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  • Page 1 Roxio Creator User Guide...

  • Page 2: Legal Information

    Use of these products is subject to the acceptance of the license agreement included in this product. Sonic, Sonic Solutions, Roxio, Roxio Creator, PhotoSuite, VideoWave, MyDVD, Creator Classic, CinePlayer, CineMagic, Music Disc Creator, Automix, Video Copy & Convert, Venue, CinemaNow, Qflix, and PhotoShow are trademarks owned by Sonic Solutions in the United States and/or other jurisdictions.
  • Page 3 Roxio Creator User Guide Legal Information AVCHD and the AVCHD Logo are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation, and are used under license. ATI is a trademark of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Some digital content © 1994-2001 Hemera* Technologies Inc. All Rights Reserved. * Trademark of Hemera Technologies Inc.
  • Page 4 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Copyright (c) 1994-2004 Xiph.org Foundation THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS “AS IS” AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
  • Page 5 Roxio Creator User Guide Legal Information Audio effect engine licensed by Algorithmix. http://www.algorithmix.com 'Dolby' and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby laboratories. This product contains one or more programs protected under international and U.S. copyright laws as unpublished works. They are confidential and proprietary to Dolby Laboratories. Their reproduction or disclosure, in whole or in part, or the production of derivative works therefrom without the express permission of Dolby Laboratories is prohibited.
  • Page 6 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote, Inc. Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery. For more information, visit www.gracenote.com. CD and music-related data from Gracenote, Inc., copyright © 2000-2008 Gracenote. Gracenote Software, copyright ©...
  • Page 7 Roxio Creator User Guide Legal Information Some audio content © 2006 Ian Nieman Music. All rights reserved. Portions Copyright 1997-1998 Intel Corporation. This product uses the LAME MP3 Encoder library (the “Library”). The Library is licensed under the GNU Library General Public License, Version 2, 1991. For a copy of the complete corresponding machine-readable source code for the Library, send your request to Sonic Solutions, 101 Rowland, Suite 110, Novato, CA 94945 Attn: Legal Department.
  • Page 8 Roxio Creator User Guide viii www.roxio.com Windows Pre-Installation Environment. Disaster recovery applications included in this product may use the Microsoft® Windows® Preinstallation Environment software from Microsoft Corporation (“WinPE”). The WinPE softare included with this software may be used for boot, diagnostic, setup, restoration, installation, configuration, test or disaster recovery purposes only.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Alternate support options ....35 Contacting Roxio ......35...
  • Page 10 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Importing media files Welcome to Media Import ....38 Starting Media Import ......39 Getting to know the Media Import window .
  • Page 11 Roxio Creator User Guide Contents Recording and managing audio files Importing audio CDs ......64 Recording from an audio input device ...66 Using Easy Audio Capture in Full mode .
  • Page 12 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Exporting sets of tracks or audio clips ..94 Burning tracks or clips to audio CDs..96 Creating music discs Welcome to Music Disc Creator.
  • Page 13 Roxio Creator User Guide xiii Contents Working with photo projects Welcome to PhotoSuite .....118 PhotoSuite’s project file format (.DMSP) ..119 Supported file formats.
  • Page 14 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Copying video and creating video compilations About Video Copy & Convert ....150 The Video Copy & Convert window ... .151 Copying DVD-Video .
  • Page 15 Roxio Creator User Guide Contents Watching movies Welcome to CinePlayer .....172 Getting to know CinePlayer ....173 Playing discs .
  • Page 16 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Video tools and assistants Creating a slideshow ..... . .188 Using CineMagic to create movies ... . .189 Creating a video disc using Plug &...
  • Page 17 Roxio Creator User Guide xvii Contents Resizing buttons ......213 Changing button thumbnail images ..213 Changing button styles .
  • Page 18 Roxio Creator User Guide xviii www.roxio.com...

  • Page 19: Getting Started With Roxio Creator

    Getting started with Roxio Creator In this chapter Welcome to Roxio Creator About this guide System requirements Installing Creator Getting to know Creator Creator: What you can do Completing a typical task Where to find more information Creator support options...

  • Page 20: Welcome To Roxio Creator

    Welcome to Roxio Creator Welcome to Roxio Creator, the all-in-one digital media solution. Designed for beginners and experts alike, 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.

  • Page 21: System Requirements

    Getting started with Roxio Creator System requirements System requirements Minimum System Requirements: ■ Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium; Windows Vista Home Basic with Service Pack 1; Windows XP with Service Pack 3 ■ 2.0 GHz processor and 512 MB RAM (Windows XP); 2.0 GHz processor and 1 GB RAM (Windows 7 and Vista);...
  • Page 22 2.0 port (for use with DV camera), or analog video capture device Blu-ray authoring and playback ■ Blu-ray authoring and playback requires an additional plug-in which can be purchased at www.roxio.com Supported Input Formats: ■ Video: AVI, DV, HDV, DV-AVI, MPEG-1/2/4, MPEG2-HD, DVD- Video, IFO/VOB, XviD, DVR-MS, TiVo, ASF, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, 3GP, MPEG2 Transport Stream, AVC (H.264), AVCHD...
  • Page 23 Getting started with Roxio Creator System requirements ■ Supports popular disc image formats: reads ISO, C2D, BIN/CUE, and GI; writes ISO and GI Note Encrypted or copy-protected discs or media cannot be copied.

  • Page 24: Installing Creator

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Installing Creator Follow this procedure to install Creator. To install Creator using the installation disc: Insert the Creator installation DVD into your DVD drive. If Autorun is enabled on your computer, the Creator installation window appears automatically and you can skip step 2 and step 3.

  • Page 25: Getting To Know Creator

    Getting started with Roxio Creator Getting to know Creator Getting to know Creator Start your digital media projects from Creator’s main window. Double-click the Creator desktop icon to begin. Creator’s main window, featuring the project category tabs and links to frequent tasks.

  • Page 26: Creator: What You Can Do

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Creator: What you can do There are so many great things you can do with Creator. Here’s a partial list and how to get started: Working with audio You will find links to these tasks by selecting the Music-Audio project tab: ■...

  • Page 27: Working With Video

    Getting started with Roxio Creator Creator: What you can do For more information, see Chapter 6, Creating music discs, on page 97. Working with photos You will find links to these tasks by selecting the Photo project tab: ■ Create multimedia slideshows and post them online for your friends to see.
  • Page 28 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com ■ Post videos on YouTube. It doesn’t get any easier than this. Select the Share Video task. ■ Create professional-looking video productions that combine your home videos and photos with audio, transitions, and special effects.
  • Page 29 Getting started with Roxio Creator Creator: What you can do ■ Back up the files on your computer to a wide range of storage devices including discs, external hard drives, and flash drives. Select the Backup and Restore task. Note The Backup and Restore task is not available in all versions of Roxio Creator.

  • Page 30: Completing A Typical Task

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Completing a typical task Each task in Creator is a little different. Some are incredibly simple. Others take a little time to master. To help you get started, let’s walk though one of the most useful projects—creating a disc that contains files copied from your computer.
  • Page 31 Getting started with Roxio Creator Completing a typical task When you are ready, click Burn Data Disc. In the illustration above, a link for the Burn Data Disc project appears in the suggested projects area near the top of the window and again in the Create section.
  • Page 32 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com files to an existing data disc, but to keep things simple for this project, use a blank disc.) Use the Destination drop-down menu to select the drive holding your blank disc. If your computer only has one disc drive, it will be selected automatically.
  • Page 33 The progress indicator shows a burn in progress. You don’t have to wait for this project to finish before starting one of the other projects in Roxio Creator. But you can only have one project of each type running at a time.

  • Page 34: Where To Find More Information

    Help for your current activity, press F1. Learning Center Click the Learning Center tab to view tutorials to help you quickly become familiar with many of Creator’s key features. You can also access the Roxio KnowledgeBase, product information and more. Roxio online support If you can’t find the answers you are looking for in the Help or in this guide,...

  • Page 35: Creator Support Options

    Roxio products. Be sure to visit the Roxio Support Web site before you contact us by phone or e-mail—you’ll find answers to most of your questions at http://support.roxio.com.
  • Page 36 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com...

  • Page 37: Importing Media Files

    Importing media files In this chapter Welcome to Media Import Starting Media Import Getting to know the Media Import window Overview of importing media files...

  • Page 38: Welcome To Media Import

    Web cams, memory cards, flash memory drives, scanners, and discs. Once the files have been transferred to your computer, you can use them in any other Roxio digital media component. This guide describes how to: ■...

  • Page 39: Starting Media Import

    Always do this... Tip: Media Import can also be opened from Roxio Home. To transfer photos, click the Photo project category, then click Import Photos. To capture video, click the Video - Movies project category, then click...

  • Page 40: Getting To Know The Media Import Window

    (Photo or Video). When you open Media Import using the Windows AutoPlay dialog, both buttons are displayed. When you open Media Import from Roxio Home, only the button corresponding to the project you selected is displayed.
  • Page 41 Importing media files Getting to know the Media Import window Media- and device-specific dialog When you select a device from the drop-down list, the left side of the Media Import window shows a dialog specific to that device. (The preceding illustration shows a dialog to import photos from a CD.) Import Bin The Import Bin (not shown) is on the right side of the Media Import...

  • Page 42: Overview Of Importing Media Files

    To import photos from a camera: Connect the camera to your computer following the instructions that came with the camera. Use the Windows AutoPlay dialog or Roxio Home to open Media Import. From Roxio Home, click the Photo project category, then click Import Photos.

  • Page 43: Managing Your Media Files

    Managing your media files In this chapter About Media Manager Getting to know the Media Manager window Working with My Media Working with albums Working with playlists Working with folders Working with media files Finding missing media files...

  • Page 44: About Media Manager

    Make minor touchups to photos, extract images and audio from videos, and create slideshows and panoramas. You can also open your media files in other Roxio components to add them to projects or make more extensive changes. For more information, see the Media Manager Help Center.

  • Page 45: Starting Media Manager

    Starting Media Manager To open Media Manager: ■ From Roxio Home, select Browse and Manage Media from one of these task categories: Video-Movies, Music-Audio, or Photo. Supported file formats Media Manager supports all of the photo, video, and audio file formats supported by the Roxio components.

  • Page 46: Getting To Know The Media Manager Window

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Getting to know the Media Manager window The Media Manager window provides an easy-to-use interface from which you can organize your media files. The following illustration identifies the parts of the window that are common across all views.
  • Page 47 The Folders view is very similar to Windows Explorer, both in how it looks and in how you use it, except that you only see media files supported by Roxio products. For more information, see Working with folders on page 56.

  • Page 48: Working With My Media

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Working with My Media The My Media view shows your Smart Views and albums. Smart Views are media file groupings automatically created and maintained by Media Manager, based on common characteristics such as media type, date, or keyword.

  • Page 49: Browsing My Media

    Digital Rights Management (DRM) restrictions. All Projects This Smart View allows you to browse your Roxio projects. Projects are further grouped based on the Roxio component used to create them. The Smart View contains views for recently used and imported project files.
  • Page 50 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com My Playlists This Smart View stores any playlists you have created. My Synced Devices This Smart View contains all of the portable devices (such as mobile phones) that you have synchronized with your computer. My Albums This grouping stores albums created automatically by Media Manager (based on Windows folders), as well as any albums you created yourself.

  • Page 51: Working With Albums

    Managing your media files Working with albums Working with albums Creating new albums You can create a new album in one of the following ways: ■ Create a new, empty, album. ■ Use the Albums button to select files, create an album, and add the selected files to the new album, all in one step.
  • Page 52 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com On the Task Bar, click Albums and choose Add selection to new Album. Media Manager prompts for the name of the new album. Type the name of the new album, and click Yes. To add media files to an album using the Split View: On the Task Bar, click Split View.

  • Page 53: Moving Or Copying Media Files From One Album To Another

    Managing your media files Working with albums To add media files to albums using Windows Explorer: If you are not in the My Media view, in the Browse area, click My Media. In the Browse area, select the album to which you want to add media files.

  • Page 54: Setting The Thumbnail For An Album

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com To copy the media files to the clipboard, right-click and choose Copy. To move the media files to the clipboard, right-click and choose Cut. In the Browse area, select the album to which you want to move or copy the media files.

  • Page 55: Working With Playlists

    Managing your media files Working with playlists Working with playlists With Media Manager, you can easily create and manage playlists. To create a new playlist: In the Browse area at the top left of the window, click My Media to display the My Media view.

  • Page 56: Working With Folders

    Working with folders The Folders view in Media Manager is similar to Windows Explorer, except that you only see media files supported by Roxio products. In the Folders view, you can browse the contents of the folders on your computer, and drag and drop media files between folders. You can also create folders, and rename or delete folders or the files within them.

  • Page 57: Working With Media Files

    Managing your media files Working with media files Working with media files Media Manager makes it easy to organize and manage your media files. You can rename files and delete them from albums or Smart Views, update or sort files in albums and Smart Views, and copy, move, or delete files from albums.

  • Page 58: Previewing Media Files

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Previewing media files Using Media Manager, you can view media files in the preview window. You can also view photo files as a QuickShow. For information on how to preview your media files, see Viewing media files in a preview window. For information on how to view a QuickShow, see Viewing media files in QuickShows on page 59.

  • Page 59: Viewing Media Files In Quickshows

    Managing your media files Working with media files Viewing media files in QuickShows A QuickShow displays a view of all the selected media files, one after the other. Each photo displays in turn for several seconds. You can change the display time by selecting Tools >...

  • Page 60: Finding Missing Media Files

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Finding missing media files Files might be missing if: ■ you move, delete, or rename them in Windows Explorer ■ they are on a removable medium, such as a CD, that has been removed ■...
  • Page 61 Managing your media files Finding missing media files If Media Manager finds some of the missing media files, they are removed from the missing files list. Repeat this step to locate the rest of the files. If you want to continue the task that you were starting before the Missing Files dialog box appeared without finding the missing media files, click Skip Rest.
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  • Page 63: Audio Files

    Recording and managing audio files In this chapter Importing audio CDs Recording from an audio input device Creating Audiobooks Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor Converting, renaming, and moving audio files...

  • Page 64: Importing Audio Cds

    PSP™, MP3 player, or WMA player. To open Multiple Audio CD Ripper: ■ From Roxio Home, select the Music-Audio project tab and choose Rip - Advanced. To import and transfer files, follow these steps: Insert the discs you want to import.
  • Page 65 Recording and managing audio files Importing audio CDs Optional: By default, the assistant automatically identifies CDs and tags songs. To view or modify the tags, or to automatically tag unidentified tracks, click Edit Audio Tags. Tip: For more information, click Help on the Edit Audio Tags dialog box.

  • Page 66: Recording From An Audio Input Device

    To open Easy Audio Capture: ■ From Roxio Home, select the Music-Audio project tab and choose Capture Audio from Sound Card. You can use Easy Audio Capture in two modes: Full mode and Mini mode.
  • Page 67 Recording and managing audio files Recording from an audio input device Adjust the recording level so that the meter indicators light up only to the middle of the meter, passing the middle only occasionally. If all of the meter indicators stay lit persistently, the recording level has passed the zero dB clipping point, and is too “hot”.

  • Page 68: Using Easy Audio Capture In Mini Mode

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Start playing your source audio. Click Record to start recording. Optional: If you limited the recording time in the Capture Settings dialog box, and you want to extend the recording time, click + (beside Time left to record) for each additional minute that you want to record.

  • Page 69: Creating Audiobooks

    Audiobook Creator can also convert public domain MP3 audiobooks that you have downloaded from the Internet. To open Audiobook Creator: ■ From Roxio Home, select the Music-Audio project tab and choose Create Audiobooks. Note Audiobook Creator does not convert audiobooks from files that are copy-protected.
  • Page 70 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com combined into a single iTunes audiobook file (.m4b) with the following iTunes audiobook features: ■ each track will become its own chapter for easy navigation ■ pause/resume functionality ■ book cover art will be included and will be displayed in iTunes ■...
  • Page 71 Recording and managing audio files Creating Audiobooks Format output Description ■ .M3U Standard audiobook playlist ■ Many players support chapter skipping since chapters are not merged ■ Some players do not support pause/resume of playlists when bookmarking is used ■ .WPL Windows Media Player audiobook playlist ■...

  • Page 72: Editing Audio Tags With The Audio Tag Editor

    BPM (beats per minute) You can enter this information manually, or you can search an online music database, using the MusicID feature. To open Audio Tag Editor: ■ From Roxio Home, select the Music-Audio project tab and choose Edit Song Information.
  • Page 73 Recording and managing audio files Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor ■ Click one of the links found within Creator’s other audio components. To update track information automatically with the MusicID feature: If you are editing tags for multiple tracks, select the tracks you want to change.
  • Page 74 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com To close the dialog box, click Done. To edit track information manually: In the tracks list, select the tracks for which you want to add or change information. In Sound Editor, if you are editing tags for an audio clip that contains multiple tracks, and if you want to add or change information for only one track, select the track name in the Title drop-down list.

  • Page 75: Converting, Renaming, And Moving Audio Files

    PSP™, MP3 player, or WMA player To open Audio Converter: ■ From Roxio Home, select the Music-Audio project tab and choose Batch Convert and Transfer. Note Protected audio files such as M4P or protected WMA files have restricted usage rights, and you may not be able to convert, move, rename, or transfer them.

  • Page 76: Converting Files

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Converting files To convert audio files to a different audio file format, follow these steps: Click Add Tracks and browse the disc, hard disk, or iPod®, to select the audio files or tracks you want to convert.

  • Page 77: Renaming Files

    Recording and managing audio files Converting, renaming, and moving audio files Renaming files Note Some audio files are protected with digital rights management (DRM) and cannot be renamed. To rename audio files, follow these steps: Click Add Tracks and browse the disc, hard disk, or iPod®, to select the audio files or tracks you want to rename.

  • Page 78: Moving Files

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Moving files Note Some audio files are protected with digital rights management (DRM) and cannot be moved. To move audio files, follow these steps: Click Add Tracks and browse the disc, hard disk, or iPod®, to select the audio files or tracks you want to move.

  • Page 79: Transferring Files To A Portable Device

    Recording and managing audio files Converting, renaming, and moving audio files Transferring files to a portable device Note Some audio files are protected with digital rights management (DRM) and cannot be transferred to a portable device. To transfer files to a portable device, follow these steps: Click Add Tracks and browse the disc, hard disk, or iPod®, to select the audio files or tracks you want to transfer.
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  • Page 81: Creating Audio Projects

    Creating audio projects In this chapter Welcome to Sound Editor Getting to know the Sound Editor window Sound Editor project file format (.dmse) Getting started with Sound Editor projects About adding audio clips About editing and applying effects Adding or deleting track separators Installing new sound effects Completing Sound Editor projects...

  • Page 82: Welcome To Sound Editor

    LP records and tapes, then apply audio effects to improve and enhance your recorded audio. Finally, you can save your audio tracks for use in other Roxio projects or burn them directly to audio CD. When working on a Sound Editor project, you can: ■...

  • Page 83: Getting To Know The Sound Editor Window

    Creating audio projects Getting to know the Sound Editor window Getting to know the Sound Editor window The Sound Editor window provides an easy-to-use interface for adding audio clips to your project, editing your audio clips (improving quality or applying effects), and exporting your audio to a file or burning it to a disc. Task area Clip Editor Zoom Controls...

  • Page 84: Sound Editor Project File Format (.Dmse)

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Sound Editor project file format (.dmse) Sound Editor projects are stored in DMSE format. The Sound Editor's project file stores: ■ references to the audio files included in the project ■ information about effects and changes applied to these audio files ■...

  • Page 85: Getting Started With Sound Editor Projects

    Creating audio projects Getting started with Sound Editor projects Getting started with Sound Editor projects Working with Sound Editor projects typically involves the following steps: Add an audio clip to your project. For more information, see About adding audio clips on page 86. Improve the quality of the audio clip and apply special effects using the Clip Editor.

  • Page 86: About Adding Audio Clips

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com About adding audio clips A Sound Editor project is a collection of audio clips. You can add audio clips from various sources, improve their quality and add special effects. You can add audio clips in any of the following ways: ■...

  • Page 87: Adding Tracks From Audio Cds

    Creating audio projects Getting started with Sound Editor projects Adding tracks from audio CDs To add tracks from audio CDs to your project: Insert the CD from which you want to copy tracks into your CD drive. In the task area, under Add to Project, click Import from CD/DVD. The Media Selector dialog box opens.

  • Page 88: About Editing And Applying Effects

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com About editing and applying effects You can use Sound Editor to make changes to audio clips. Not only does Sound Editor let you save your recorded audio to any other supported file format (similar to converting audio file formats), it also lets you edit and enhance your audio clip using the available audio effects and editing tools.

  • Page 89: Basic Editing

    Creating audio projects Getting started with Sound Editor projects Basic editing You can delete, copy, or move a clip or part of a waveform. To delete a clip or part of a waveform: Select the clip or waveform region you want to delete. For information on how to select a waveform, see Selecting the waveform region to edit on page 88.

  • Page 90: Adding Or Deleting Track Separators

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Adding or deleting track separators You can use Sound Editor to add track separators to or delete them from your recording. For example, if you intend to play your recording as a playlist, or burn it to disc, you will want to easily identify the tracks and navigate them with your player.

  • Page 91: Installing New Sound Effects

    Creating audio projects Installing new sound effects To delete a track separator: Select the track separator that you want to remove. Click Remove the currently selected track. For more information about markers, see Adding or deleting track separators on page 90. Installing new sound effects Sound Editor supports VST (Virtual Studio Technology) sound effects.

  • Page 92: Completing Sound Editor Projects

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Tip: When you delete the effect from your computer, it is removed from the list. Completing Sound Editor projects When you finish making changes to your Sound Editor project, you have several options: ■ Save your project to a Sound Editor project format. For more information, see Saving Sound Editor projects on page 93.

  • Page 93: Saving Sound Editor Projects

    Creating audio projects Installing new sound effects Saving Sound Editor projects Sound Editor lets you save your work to a Sound Editor project file (DMSE), so you can continue working on it later. The DMSE format preserves all of the information about the audio clips, tracks, and layers used in your project.

  • Page 94: Exporting Sets Of Tracks Or Audio Clips

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Exporting sets of tracks or audio clips Using the Sound Editor, you can export a set of tracks or audio clips. Each track or clip is saved as a separate file. To export a set of tracks or audio clips to separate files: In the task area, under Export, click Export Tracks/Clips.
  • Page 95 Creating audio projects Installing new sound effects Note The volume of each individual layer is reduced as new layers are added. Selecting this option renders the entire mix, and then maximizes the volume of the resulting audio to ensure the loudest sound, while avoiding audio distortion.

  • Page 96: Burning Tracks Or Clips To Audio Cds

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Burning tracks or clips to audio CDs To burn an audio CD: Insert a blank CD into your recorder. In the task area, under Export, click Burn Audio CD. The Burn Audio CD dialog box appears.

  • Page 97: Creating Music Discs

    Creating music discs In this chapter Welcome to Music Disc Creator Types of music discs you can create Overview of Music Disc Creator projects Supported file formats Adding tracks to your project Finding tracks and managing track information Previewing tracks Completing Music Disc Creator projects...

  • Page 98: Welcome To Music Disc Creator

    ■ Send tracks to a portable device, such as an iPod® or PSP™. To open Music Disc Creator: ■ From Roxio Home, select the Music-Audio project tab and choose Create Music Disc Projects.

  • Page 99: Types Of Music Discs You Can Create

    Creating music discs Types of music discs you can create Types of music discs you can create Audio CD An Audio CD is a compact disc (CD) that you can play on both Audio CD players and computer disc drives. With Music Disc Creator, you can make your own Audio CDs by recording tracks from other Audio CDs or audio from DVD-Videos, and from audio files (MP3, OGG, WAV, WMA or other supported formats) stored on your hard disk and other discs.

  • Page 100: Overview Of Music Disc Creator Projects

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Overview of Music Disc Creator projects This section outlines the basic steps that are common to all Music Disc Creator projects. This section gives instructions for the following procedures: ■ Select the type of project you want to create. For more information about the types of projects that you can create, see Types of music discs you can create on page 99.

  • Page 101: Supported File Formats

    Creating music discs Supported file formats Supported file formats This section describes the types of files that you can use with Music Disc Creator. It describes the Music Disc Creator format, and other formats supported by Music Disc Creator. Note You may be able to import protected tracks into the project, but Digital Rights Management (DRM) may prevent you from exporting or burning the tracks to disc.

  • Page 102: Adding Tracks To Your Project

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Adding tracks to your project There are several ways to add tracks to your projects. This section includes the following information and procedures: ■ About protected audio tracks ■ Using the Media Selector ■ Adding tracks and playlists from a hard disk ■...
  • Page 103 Creating music discs Adding tracks to your project To select and add tracks to your project: Click a track to select it, or press the Ctrl key to select more than one track at a time. Click Add, or drag the tracks into the Track List area. For more detailed information, click Help or press F1 in the Media Selector.

  • Page 104: Adding Tracks And Playlists From A Hard Disk

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Adding tracks and playlists from a hard disk To add tracks and playlists from your hard disk: Tip: You can also add tracks or playlists to your project by dragging them from a folder and dropping them into the project window.

  • Page 105: Importing Tracks From Discs

    Disc image files: A disc image file is a complete copy of a disc that is stored on your hard disk as a file instead of recorded to a blank disc. Valid disc image files include .iso, .c2d (Roxio proprietary format), and .cue.

  • Page 106: Finding Tracks And Managing Track Information

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Finding tracks and managing track information This section explains how to add track information and how to create track lists by searching for audio tracks. Track information, called audio tags, can be very useful for finding and categorizing your audio tracks.
  • Page 107 Creating music discs Finding tracks and managing track information Note When tracks are added to your music library, they are left in their original location; no copies are made. The status of the scan is indicated by the progress bar, and by a message that displays the number of new tracks that have been found.

  • Page 108: Creating Track Lists Using Search By Tags

    If a track on your computer is not found, then it is not in the database. You can add tagged tracks to the Roxio database by checking for unidentified files or by editing the track information. For more information, see Checking for unidentified tracks on page 106, or Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor on page 72.

  • Page 109: Using Beatmatching

    Creating music discs Finding tracks and managing track information If you chose to add the tracks as a new track list, enter a name for the track list. To create the track list, click Search. 10 To add the tracks to the project, click Add to Project. For more detailed information, click Help or press F1 in the Search by Tags dialog box.
  • Page 110 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com To manually beatmatch your track(s): Select the tracks you want to manually beatmatch, then select the Beatmatch option from the drop-down menu in the Transition column. Music Disc Creator will then scan all selected tracks, and analyze the BPM.

  • Page 111: Previewing Tracks

    Creating music discs Previewing tracks Using the BPM Editor In some cases, it may not be possible for Music Disc Creator to determine the correct location of the beat within a particular song. In this case, you can manually adjust the BPM for a track using the BPM Editor. To manually adjust the BPM for a track: Beats per Minute Select a track by right-clicking, then select...

  • Page 112: Completing Music Disc Creator Projects

    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, or burn your project to CD or DVD, or create a disc image file.

  • Page 113: Burning Projects To Disc Or Saving As Disc Image Files

    Creating music discs Previewing tracks Burning projects to disc or saving as disc image files Follow this procedure to burn your project to disc or to create a disc image file. A disc image file is a complete copy of a disc that is stored on your hard disk instead of recorded to a blank disc.

  • Page 114: Exporting Tracks

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Exporting tracks Follow this procedure to export tracks to one of several popular audio file formats. Note Depending on the software version you are running, available formats may include WMA, WAV, iPod®, AAC, and MP3. Not all formats are available in all versions of Music Disc Creator.

  • Page 115: Sending Tracks To A Portable Device

    Creating music discs Previewing tracks Sending tracks to a portable device Follow this procedure to send the tracks in your project to a portable device, such as an iPod® (iTunes must be installed) or PSP™, any WMDM (Windows Media Device Manager) compliant MP3 player, or any MP3 device that appears as a drive letter on your computer.
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  • Page 117: Working With Photo Projects

    Working with photo projects In this chapter Welcome to PhotoSuite Getting to know the PhotoSuite window Using the Photo Projects Assistant Creating new photo projects in PhotoSuite Removing red eye Cropping photos and objects Rotating photos and objects Applying special effects Working with text Improving the quality of photos...

  • Page 118: Welcome To Photosuite

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Welcome to PhotoSuite With Roxio’s PhotoSuite, it has never been easier to repair, enhance, and share your digital photos. You can use PhotoSuite to carry out everyday tasks, such as: ■ cropping photos ■ removing red eye ■...

  • Page 119: Photosuite's Project File Format (.Dmsp)

    Working with photo projects PhotoSuite’s project file format (.DMSP) DMSP is PhotoSuite's native file format for edited photos and projects. This format retains layer information and allows you to “undo” changes you have made. With DMSP, both the original settings and the edits (such as transformations or special effects) are stored.

  • Page 120: Getting To Know The Photosuite Window

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Getting to know the PhotoSuite window Whether you are working on a single photo or a project, the PhotoSuite window includes several main panels: Canvas Canvas Options Bar Toolbar Task pane Open Files pane Objects pane...

  • Page 121: Using The Photo Projects Assistant

    Working with photo projects Using the Photo Projects Assistant ■ Canvas Toolbar: Provides quick access to frequently-used PhotoSuite commands. ■ Options Bar: Contains a set of context-sensitive commands that are relevant to the selected object. ■ Canvas: Displays the photo or project that you are working with. ■...

  • Page 122: Creating New Photo Projects In Photosuite

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Creating new photo projects in PhotoSuite A photo project is a collection of objects, such as photos, text, and graphics, placed on a canvas. You can add, remove, and manipulate these objects, and apply special effects to them.

  • Page 123: Removing Red Eye

    Working with photo projects Removing red eye Removing red eye Using PhotoSuite, you can remove common flaws that often appear in photos, such as red eye. Red eye occurs when the camera flash reflects from the subjects’ eyes, giving the eyes a red appearance in the photo. Follow this procedure to correct the “red eye”...

  • Page 124: Cropping Photos And Objects

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Cropping photos and objects Follow this procedure to select an area of interest in a photo or other object, and crop or remove the rest of the object. Note If you save a cropped photo in PhotoSuite format (.dmsp), the entire original photo is preserved, including the crop settings.
  • Page 125 Working with photo projects Cropping photos and objects Optional: To view only the area of interest, select the Hide cropped area check box. Tip: To reset the crop lines, click Reset.

  • Page 126: Rotating Photos And Objects

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Rotating photos and objects To rotate objects: If you want to rotate a photo or any other object in a PhotoSuite project file, select it in the Canvas. To rotate the object clockwise or counter-clockwise, on the Canvas Toolbar, click Rotate Counter Clockwise or Rotate Clockwise.

  • Page 127: Applying Special Effects

    Working with photo projects Applying special effects Applying special effects Follow this procedure to apply special effects to a photo or an object in a project. There are several types of effects available in PhotoSuite, including artistic effects that can make your photo look like an oil or watercolor painting, color effects that add a tint to the photo, and many others.

  • Page 128: Working With Text

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Working with text Use PhotoSuite to add text to a photo or a project (for example, to create holiday greeting cards from personal photos). To add text: In the Enhance Your Photos pane, click Add or Edit Text.
  • Page 129 Working with photo projects Working with text To change the text color and add shading: This procedure explains how to change the color of the text object, and add shading. Shading creates a gradual change from one color to another. For example, the text can be blue starting at the left, and gradually change to purple on the right.
  • Page 130 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com To add a text outline or style: Select the text object in the Canvas or in the Object List. In the Enhance Your Photos pane, click Add or Edit Text. To add an outline, select the Text Outline check box.

  • Page 131: Improving The Quality Of Photos

    Working with photo projects Improving the quality of photos Improving the quality of photos Using PhotoSuite, you can improve the quality of your digital photos by adjusting properties such as exposure and brightness and contrast. You can also use the AutoFix feature to automatically adjust the exposure, saturation, and sharpness of your photos based on photo analysis and predefined settings.

  • Page 132: Adjusting Exposure

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Adjusting exposure Follow this procedure to improve the quality of over- or under-exposed photos. When you adjust the exposure, you change the intensity level of the photo’s dark areas and shadows, and its highlights and bright areas.

  • Page 133: Adjusting Brightness And Contrast

    Working with photo projects Improving the quality of photos Adjusting brightness and contrast To adjust the brightness and contrast: If the photo you want to edit is an object in the PhotoSuite project file, select it in the Canvas. On the Fix your photos tab, click Brightness and Contrast. To preview the results of the adjustment before applying them, select Show Preview.
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  • Page 135: Printing And Sharing Media Files

    Printing and sharing media files In this chapter Printing photos and projects E-mailing media files Sharing media files with wireless devices...

  • Page 136: Printing Photos And Projects

    Printing photos and projects To print your photos and projects: From Roxio Home, select the Photo project tab and choose Print. On the PhotoSuite or Media Manager toolbar, click Print. The Print dialog box opens. If you have more than one printer connected to your computer, select a printer from the drop-down list.
  • Page 137 Printing and sharing media files Printing photos and projects To print one photo per page, follow these steps: In the Layout box, select One photo per page. To specify the size of the photo, in the Size box, select one of the displayed sizes, or one of the following options: ■...
  • Page 138 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 10 To print multiple photos per page, follow these steps: Note This option allows you to print multiple copies of the same photo on a page. You can also use this option to print single photos with special templates, such as T-shirt transfers.
  • Page 139 Printing and sharing media files Printing photos and projects 11 To print thumbnails of your photos, follow these steps: In the Layout box, select As a contact sheet. Enter the numbers of rows and columns in Rows and Columns, respectively. In the Spacing box, specify the amount of space to be left between the thumbnails.

  • Page 140: Tips For Improving Print Quality

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Tips for improving print quality The following tips may help you improve the print quality of your photos: ■ Select a high print quality in your printer’s settings. When you choose a high quality print setting, the print output improves, but the print job takes longer.

  • Page 141: E-Mailing Media Files

    To e-mail your files: From Roxio Home, select the Photo project tab and choose Email. On the PhotoSuite or Media Manager tool bar, click E-mail. To add media files to be e-mailed, follow these steps: Click Add Files.
  • Page 142 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Tip: To select more than one media file at a time, press and hold Ctrl while you select the files. Click Add Files. Select the e-mail program you want to use to send the files by choosing one of the following options: ■...
  • Page 143 Printing and sharing media files E-mailing media files Note Photo conversion options are available only if you have selected photo files to e-mail. The conversion does not affect your original files. If you are e-mailing video files, you can optimize their quality by setting the conversion options.

  • Page 144: Sharing Media Files With Wireless Devices

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Sharing media files with wireless devices About My Devices You can use My Devices view in Media Manager to ■ browse media files on mobile phones and other compatible wireless devices ■ transfer files between your computer and your wireless device, and vice versa ■...
  • Page 145 Printing and sharing media files Sharing media files with wireless devices To transfer files from a wireless device (such as a mobile phone) to your computer: If you are not in the My Devices view, in the Browse area, click My Devices.

  • Page 146: Synchronizing Your Mobile Device

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Synchronizing your mobile device The synchronization feature performs two functions: ■ automatically backs up files on your mobile device to your PC ■ automatically updates selected files on your mobile device when you change them on your PC To use the synchronization feature, you must: Configure the synchronization settings.
  • Page 147 Printing and sharing media files Sharing media files with wireless devices To identify files on your PC that you want to synchronize with your mobile device: In the top part of the window, browse to and select the media files you want to synchronize with your mobile device.
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  • Page 149 Copying video and creating video compilations In this chapter About Video Copy & Convert The Video Copy & Convert window Copying DVD-Video About converting video...

  • Page 150: About Video Copy & Convert

    If you are uncertain about your rights, contact your legal advisor. To open Video Copy & Convert: ■ From Roxio Home, select either the Data-Copy or Video-Movies project tab and choose Copy and Convert Video.

  • Page 151: The Video Copy & Convert Window

    Copying video and creating video compilations The Video Copy & Convert window The Video Copy & Convert window Copy DVD mode Mode selection buttons Options button Source Destination Go button Scheduler button...

  • Page 152: Copying Dvd-Video

    ■ Disc image files: A disc image file can contain DVD-Video content or other kinds of disc content (for example, Audio CD or Video CD content). Valid disc image files include .iso, .c2d (Roxio proprietary format), and .cue (BIN/CUE). ■...
  • Page 153 DVD-Video source content. The disc cannot be copy-protected. ■ A disc image file containing valid DVD-Video source content. Valid disc image files include .iso, .c2d (Roxio proprietary format), and .cue (BIN/CUE). ■ A “VIDEO_TS” folder on your hard disk containing valid DVD-Video source content.

  • Page 154: Copying Dvd Discs, Disc Image Files, Or Dvd-Video Folders

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Copying DVD discs, disc image files, or DVD-Video folders Follow this procedure to copy a disc, disc image file, or DVD-Video folder using either one or two drives. To copy a disc, disc image file, or DVD-Video folder: In Video Copy &...

  • Page 155: About Converting Video

    Copying video and creating video compilations About converting video About converting video Video Copy & Convert reformats and compiles movies and Web videos for playback on your computer, television, video iPod®, PSP™, video cell phone, and many other devices. Depending on the output format you choose, Video Copy & Convert gives you the option to trim the beginning and end points of the movies, add a menu, and select a background style to give your video compilation a professional look.

  • Page 156: Creating A Video Compilation

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Creating a video compilation To add and edit movies: Click the Convert Video button. Note Versions of Video Copy & Convert with a single copying mode do not have mode selection buttons. Mode selection buttons...

  • Page 157: Trimming Your Movie Or Web Video

    Copying video and creating video compilations About converting video Click the Up and Down arrow buttons to change the order of the movies in the compilation. To rename a movie in your compilation, double-click the selection and type the new name. To remove a movie from the source list, click the Delete button.
  • Page 158 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com If you are satisfied with the changes you have made, click Done. If you are not satisfied, click the Reset button to undo your changes and restore your original movie or video. Note Trimming the video will have no effect on the imported source file.

  • Page 159: Selecting An Output Format And A Destination

    Copying video and creating video compilations About converting video Selecting an output format and a destination In the Choose Output area, select the device you will be using to watch your movie. Move the slider to the desired level of output video quality. Note Increasing the video quality also increases the file size.

  • Page 160: Selecting Or Customizing A Dvd Menu Style

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Selecting or customizing a DVD menu style Video Copy & Convert comes with a set of professionally designed DVD menu styles that you can adapt for your projects. Each style includes attractive background images, titles, and buttons. You can modify these styles, use them as designed, or create your own.

  • Page 161: Saving Compilations

    Copying video and creating video compilations Saving compilations Note Because the video rendering process is CPU-intensive, it is recommended that you not perform any other tasks until the conversion is complete. If you need to perform a task during conversion, you can press Pause when the conversion dialog appears.
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  • Page 163: Making Advanced Data Discs

    Making advanced data discs In this chapter About Creator Classic Getting to know the Creator Classic window Deciding which type of project to create Adding files and folders to your project Burning the project to disc...

  • Page 164: About Creator Classic

    Create bootable discs, backup discs, and more. To open Creator Classic: ■ From Roxio Home, select the Data-Copy project tab and choose Burn Data Disc - Advanced. With Creator Classic, burning a disc is easy to do: Start a Creator Classic project.

  • Page 165: Getting To Know The Creator Classic Window

    Making advanced data discs Getting to know the Creator Classic window Getting to know the Creator Classic window The default window that appears whenever you start Creator Classic is an untitled Data Disc project. The parts of the window that are common across all project types are identified below.

  • Page 166: Deciding Which Type Of Project To Create

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Deciding which type of project to create This section lists the types of projects you can create using Creator Classic, and helps you choose the best project type for your needs. ■ Data discs A data disc is a disc that contains any computer data. With Creator Classic, you can make your own data discs by burning files and folders from your hard disk and other discs.

  • Page 167: Adding Files And Folders To Your Project

    Making advanced data discs Adding files and folders to your project Adding files and folders to your project You can locate and add files and folders from your hard disk and other discs to your project. To browse for files and folders and add them to your project: In the Select Source area, you can browse for files and folders in any of these ways: ■...

  • Page 168: Burning The Project To Disc

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Add the selected files and folders to your project in any of these ways: ■ Click Add ■ Drag files and folders from the Source area to the Project area. ■ Drag files and folders from Windows Explorer to the Project area.
  • Page 169 Making advanced data discs Burning the project to disc Note Nonrewritable discs can be formatted only once, and cannot be erased at all. Rewritable discs can be formatted and erased multiple times. If you want to create a disc image file, select Save disc image file, and then click Browse to specify the name and location of the image file.
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  • Page 171: Watching Movies

    Watching movies In this chapter Welcome to CinePlayer Getting to know CinePlayer Playing discs Playing video from video folders...

  • Page 172: Welcome To Cineplayer

    Customize the language, subtitle, and angle options for your discs Note Depending on the software version you are running, some of the features described above may not be available. To open CinePlayer: ■ From Roxio Home, select the Video-Movies project tab and choose Play Movies.

  • Page 173: Getting To Know Cineplayer

    Watching movies Getting to know CinePlayer Getting to know CinePlayer CinePlayer buttons Seek bar Eject Disc, Volume, playback controls, Change video Full- Disc Menu, and disc settings buttons scaling screen CinePlayer buttons Use the following buttons to navigate through CinePlayer. Open lets you browse to select video files or folders.

  • Page 174: Playing Discs

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Volume, playback controls, disc settings Use the following buttons to control volume and playback, and to display the disc settings. The disc settings let you choose from the available disc features, such as subtitles, language options, angles, and so on.

  • Page 175: Playing Video From Video Folders

    Watching movies Playing video from video folders To play a disc, insert the disc in your PC. CinePlayer will open automatically, if it is selected as your default media player. Select Play to begin playing the disc. Playing video from video folders You can play videos from a folder on a disc or on your hard disk.
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  • Page 177: Creating Video Productions

    Creating video productions In this chapter Welcome to VideoWave Getting to know the VideoWave window Creating your first VideoWave production Step one: Add photos and video clips Step two: Add background audio Step three: Add transitions Step four: Preview your production Step five: Output your production...

  • Page 178: Welcome To Videowave

    For more information, see Getting to know the VideoWave window on page 179. This chapter also outlines the steps involved in creating a video production. To open VideoWave: ■ From Roxio Home, select the Video-Movies project tab and choose Edit Video - Advanced.

  • Page 179: Getting To Know The Videowave Window

    Creating video productions Getting to know the VideoWave window Getting to know the VideoWave window This section describes the main areas of the VideoWave window. Task Pane: Toolbar Preview area Dock Add Content & Tools areas Production Editor Task Pane The Task Pane contains the Add Content and Tools areas.

  • Page 180: Preview Area

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Tools area The Tools area provides quick access to several useful tools including Media Selector, Effect Selector, and the Settings dialog box. Preview area The Preview area displays your production and provides all the tools you need to customize the content of your production.There are two Preview...

  • Page 181: Effect Selector

    Creating video productions Creating your first VideoWave production Effect Selector The Effect Selector provides quick access to all the effects you can add to your production. It offers extensive libraries of transitions, video effects, overlays, and text effects that you can add to items or your entire production in the Production Editor.

  • Page 182: Step One: Add Photos And Video Clips

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Step one: Add photos and video clips In this step, you add the content—photos and video clips—to your production. Note If you have the optional Timeline feature, make sure you are in Storyline view. In the Tools area, click Show Media Selector.

  • Page 183: Step Three: Add Transitions

    Creating video productions Step three: Add transitions Step three: Add transitions In this step, you add transitions. A transition is the change you see between one photo and the next in a slideshow. Tip: You can also apply a transition theme, which applies transitions of the selected style between all items in your production.

  • Page 184: Step Four: Preview Your Production

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Step four: Preview your production In this step, you preview your production from beginning to end. To preview your production: In the Production Editor, click the first panel of your production to select it. In the Preview area, click Play.
  • Page 185 Creating video productions Step five: Output your production Choose the video file quality settings, or click New to create a new quality definition for your production. In the text box, type a name for your production, and if you want, click Browse to change the location in which the file is stored on your computer.
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  • Page 187: Video Tools And Assistants

    Video tools and assistants In this chapter Creating a slideshow Using CineMagic to create movies Creating a video disc using Plug & Burn Converting files with SyncIt! Adding SmartSound background audio Archiving AVCHD video...

  • Page 188: Creating A Slideshow

    To open the Slideshow Assistant: ■ From Roxio Home, select the Photo project tab and choose Create Slideshows. ■ In VideoWave, in the Tools area, click New slideshow.

  • Page 189: Using Cinemagic To Create Movies

    You can also identify scenes that you want to have excluded. To open CineMagic: ■ From Roxio Home, select the Video-Movies project tab and choose Edit Video - Automatically. ■ In VideoWave, in the Tools area, click New CineMagic Production.

  • Page 190: Creating A Video Disc Using Plug & Burn

    DV camera directly to a disc. To open Plug & Burn: ■ From Roxio Home, select the Video-Movies project tab and choose Plug and Burn. To create a video disc from video on your DV camera using Plug &...
  • Page 191 Video tools and assistants Creating a video disc using Plug & Burn Select the disc type from the drop-down list. Click Next. Customize the capture settings: Select the device from which you are capturing video. Specify the capture quality. The better the capture quality, the better the resulting output, and the greater the resulting file size.

  • Page 192: Converting Files With Syncit

    The files are stored in a temporary folder, and transferred the next time you connect the device. To open SyncIt!: ■ From Roxio Home, select the Video-Movies project tab and choose Drag and Drop Convert. Converting files To convert files: In the upper-left corner of the SyncIt! application, click the Switch Mode drop-down, and choose Convert to folder.
  • Page 193 Video tools and assistants Converting files with SyncIt! Transferring files To transfer files to a portable device: In the upper-left corner of the SyncIt! application, click the Switch Mode drop-down, and choose the portable device from the list. Note The list contains all of the portable devices that have been connected to your computer, even if the device is currently disconnected.
  • Page 194 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com ■ Target folder: Select the location where you want to save the converted files from the drop-down list box, or click the browse button ( ) to choose another location. ■ Photo tab ■ Photo file target: To convert photo image files, select the new photo file format from the list.

  • Page 195: Adding Smartsound Background Audio

    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: In the Type box, choose whether to use music or sound effects as your background audio.
  • Page 196 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com In the Style/Library box, select the library you want to use. To search for audio by Title, for Browse by, select Title. In the Title box, select a title. In the Variations box, select one of the available variations.

  • Page 197: Archiving Avchd Video

    For more information, check the documentation for your camera. Use Roxio Home to launch AVCHD Archive. From Roxio Home, click the Video - Movies project tab, then click Archive AVCHD. The main window of AVCHD Archive has a From box on the left that you will use to select and preview your source material.
  • Page 198 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com The size of the project and the number of discs required is displayed. If you would like to change to a larger or smaller capacity disc, do so now. You will not be able to change disc format or capacity once the archive is underway.

  • Page 199: Creating Advanced Video Discs With Menus

    Creating advanced video discs with menus In this chapter Welcome to MyDVD Getting to know the MyDVD window Overview of creating a MyDVD project Capturing media files Working with menus Adding productions to your MyDVD project Working with buttons Working with text Changing or removing background audio Removing items from menus Previewing MyDVD projects...

  • Page 200: Welcome To Mydvd

    ■ Burn your project to a disc, or create an image file that you can burn to disc later. To open MyDVD: ■ From Roxio Home, select the Video-Movies project tab and choose Create DVDs.

  • Page 201: Getting To Know The Mydvd Window

    Creating advanced video discs with menus Getting to know the MyDVD window Getting to know the MyDVD window This section describes the MyDVD window Menu Edit view, and the Movie Edit View. The following section describes the main areas of the MyDVD window in both the Menu Edit and Movie Edit views.
  • Page 202 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com ■ Menu Tasks area. The Menu Tasks area lets you add content such as photos and video clips to the project. ■ Edit area. The Edit area provides the tools you need to edit your project’s menu.

  • Page 203: Movie Edit View

    Creating advanced video discs with menus Getting to know the MyDVD window Movie Edit view When you are editing a movie you work in the Movie Edit view. Task Pane: Add Content and Preview area Toolbar Tools areas Production Editor Task pane The task pane gives you quick access to some frequently used commands.

  • Page 204: Features Available In Both Views

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Preview area The Preview area provides the tools you need to customize the content in your project. In addition to the preview window, the Preview area contains: ■ the standard toolbar, which provides the common tools that are always available ■...

  • Page 205: Overview Of Creating A Mydvd Project

    Creating advanced video discs with menus Overview of creating a MyDVD project Overview of creating a MyDVD project This section gives a general overview of the steps you take to create a disc using MyDVD. You can use your favorite video clips, photos, and audio clips to quickly and easily make an exciting and creative disc.

  • Page 206: Capturing Media Files

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Preview the project to make it sure it plays the way you expect it to. For more information, see Previewing MyDVD projects on page 217. Burn the project to a disc, which you can then play on your set-top player.

  • Page 207: Working With Menus

    Creating advanced video discs with menus Working with menus Working with menus What are menus? A menu is a screen containing background photos or video clips, background audio, and buttons that link to productions (movies and slideshows), and other menus. Menus in a MyDVD project work exactly the same way as the menus you see when you play a commercial DVD-video disc.

  • Page 208: Adding Productions To Your Mydvd Project

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Adding productions to your MyDVD project A production is a combination of photos or video clips that you assemble. When the production is played back, the items in it appear as one continuous sequence. Movies and slideshows are two types of productions. A movie is a collection of video clips and photos that play one after the other.

  • Page 209: Creating And Adding Movies With Cinemagic

    Creating advanced video discs with menus Adding productions to your MyDVD project Note You can add photos, video clips, VideoWave productions (DMSM) and slideshows (DMSS). If you select multiple DMSM and DMSS files, each one becomes a separate movie. If you select multiple photos, they are combined in a slideshow.

  • Page 210: Editing Productions

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Editing productions You can add additional photos and video clips to your productions, as well as the following types of enhancements: ■ transitions ■ text effects ■ overlays ■ video effects ■ audio effects To edit a production: In the Project View area (on either the Menu or Movies tab) select the movie you want to edit.
  • Page 211 Creating advanced video discs with menus Adding productions to your MyDVD project To mark chapters in a movie: Select the movie in the Project View area, then, in the Edit area, choose Edit Chapters. To mark chapters automatically, follow these steps: Choose how to identify chapters.

  • Page 212: Working With Buttons

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Working with buttons MyDVD automatically creates a button on the menu when you add a production. You can also perform the following tasks with buttons: ■ Arranging buttons on menus ■ Resizing buttons ■ Changing button thumbnail images ■...

  • Page 213: Resizing Buttons

    Creating advanced video discs with menus Working with buttons Resizing buttons To resize a button: In the Preview area, click the button to select it. A red bounding box appears around the button. Drag the handles on the sides of the red bounding box. To maintain the button’s shape, drag the corner handles.

  • Page 214: Working With Text

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com In the Type box, select the type of button for which you want to change the style: ■ Command: To display styles for the Movie and Submenu buttons. ■ Next: To display styles for the right arrow button, which displays the next linked menu.

  • Page 215: Editing Text

    Creating advanced video discs with menus Working with text The new text block placeholder appears at the center of the menu. Click the text object to select it, then move it to the desired location on the menu by dragging the top or bottom edge of the red bounding box.

  • Page 216: Changing Or Removing Background Audio

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Changing or removing background audio Many of the menu styles include background audio. You can replace this audio with your own music, or you can remove it. To change the background audio: In the Edit area, click Change Menu Audio.

  • Page 217: Previewing Mydvd Projects

    Creating advanced video discs with menus Previewing MyDVD projects Previewing MyDVD projects Before you burn your project to a disc, you should preview it to make sure that it plays the way you expect it to. The MyDVD preview is a lower-quality preview designed to provide a convenient way to view your project.

  • Page 218: Completing Your Project

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Completing your project See the following topics to complete your MyDVD project: ■ Burning projects to disc on page 218 ■ Erasing discs on page 218 ■ Saving projects as disc image files and disc volumes on page 219...

  • Page 219: Saving Projects As Disc Image Files And Disc Volumes

    Creating advanced video discs with menus Completing your project Choose Tools > Erase disc. The Erase Disc dialog box opens. Select the drive that contains the disc from the Drive list. Click Erase Disc. Saving projects as disc image files and disc volumes Instead of burning your project to disc, you can save the entire contents of the project into a single file called a disc image.
  • Page 220 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com To save a project as a disc volume: On the Preview toolbar, click Burn. The Burn dialog box opens. Select the Create folder set check box. Click Browse, then follow these steps: Locate or create the folder in which you want to save the disc volume.

  • Page 221: Creating Disc Labels And Inserts

    Creating disc labels and inserts In this chapter About Label Creator Overview of creating labels and disc inserts Getting to know the Label Creator window Using Express Labeler...

  • Page 222: About Label Creator

    Creator supports many of these popular printers and LightScribe-capable burners on the market today. To open Label Creator: ■ From Roxio Home, select any one of the project categories and choose Create Labels - Advanced. ■ In Express Labeler, click the Label Creator button.

  • Page 223: Getting To Know The Label Creator Window

    Creating disc labels and inserts Getting to know the Label Creator window Getting to know the Label Creator window The following section describes the main areas of the Label Creator window. Add Object area Menu bar Toolbars Layout area Edit Layout area Layout Navigator area Select More Layouts button The Add Object area...

  • Page 224: The Layout Area

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com The Layout area A layout is the design for your label, insert, booklet, or cover. The Layout area is where you work on the content and appearance of your project. The Toolbars The Toolbars provide the tools to work with objects on your layout. The top row buttons are always available, for example, the zoom, print, and alignment buttons.

  • Page 225: Using Express Labeler

    Express Labeler is the fastest way to create and print your labels. To open Express Labeler: ■ From Roxio Home, select any one of the project categories and choose Create Labels. ■ In Label Creator, choose Tools > Express Labeler.
  • Page 226 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Note In the Use Style Objects area, you can select whether to apply the style image (background), object layout (placements), and/or font settings. The style is applied to your project. Click Edit Content. The Smart Object Editor appears.

  • Page 227: Index

    Index text to menus text to photo projects track lists using Search by Tags adding track separators albums tracks to Music Disc Creator audio clips to projects projects audio files to a playlist transitions to productions audio tracks to projects video clips to productions with background audio to Media Selector...
  • Page 228 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com AVCHD video about audio tags media files arranging about buttons on menus editing audio audio tracks changing menu background adding to projects audio CDs Audio/Video Converter adding audio tracks to projects converting or transferring files...
  • Page 229 Roxio Creator User Guide Index adjusting in photos Browse and Manage Media task adding audio tracks to projects from burning media files to browsing importing tracks from audio files cell phones media files sharing media files with music changing photos...
  • Page 230 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com copying image files using in Sound Editor copying deleting audio clips or parts of waveforms audio clips part of a waveform audio files to a portable device playlists track separators DVDs device drop-down list media files between albums...
  • Page 231 Roxio Creator User Guide Index DVD compilations productions videos See video compilations erasing DVD Music Discs discs overview of creating exporting DVDs audio clips burning media files to sets of audio clips and tracks burning projects to tracks creating compilations...
  • Page 232 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Easy Audio Capture to tracks in a project locating missing files help viewing marking chapters in productions media files adding to albums image files burning copying from one album to See disc image files another...
  • Page 233 Roxio Creator User Guide Index menus about project size bar about movies adding text to adding to video compilations about adding to MyDVD projects applying styles to creating compilations on DVD arranging buttons on changing background audio for creating in VideoWave...
  • Page 234 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com exporting for video compilations outputting overview saving as disc image files productions supported file formats overlays MusicID removing from menus audio tracks My Albums about creating My Devices view about synchronizing mobile device My Playlists Smart View...
  • Page 235 Roxio Creator User Guide Index transferring from a wireless photo projects device photos using as album thumbnails productions PhotoSuite about overview adding background audio to remove red eye feature adding photos to, with Media supported file formats Selector playing adding to MyDVD projects...
  • Page 236 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com creating new productions from MyDVD projects creating with Photo Projects Assistant track separators renaming MyDVD, burning to disc removing productions from audio files MyDVD requirements for using the types of Creator Classic projects software resizing...
  • Page 237 Roxio Creator User Guide Index tracks to a portable device mobile device and PC shading mobile devices with PCs system requirements adding to text size changing, for menu text of photos, changing Slideshow Assistant about tags slideshows See audio tags...
  • Page 238 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com tracks uploading adding audio tags media files to wireless devices adding to Music Disc Creator projects adding to projects burning checking for unidentified defining in Sound Editor VCDs exporting burning projects to exporting sets of...
  • Page 239 Roxio Creator User Guide Index video files browsing converting transferring to a portable device See also video video folders playing using CinePlayer VIDEO_TS folders copying description VideoWave description productions, adding to MyDVD projects viewing QuickShows vinyl LPs recording VST sound effects...
  • Page 240 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com...

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