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Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.comx2Importing media files 37Welcome to Media Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38Starting Media Import

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com100Overview of Music Disc Creator projectsThis section outlines the basic steps that are common to all Music Disc

Creating music discsSupported file formats101Supported file formatsThis section describes the types of files that you can use with Music Disc Creator.

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com102Adding tracks to your projectThere are several ways to add tracks to your projects. This section includes the

Creating music discsAdding tracks to your project103To select and add tracks to your project:1 Click a track to select it, or press the Ctrl key to se

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com104Adding tracks and playlists from a hard diskTo add tracks and playlists from your hard disk:Tip: You can also

Creating music discsAdding tracks to your project105Importing tracks from discsIn addition to copying tracks from CDs and DVDs, you can also select tr

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com106Finding tracks and managing track informationThis section explains how to add track information and how to cre

Creating music discsFinding tracks and managing track information107Note When tracks are added to your music library, they are left in their original

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com108Creating track lists using Search by TagsMusic Disc Creator’s “Search by Tags” feature automatically generates

Creating music discsFinding tracks and managing track information109If you chose to add the tracks as a new track list, enter a name for the track lis

Roxio Creator User GuideContentsxi4Recording and managing audio files 63Importing audio CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64Recordin

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com110To manually beatmatch your track(s):1 Select the tracks you want to manually beatmatch, then select the Beatma

Creating music discsPreviewing tracks111Using the BPM EditorIn some cases, it may not be possible for Music Disc Creator to determine the correct loca

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com112Completing Music Disc Creator projectsWhen your Music Disc Creator project is complete, you can export the tra

Creating music discsPreviewing tracks113Burning projects to disc or saving as disc image filesFollow this procedure to burn your project to disc or to

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com114Exporting tracksFollow this procedure to export tracks to one of several popular audio file formats.Note Depe

Creating music discsPreviewing tracks115Sending tracks to a portable deviceFollow this procedure to send the tracks in your project to a portable devi

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117Working with photo projectsIn this chapterWelcome to PhotoSuite 118Getting to know the PhotoSuite window 120Using the Photo Projects Assistant 121C

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com118Welcome to PhotoSuiteWith Roxio’s PhotoSuite, it has never been easier to repair, enhance, and share your digi

Working with photo projects119PhotoSuite’s project file format (.DMSP)DMSP is PhotoSuite's native file format for edited photos and projects. Thi

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.comxiiExporting sets of tracks or audio clips . . . . . . . . .94Burning tracks or clips to audio CDs. . . . . . . .

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com120Getting to know the PhotoSuite windowWhether you are working on a single photo or a project, the PhotoSuite wi

Working with photo projectsUsing the Photo Projects Assistant121 Canvas Toolbar: Provides quick access to frequently-used PhotoSuite commands. Options

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com122Creating new photo projects in PhotoSuiteA photo project is a collection of objects, such as photos, text, and

Working with photo projectsRemoving red eye123Removing red eyeUsing PhotoSuite, you can remove common flaws that often appear in photos, such as red e

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com124Cropping photos and objectsFollow this procedure to select an area of interest in a photo or other object, and

Working with photo projectsCropping photos and objects1254 Optional: To view only the area of interest, select the Hide cropped area check box.Tip: T

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com126Rotating photos and objectsTo rotate objects:1 If you want to rotate a photo or any other object in a PhotoSui

Working with photo projectsApplying special effects127Applying special effectsFollow this procedure to apply special effects to a photo or an object i

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com128Working with textUse PhotoSuite to add text to a photo or a project (for example, to create holiday greeting c

Working with photo projectsWorking with text129To change the text color and add shading:This procedure explains how to change the color of the text ob

Roxio Creator User GuideContentsxiii7Working with photo projects 117Welcome to PhotoSuite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118PhotoSuite’s pr

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com130To add a text outline or style:1 Select the text object in the Canvas or in the Object List.2 In the Enhance Y

Working with photo projectsImproving the quality of photos131Improving the quality of photosUsing PhotoSuite, you can improve the quality of your digi

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com132Adjusting exposureFollow this procedure to improve the quality of over- or under-exposed photos. When you adju

Working with photo projectsImproving the quality of photos133Adjusting brightness and contrastTo adjust the brightness and contrast:1 If the photo you

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135Printing and sharing mediafilesIn this chapterPrinting photos and projects 136E-mailing media files 141Sharing media files with wireless devices 14

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com136Printing photos and projectsTo print your photos and projects:1 From Roxio Home, select the Photo project tab

Printing and sharing media filesPrinting photos and projects1377 To print one photo per page, follow these steps:a In the Layout box, select One photo

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com13810 To print multiple photos per page, follow these steps:Note This option allows you to print multiple copies

Printing and sharing media filesPrinting photos and projects13911 To print thumbnails of your photos, follow these steps:a In the Layout box, select A

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.comxiv9Copying video and creating video compilations 149About Video Copy & Convert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com140Tips for improving print qualityThe following tips may help you improve the print quality of your photos: Sele

Printing and sharing media filesE-mailing media files141E-mailing media filesYou can share your photos and other media files with friends and family b

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com142Tip: To select more than one media file at a time, press and hold Ctrl while you select the files.c Click Add

Printing and sharing media filesE-mailing media files143Note Photo conversion options are available only if you have selected photo files to e-mail.

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com144Sharing media files with wireless devicesAbout My DevicesYou can use My Devices view in Media Manager to brow

Printing and sharing media filesSharing media files with wireless devices145To transfer files from a wireless device (such as a mobile phone) to your

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com146Synchronizing your mobile deviceThe synchronization feature performs two functions: automatically backs up fil

Printing and sharing media filesSharing media files with wireless devices147To identify files on your PC that you want to synchronize with your mobile

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149Copying video and creatingvideo compilationsIn this chapterAbout Video Copy & Convert 150The Video Copy & Convert window 151Copying DVD-Vid

Roxio Creator User GuideContentsxv11Watching movies 171Welcome to CinePlayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172Getting to know CinePlayer .

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com150About Video Copy & ConvertVideo Copy & Convert has one or two modes of operation—Copy DVD and Convert

Copying video and creating video compilationsThe Video Copy & Convert window151The Video Copy & Convert windowCopy DVD modeMode selection butt

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com152Copying DVD-VideoCopy DVD mode lets you copy an entire DVD disc, AVCHD disc, disc image file, or DVD-Video fol

Copying video and creating video compilationsCopying DVD-Video153Note Only folders containing valid DVD-Video source content can be copied using Vide

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com154Copying DVD discs, disc image files, or DVD-Video foldersFollow this procedure to copy a disc, disc image file

Copying video and creating video compilationsAbout converting video155About converting videoVideo Copy & Convert reformats and compiles movies and

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com156Creating a video compilationTo add and edit movies:1 Click the Convert Video button.Note Versions of Video Co

Copying video and creating video compilationsAbout converting video1574 Click the Up and Down arrow buttons to change the order of the movies in the c

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com1584 If you are satisfied with the changes you have made, click Done. If you are not satisfied, click the Reset b

Copying video and creating video compilationsAbout converting video159Selecting an output format and a destination1 In the Choose Output area, select

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.comxvi13Video tools and assistants 187Creating a slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188Using Ci

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com160Selecting or customizing a DVD menu styleVideo Copy & Convert comes with a set of professionally designed

Copying video and creating video compilationsSaving compilations161Note Because the video rendering process is CPU-intensive, it is recommended that

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163Making advanced data discsIn this chapterAbout Creator Classic 164Getting to know the Creator Classic window 165Deciding which type of project to c

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com164About Creator ClassicUse Creator Classic to archive your important files to CD or DVD, or large projects to mu

Making advanced data discsGetting to know the Creator Classic window165Getting to know the Creator Classic windowThe default window that appears whene

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com166Deciding which type of project to createThis section lists the types of projects you can create using Creator

Making advanced data discsAdding files and folders to your project167Adding files and folders to your projectYou can locate and add files and folders

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com1683 Add the selected files and folders to your project in any of these ways: Click Add Drag files and folders fr

Making advanced data discsBurning the project to disc169Note Nonrewritable discs can be formatted only once, and cannot be erased at all. Rewritable

Roxio Creator User GuideContentsxviiResizing buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213Changing button thumbnail images . . . . . . .

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171Watching moviesIn this chapterWelcome to CinePlayer 172Getting to know CinePlayer 173Playing discs 174Playing video from video folders 175C12_UserG

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com172Welcome to CinePlayerCinePlayer provides the highest quality DVD and Blu-ray Disc playback available for your

Watching moviesGetting to know CinePlayer173Getting to know CinePlayerCinePlayer buttonsUse the following buttons to navigate through CinePlayer.Open

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com174Volume, playback controls, disc settingsUse the following buttons to control volume and playback, and to displ

Watching moviesPlaying video from video folders175To play a disc, insert the disc in your PC. CinePlayer will open automatically, if it is selected as

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177Creating video productionsIn this chapterWelcome to VideoWave 178Getting to know the VideoWave window 179Creating your first VideoWave production 1

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com178Welcome to VideoWaveVideoWave is a powerful but easy-to-use application that lets you create your own video pr

Creating video productionsGetting to know the VideoWave window179Getting to know the VideoWave windowThis section describes the main areas of the Vide

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Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com180Tools areaThe Tools area provides quick access to several useful tools including Media Selector, Effect Select

Creating video productionsCreating your first VideoWave production181Effect SelectorThe Effect Selector provides quick access to all the effects you c

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com182Step one: Add photos and video clips In this step, you add the content—photos and video clips—to your producti

Creating video productionsStep three: Add transitions183Step three: Add transitionsIn this step, you add transitions. A transition is the change you s

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com184Step four: Preview your productionIn this step, you preview your production from beginning to end.To preview y

Creating video productionsStep five: Output your production1854 Choose the video file quality settings, or click New to create a new quality definitio

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187Video tools and assistantsIn this chapterCreating a slideshow 188Using CineMagic to create movies 189Creating a video disc using Plug & Burn 19

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com188Creating a slideshowThe Slideshow Assistant helps you turn your photos into a slideshow that includes backgrou

Video tools and assistantsUsing CineMagic to create movies189Using CineMagic to create moviesCineMagic creates fun movies from your photos and videos

19Getting startedwith Roxio CreatorIn this chapterWelcome to Roxio Creator 20About this guide 20System requirements 21Installing Creator 24Getting to

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com190Creating a video disc using Plug & BurnPlug & Burn provides a quick and easy way to capture video from

Video tools and assistantsCreating a video disc using Plug & Burn191d Select the disc type from the drop-down list.3 Click Next. 4 Customize the c

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com192Converting files with SyncIt!SyncIt! converts video, audio, and photo files from one format to another. You ca

Video tools and assistantsConverting files with SyncIt!193Transferring filesTo transfer files to a portable device:1 In the upper-left corner of the S

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com194 Target folder: Select the location where you want to save the converted files from the drop-down list box, or

Video tools and assistantsAdding SmartSound background audio195Adding SmartSound background audioSmartSound is a service that creates background audio

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com196b In the Style/Library box, select the library you want to use.6 To search for audio by Title, for Browse by,

Video tools and assistantsArchiving AVCHD video197Archiving AVCHD videoAVCHD Archive is a great way to back up the high quality video shot with your A

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com198The size of the project and the number of discs required is displayed. If you would like to change to a larger

199Creating advancedvideo discs with menusIn this chapterWelcome to MyDVD 200Getting to know the MyDVD window 201Overview of creating a MyDVD project

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.comiiLegal InformationCopyright ©1994 - 2009 Sonic Solutions. All Rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction or dist

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com20Welcome to Roxio CreatorWelcome to Roxio Creator, the all-in-one digital media solution. Designed for beginners

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com200Welcome to MyDVDWith MyDVD, it’s easy to turn your digital home video and photos into discs with professional

Creating advanced video discs with menusGetting to know the MyDVD window201Getting to know the MyDVD windowThis section describes the MyDVD window Men

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com202 Menu Tasks area. The Menu Tasks area lets you add content such as photos and video clips to the project. Edit

Creating advanced video discs with menusGetting to know the MyDVD window203Movie Edit viewWhen you are editing a movie you work in the Movie Edit view

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com204Preview areaThe Preview area provides the tools you need to customize the content in your project. In addition

Creating advanced video discs with menusOverview of creating a MyDVD project205Overview of creating a MyDVD projectThis section gives a general overvi

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com2064 Preview the project to make it sure it plays the way you expect it to. For more information, see Previewing

Creating advanced video discs with menusWorking with menus207Working with menusWhat are menus?A menu is a screen containing background photos or video

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com208Adding productions to your MyDVD projectA production is a combination of photos or video clips that you assemb

Creating advanced video discs with menusAdding productions to your MyDVD project209Note You can add photos, video clips, VideoWave productions (DMSM)

Getting started with Roxio CreatorSystem requirements21System requirementsMinimum System Requirements: Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium; Windows Vist

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com210Editing productionsYou can add additional photos and video clips to your productions, as well as the following

Creating advanced video discs with menusAdding productions to your MyDVD project211To mark chapters in a movie:1 Select the movie in the Project View

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com212Working with buttonsMyDVD automatically creates a button on the menu when you add a production. You can also p

Creating advanced video discs with menusWorking with buttons213Resizing buttonsTo resize a button:1 In the Preview area, click the button to select it

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com2144 In the Type box, select the type of button for which you want to change the style: Command: To display style

Creating advanced video discs with menusWorking with text215The new text block placeholder appears at the center of the menu.3 Click the text object t

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com216Changing or removing background audioMany of the menu styles include background audio. You can replace this au

Creating advanced video discs with menusPreviewing MyDVD projects217Previewing MyDVD projectsBefore you burn your project to a disc, you should previe

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com218Completing your projectSee the following topics to complete your MyDVD project: Burning projects to disc on pa

Creating advanced video discs with menusCompleting your project2192 Choose Tools > Erase disc.The Erase Disc dialog box opens.3 Select the drive th

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com22 TiVo® Series2™, Series3™, TiVo® HD DVR or other TiVoToGo compatible DVR connected to your home network with Ti

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com220To save a project as a disc volume:1 On the Preview toolbar, click Burn.The Burn dialog box opens.2 Select the

221Creating disc labels and insertsIn this chapterAbout Label Creator 222Overview of creating labels and disc inserts 222Getting to know the Label Cre

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com222About Label CreatorLabel Creator gives you the tools to make professional-looking disc labels, inserts, sleeve

Creating disc labels and insertsGetting to know the Label Creator window223Getting to know the Label Creator windowThe following section describes the

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com224The Layout areaA layout is the design for your label, insert, booklet, or cover. The Layout area is where you

Creating disc labels and insertsUsing Express Labeler225Using Express LabelerYou can create labels, inserts and booklets while you’re burning discs, i

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com226Note In the Use Style Objects area, you can select whether to apply the style image (background), object layo

227IndexAaddingalbums 51audio clips to projects 86audio files to a playlist 55audio tracks to projects 87background audio to productions 182chapter ma

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com228AVCHD video 197media files 168arrangingbuttons on menus 212audiochanging menu background 216audio CDsadding au

Roxio Creator User GuideIndex229adjusting in photos 133Browse and Manage Media task 45browsingaudio files 49media files 49music 49photos 49playlists 5

Getting started with Roxio CreatorSystem requirements23 Supports popular disc image formats: reads ISO, C2D, BIN/CUE, and GI; writes ISO and GINote

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com230copying image files using 154copyingaudio clips or parts of waveforms 89audio files to a portable device 75DVD

Roxio Creator User GuideIndex231DVD compilationsSee video compilationsDVD Music Discsoverview of creating 99DVDsburning media files to 168burning proj

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com232Easy Audio Capture 66Hhelpviewing 34Iimage filesSee disc image filesImport Photos task 39importingmedia files

Roxio Creator User GuideIndex233menusabout 207adding text to 214adding to video compilations 160applying styles to 207arranging buttons on 212changing

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com234exporting 114overview 98, 100saving as disc image files 113supported file formats 101MusicIDaudio tracks 72My

Roxio Creator User GuideIndex235transferring from a wireless device 145using as album thumbnails 54PhotoSuiteoverview 118remove red eye feature 123sup

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com236creating new 222creating with Photo Projects Assistant 121MyDVD, burning to disc 218removing productions from

Roxio Creator User GuideIndex237tracks to a portable device 115shadingadding to text 129sizechanging, for menu text 215of photos, changing 124Slidesho

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com238tracksadding audio tags 106adding to Music Disc Creator projects 102, 104adding to projects 87burning 96checki

Roxio Creator User GuideIndex239video filesbrowsing 49converting 192transferring to a portable device 193See also videovideo foldersplaying using Cine

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com24Installing CreatorFollow this procedure to install Creator. To install Creator using the installation disc: 1 I

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Getting started with Roxio CreatorGetting to know Creator25Getting to know CreatorStart your digital media projects from Creator’s main window. Double

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com26Creator: What you can doThere are so many great things you can do with Creator. Here’s a partial list and how t

Getting started with Roxio CreatorCreator: What you can do27For more information, see Chapter 6, Creating music discs, on page 97.Working with photosY

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com28 Post videos on YouTube. It doesn’t get any easier than this. Select the Share Video task. Create professional-

Getting started with Roxio CreatorCreator: What you can do29 Back up the files on your computer to a wide range of storage devices including discs, ex

Roxio Creator User GuideLegal InformationiiiAVCHD and the AVCHD Logo are trademarks of Panasonic Corporation and Sony Corporation, and are used under

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com30Completing a typical taskEach task in Creator is a little different. Some are incredibly simple. Others take a

Getting started with Roxio CreatorCompleting a typical task312 When you are ready, click Burn Data Disc.In the illustration above, a link for the Burn

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com32files to an existing data disc, but to keep things simple for this project, use a blank disc.)4 Use the Destina

Getting started with Roxio CreatorCompleting a typical task33 Next to that is the Make Bootable button. Use it to create a bootable disc that can be u

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com34Where to find more informationThis guide provides an overview of Creator. For detailed information about how to

Getting started with Roxio CreatorCreator support options35Creator support optionsUnlimited self-help optionsRoxio provides a variety of self-help too

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37Importing media filesIn this chapterWelcome to Media Import 38Starting Media Import 39Getting to know the Media Import window 40Overview of importin

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com38Welcome to Media ImportMedia Import copies or records photos and videos from wide range of devices including di

Importing media filesStarting Media Import39Starting Media ImportWhen you connect a device or insert a disc containing media files, Microsoft Windows

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.comivCopyright (c) 1994-2004 Xiph.org Foundation THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com40Getting to know the Media Import windowThe Media Import Home page provides an easy-to-use interface with which

Importing media filesGetting to know the Media Import window41Media- and device-specific dialogWhen you select a device from the drop-down list, the l

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com42Overview of importing media filesThis section gives an overview of the import process, using photos or video fi

43Managing your media filesIn this chapterAbout Media Manager 44Getting to know the Media Manager window 46Working with My Media 48Working with albums

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com44About Media ManagerYour media files—photos, video clips, music tracks, and Roxio projects—come from many differ

Managing your media files45Starting Media ManagerTo open Media Manager: From Roxio Home, select Browse and Manage Media from one of these task catego

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com46Getting to know the Media Manager windowThe Media Manager window provides an easy-to-use interface from which y

Managing your media filesGetting to know the Media Manager window47Media Manager offers the following views to help you easily access and organize the

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com48Working with My MediaThe My Media view shows your Smart Views and albums.Smart Views are media file groupings a

Managing your media filesWorking with My Media49Browsing My MediaIn the My Media view, you can browse the following groupings:All MediaThis Smart View

Roxio Creator User GuideLegal InformationvAudio effect engine licensed by Algorithmix. http://www.algorithmix.com'Dolby' and the double-D sy

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com50My PlaylistsThis Smart View stores any playlists you have created.My Synced DevicesThis Smart View contains all

Managing your media filesWorking with albums51Working with albumsCreating new albumsYou can create a new album in one of the following ways: Create a

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com522 On the Task Bar, click Albums and choose Add selection to new Album.Media Manager prompts for the name of the

Managing your media filesWorking with albums53To add media files to albums using Windows Explorer:1 If you are not in the My Media view, in the Browse

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com544 To copy the media files to the clipboard, right-click and choose Copy.To move the media files to the clipboar

Managing your media filesWorking with playlists55Working with playlistsWith Media Manager, you can easily create and manage playlists.To create a new

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com56Working with foldersThe Folders view in Media Manager is similar to Windows Explorer, except that you only see

Managing your media filesWorking with media files57Working with media filesMedia Manager makes it easy to organize and manage your media files. You ca

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com58Previewing media filesUsing Media Manager, you can view media files in the preview window. You can also view ph

Managing your media filesWorking with media files59Viewing media files in QuickShowsA QuickShow displays a view of all the selected media files, one a

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.comviMusic recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote, Inc. Gracenote is the industry standar

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com60Finding missing media filesFiles might be missing if: you move, delete, or rename them in Windows Explorer the

Managing your media filesFinding missing media files61If Media Manager finds some of the missing media files, they are removed from the missing files

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63Recording and managing audiofilesIn this chapterImporting audio CDs 64Recording from an audio input device 66Creating Audiobooks 69Editing audio tag

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com64Importing audio CDsThe Multiple Audio CD Ripper is an assistant you can use to quickly rip audio tracks from au

Recording and managing audio filesImporting audio CDs656 Optional: By default, the assistant automatically identifies CDs and tags songs. To view or m

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com66Recording from an audio input deviceEasy Audio Capture is an assistant you can use to quickly record audio stre

Recording and managing audio filesRecording from an audio input device67Adjust the recording level so that the meter indicators light up only to the m

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com682 Start playing your source audio.3 Click Record to start recording.4 Optional: If you limited the recording ti

Recording and managing audio filesCreating Audiobooks69Creating AudiobooksAudiobook Creator enables you to easily convert an audiobook from an existin

Roxio Creator User GuideLegal InformationviiSome audio content © 2006 Ian Nieman Music. All rights reserved.Portions Copyright 1997-1998 Intel Corpora

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com70combined into a single iTunes audiobook file (.m4b) with the following iTunes audiobook features: each track wi

Recording and managing audio filesCreating Audiobooks71The Audiobook Creator window also contains the following features: Toolbar Undo/Redo: Use these

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com72output to a playlist, or to a portable device other than an iPod® or iPhone®. When outputting to iTunes, iPod®,

Recording and managing audio filesEditing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor73or Click one of the links found within Creator’s other audio component

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com747 To close the dialog box, click Done.To edit track information manually:1 In the tracks list, select the track

Recording and managing audio filesConverting, renaming, and moving audio files75Converting, renaming, and moving audio filesThe Audio Converter is an

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com76Converting filesTo convert audio files to a different audio file format, follow these steps:1 Click Add Tracks

Recording and managing audio filesConverting, renaming, and moving audio files77Renaming filesNote Some audio files are protected with digital rights

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com78Moving filesNote Some audio files are protected with digital rights management (DRM) and cannot be moved.To mo

Recording and managing audio filesConverting, renaming, and moving audio files79Transferring files to a portable deviceNote Some audio files are prot

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.comviiiWindows Pre-Installation Environment. Disaster recovery applications included in this product may use the Mic

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81Creating audio projectsIn this chapterWelcome to Sound Editor 82Getting to know the Sound Editor window 83Sound Editor project file format (.dmse) 8

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com82Welcome to Sound EditorSound Editor lets you record, preview, and modify any supported and non-copy-protected d

Creating audio projectsGetting to know the Sound Editor window83Getting to know the Sound Editor windowThe Sound Editor window provides an easy-to-use

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com84Sound Editor project file format (.dmse)Sound Editor projects are stored in DMSE format. The Sound Editor'

Creating audio projectsGetting started with Sound Editor projects85Getting started with Sound Editor projectsWorking with Sound Editor projects typica

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com86About adding audio clipsA Sound Editor project is a collection of audio clips. You can add audio clips from var

Creating audio projectsGetting started with Sound Editor projects87Adding tracks from audio CDsTo add tracks from audio CDs to your project:1 Insert t

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com88About editing and applying effectsYou can use Sound Editor to make changes to audio clips. Not only does Sound

Creating audio projectsGetting started with Sound Editor projects89Basic editingYou can delete, copy, or move a clip or part of a waveform. To delete

ixContents1Getting started with Roxio Creator 19Welcome to Roxio Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20About this guide . . . . . . . . . .

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com90Adding or deleting track separatorsYou can use Sound Editor to add track separators to or delete them from your

Creating audio projectsInstalling new sound effects91To delete a track separator:1 Select the track separator that you want to remove.2 Click Remove t

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com92Tip: When you delete the effect from your computer, it is removed from the list.Completing Sound Editor projec

Creating audio projectsInstalling new sound effects93Saving Sound Editor projectsSound Editor lets you save your work to a Sound Editor project file (

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com94Exporting sets of tracks or audio clipsUsing the Sound Editor, you can export a set of tracks or audio clips. E

Creating audio projectsInstalling new sound effects95Note The volume of each individual layer is reduced as new layers are added.Selecting this optio

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com96Burning tracks or clips to audio CDsTo burn an audio CD:1 Insert a blank CD into your recorder.2 In the task ar

97Creating music discsIn this chapterWelcome to Music Disc Creator 98Types of music discs you can create 99Overview of Music Disc Creator projects 100

Roxio Creator User Guidewww.roxio.com98Welcome to Music Disc CreatorMusic Disc Creator lets you create music compilations to play on your home or car

Creating music discsTypes of music discs you can create99Types of music discs you can createAudio CDAn Audio CD is a compact disc (CD) that you can pl