Step five: Output your production	114
Video tools and assistants	117
Creating a slideshow	118
Using CineMagic to create movies	119
Creating a video disc using Plug & Burn	120
Converting files with SyncIt!	122
Adding SmartSound background audio	124
Archiving AVCHD™ video	126
Watching movies	129
Welcome to CinePlayer	130
Getting to know CinePlayer	131
Playing discs	133
Playing video from video folders	133
Recording and managing audio files	135
Importing audio CDs	136
Recording from an audio input device	138
Using Easy Audio Capture in Full mode	138
Using Easy Audio Capture in Mini mode	140
Creating Audiobooks	141
Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor	144
Converting, renaming, and moving audio files	147
Converting files	148
Renaming files	149
Moving files	150
Transferring files to a portable device	151
Creating audio projects	153
Welcome to Sound Editor	154
Getting to know the Sound Editor window	155
Sound Editor project file format (.dmse)	156
Getting started with Sound Editor projects	157
About adding audio clips	158
Adding audio files	158
Adding tracks from audio CDs	159
About editing and applying effects	160
Selecting the waveform region to edit	160
Basic editing	161
Adding or deleting track separators	162
Installing new sound effects	164
Completing Sound Editor projects	165
Saving Sound Editor projects	165
Exporting audio clips	166
Exporting sets of tracks or audio clips	166
Burning tracks or clips to audio CDs	168
Creating music discs	169
Welcome to Music Disc Creator	170
Types of music discs you can create	171
Audio CD	171
MP3/WMA disc	171
DVD music disc	171
Overview of Music Disc Creator projects	172
Supported file formats	173
Music Disc Creator’s native format (.DMSA)	173
Supported audio formats	173
Supported playlist formats	173
Adding tracks to your project	174
About protected audio tracks	174
Using the Media Selector	174
Adding tracks and playlists from a hard disk	176
Adding unprotected tracks from your iPod	176
Importing tracks from discs	177
Finding tracks and managing track information	178
Checking for unidentified tracks	178
Creating track lists using Search by Tags	180
Using Beatmatching	181
Previewing tracks	183
Completing Music Disc Creator projects	184
Burning projects to disc or saving as disc image files	185
Exporting tracks	186
Sending tracks to a portable device	187
Working with photo projects	189
Welcome to PhotoSuite	190
PhotoSuite’s project file format (.DMSP)	191
Supported file formats	191
Getting to know the PhotoSuite window	192
Using the Photo Projects Assistant	193
Creating new photo projects in PhotoSuite	194
Removing red eye	195
Cropping photos and objects	196
Rotating photos and objects	198
Applying special effects	199
Working with text	200
Improving the quality of photos	203
Using the AutoFix feature	203
Adjusting exposure	204
Adjusting brightness and contrast	205
Printing and sharing	207
Printing photos and projects	208
Tips for improving print quality	212
E-mailing media files	213
Sharing media files with wireless devices	216
About My Devices	216
Transferring files	216
Synchronizing your mobile device	218
Sharing media files online	219
Creating disc labels and inserts	221
About Label Creator	222
Overview of creating labels and disc inserts	222
Getting to know the Label Creator window	223
The Add Object area	223
The Edit Layout area	223
The Layout area	224
The toolbars	224
The Layout Navigator	224
Using Express Labeler	225