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InterVideo Digital Technology Corporation
January 2007

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  • Page 1 User Guide InterVideo Digital Technology Corporation January 2007...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2007 InterVideo Digital Technology Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Corel, the Corel logo, Ulead, the Ulead logo, Ulead DVD MovieFactory, InterVideo, the InterVideo logo, WinDVD and InterVideo DVDCopy are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation and/or its subsidiaries.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 3 Table of Contents Welcome to Ulead Burn.Now ..............5 Things you can do in Burn.Now ................5 Basics ...................... 7 Running the program ................... 7 Using Burn.Now project files ................. 7 The user interface: an overview ................8 Select a Task dialog box ....................
  • Page 4 4 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Mirror UDF metadata ...................... 37 Joliet ..........................37 Close disc ........................37 Advanced settings ....................38 Direct burn ........................38 Test before burning ......................38 Buffer underrun protection ....................38 Check source files ......................38 Verify after burning ......................39 Burn with synchronization info ..................

  • Page 5: Welcome To Ulead Burn.now

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 5 Welcome to Ulead Burn.Now Ulead Burn.Now is an easy-to-use burning tool versatile enough to handle a wide range of recording tasks and storage media. All you really need to decide is what kind of discs you want to use, and what you want to burn on them.
  • Page 6 6 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Create an audio disc Collect all types of sound files and create audio discs in various formats. You can output in Audio CD, DVD-Audio, Music DVD-Video, and CD Extra. With CD Extra, you can include both audio and data on your audio disc. You can use this technology to combine music with artist profiles, lyrics, interviews, and other related materials.

  • Page 7: Basics

    • Use the DVD MovieFactory launcher and select a task (when it is associated with Burn.Now). • Open an existing Burn.Now project file with .ubn extension. • Click Start: Programs and select Ulead DVD MovieFactory 6.0 - Ulead Burn.Now 4.5. Using Burn.Now project files To open a previously saved Burn.Now project file, either double-click the .ubn file, select...

  • Page 8: The User Interface: An Overview

    8 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE The user interface: an overview Select a Task dialog box The easiest way to make sure you are heading in the right direction when compiling a new disc is by beginning with the Select a Task dialog box. This is displayed each time you launch Burn.Now.

  • Page 9: Main Window

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 9 Main Window The Main Window is where you add and organize the data to burn to disc. It is composed of six parts: the Menu Bar, Toolbar, Source Explorer Window, Disc Layout Window, Disc-space Meter, and Status Bar.
  • Page 10 10 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Source Explorer Window and Disc Layout Window The Source Explorer Window is similar to Microsoft Windows Explorer. The left pane displays the folders and disk drives available while the right pane displays the files and folders inside the currently selected folder or disk drive.
  • Page 11 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 11 Project Size Bar Output disc Safety markers type Note: You can change the selected disc type anytime using Output disc type (not available for audio CD.) If the total file size exceeds the current disc’s capacity and you have enough discs for burning, Span Disc (available depending on the Burn.Now version you purchased) will...

  • Page 12: Setting Preferences

    Such burners have to be forced to do a refresh by ejecting and closing the disc tray. Also, you can use Check Ulead Web site every XX days to specify how frequently the program checks the Ulead Web site for news and updates.

  • Page 13: Choosing A Disc Burner

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 13 Edit Disc Under Synchronization settings, select Refresh compilation automatically to synchronize recorded files and folders with their original location on your hard disk. This applies everytime you insert a data disc created by Burn.Now. Select options for replacing files, removing them from, or adding them to your compilation.

  • Page 14: Choosing A File System

    14 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Choosing a file system When creating a new disc, you need to select an appropriate file system that will make the disc readable on the device or operating system where the disc will be viewed or played.

  • Page 15: Creating A Data Disc

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 15 Creating a Data Disc A data disc is a disc that contains computer files. Computer files can include a wide variety of data including word-processed documents, spreadsheets, multimedia files including music, video clips, images, and more. Discs are extremely convenient for storing data as they can hold large quantities.

  • Page 16: Burning A Data Disc

    16 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 4. To rename a selected folder or file, right-click the file or folder and select Rename. The selected folder/file name will be highlighted and show a flashing cursor, and a new name can be entered.

  • Page 17: Creating A Secured Data Disc

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 17 Creating a secured data disc A secured data disc is a password protected disc that protects your files from unauthorized access. Burn.Now allows you to create a secured data disc by encrypting files while you burn them. This way, you do not have to encrypt and save the files first before burning.

  • Page 18: Burn.now Retriever

    18 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Burn.Now Retriever A secured data disc created in Burn.Now can be accessed on any PC without the need to install Burn.Now or any additional software. You can open your encrypted disc directly in Windows Explorer after providing the correct password when prompted.

  • Page 19: Creating An Mp3 Disc

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 19 Creating an MP3 disc MP3 is a popular audio file format that compresses sound files so that they take up only about 1/10th of their original size. Even though it is highly compressed, its sound quality is not noticeably compromised, except on extremely hi-fidelity sound systems.

  • Page 20: Burning An Mp3 Disc

    20 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Burning an MP3 disc 1. Click Burn disc on the Toolbar. The Burning Options dialog box will be displayed. Burning Options dialog box (MP3) 2. Under Disc Burner, you can rename the disc label, select a burner or create a disc image file, and set the number of copies to burn.

  • Page 21: Creating An Audio Disc

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 21 Creating an audio disc An audio disc is a disc that holds songs or music. Burn.Now makes the audio disc production process easy for you. Simply compile your audio files, then create your audio disc.

  • Page 22: Compiling An Audio Disc

    22 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE To create an audio disc: 1. In the Select a Task dialog box, select Create Disc and then select Audio disc. 2. Choose a data format that will allow your disc player to recognize and play the disc.

  • Page 23: Compiling A Cd Extra Disc

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 23 Compiling a CD Extra disc If you chose to create a CD Extra disc in the Select a Task dialog box, you will be allowed to add both audio and data files to your disc. To add data/audio files, click Data/Audio in Disc Layout Window.
  • Page 24 24 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 2. Add the audio files to burn from the Source Explorer Window to the Disc Layout Window using any of the methods mentioned at “Source Explorer Window and Disc Layout Window”. Note: You can add video files such as AVI and Windows Media Video.

  • Page 25: Music Dvd-Video Project Settings

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 25 Music DVD-Video project settings When creating a Music DVD-Video disc, click on the Disc Layout Window toolbar to open the Project Settings dialog box. Here is where you can define the environment by which your audience can monitor and switch tracks. Set screen background, font, size, colors, and shadows.

  • Page 26: Editing Audio Files

    26 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Editing audio files Burn.Now offers various tools that let you edit audio files before burning them to discs. To use them, simply add the audio files to the Disc Layout Window and click the tool to use from the toolbar.

  • Page 27: Export Audio Tracks

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 27 Export audio tracks You can export audio tracks to mu-law (.au), MP3 Audio Files (.mp3), MPEG Audio Files (.mpa), Ogg Vorbis Audio Format (.ogg), Microsoft WAV Files (.wav), and Windows Media Audio (.wma). To do this, select the audio files and click .

  • Page 28: Adding Cd-Text (Audio Cd Only)

    28 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Adding CD-Text (Audio CD only) The CD-Text feature lets you store track and CD information onto an audio CD. To display this information, the disc must be played on a CD player that supports CD-Text features.

  • Page 29: Burning The Audio Disc

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 29 Burning the audio disc 1. To burn an Audio CD, insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW into the burning device. To burn a DVD-Audio or Music DVD-Video disc, insert a blank DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD- RW, or DVD+RW.

  • Page 30: Creating A Divx Disc

    30 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Notes: • For details on the other options available in this dialog box, see “Disc burning options”. • Since the audio size to be burned onto DVD is enormous, DVD folders and files will first be created on your hard drive which will then be burned onto the DVD.

  • Page 31: Creating A Bootable Disc

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 31 Creating a bootable disc Placing a bootable disc in your disc drive automatically loads a boot image and powers- on or reboots your system. Burn.Now creates bootable data discs using the ISO 9660 or ISO 9660 + Joliet file system.

  • Page 32: Convert Audio Files Dialog Box

    32 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Convert Audio Files dialog box Add Adds audio files to the list for conversion. Delete Removes the selected audio file(s) from the list. Delete All Deletes all audio file(s) from the list. File Info Displays CD and file info of selected audio files.
  • Page 33 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 33 Add to project after converting Adds the converted files to your project in Burn.Now. Convert Converts all selected audio files in the list to the specified audio encoding format. To convert audio files: 1. Select Tools: Convert Audio Files (or click on the Toolbar).

  • Page 34: Ripping Cd Audio

    34 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Ripping CD audio The process of copying an audio track from an audio CD is commonly referred to as ripping. When creating an audio disc, you can rip Audio CD files and convert them to file formats compatible with most multimedia software.
  • Page 35 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 35 Output folder Displays the location of the ripped audio files. Click Browse to locate a folder where the ripped audio files will be saved. File type Specifies the output format for the ripped audio files.

  • Page 36: Cd And File Info

    36 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE CD and file info When you insert an audio CD into your disc drive and invoke the Rip CD Audio dialog box, you automatically get information about your CD files such as title, duration, artist, genre, and year.

  • Page 37: Disc Burning Options

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 37 Disc burning options Burn.Now features a number of options to determine how your discs are burnt. Output settings Write CD-Text information Writing CD-Text is allowed if the disc is closed. Enable this option to display artist, title, and language information when your disc is played.

  • Page 38: Advanced Settings

    38 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Advanced settings Direct burn Direct burn is a quick way of burning discs since it allows data to be written directly onto the disc. When this feature is disabled, a temporary disc image file will first be created on the hard drive before the disc is burnt.

  • Page 39: Verify After Burning

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 39 Verify after burning When burning data, MP3, DivX, bootable, DVD-Audio, or Music DVD-Video, discs, you can select this option to have Burn.Now compare the final result with the original data. This will make sure the process is successful.

  • Page 40: Span Disc

    40 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Span disc When creating a data, MP3, DivX, or bootable disc and the total size of your compilation in Disc Layout Window exceeds the capacity of your current disc, Burn.Now can arrange or span your data in two or more discs. As you insert your files, the Disc-space meter instantly shows the estimated number of required discs and the amount of space used on each one.
  • Page 41 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 41 After clicking the Burn button in the Burning Options dialog box, the program checks your disc and prompts you to confirm if you want to span your data. Clicking Yes opens the Span Disc Options dialog box for you to select the way your data will be arranged.

  • Page 42: Editing A Disc

    42 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Editing a disc Burn.Now harnesses the versatility of rewritable discs by allowing you to edit the contents of a data disc, secured data disc, or an MP3 disc without needing to erase or format them first. You can also add files and folders on appendable discs.
  • Page 43 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 43 4. To add more files or folders, use any of the methods mentioned at “Source Explorer Window and Disc Layout Window”. New and modified files and folders are shown in black. Note: If a file name (or folder name) that you want to add already exists on the disc, you will be prompted to confirm whether or not to overwrite the existing files.

  • Page 44: Burning The Edited Disc

    44 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Burning the edited disc 1. Click Burn disc on the Toolbar. The Burning Options dialog box opens. 2. Under Disc Burner, you can rename the disc label, which can have up to 16 characters in length. The file system cannot be changed. The disc will be burned using the existing file system.

  • Page 45: Copying A Disc

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 45 Copying a disc Burn.Now’s Copy Disc feature lets you duplicate any type of disc, including VCD, SVCD, DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray Disc as long as it is not copy protected. You can make direct disc to disc copies, or copy a disc as a disc image file.

  • Page 46: Creating A Disc Image File

    5. Click Copy. The Save As dialog box will be displayed. 6. Select a file format. The file can be saved as an .ixb file which is the Ulead native format and is readable only in Burn.Now. You can also save it as an .iso file which is the industry standard format and is compatible with all burning software.

  • Page 47: Burning A Disc From A Disc Image File

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 47 Burning a disc from a disc image file If you created a disc image file from a source disc, or if you previously saved a disc image file for a data, MP3, or audio disc created in Burn.Now, you can easily burn multiple disc copies using the image file.

  • Page 48: Copying A Movie

    48 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Copying a movie Burn.Now allows you to directly copy movies from your hard disk if they are not copyright protected. To copy a movie: 1. Insert a blank disc into your disc burner. 2. In the Select a Task dialog box, select Copy Movie.

  • Page 49: Handling Rewritable Discs

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 49 Handling rewritable discs Rewritable discs such as CD-RW, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, BD-RE, and HD DVD- RW are often used for regular backups, and they can be easily erased or reformatted to be written over again using Burn.Now’s Disc Tools.

  • Page 50: Udf Certify

    50 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE • Full format - Completely formats a disc using the selected UDF file system, and writes new tracks and sectors onto the disc. This formatting method takes a longer time to complete, but it makes the disc error-free. Burn.Now supports full formatting of all types of discs.

  • Page 51: Checking Burner And Disc Information

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 51 Checking burner and disc information Before burning a disc, check the burner information to find out the capabilities of your burner. It is also recommended that you check disc status and other information before overwriting its contents.

  • Page 52: Checking Disc Properties

    52 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Note: You can also check burner information in Edit Disc, Copy Disc, or Disc Tools. Click in the Select a Task dialog box then select Drive Information. Checking disc properties Select Burner: Disc Information to check how much information has already been written to the disc.

  • Page 53: Appendix A: Menus And Commands

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 53 Appendix A: Menus and commands Disc menu Create Disc Creates a new data, audio, or MP3 disc. Edit Disc Modifies the contents of a disc. Copy Disc Copies disc to disc, disc to image file, or image file to disc.

  • Page 54: View Menu

    54 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Edit menu Select None Clears all selections. Invert Selection Reverses the selection to the unselected folders/files. Sort by Arranges folders/files in a specified order. Move Track Moves a selected track up or down. Play Plays a selected audio file.

  • Page 55: Appendix B: Glossary

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 55 Appendix B: Glossary Blu-ray Disc (BD) A next-generation disc format to record, rewrite, and playback high-definition video (HD). The format is also likely to become a standard for PC data storage and high- definition movies in the future.
  • Page 56 Music DVD-Video A DVD burned in this format using Ulead Burn.Now is the same as the regular DVD- Video disc, except that the DVD is recorded with audio data only (without any video content). Similarly, recordings are stored as .vob files in the VIDEO_TS folder on the DVD.
  • Page 57 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 57 Random Packet Write A writing process where small amounts of data can be written and deleted in one action. This writing method allows disc space to be used more efficiently when burning data onto the disc. It allows data to be written onto the disc in the same way as the hard disk, freeing disc space as data are deleted and reusing freed space.

  • Page 58: Index

    58 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Index Audio CD 21 CD audio 34 adding CD-Text 28 CD Extra 21 audio disc 21 CD-Text 28, 29, 55 burning 29 checking 51 compiling 22 burner capabilities 51 creating 22 disc properties 52 data format 22...
  • Page 59 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 59 disc image file 46 .iso 46 Incremental Write 56 .ixb 46 ISO 9660 14 creating 46 Disc Information dialog box 52 Disc Layout Window 10 Joliet 56 Disc menu 53 Disc Tools 49 Disc-At-Once 55...
  • Page 60 60 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Random Packet Write 57 UDF 14 Raw Mode 57 UDF 1.5, 2.0 and 2.01 14 Restricted Overwrite 57 UDF 2.5 14 rewritable discs 49 UDF 2.6 14 erasing 49 UDF Certify 50 formatting 49 UDF Format 49...

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