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Ulead Systems, Inc.
May 2004

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  • Page 1 User Guide Ulead Systems, Inc. May 2004...
  • Page 2 © 2003-2004 Ulead Systems. This software is based in part on the work of the independent JPEG Group. Portions of this program are licensed under U.S. Patent No.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 3 Table of Contents Welcome to Ulead Burn.Now ........5 Things you can do in Burn.Now ......... 5 What’s new ............7 System requirements ..........8 Basics ............... 9 The user interface: an overview ........ 9 Setting preferences ..........12...
  • Page 4 4 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Creating a disc image file ........42 Burning a disc from a disc image file ......43 Handling rewritable discs ........44 Erase ..............45 UDF Format ............45 UDF Certify ............46 Checking burner and disc information ....47 Checking burner capabilities ........

  • Page 5: Welcome To Ulead Burn.now

    If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the thought of burning your own discs, Ulead Burn.Now offers the solution you've been looking for. It is easy to use, yet versatile enough to handle a wide range of tasks and media without requiring you to make tricky technical decisions.
  • Page 6 6 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Make an MP3 disc In addition to audio discs, you can also collect MP3 files and compile them into an MP3 disc. MP3 files are a very popular format, and are primarily played back on personal computers, although they can also be played on CD players that support the format.

  • Page 7: What's New

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 7 What’s new Create DVD-Audio discs Burn stereo-quality music on DVD that can be played on DVD-Audio capable players. Create “Audio-only” DVD-Video discs An “Audio-only” DVD-Video disc is the same as the regular DVD- Video disc except that there is no video content recorded on the disc.

  • Page 8: System Requirements

    8 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE System requirements To run Ulead Burn.Now, you must have the following minimum requirements: • Microsoft Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP • DirectX 8.0 driver or above • Intel Pentium III processor or above (at least 500 MHz CPU) •...

  • Page 9: Basics

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 9 Basics Burn.Now has a simple, straightforward user interface that frees you from the task of configuring complex settings. All you need to do is choose the type of disc to create, compile and then burn the disc.
  • Page 10 10 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE The Select a Task dialog box displays the four available task types on the left side. When a task type on the left is selected, all the options available for that task are displayed on the right. A brief description of the selected option is displayed in the lower half of the Options Panel.
  • Page 11 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 11 When compiling audio discs, the Disc Layout Window displays a single pane listing selected audio tracks and displaying their file information. Below the Disc-space Meter is the Status Bar, which displays information about the current device name, project size, and task type.

  • Page 12: Setting Preferences

    12 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Setting preferences You can specify the folder where you want Burn.Now to store temporary files created during the burning process. Click in the Select a Task dialog box or select Disc: Preferences in the program window to specify the working folder.

  • Page 13: Choosing A Disc Burner

    The files can be saved as an .ixb file which is the Ulead native format and is readable only in Burn.Now. You can also save it as an...

  • Page 14: About File Systems

    14 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE .iso file which is the industry standard format and is compatible with all burning software. You will need sufficient space on your hard disk to store the disc image file. Note: Burn.Now can create ISO 9660 and UDF/ISO 9660 disc image files only.
  • Page 15 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 15 • ISO 9660 ISO 9660 is a cross-platform file system that is readable on Windows, Macintosh, and Unix. When you create an ISO 9660 disc with Joliet extensions, names of files/folders burned onto discs can have up to 64 characters in length.

  • Page 16: Making A Data Disc

    Ulead Burn.Now streamlines the process of putting together a data disc, taking care of all the complicated decisions for you. All you need to do is decide the kind of disc to use and what data to write onto your disc.

  • Page 17: Compiling A Data Disc

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 17 Compiling a data disc The Disc Layout Window is where you compile and organize folders and files to burn to a data disc. To compile a data disc: 1. To select files from your computer, click Add Files on the Toolbar.

  • Page 18: Burning The Data Disc

    18 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 4. To reorganize data, click on any file or folder in either pane, and drag it to its new location, up or down the folder structure in the left pane, or directly across to a different folder from the left pane to the right.
  • Page 19 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 19 2. In the top half of the dialog box, the disc Volume can be renamed and a File system can be selected. The volume name can have up to 16 characters in length. If ISO 9660 is selected as the file system, the Joliet option will be available.

  • Page 20: Making An Audio Disc

    20 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Making an audio disc An audio disc is a disc that holds songs or music. Burn.Now makes the audio disc production process easy for you. Simply compile your audio files, then create your audio disc.
  • Page 21 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 21 • DVD-Audio - Records audio in LPCM stereo (44.1 kHz, 16-bit stereo) on DVD. A DVD disc can contain up to 99 tracks or songs. Audio are saved as .aob files in the AUDIO_TS folder on the DVD.

  • Page 22: Compiling An Audio Disc

    22 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Compiling an audio disc The Disc Layout Window is where you assemble and organize the audio tracks you want to burn to disc. Note: When adding audio tracks, check the Disc-space Meter to ensure that you are not exceeding the capacity of the disc.
  • Page 23 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 23 To compile tracks for your audio disc: 1. If you chose to create an Audio-only DVD-Video formatted disc in the Select a Task dialog box, select the audio format for encoding audio on DVD. You can select LPCM audio or Dolby Digital audio.

  • Page 24: Adding Cd-Text (Audio Cd Only)

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

  • Page 25: Burning The Audio Disc

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 25 Burning the audio disc 1. To burn an Audio CD, insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW into the burning device. To burn a DVD-Audio or Audio-only DVD-Video disc, insert a blank DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, or DVD+RW.
  • Page 26 26 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 4. In the Disc burner area, you can confirm whether to save as a disc image file or burn directly onto a disc. (See “Choosing a disc burner” for details.) If you are burning directly to a physical burner, the write Speed can also be selected.

  • Page 27: Making An Mp3 Disc

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 27 Making an MP3 disc MP3 is a popular audio file format that compresses sound files so that they take up only about 1/10th of their original size. Even though it is highly compressed, its sound quality is not noticeably compromised, except on extremely hi-fidelity sound systems.

  • Page 28: Compiling An Mp3 Disc

    28 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Compiling an MP3 disc The Disc Layout Window is where you compile and organize MP3 folders and files to burn onto a disc. To compile MP3s for your MP3 disc: 1. To select MP3 files from your computer, click Add Files the Toolbar.

  • Page 29: Burning The Mp3 Disc

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 29 folder or files to copy, then select and drag across to either pane. 4. To reorganize data, select any MP3 file or folder in either pane, and drag it to its new location, up or down the folder structure in the left pane, or directly across to a different folder from the left pane to the right.
  • Page 30 30 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 3. In the Disc burner area, you can specify whether to create a disc image burn directly onto a disc. (See “Choosing a disc burner” for details.) If you are burning directly to a physical burner, the write Speed can also be selected.

  • Page 31: Converting Audio Files

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 31 Converting audio files Burn.Now allows you to convert audio files to five audio file formats: au, mp3, mpa, wav, and wma. Convert Audio Files dialog box Add Adds audio files to the list for conversion.
  • Page 32 32 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Output folder Displays the location of the converted audio files. Click Browse to locate a folder where the converted audio files will be saved. File type Specifies the output format for the converted audio files.

  • Page 33: Ripping Cd Audio

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 33 Ripping CD audio The process of copying an audio track from an audio CD is commonly referred to as ripping. Burn.Now allows you to rip Audio CD files and convert them to file formats compatible with most multimedia software.
  • Page 34 34 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 3. Select the track from the list and then browse for the folder where the audio files will be stored. To select multiple tracks, hold down [Ctrl] or [Shift] and then select the tracks. Tip: You can click...

  • Page 35: Disc Burning Options

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 35 Disc burning options Burn.Now features a number of options to determine how your discs are burnt. Close disc Closing a disc prevents additional data to be written onto the disc after the burning process is finished.

  • Page 36: Perform Test Before Burning

    36 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Direct burn must be selected when burning a disc with UDF 1.5 file system or above since Burn.Now does not allow the creation of disc image files with these file systems. You can also select this option if you have a fast computer and fast burner device.

  • Page 37: Editing A Disc

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 37 Editing a disc Burn.Now harnesses the versatility of rewritable discs by allowing you to edit the contents of a data disc or MP3 disc without needing to erase or format it first. Modifying disc contents To add and edit data on a disc: 1.
  • Page 38 38 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 3. Select the type of disc (Data disc or MP3 disc) to be edited and then click OK. The contents of the disc will be displayed in the Disc Layout Window. Existing files and folders will be shown in grayed-out text, but can be moved, deleted, renamed and reorganized in the same way as when compiling a new disc.

  • Page 39: Burning The Edited Disc

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 39 Burning the edited disc 1. Click Burn Disc on the Toolbar. The Burn Disc dialog box opens. 2. In the top half of the dialog box, you can rename the disc Volume, which can have up to 16 characters in length. The file system cannot be changed.

  • Page 40: Copying A Disc

    40 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Copying a disc Burn.Now’s Copy Disc feature lets you duplicate any type of disc, including VCDs, SVCDs and DVDs, as long as it is not copy protected. You can make direct disc to disc copies, or copy a disc as a disc image file.

  • Page 41: Making A Disc To Disc Copy

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 41 Making a disc to disc copy Burn.Now allows you to copy ‘on-the-fly’, that is, to directly copy the contents from a source disc to a new disc. To make a disc to disc copy: 1. Insert the source disc into your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive and a blank disc into your disc burner.

  • Page 42: Creating A Disc Image File

    4. Under Destination, select Disc image file. 5. Click OK. The Save As dialog box will be displayed. 6. Select a file format. The disc image file can be saved in .iso which is a standard disc image format or .ixb which is Ulead’s native format.

  • Page 43: Burning A Disc From A Disc Image File

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 43 7. Specify a file name for the disc image file, and click Save to create the disc image file. Burning a disc from a disc image file If you created a disc image file from a source disc, or if you previously saved a disc image file for a data, MP3, or audio disc created in Burn.Now, you can easily burn multiple disc copies using...

  • Page 44: Handling Rewritable Discs

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

  • Page 45: Erase

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 45 Erase Erasing a rewritable disc removes the disc contents. There are two ways to erase a disc: • Quick erase - Deletes only the Table of Contents of the disc. The file system, tracks and sectors on the disc are not physically removed.

  • Page 46: Udf Certify

    46 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE • Quick format - Provides a fast way of reformatting a CD-RW that has previously been full formatted. It simply removes the file system table from the disc without checking for defects (that is, bad sectors) and writes the selected UDF file system to the disc.

  • Page 47: Checking Burner And Disc Information

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 47 Checking burner and disc information Before burning a disc, check the burner information to find out the capabilities of your burner. It is also recommended that you check disc status and other information before overwriting its contents.

  • Page 48: Checking Disc Properties

    48 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Click Advanced to see more information about the burner. A list of disc formats and write methods will then be displayed. Items with check marks indicate the disc formats that your burner can read from and write to as well as the different write and error-handling methods that your burner uses when burning a disc.
  • Page 49 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 49 Click Advanced to see more information about your disc. Items with check marks indicate the current status of your disc (for instance, whether it is blank or a UDF formatted disc), and the types of operations that can be performed on your disc.

  • Page 50: Appendix A: Menus And Commands

    50 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Appendix A: Menus and commands Disc menu Create Disc Creates a new data, audio, or MP3 disc. [Ctrl+N] Edit Disc Modifies the contents of a disc. Copy Disc Copies disc to disc, disc to image file, or image file to disc.
  • Page 51 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 51 Edit menu Pause Pauses playback. Stop Stops playback. View menu Toolbar Shows or hides the Toolbar. Disc-space Meter Shows or hides the Disc-space Meter. Status Bar Shows or hides the Status Bar. Tools menu Find Finds a file in your computer.

  • Page 52: Appendix B: Troubleshooting

    If you find that the program does not list all available write speeds for your burner device, contact Ulead technical support. Provide us with the following information: device vendor name, model number, and write speeds that your burner device supports.
  • Page 53 USB 2.0 connection. A. If burner devices using a USB 2.0 connection do not function well with Ulead Burn.Now in Windows XP, update your system to Windows XP Service Pack 1 and then update the USB driver.
  • Page 54 54 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Q. I am using an IDE burner drive enclosed in a USB 2.0 external box. When I try to burn discs, the program does not respond for a long time during the burning process. A. Problems in performance and stability may occur with some IDE burners when they are externally connected to the computer through a USB 2.0 or IEEE-1394 adapter box.

  • Page 55: Appendix C: Glossary

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 55 Appendix C: Glossary Audio-only DVD-Video A DVD burned in this format using Ulead Burn.Now is the same as the regular DVD-Video disc, except that the DVD is recorded with audio data only (without any video content). Similarly, recordings are stored as .vob files in the VIDEO_TS folder on the DVD.
  • Page 56 56 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE DVD-Video (DVD-V) The standard format used for recording movies on DVD. MPEG-2 is the dominant video encoding method used in recording movies for its superlative video quality, although MPEG-1 may also be used. The audio part of the video can be encoded in formats such as PCM, Dolby Digital, or DTS (Digital Theater Sound).
  • Page 57 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 57 On-the-fly A writing process that allows direct disc-to-disc copying without saving a temporary disc image file on the hard disk. Random Packet Write A writing process where small amounts of data can be written and deleted in one action.
  • Page 58 58 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Track-At-Once A writing mode that writes data to a disc by track. When burning a disc in this mode, the burner’s laser turns on and off in between tracks, creating a gap between tracks. (This is equivalent to two-...

  • Page 59: Index

    ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE 59 Index burner capabilities 47 disc properties 48 commands 50 Audio CD 20 converting audio files 31 adding CD-Text 24 copy 40 audio disc copying a disc 40 burning 25 burning a disc from a disc...
  • Page 60 60 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE Dolby Digital 23 DVD-Audio 21, 55 On-the-fly 57 DVD-Video 56 Preferences dialog box 12 Edit menu 50 editing a disc 37 Random Packet Write 57 eject 12 Raw Mode 57 Erase 45 Restricted Overwrite 57...

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