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  • Page 1 Roxio Creator User Guide...

  • Page 2: Legal Information

    Sonic, Sonic Solutions, Roxio, Roxio Creator, PhotoSuite, VideoWave, MyDVD, Creator Classic, CinePlayer, CineMagic, Music Disc Creator, Video Copy & Convert, Venue, Roxio Streamer, 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 This product contains one or more programs protected under international and U.S. copyright laws as unpublished works.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 digital image content © 2006 Jupiterimages Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 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.
  • Page 8 Roxio Creator User Guide viii www.roxio.com TiVo and the TiVo logo are registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. or its subsidiaries. This product is protected by certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft Corporation. Use or distribution of such technology outside of this product is prohibited without a license from Microsoft or an authorized Microsoft subsidiary.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Alternate support options ....36 Contacting Roxio ......36...
  • Page 10 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Managing your media files About Media Manager ..... . .38 Starting Media Manager ....39 Supported file formats.
  • Page 11 Roxio Creator User Guide Contents Importing media files Welcome to Media Import ....66 Starting Media Import ......67 Getting to know the Media Import window .
  • Page 12 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Getting to know the MyDVD window ...87 Menu Edit view......87 Movie Edit view .
  • Page 13 Roxio Creator User Guide xiii Contents Creating video productions Welcome to VideoWave ....108 Getting to know the VideoWave window ..109 Task Pane .
  • Page 14 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Watching movies Welcome to CinePlayer .....130 Getting to know CinePlayer ....131 Playing discs .
  • Page 15 Roxio Creator User Guide Contents About editing and applying effects ... . .160 Selecting the waveform region to edit ..160 Basic editing ......161 Adding or deleting track separators.
  • Page 16 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Completing Music Disc Creator projects..184 Burning projects to disc or saving as disc image files ......185 Exporting tracks .
  • Page 17 Roxio Creator User Guide xvii Contents Creating disc labels and inserts About Label Creator ......222 Overview of creating labels and disc inserts ..222 Getting to know the Label Creator window .
  • 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 What’s new 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

    Home, click the Video-Movies tab and click Watch Movies. ■ Create 3D photographs using a 3D or 2D camera. To open 3D Photo Creator from Roxio Home, click the Photo tab and click Create 3D Photos. ■ Edit 3D video clips and assemble them into a movie with professional looking credits, effects, and transitions.

  • Page 21: And That's Not All

    Getting started with Roxio Creator About this guide ■ Share 3D movies on Facebook or YouTube. VideoWave creations can easily be uploaded to these two popular sharing sites. And that’s not all... Other new features include: ■ Video stabilization ■...

  • Page 22: System Requirements

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com System requirements Minimum system requirements ■ Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate; Windows Vista with Service Pack 2; Windows XP with Service Pack 3 ■ 2.0 GHz processor and 1 GB RAM (Windows 7 and Vista); 2.0 GHz processor and 512 MB RAM (Windows XP) ■...
  • Page 23 For video capture: OHCI compliant IEEE 1394 FireWire card or USB 2.0 port (for use with DV camera), or analog video capture device Blu-ray™ authoring and playback requirements ■ An additional plug-in which can be purchased at www.roxio.com 3D requirements ■ 3D red/cyan glasses (included). For other supported 3D formats, required hardware is the responsibility of the user.
  • Page 24 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com ■ 3D video: anaglyph red/cyan, side-by-side and full and half-width, top/bottom full and half height, RealD Formats: ■ Supports all popular recordable formats: CD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL, DVD-RAM, BD-R/RE, BD-R/ RE DL ■...

  • Page 25: Installing Creator

    Getting started with Roxio Creator Installing Creator Installing Creator Follow this procedure to install Creator. To install Creator using the installation disc: Insert the Creator installation DVD into a compatible drive. If Autorun is enabled on your computer, the Creator installation window appears automatically and you can skip step 2 and step 3.

  • Page 26: Getting To Know Creator

    Click one of the project category tabs on the left side of the window, and a task list appears on the right. Choose a task by clicking on its name. Some of the tasks are built into the Roxio Home window; others open in a separate window.

  • Page 27: Creator: What You Can Do

    Getting started with Roxio Creator Creator: What you can do 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: Copying data You will find links to these tasks by selecting the Data-Copy project tab: ■...

  • Page 28: Working With Audio

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com ■ Create professional-looking video productions that combine your 2D and 3D video clips and photos with audio, transitions, and special effects. Select the Edit Video – Advanced task. ■ Copy video directly from a camcorder to a disc. Select the Plug and Burn task.
  • Page 29 Getting started with Roxio Creator Creator: What you can do Beatmatching feature to create mixes your friends will envy. Select the Create Music Disc Projects task. ■ Create a DVD Music Disc with up to 50 hours of music using tracks from your computer or from any number of audio discs.
  • Page 30 Erase or finalize a disc, get disc information, and keep track of what’s on your discs. All of these tasks can be started from the Tools menu in Roxio Home. This is also where you’ll go to create virtual disc drives.

  • Page 31: Completing A Typical Task

    Getting started with Roxio Creator Completing a typical task 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...
  • Page 32 As you can see, the Burn Data Disc project is built into the main Creator application window, which we call Roxio Home. Some projects are built into Roxio Home; others open in a separate window. Many components that open in separate windows have names you may know: MyDVD, VideoWave, CinePlayer.
  • Page 33 Getting started with Roxio Creator Completing a typical task To begin a data disc project, insert a blank CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc into your computer’s disc drive. (The project also allows you to add files to an existing data disc, but to keep things simple for this project, use a blank disc.)
  • Page 34 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 35: Where To Find More Information

    Learning Center Click the Learning Center tab in Roxio Home 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.

  • Page 36: 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 37: 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 38: 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 39: 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 40: 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 41 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 50.

  • Page 42: 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 43: 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 44 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 45: 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. ■ Select files, create an album, and add the selected files to the new album, all in one step.

  • Page 46: Adding Media Files To Albums

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Drag the files into My Albums. Media Manager prompts for the name of the new album. Type the album name and click Yes. Media Manager creates a new album, and adds the selected files to it.

  • Page 47: 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 48: 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 49: 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 50: 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 51: Working With Media Files

    Managing your media files Working with media files Working with media files Media Manager makes it easy to organize 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. You can assign keywords and comments to files, to help you when you are searching for media files.

  • Page 52: 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 53.

  • Page 53: 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. You can change the display time by selecting Tools > Options, and changing the QuickShow settings.

  • Page 54: 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 55 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 57: 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 58: About Creator Classic

    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. With Creator Classic, you can create the following types of projects: ■...

  • Page 59: 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 60: 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 61: 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 62: 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, folders, or a disc icon from Windows Explorer to the Project area.
  • Page 63 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 65: 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 66: 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 67: 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 68: 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 69 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 information and settings 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 window.

  • Page 70: 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 71: Copying Video And Creating Video Compilations

    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 72: 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 73: 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...

  • Page 74: 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 75 DVD-Video source content. The disc must not 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 76: 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 77: 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, iPad®, video iPod®, PSP™, video cell phone, and many other devices. Depending on the output format you choose, Video Copy &...

  • Page 78: Creating A Video Compilation

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

  • Page 79: 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 rotate a movie 90 degrees, click one of the Rotate buttons.
  • Page 80 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com End point marker Start point marker To trim the end of the movie or video, drag the End point marker to the desired position. Click Play to preview your trimmed movie or video. If you are satisfied with the changes you have made, click Done. If you are not satisfied, click Reset to undo your changes and restore your original movie or video.
  • Page 81 Copying video and creating video compilations About converting video Drag the mark out point to the point in the movie or video where you would like to stop trimming. This selection is the material you are trimming from the movie or video.

  • Page 82: Selecting An Output Format And A Destination

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 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 83: Selecting Or Customizing A Dvd Menu Style

    Copying video and creating video compilations About converting video 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.

  • Page 84: Saving Compilations

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 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.

  • Page 85: 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 disc 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 86: 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 87: 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. Menu Edit view When you are working on a menu, you work in the Menu Edit view. Task Pane: Menu Tasks, Edit, and Preview area Toolbar...
  • Page 88 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Task pane The task pane gives you quick access to some frequently used commands, and provides an easy way to navigate through your project. It contains the following areas: ■ Menu Tasks area. The Menu Tasks area lets you add content such as photos and video clips to the project.

  • Page 89: 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 90 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 91: Overview Of Creating A Disc

    Creating advanced video discs with menus Overview of creating a disc Overview of creating a disc 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 92: Capturing Media Files

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Burn the project to a disc, which you can then play on your set-top player. For more information, see Burning projects to disc on page 103. Capturing media files If you have a digital camera, DV camera, scanner, or other device connected to your computer, you can capture media files to use in your MyDVD projects.

  • Page 93: 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 94: 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 95: 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 96: 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 97 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, click Edit Chapters. To mark chapters automatically, follow these steps: Choose how to identify chapters.

  • Page 98: 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 99: Changing Button Thumbnail Images

    Creating advanced video discs with menus Working with buttons Changing button thumbnail images Some button styles can include a thumbnail image. For productions, the default thumbnail is a short, animated, segment of the linked production. For menus, the default thumbnail shows the linked menu. You can select a specific frame to be used as a thumbnail.

  • Page 100: Working With Text

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Choose whether to apply the change to the selected buttons, all of the buttons on the current menu, or all buttons in the project. Drag the style you want to use onto a selected button, if any buttons are selected, or onto one of the buttons for which you want to change the style.

  • Page 101: Changing Or Removing Background Audio

    Creating advanced video discs with menus Changing or removing background audio To change text appearance: In the Project View area (Menus tab), click the icon of the menu containing the text you want to edit. Select the text you want to change. Use the controls on the Preview toolbar to change the font, size, color, and style (shadow, bold, and italic) of the selected text, or to change the text justification.

  • Page 102: Previewing Mydvd Projects

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Note When you delete a button that is linked to a single movie or menu, that movie or menu is deleted from the project (you are prompted for confirmation). If you delete a button that is linked to all movies on the menu, or to all movies in the project, only the button is deleted.

  • Page 103: Completing Your Project

    You can trim hours off your HD video projects by using AVC SmartEncode (Tools > Roxio AVC SmartEncode). With Smart Encoding, MyDVD automatically determines which sections of video need re-encoding (such as titles and transitions), and leaves the remaining footage in its original form, so encoding is reduced.

  • Page 104: Erasing Discs

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Click Burn to begin burning the project. The Burn Progress dialog box opens, showing you the progress while the project is burning to disc. When the burn is complete, click OK to close the Burn Progress dialog box.
  • Page 105 Creating advanced video discs with menus Completing your project To save a project as a disc image file: On the Preview toolbar, click Burn. The Burn dialog box opens. Select the Save disc image file check box. Click Browse, then follow these steps: Locate the folder in which you want to save the disc image file.
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  • Page 107: 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 108: Welcome To Videowave

    (for more information, see Getting to know the VideoWave window on page 109). 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 109: 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: Add Content, Tools, and Toolbar Preview area Dock Fix areas Production Editor Task Pane The Task Pane contains the Add Content, Tools, and Fix areas.

  • Page 110: 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. Fix area The Fix area includes one or more tools you can use to correct problems with your video.

  • Page 111: 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 to your entire production.

  • Page 112: 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 113: 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 114: 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 115 Creating video productions Step five: Output your production consult the documentation provided with your 3D-compatible display or video card. 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 117: 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 118: 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 119: Using Cinemagic To Create Movies

    You can also identify scenes that you want to have excluded. To open CineMagic, choose one of these methods: ■ 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 120: 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 121 Video tools and assistants Creating a video disc using Plug & Burn Note For a rewritable or an unfinalized writable disc, if you do not erase the disc, the new video will be added to the existing files on the disc. Select the disc type from the drop-down list.

  • Page 122: 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 Switch Mode and choose Convert to folder.

  • Page 123: Transferring Files

    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 Switch Mode 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 124: 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 opens 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 125 Video tools and assistants Adding SmartSound background audio 10 Click Preview to play the selected audio. 11 Optional: To save your selection as a WAV file, click Export To, browse to the folder in which you want to store the new file, enter the file name, and click Save.

  • Page 126: 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 Video. The main window of AVCHD Archive has a From box on the left that you use to select and preview your source material.
  • Page 127 Video tools and assistants Archiving AVCHD™ video Select the disc drive in the To drop-down list. 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.
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  • Page 129: Watching Movies

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

  • Page 130: Welcome To Cineplayer

    Optimize playback for the most elaborate home theater systems 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 131: Getting To Know Cineplayer

    Watching movies Getting to know CinePlayer Getting to know CinePlayer Open, Settings, and Help menus 3D controls Eject Disc, Volume, playback controls, Disc Menu, and disc settings buttons Seek bar Full-screen CinePlayer buttons Use the following menus to open videos, customize CinePlayer settings, and get help.
  • Page 132 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com with one or more movies from CinemaNow, they will be listed on the Open menu. ■ Settings: Click to choose general application options, video and disc settings, as well as playback, language, 3D, and audio options. For more information, click Help or press F1 in the Settings dialog box.

  • Page 133: Playing Discs

    Watching movies Playing discs Playing discs The basic versions of CinePlayer can play these disc formats: ■ DVD-Video ■ DVD-VR ■ DVD Slide Show ■ ■ VCD Slide Show ■ SVCD (Super Video CD) ■ AVCHD™ Blu-ray versions of CinePlayer can play unprotected content in these additional formats: ■...
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  • Page 135: Recording And Managing 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 136: 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: Insert the discs you want to import.
  • Page 137 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 138: 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 139 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 140: 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 141: 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 142 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com ■ Output to ■ iTunes (must already be installed): Select this option to output your audiobook to iTunes. All tracks will automatically be combined into a single iTunes audiobook file (.m4b) with the following iTunes audiobook features: ■...
  • Page 143 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 144: Editing Audio Tags With The Audio Tag Editor

    MusicID feature. To open Audio Tag Editor, choose one of these methods: ■ From Roxio Home, select the Music-Audio project tab and choose Edit Song Information. ■ Click one of the links found within Creator’s other audio components.
  • Page 145 Recording and managing audio files Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor To update track information automatically with the MusicID feature: If you are editing tags for multiple tracks, select the tracks you want to change. 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 146 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 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 147: Converting, Renaming, And Moving Audio Files

    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 148: Converting Files

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Converting files To convert audio files to a different audio file format: Click Add Tracks and browse the disc, hard disk, or iPod, to select the audio files or tracks you want to convert. Note You may be able to add audio files from other portable devices, depending on the file and device type.

  • Page 149: 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: Click Add Tracks and browse the disc, hard disk, or iPod, to select the audio files or tracks you want to rename.

  • Page 150: 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: Click Add Tracks and browse the disc, hard disk, or iPod, to select the audio files or tracks you want to move.

  • Page 151: 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: 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 153: 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 154: 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 155: 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 156: 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. 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 157: 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 158. Improve the quality of the audio clip and apply special effects using the Clip Editor.

  • Page 158: 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 159: 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 160: 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 161: 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 160.

  • Page 162: 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 163 Creating audio projects Adding or deleting track separators 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 162.

  • Page 164: Installing New Sound Effects

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Installing new sound effects Sound Editor supports VST (Virtual Studio Technology) sound effects. Once the effects are installed on your computer, you can select them from the Sound Effects menu on the Clip Editor toolbar.

  • Page 165: Completing Sound Editor Projects

    Creating audio projects Installing new sound effects Completing Sound Editor projects After 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 165. ■...

  • Page 166: Exporting Audio Clips

    Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Exporting audio clips Sound Editor lets you export audio clips from your project to a variety of popular file formats. To export an audio clip: In the Project View area, click the clip you want to export.
  • Page 167 Creating audio projects Installing new sound effects To preview your selection, use the playback controls (Play, Stop, Track/Clip Position). Play Stop Track/Clip Position In the Output Settings box, select one of the available formats. To define your own customized settings, select Custom and click Edit. Tip: For more information about the options, click Help in the Output Settings dialog box.

  • Page 168: Burning Tracks Or Clips To Audio Cds

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

  • Page 169: 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 170: 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 171: 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 172: 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 171.

  • Page 173: 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 174: 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 175 Creating music discs Adding tracks to your project To select and add tracks to your project: Click the track you want to add. Tip: To select more than one track at a time, press and hold Ctrl while you click the tracks. Click Add, or drag the tracks into the Track List area.

  • Page 176: 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 177: 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 178: 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 179 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 180: 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 178, or Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor on page 144.

  • Page 181: 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 182 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com To manually beatmatch your tracks: 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 then scans all selected tracks, and analyzes the BPM.

  • Page 183: Previewing Tracks

    Creating music discs Previewing tracks Using the BPM Editor In some cases, Music Disc Creator might be unable to determine the correct location of the beat within a particular song. In these cases, you can manually adjust the BPM for a track using the BPM Editor. To manually adjust the BPM for a track: Select a track by right-clicking, then select Beats per Minute >...

  • Page 184: 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, burn your project to CD or DVD, or create a disc image file.

  • Page 185: 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 186: 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.

  • Page 187: 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), a 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 189: 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 190: 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 191: 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 192: 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 193: 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 194: 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 195: 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. To remove red eye: If the photo you want to edit is an object in the PhotoSuite project file, select it in the Canvas.

  • Page 196: 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 197 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 198: 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 199: 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. Several types of effects are 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 200: 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 201 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 202 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 203: 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 204: 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 205: 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 207: Printing And Sharing

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

  • Page 208: Printing Photos And Projects

    To print your photos and projects: Open the Print dialog box using one of these methods: ■ 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.
  • Page 209 Printing and sharing 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 210 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 211 Printing and sharing 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 212: 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 213: E-Mailing Media Files

    HTML-formatted e-mail message (if your e-mail program supports HTML-formatted messages). To e-mail your files: From Roxio Home, select the Photo project tab and choose Email. On the PhotoSuite or Media Manager toolbar, click E-mail. To add media files to be e-mailed, follow these steps: Click Add Files.
  • Page 214 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Click Add Files. Select the e-mail program you want to use to send the files by choosing one of the following options: ■ Default e-mail client: E-mail the files using your default e-mail program. If you select this option, choose whether to send the e- mail in HTML format.
  • Page 215 Printing and sharing 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 216: Sharing Media Files With Wireless Devices

    ■ synchronize files on your computer and wireless device To open Media Manager from Roxio Home, select the Music - Audio project tab and choose Browse and Manage Media. Transferring files To transfer files from your computer to a wireless device (such as a mobile phone): Connect your device to your computer.
  • Page 217 Printing and sharing Sharing media files with wireless devices To transfer files from a wireless device (such as a mobile phone) to your computer: Connect your device to your computer. In Media Manager, if you are not in the My Devices view, in the Browse area, click My Devices.

  • Page 218: 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 computer ■ automatically updates selected files on your mobile device when you change them on your computer To use the synchronization feature, you must: Configure the synchronization settings.

  • Page 219: Sharing Media Files Online

    Several components include tools that make it easy to post your creations online. Here are some examples: Videos ■ From Roxio Home, select the Video - Movies project tab and choose Share Video. ■ After creating a VideoWave production, click Output > Share to...
  • Page 220 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com from Roxio Home, select the Video - Movies project tab and choose Edit Video - Advanced.) ■ In CineMagic, when you reach the Output step, click Share Online. (To open CineMagic from Roxio Home, select the Video - Movies project tab and choose Edit Video - Automatically.)
  • Page 221 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: And Inserts

    To open Label Creator, choose one of these methods: ■ From Roxio Home, select any one of the project categories and choose Create Labels - Advanced. ■ In Express Labeler, click the Edit in 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, choose one of these methods: ■ 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 Numerics shading to text SmartSound audio text outlines text styles 3D features text to menus text to photo projects track lists using Search by Tags track separators adding tracks to Music Disc Creator albums projects audio clips to projects transitions to productions audio files to a playlist video clips to productions with...
  • Page 228 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com applying transferring to a portable device button styles menu styles Audio Tag Editor archiving about AVCHD video audio tags media files about arranging editing buttons on menus audio tracks audio adding to projects changing menu background...
  • Page 229 Roxio Creator User Guide Index BPM editor importing and converting to digital format brightness adjusting in photos adding audio tracks to projects Browse and Manage Media task from burning media files to browsing importing tracks from audio files cell phones...
  • Page 230 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com video files Copy DVD mode copying discs using copying DVD-Video folders data discs using creating with the Burn Data Disc copying image files using task copying defined audio clips or parts of waveforms defining tracks...
  • Page 231 Roxio Creator User Guide Index effects adding to MyDVD projects downloading applying to photos media files from a wireless device in Sound Editor, overview using VST, in Sound Editor e-mailing about audio files DV cameras media files recording productions to...
  • Page 232 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Folders view converting video for playback on about sending tracks to font changing changing, for menu text format of audio files, changing labels format options overview of creating for video compilations Learning Center Full mode...
  • Page 233 Roxio Creator User Guide Index Media Manager transferring media files from overview transferring media files to starting Monitored Folder Settings dialog Media Selector adding media to productions with opening Menu Edit view monitoring Menu Tasks area new media files project size bar...
  • Page 234 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Music Disc Creator media files, monitoring adding playlists adding tracks adding tracks from your hard disk adding tracks from your iPod objects rotating basic steps online support burning projects to disc finding the Roxio Website...
  • Page 235 Roxio Creator User Guide Index previewing cropping e-mailing audio files importing from digital cameras discs media files improving quality with AutoFix media files, overview photos previewing productions printing tracks removing red eye from videos sharing with wireless devices printing improving quality...
  • Page 236 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com adding audio tracks to adding movies to MyDVD adding productions to MyDVD recording adding text to photo from vinyl LPs and cassettes applying effects to red eye applying menu styles to MyDVD removing from photos...
  • Page 237 Roxio Creator User Guide Index overview applying to photos stabilize video tool using to create track lists Search results starting about Express Labeler selecting styles all tracks adding to text audio clips applying to layouts media files changing, for menu text...
  • Page 238 Roxio Creator User Guide www.roxio.com on menus, editing media files from a wireless device removing from menus media files to wireless devices themes See styles video files to a portable device thumbnails changing for buttons transition choosing for albums transitions...
  • Page 239 Roxio Creator User Guide Index trimming using as album thumbnails using CineMagic to create waveforms video clips copying part of adding to productions with deleting part of Media Selector editing video compilations moving part of adding a main menu selecting for editing...

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