Instructions Feurio! http://www.feurio.com Contents 1 Instructions 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 2 Introduction Layout of this manual Program components How can I ...? Launching the program Working with Feurio! 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 6 6 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 19 21 22 24 27 27 27 28 29 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 42 46 48 49 50 Contents · i Installation 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Installation Registering Feurio! Updates Upgrade to the professional version Deinstallation 3 Burning a CD 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Launching CD-Manager 3.3 Selecting a source 3.3.1 CD-ROM 3.3.2 Database 3.3.3 Hard disk 3.4 Setting up a project 3.4.1 Adding audio tracks to a project 3.4.2 Monitoring the content of the project 3.5 Burning a project 3.6 Creating CD covers 4 CD-Manager 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Launching CD-Manager 4.3 Copy source 4.3.1 CD-ROM 4.3.2 Database 4.3.3 Hard disk 4.4 Project list 4.4.1 Project list buttons 4.5 Project contents 4.5.1 Project contents buttons 4.5.2 Adding audio tracks from the database 4.5.3 Adding audio tracks from a CD-ROM 4.5.4 Adding audio tracks from the hard drive 4.5.5 Copying audio tracks from different sources 4.5.6 Deleting audio tracks from a project 4.5.7 Regrouping audio tracks in a project Kurzanleitung 5 CD-Writer 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Launching CD-Writer 5.3 Burn selection 5.3.1 Burning a project 5.3.2 Copying a CD 5.4 Burn settings 5.4.1 Writer settings 5.4.2 Multiple write settings 5.4.3 Buffer settings 5.4.4 CD text 5.5 Burning projects with a CD writer 5.5.1 Speed test 5.5.2 Testing 5.5.3 Testing and burning 5.6 Copying projects with one CD writer 5.7 Burning projects with a number of CD writers 52 52 52 53 53 53 54 54 56 57 58 58 61 61 62 64 66 69 69 70 72 72 74 74 76 76 77 77 77 78 79 6 Track Editor 6.1 6.2 Introduction Recording audio data 7 Cover editor 7.1 Introduction 8 Wave player 8.1 Introduction 9 CD player 9.1 Introduction 10 Important terms 10.1 10.2 10.3 Copying "on-the-fly" Image copying Buffer under-run 11 Index Kurzanleitung Contents · ii 1 Instructions 1.1 Introduction These instructions are intended to help you quickly create your on audio project and burn it on a CD. Feurio! has been specially developed for the professional creation of audio CDs. Feurio! satisfies both the layman's and expert's requirements. Feurio's default settings allow inexperienced users to 'burn' their own CDs quickly and easily. The variety of options available give the practised user complete control over every parameter while burning audio CDs. To describe all the components of the program here would far exceed the scope of these instructions. Therefore, only those functions and parameters that are needed as standard features are explained in this document. You can find more detailed information on Feurio! in the context-sensitive online help function. You can call this up at any time by pressing the F1 key. You will then be given a help-text relating to the window currently visible on the screen. You can also obtain up-to-date information on Feurio! on the www.feurio.com Web site. 1.2 Layout of this manual Section 1 provides a brief description of the 'philosophy' of this manual. Section 2 explains how to install Feurio! - and uninstall it again if necessary. Section 3 shows you how to create your own CD - from launching the program up through to producing a CD cover. This section is aimed above all at users who want to start using the program straightaway without having to do too much reading first. In section 4 and later, the individual components of the program and their specific elements and functions are explained in more detail. In these sections, the keen user will learn how to customize Feurio! so he or she can produce exactly those CDs that are required. Kurzanleitung Instructions · 3 1.3 Program components Feurio comprises four powerful programs: ! Feurio! CD-Manager ! Feurio! CD-Writer ! Feurio! Cover editor ! Feurio! Track Editor (this program can only be started via Feurio! Feurio! CD-Manager) In addition, the package also contains a Wave player and a CD player. 1.4 How can I ...? Users who have already got some experience with Feurio! and who want to know exactly what to do will find the following sections more than useful: How can I copy a CD? see Section 5.3.2 'Copying a CD How can I compile a CD from a number of different ones? see Section 4.5.5 'Copying audio tracks from different sources'. How can I compile a CD from MP3 files ? see Section 4.5.4 'Adding audio tracks from the hard drive'. How can I record audio data, for example from a record player? see Section 6.2 'Recording audio data'. 1.5 Launching the program Following installation, you can call up each of the individual Feurio! programs very simply. 1. Select START -> PROGRAMS -> FEURIO! and click on the desired program. Feurio! CD-Manager Compiling your own CDs (project administration). see Section 4 'CDManager Feurio! CD-Writer Copying CDs and writing finished projects. see Section 5 'CD-Writer Feurio! Cover editor Printing CD covers. see Section 3.6 'Creating CD covers'. Feurio! Deinstallation Remove Feurio! from your computer. see Section 2.5 'Deinstallation'. Kurzanleitung Instructions · 4 1.6 Working with Feurio! Feurio! is very user-friendly and the procedure for writing a CD is very simple, as shown below: ! Launch 'Feurio! CD-Manager ! Select the source from which you wish to copy ! Set up a project ! Add tracks ! Burn the CD (to help you burn a CD, 'Feurio! CD-Writer' is automatically launched from within 'Feurio! CD-Manager') ! Create the cover After first explaining the installation of the program, this manual traces all these steps. That means that once you have read Section 3 'Burning a CD', you will know all you need to write your own CD. The use of the supplementary programs 'Feurio! Cover Manager' and 'Feurio! Track Editor' are described briefly in the corresponding sections. Kurzanleitung Instructions · 5 2 Installation 2.1 Installation Feurio! can be installed under the Windows 95/98, Windows Millennium, Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 operating systems. You must have administrator rights to install the program under Windows Millennium, Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000. 1. Close down all the Windows programs that you do not currently need. 2. Place the Feurio! CD in the CD-/DVD drive. 3. The setup program will start automatically. Click on the 'Feurio' button. 4. If the Setup program does not start automatically, you must select the drive in Explorer where the program is and double-click first on the 'Feurio.exe' program in the root directory and then on the 'Feurio' button. 5. Click on 'Next' to start the installation. 6. Read the license conditions carefully and click on 'Yes' if you agree to them. Kurzanleitung Installation · 6 Feurio! cannot be installed if you do not agree to the license conditions. 7. Specify the directory where the program is to be installed and click on the 'Next' button. 8. Specify the languages to be installed by selecting the appropriate check boxes and clicking on the 'Next' button. Kurzanleitung Installation · 7 9. Click on the 'Install' button to start the installation. 10. You will be able to start Feurio! as soon as installation is complete. The software is registered the first time you start Feurio! Kurzanleitung Installation · 8 2.2 Registering Feurio! It is illegal for you to pass on your personal registration data on to other people. It represents a breach of the license agreements - it may lead to your Feurio! license being taken away and/or other legal action being taken. If you enter an illegal code, you are committing a criminal offense that will be combated by all lawful means. The first stage does not apply if you launch Feurio! directly after installation. 1. Select START -> PROGRAMS -> FEURIO! -> Feurio! CD-Manager. 2. Enter your personal details in the appropriate fields. 3. Enter the serial number and license code in the 'Serial number' and 'license code' fields. 4. The serial number and license code can be found on the inside of the cover of the Feurio! packaging CD. 5. Click on the 'OK' button to complete the personalization procedure. 6. Click on 'OK' to complete registration. Kurzanleitung Installation · 9 2.3 Updates Feurio! is being developed and improved all the time. New features are being added - and any defects discovered are being ironed out. On average, a new version is created every 4 to 8 weeks. The license number and license code you were given when you bought Feurio! are valid for all future 1.X versions. You can obtain the latest version on the Feurio! homepage at www.feurio.com in the download area. Click on the appropriate file to install the update. The installation program will automatically recognize the existing version of Feurio! and update it - without your settings, projects, etc. being lost. 2.4 Upgrade to the professional version If you want to upgrade your existing version of Feurio! to the Professional version, so that you can burn on a number of different CD writers at the same time for instance, you will find all the information you need at our Internet site: http://www.feurio.com/Professional/upgrade.shtml. Kurzanleitung Installation · 10 2.5 Deinstallation 1. Select START -> PROGRAMS -> FEURIO! -> Feurio! deinstallation. 2. Select the desired deinstallation option and click on 'Deinstall'. If you have chosen to deinstall Wave files, the folder where they are saved must be deleted separately. Kurzanleitung Installation · 11 3 Burning a CD 3.1 Introduction Your can make your own, individual CDs easily with Feurio! This section is aimed at users who want to burn their own CDs without first having to spend much time learning all about the program. It will show you how to compile your own CD and introduce you to the different Feurio! elements. The individual components and their specific elements and functions are described in section 4 and later. When you compile your own CD, first a project is set up, the audio tracks are then copied into the project and finally the CD is burned. The audio tracks to be burned may have different formats (CDA, wav or MP3 files) and originate from different sources (CDs, a hard disk, or a database). Compressed MP3 files can be decompressed when they are copied into the project (this calls for sufficient hard disk memory but it does permit burning at very high speed) or only at the moment they are burned onto the CD (in this case no additional hard disk memory is required, but the burning process can only be performed at a slower speed because the computer has to work to decompress the files). Kurzanleitung Burning a CD · 12 3.2 Launching CD-Manager 1. Select START -> PROGRAMS -> FEURIO! -> Feurio! CD-Manager. The program will start and the main window will appear. The main window comprises three parts of the screen: ! Copy source (left) The copy source includes the tracks that can be inserted into the project. ! Project - selection (right, above) with the project list The project selection contains all the available projects (i.e. those already set up). It is also possible to set up new projects. The Feurio! CD-Writer and Feurio! Cover Editor can also be started from this part of the program. ! Project - table of contents (right, below) with the content of the highlighted project The table of contents contains all the tracks that are located in the highlighted project. The Feurio! Track Editor can also be started. 3.3 Selecting a source Located on the left-hand side of the main window are the source selection choices. Copy source CD-ROM Database Hard disk Notes The audio tracks are selected from a CD-ROM. The audio tracks are located in a database on the computer's hard disk. The audio tracks are located on the computer's hard disk. Kurzanleitung Burning a CD · 13 3.3.1 CD-ROM ! Click on the 'CD-ROM' tab if the audio tracks to be copied are on a CD. Kurzanleitung Burning a CD · 14 3.3.2 Database ! Click on the 'Database' tab if the audio tracks to be copied are stored in a database. Kurzanleitung Burning a CD · 15 3.3.3 Hard disk ! Click on the 'Hard disk' tab if the audio tracks to be copied are stored on the hard disk. The two option buttons specify which files are to be displayed: ! 'Only show WAV / MP3 files' Only files in these formats appear in the window ! 'Show all files' All files appear in the window Kurzanleitung Burning a CD · 16 3.4 Setting up a project A project is set up and edited in the 'Project selection' area which contains all the existing projects. 1. Click on the 'New' button to set up a project. If the project only contains songs from one musician, enter his or her name in the 'Artist' text box or select the 'Sampler' text box, if the project includes a number of different artists. You will not be able to make any entries in the 'Artist' field if the 'Sampler' field has been activated. 2. Enter the title of the project in the ...