Roxio Creator 2010 Product Manual - Page 195

Video tools and assistants Adding SmartSound background audio 195 Adding SmartSound background audio SmartSound is a service that creates background audio that is automatically edited to fit the length of your movie or slideshow. Using SmartSound audio will help keep your productions from being altered or removed by popular websites that have rules against using copyrighted background music without permission. To launch the SmartSound application: ■ Click the Add Background Audio or Change Menu Audio buttons found in one or more of the video or slideshow components of your Roxio software suite. A dialog box will open that you can use to launch SmartSound. To use SmartSound audio: 1 In the Type box, choose whether to use music or sound effects as your background audio. 2 In the Where to Search box, choose one of the following options: ■ Owned: SmartSound files that you own, including those stored on your hard disk and removable discs, such as CD-ROM. ■ All: SmartSound files that you own, plus any available on the Internet. ■ Mounted: SmartSound files on mounted drives. ■ Local: SmartSound files that you own on your hard drive. 3 If you will be exporting the SmartSound audio, in the Duration box, specify how long you want the exported audio to be. 4 To search for audio by Style, follow these steps: a For Browse by, select Style. b In the Style/Library box, select the type of music you want (for example, Blues). 5 To search for audio by Library, follow these steps: a For Browse by, select Library.