User manual ROXIO EASY MEDIA CREATOR

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This product may be protected by one or more of the patents listed at http://www.sonic.com/ innovation/patents. ix Contents 1 Getting started with Easy Media Creator 19 Welcome to Roxio Easy Media Creator. . . . . . . . . . .20 About this guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 About the Easy Media Creator suite . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 About project assistants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Installing Easy Media Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Getting to know Roxio Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Starting media projects from Roxio Central. . . . . . . .31 Launching applications from Roxio Central . . . . . . .32 Where to find more information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Roxio online support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Easy Media Creator support options . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Unlimited self help options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Alternate support options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Before you contact Roxio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Contacting Roxio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 x Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 2 3 Importing media files 37 Welcome to Media Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Starting Media Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Getting to know the Media Import window . . . . . . .40 Overview of importing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Managing your media files 45 About Media Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 What you can do with Media Manager. . . . . . . .47 Supported file formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Watching for new media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Getting to know the Media Manager window. . . . . .48 Working with My Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Browsing My Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Working with albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Creating new albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Adding media files to albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Moving or copying media files from one album to another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Setting the thumbnail for an album . . . . . . . . . . .56 Working with playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Working with folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Creating new folders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Working with media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Selecting media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Previewing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Viewing media files in a preview window . . . . .60 Viewing media files in QuickShows . . . . . . . . . .61 Finding missing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Why are media files missing? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Locating missing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide Contents xi 4 Printing and sharing media files 65 Printing photos and projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 Tips for improving print quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 E-mailing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 Sharing photos using an online photo service . . . . . .74 Sharing media files with wireless devices . . . . . . . . .75 About My Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Transferring files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Synchronizing your mobile device with your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Using LiveShare to share photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 About LiveShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Configuring your home network for LiveShare . .80 Enabling or disabling sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81 Defining the web address for your LiveShares. . .81 Sharing photos using LiveShare. . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 Managing LiveShares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 Using MediaSpace to share media on your home network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 About MediaSpace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 Configuring your home network for MediaSpace (UPnP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Enabling or disabling home network sharing. . . .88 Granting access to devices on your home network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88 Withdrawing access from devices on your home network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Accessing shared files on your home network. . .89 Uploading videos to YouTube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 xii Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 5 Recording and managing audio files 93 Importing audio CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 Recording from an audio input device . . . . . . . . . . .96 Using Easy Audio Capture on Windows Vista . . .96 Using Easy Audio Capture on Windows XP . . . .98 Editing audio tags with the Audio Tag Editor . . . . . .99 Converting, renaming, and moving audio files . . . .101 Converting files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 Renaming files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Moving files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 Transferring files to a portable device . . . . . . . .105 Creating track lists using AutoMix. . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 6 Creating audio projects 109 Welcome to Sound Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 Getting to know the Sound Editor window . . . . . . .111 Sound Editor project file format (.dmse) . . . . . . . . .112 Getting started with Sound Editor projects . . . . . . .113 About adding audio clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Adding audio files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Adding tracks from audio CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . .115 About editing and applying effects . . . . . . . . . . . . .116 Selecting the waveform region to edit . . . . . . . .116 Basic editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 Adding or deleting track separators. . . . . . . . . . . . .118 Installing new sound effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119 Completing Sound Editor projects . . . . . . . . . . . . .120 Saving Sound Editor projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 Exporting audio clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide Contents xiii Exporting sets of tracks or audio clips . . . . . . . .122 Burning tracks or clips to audio CDs. . . . . . . . .124 7 Creating music discs 125 Welcome to Music Disc Creator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126 Types of music discs you can create . . . . . . . . . . . .127 Audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127 MP3/WMA disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127 DVD music disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .127 Overview of Music Disc Creator projects . . . . . . . .128 Supported file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 Music Disc Creator's native format (.DMSA) . . .129 Supported audio formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 Supported playlist formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 Adding tracks to your project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 Important information about protected audio tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 Using the Media Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 Adding tracks and playlists from your hard disk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132 Adding unprotected tracks from your iPod . . . .132 Importing tracks from discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133 Finding tracks and managing track information . . .134 Checking for unidentified tracks . . . . . . . . . . . .134 Creating track lists using Search by Tags . . . . . .136 Previewing tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137 Completing Music Disc Creator projects. . . . . . . . .138 Burning projects to disc or saving as disc image files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139 Exporting tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140 Sending tracks to a portable device. . . . . . . . . .141 xiv Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 8 Working with photo projects 143 Welcome to PhotoSuite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144 Choosing the best display settings. . . . . . . . . . .145 PhotoSuite's project file format (.DMSP) . . . . . .146 Supported file formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146 Getting to know the PhotoSuite window . . . . . . . .147 Using the Photo Projects Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . .148 Creating new photo projects in PhotoSuite . . . . . . .149 Removing red eye . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Cropping photos and objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151 Rotating photos and objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153 Applying special effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 Working with text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155 Improving the quality of photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158 Using the AutoFix feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158 Adjusting exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159 Adjusting brightness and contrast . . . . . . . . . . .160 9 Copying video and creating video compilations 161 About Video Copy & Convert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162 Getting to know the Video Copy & Convert window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163 Copying DVD-Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164 Can I copy discs using one disc drive? . . . . . . .164 DVD-Video sources you can copy from . . . . . .164 Copying DVD discs, disc image files, or DVD-Video folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166 Creating video compilations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168 Supported video formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide Contents xv Notes about source files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170 Notes about output formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171 Creating a video compilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172 Selecting or customizing a menu style . . . . . . .174 Selecting an output format and a destination . .175 Completing your compilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176 Creating a video compilation for a portable player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176 10 11 Watching DVDs using CinePlayer 179 Welcome to CinePlayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180 Getting to know CinePlayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181 Playing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182 Playing video from DVD-Video folders. . . . . . . . . .183 Creating video productions 185 Welcome to VideoWave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186 Getting to know the VideoWave window . . . . . . . .187 Task Pane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187 Preview area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188 Production Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188 Media Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .188 Effect Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189 Creating your first VideoWave production . . . . . . .189 Step one: Add photos and video clips to your production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190 Step two: Add background audio to your production . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190 xvi Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Step three: Add transitions to your production . . . .191 Step four: Preview your production . . . . . . . . . . . .192 Step five: Output your production . . . . . . . . . . . . .192 12 13 Video tools and assistants 195 Creating a slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196 Using CineMagic to create movies . . . . . . . . . . . . .197 Creating a video disc using Plug & Burn . . . . . . . . .198 Using the Audio/Video Converter gadget . . . . . . . .200 Converting files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201 Transferring files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202 Adding SmartSound background audio. . . . . . . . . .203 Getting started with MyDVD 205 Welcome to MyDVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206 Getting to know the MyDVD window . . . . . . . . . .207 Menu Edit view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207 Movie Edit view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209 Features available in both views . . . . . . . . . . . .210 Overview of creating a MyDVD project . . . . . . . . .211 What are MyDVD projects? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .211 Steps to create a DVD project. . . . . . . . . . . . . .211 Capturing media files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212 Working with menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213 What are menus? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213 Customizing menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213 Adding productions to your MyDVD project . . . . .214 Adding movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214 Creating and adding movies with CineMagic . .215 Editing productions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216 Removing productions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216 Adding and removing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . .216 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide Contents xvii Working with buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218 Arranging buttons on menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218 Resizing buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219 Changing button thumbnail images . . . . . . . . .219 Changing button styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219 Working with text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220 Adding text to menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220 Editing text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221 Changing or removing background audio. . . . . . . .222 Removing items from menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222 Previewing DVD and Video CD projects . . . . . . . .223 Completing your project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224 Burning projects to disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224 Erasing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225 Saving projects as disc image files and disc volumes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225 Deciding which type of disc to use . . . . . . . . . .226 Testing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228 DVD players supported by MyDVD . . . . . . . . .228 14 Making discs using Creator Classic 229 About Creator Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230 Getting to know the Creator Classic window . . . . .231 Deciding which type of project to create . . . . . . . .232 Adding files and folders to your project . . . . . . . . .233 Burning the project to disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .234 xviii Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 15 Creating disc labels and inserts 237 About Label Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238 Overview of creating labels and disc inserts . . . . . .238 Getting to know the Label Creator window . . . . . .239 The Add Object area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239 The Edit Layout area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239 The Layout area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240 The Toolbars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240 The Layout Navigator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .240 Using Express Labeler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241 Index 243 19 Getting started with Easy Media Creator In this chapter Welcome to Roxio Easy Media Creator About this guide About the Easy Media Creator suite About project assistants Installing Easy Media Creator Getting to know Roxio Central Starting media projects from Roxio Central Launching applications from Roxio Central Where to find more information Easy Media Creator support options 20 20 21 25 26 27 31 32 34 35 20 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Welcome to Roxio Easy Media Creator Welcome to Roxio Easy Media Creator, the all-in-one digital media solution. Designed for beginners and experts alike, Easy Media Creator makes it all easy--from simple and practical tasks, such as creating a backup copy of a disc, to fun and creative projects such as creating a home movie complete with introductions, transitions, music, and effects. Get creative and have fun with this powerful, intuitive, and easy-to-use suite of digital media components. Do more with your digital music, favorite photos, DVD video, and your important data files. Find all the tools you need in one place, with one easy-to-use interface. About this guide This guide provides an overview of Easy Media Creator and explains how to use its most popular features. For detailed information about how to use all of the features of Easy Media Creator, see the online Help described in Where to find more information on page 34. Some of the components available in Easy Media Creator may not be described in this guide. Each component includes detailed online Help, which you can find under the component Help menu or by pressing F1. Depending on the version of Easy Media Creator you are using, some of the components described in this guide may not be available. Getting started with Easy Media Creator About the Easy Media Creator suite 21 About the Easy Media Creator suite The following sections give a brief description of the components included in Easy Media Creator. Roxio Central Roxio Central is the starting point that lets you access the components and tools you need for all of your digital media projects. Using Roxio Central, you can: Open all of your Easy Media Creator applications and utilities. Quickly create a CD or DVD disc. Use the Mini Mode to play audio, create audio and data discs, and copy discs. Use the project tabs to get started with all of your digital media projects. Each tab includes a handy guide, and gives you quick access to the tools you need for each type of project. For more information, see Getting to know Roxio Central on page 27. Importing and organizing media files Media Import Use Media Import to import all types of media files to your computer--from digital photos to video files, audio files, and DVD movie titles--all in one place. For more information, see Chapter 2, Importing media files, on page 37. Media Manager Use Media Manager to view and manage your media files in folders, and to organize them into personalized albums. Find files quickly by browsing or searching, and burn your files to CD or DVD discs. Media Manager makes sharing your media files with friends and family easier than ever. Transfer files to your wireless devices, and upload video files to YouTube. Use LiveShare to share photos with selected users outside your home network, or use My MediaSpace (UPnP) to share files with devices on your home network. 22 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com For more information, see Chapter 3, Managing your media files, on page 45 and Chapter 4, Printing and sharing media files, on page 65. Working with audio Easy Audio Capture Easy Audio Capture lets you quickly capture (record) audio from analog sources (such as LP records, tapes, or Internet radio), using a connection from your audio equipment to your computer's sound input. For more information, see Chapter 5, Recording and managing audio files, on page 93. This chapter also provides information about the following audio topics: Importing audio CDs Editing audio tags with Audio Tag Editor Converting, renaming, and moving audio files Creating track lists using AutoMix Sound EditorTM Use Sound Editor to record and edit sound clips and audio files, and to create your own audio mixes. Use Easy Media Creator's new LP & Tape Assistant to capture audio from an analog source (such as an LP or audio cassette) to create a digital audio file. For more information, see Chapter 6, Creating audio projects, on page 109. Music Disc Creator Use Music Disc Creator to create music compilations to play on your home or car stereo, portable music player, DVD player, or on your computer. Using audio files from your music CDs, hard drive, or DVD-Video sources, you can create audio CDs, MP3/WMA discs, and DVD music discs. For more information, see Chapter 7, Creating music discs, on page 125. Getting started with Easy Media Creator About the Easy Media Creator suite 23 Working with photos For more information, see Chapter 7, Creating music discs, on page 125. PhotoSuite® Use PhotoSuite to enhance, edit, and share your digital photos. Use AutoFixTM to automatically adjust the exposure, saturation, and sharpness of photos. Use other editing features in PhotoSuite to fix common problems such as red eye. The Photo Projects assistant guides you as you create personalized calendars, greeting cards, and collages using your own photos. You can also create photo slideshows to share with others. For more information, see Chapter 8, Working with photo projects, on page 143, and Chapter 4, Printing and sharing media files, on page 65. Working with video and DVD projects Video Copy & Convert Use Video Copy & Convert to make backup copies of personal DVD discs so you can store the originals for safekeeping. You can also convert DivX or WMV files to DVD-Video format, and create compilations of DVD movies from a variety of sources. For more information, see Chapter 9, Copying video and creating video compilations, on page 161. CinePlayer Play DVDs using the ultimate digital theater. CinePlayer delivers the absolute highest quality video playback available for your PC. Additionally, CinePlayer packs all of its powerful features into an extremely easy-to-use and intuitive user-interface. Use CinePlayer to view VCD, SVCD, and DVD projects created with Roxio software products, including MyDVD. For more information, see Chapter 10, Watching DVDs using CinePlayer, on page 179 VideoWave® Use VideoWave to transform your home videos and photos. Combine them with audio and VideoWave's special effects and transitions to create professional-looking video productions that you can share with friends and family. 24 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com For more information, see Chapter 11, Creating video productions, on page 185, and Chapter 12, Video tools and assistants, on page 195. MyDVDTMUse MyDVD to create multimedia stories on DVD to share with family and friends. Capture and mix photos and video, include narration or a favorite sound track, create your own professionallooking menus, add transitions and animated backgrounds, and burn to DVD, Video CD, or Super VCD. For more information, see Chapter 13, Getting started with MyDVD, on page 205. Copying and burning discs Creator Classic® Use Creator Classic to create data CDs and DVDs, and to archive large projects to multiple discs. Create advanced format and bootable discs, and more. In addition, you can choose to encrypt the files on the disc so that the files can only be accessed by someone entering a password that you select. For more information, see Chapter 14, Making discs using Creator Classic, on page 229. Creating labels and disc inserts Label CreatorTMUse Label Creator to make personalized disc labels and jewel case covers. Choose from dozens of professional designs, or create your own. For more information, see Chapter 15, Creating disc labels and inserts, on page 237. Getting started with Easy Media Creator About project assistants 25 About project assistants Easy Media Creator includes several project assistants which provide a stepby-step guide to help you create professional-looking digital media projects. Auto Edit with CineMagic: Create a professional-looking video production using your home movies and photos, including transitions, background audio, and much more. DVD Music Assistant: Create a DVD music video disc using tracks from your computer or an audio disc. Choose from professionally designed styles or use your own background image, then burn your project to DVD to play on your computer or set-top DVD player. Express Labeler: Create disc labels and disc inserts such as front or back covers or booklets. LP & Tape Assistant: Create digital audio files from your old LPs and tapes in just a few simple steps. You can then edit and enhance your audio files to save to disc or to use in your Easy Media Creator projects. Multi Photo Fix: Enhance several photos at once using AutoFix and other photo tools. Rename or convert groups of photos to a different format. Panorama Assistant: Create a dramatic panorama by combining several photos into one. Photo E-mail Assistant: E-mail your photos and photo projects to friends and family. Photo Projects Assistants: Create calendars, greeting cards, photo collages, posters, and more, using your personal photos combined with PhotoSuite's professionally designed templates. Plug & Burn: Import video from your DV camera and burn it directly to disc. Slideshow Assistant: Create a high-resolution photo slideshow in just a few clicks, including background audio and Pan and Zoom effects. 26 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Once you've completed your projects using a project assistant, you're ready to print, burn, or e-mail the project to friends. You can also continue working with your project using the advanced features of the full Easy Media Creator components such as PhotoSuite, Label Creator, or Music Disc Creator. Installing Easy Media Creator Follow this procedure to install Easy Media Creator. To install Easy Media Creator: 1 Insert the Easy Media Creator installation DVD into your DVD drive. If Autorun is enabled on your computer, the Easy Media Creator installation window appears automatically and you can skip step 2 and step 3. 2 3 4 Choose Start > Run. Type d:\setup (substitute the appropriate letter of your DVD drive for d). Follow the installation instructions that appear on the screen. Note The installation disc contains project templates and sample media files. You can choose to install all of these files on your computer, or you can install only a small subset, and access additional files from the disc as you need them. Getting started with Easy Media Creator Getting to know Roxio Central 27 Getting to know Roxio Central The easiest way to start your digital media project is from Roxio Central. Roxio Central is the starting point that lets you access the components and tools you need for all of your digital media projects. Using Roxio Central, you can: Open all of your Easy Media Creator applications and utilities. Quickly create, copy, format, or erase a disc. Use the Mini Mode to play audio, create audio and data discs, and copy discs. Use the project tabs to get started with all of your digital media projects. This section gives a brief introduction to using Roxio Central, the project launcher, and Mini Mode. For more detailed information, see the Roxio Central Help Center. 28 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Adjusting the size of the Project pane To enlarge the project window and minimize the project tabs, click the arrow button at the top of the project list. The project tabs will be replaced by a series of icons, and the project window will enlarge. To select a project, hold your mouse over one of the project icons. The list of available projects will appear. Click the name of a project to get started. Using the control panel The control panel appears across the bottom of the application window. It consists of three main areas: the media information display on the left, the input panel in the center, and the action area on the right. Media information display Input panel Action area Media information display: This display includes a visual representation of the disc or hard drive that is the destination for your project. The information presented varies from project to project and is updated when you change discs or destination drives. Getting started with Easy Media Creator Getting to know Roxio Central 29 Some of the information you will see in the media information display includes: The format and capacity of the disc currently inserted in your recorder drive The volume label or title of the disc The free space remaining on the disc The number of the discs needed to complete the current project For best results, insert a blank or appendable disc into your recorder drive before starting your project. If no disc is detected or if the disc in the drive is incompatible with the project (a DVD disc for a CD-only project, for instance), the estimates shown will be based on the type of disc most commonly used for your project. Input area: The input area in the center of the control panel changes from project to project and in some cases, from step to step within a single project. The input area is used to display: A drop-down menu you can use to select the recorder drive for the active project. In some projects, this same drop-down menu can be used to browse to a specific file or location on your hard drive. The progress of the active project. Audio and video playback controls. Action area: On the right side of the control panel is the action area where you will set many projects in motion by clicking an action button. The action button only appears when a project has been selected. The action area also includes the Options button, which opens a group of panels you can use to set project options. Tip: To cancel a project after you have clicked on the action button, click on the action button again. 30 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Working in Mini Mode Two versions of the project launcher interface are available: the full-size application window and Mini Mode. Mini Mode offers a subset of the features available in the full-size interface. This section describes some of its basic features. To learn more about using Mini Mode, consult the Help section for the type of project you want to complete. To create projects in Mini Mode: 1 2 Choose View > Mini Mode. Use the following buttons to navigate through Mini Mode and start projects: Play audio Create a data disc Return to current project Copy a disc Create an audio CD Close Roxio Central Switch to full mode Minimize Roxio Central Open Options panel Open Roxio Central Help Center 3 Clicking one of the project buttons opens a miniature project window tailored to that project. The following example shows the data disc project. Other project windows are different, but the basic navigation is the same. Use the following buttons to create your project using Mini Mode: File and folder information Change the selected drive Click to burn the disc Change project type Browse for files and folders Getting started with Easy Media Creator Starting media projects from Roxio Central 31 Starting media projects from Roxio Central You can quickly start media projects from Roxio Central using the project panel. Each project window provides a list of tasks, as well as a guide screen to help you decide which project type best suits your needs. Note Depending on the software version you are running, some or all of the project tabs may be available. Audio: The Audio window gives you quick access to audio projects such as copying audio discs and converting files to MP3, WMA, and other popular formats. You can create a Jukebox disc, rip CDs, edit audio tags, and much more. Data and Backup: This window helps you protect your important files. You can create a data disc, start BackOnTrack, restore files, and more. Copy: The Copy window gives you quick access to copying tasks such as copying non-protected discs and creating and burning disc images. Media & Devices: The Media & Devices window lets you open Media Manager, where you can browse and search for media files, create albums, and share your files. You can also set up and manage media files on mobile devices. Start Media Import to import photos, video, and audio files. Photo: The Photo window provides the tools you need to import photos, create high-resolution slideshows, and create photo projects such as calendars and greeting cards. Print and email your photos, and organize your photo albums. Video: The Video window gives you quick access to the tools you need to create DVD movies and video projects. You can capture video, create a CineMagic movie, start VideoWave and MyDVD, watch DVDs using CinePlayer, and so much more. Tools: The Tools window lets you quickly erase or finalize a disc, and get disc information. You can also create disc labels, including laser labels using a LightScribe® or LabelFlash® device. 32 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Launching applications from Roxio Central For quick access to Easy Media Creator components and utilities from Roxio Central, click Applications under Home. Note The applications available from Roxio Central may be different from this example, depending on the software version you are running. Getting started with Easy Media Creator Launching applications from Roxio Central 33 Applications You can open the following applications from Roxio Central. Each application is briefly described in About this guide on page 20. For more information, see the following chapters. BackOnTrack CinePlayer Creator Classic Label Creator Media Manager Music Disc Creator MyDVD PhotoSuite Sound Editor VideoWave Video Copy & Convert Utilities The following utilities are available from the Roxio Central, in the Applications window: Audio Tag Editor AutoMix CineMagic Create Panoramas Disc Gallery Disc Image Loader DVDInfo Pro DVD Music Assistant Easy Audio Capture LP & Tape Assistant Media Import Mobile Photo Doctor Multi-Photo Enhance MyDVD Express Photo Email Assistant Photo Projects Assistant Plug & Burn Rename Audio Files Retrieve Rip CDs Rip Multiple CDs SlideShow Assistant 34 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Where to find more information This guide provides an overview of Easy Media Creator and explains how to use its most popular features. For detailed information about how to use all of the features of Easy Media Creator, see the online Help described below. Online Help Each Easy Media Creator component has an extensive, searchable Help Center. Each Help Center includes step-by-step procedures and answers to frequently asked questions. To access the Help Center, choose Help > Component Help Center. To view context-sensitive Help for the activity you are currently doing, press F1. Tutorials Easy Media Creator includes a set of tutorials to help you quickly become familiar with all of the features available from Roxio Central. Each tutorial includes tips and step-by-step instructions to help you get started creating exciting digital media projects. Choose any of the following ways to view a tutorial: From Roxio Central, choose Help > Tutorial, and then select the tutorial you want to view. Visit the Roxio support Web site, located at http://support.roxio.com, for helpful "how-to" tutorials and other product information. Roxio online support If you can't find the answers you are looking for in the online Help or this User Guide, you can get the most current information from our Web site. You can access the Roxio Web site in any of these ways: Click the Roxio logo from any Easy Media Creator component window. Launch your Web browser and go to http://support.roxio.com. Getting started with Easy Media Creator Easy Media Creator support options 35 Easy Media Creator support options Unlimited self help options Roxio provides a variety of self help tools, including our virtual agent, a searchable knowledge base of support articles with troubleshooting tips, and tutorials that can help you get the most out of your 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. Alternate support options Alternate support options such as e-mail or telephone support may be available on a limited or paid basis for your Roxio product. Please visit our Web site at http://support.roxio.com to find out what options are available for your product. Before you contact Roxio If you can't find the help you're looking for in the online Help or on Roxio's support Web site, you may decide to contact us by e-mail or phone. Before you do, visit http://support.roxio.com to view helpful steps that you can take before you contact us. Contacting Roxio Log in to our Customer Web portal to submit a request for assistance or to find support contact information for your location. You can find the customer Web portal at http://selfserve.roxio.com. 36 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 37 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 38 39 40 42 38 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Welcome to Media Import Using Media Import, you can copy or record all types of media formats to your computer--including digital photos, video, audio, and DVD movie titles--with one easy-to-use interface. Once you have transferred your media files to your computer, you can use them in any other Roxio digital media component, such as PhotoSuite, MyDVD, or VideoWave, to edit and enhance your favorite music, photos and videos. Media Import allows you to copy or record from wide range of media storage devices (such as digital cameras, scanners, and CD or DVD discs), and source devices (such as VCRs, web cameras, and microphones). Using Media Import, you can: Import photos You can transfer photos from digital cameras and scanners, CD and DVD data discs, and other removable media storage devices. Media Import supports both Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) and TWAIN protocols. Import video You can copy video (live and saved video footage, as well as unencrypted movie titles) from digital video (DV), high definition (HD), digital, and web cameras, video equipment (such as VCRs or TV tuners) attached to your computer, and DVDs. Import audio You can copy music tracks from audio CDs or save recordings from an audio input device, such as a microphone. For information about recording analog audio, see Recording and managing audio files on page 93. Note This chapter provides an overview of the import process, using photos as an example. For detailed information about how to use all of the features of Media Import, see the Media Import Help Center. Importing media files Starting Media Import 39 Starting Media Import When you connect a device or insert a disc containing media files, Microsoft Windows prompts you to select the application to use: Note This dialog does not appear if you have already selected an application to use with this device, and if you selected Always do the selected action. If this dialog appears, select the "using Media Import" option. If you always want to use Media Import with this device or disc type, select Always do the selected action. 40 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Getting to know the Media Import window The Media Import Home page provides an easy-to-use interface with which you can transfer media files to your computer from any attached digital media devices. Media type buttons At the top of the Media Import window are buttons that allow you to choose the type of media to import (Photo, Video, or Audio). When you click one of these buttons, you see the Home page for that media type. The following illustration shows the Photo Import Home page. Media Type buttons Device dropdown list Media- and device-specific dialog Device drop-down list At the top of each media Home page is a drop-down list containing the devices from which you can import files. With some exceptions (see Devices appearing when no external device is connected on page 41), the list only includes devices that are currently connected to your computer and that contain media files in formats supported by Media Import. Importing media files Getting to know the Media Import window 41 Media- and device-specific dialog When you select a device from the drop-down list, the left side of the Media Import window shows a dialog specific to that device type. (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. It contains files imported in this session (that is, since you started the component). Devices appearing when no external device is connected The Device drop-down list always contains entries for the following devices, even if no external media device is connected. audio capture card: If a sound card is installed on your computer, the sound card appears in the Device list on the Audio Home page. Media Import cannot tell whether an audio capture device is connected to the sound card. video capture card: If a video capture card is installed on your computer, the video capture card appears in the Device list on the Video Home page. Media Import cannot tell whether an analog video device (such as a VCR or TV tuner) is connected to the video capture card. TWAIN devices: If a TWAIN device is installed on your computer, the Device list includes the device, even if the device is not connected. 42 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com Overview of importing media files This section gives an overview of the import process, using photos or video files on a digital camera as an example. The procedures for importing different types of media files from other sources are similar, but may not be exactly the same as the procedure given in this chapter. For more information about importing media files from these other devices, see the Media Import Help Center. Importing photos or video files from a digital camera (WIA) Use this procedure to import photos using a WIA interface. If your digital camera supports a movie or video feature, you can also use this procedure to import video files. Note Digital cameras store video using common video file formats, such as MPEG or MOV. To import photos from a camera (WIA): 1 Connect the camera to your computer following the instructions that came with the camera. Note If you have not already chosen an application to use with the camera, you are prompted to do so. Select Media Import and click OK. If Media Import is open on your computer, continue with the next step. If Media Import is not open, it opens and the Photo Import Home page appears. Skip to Step 4. 2 3 On the Media Import Home page, click Photo. On the Photo Import Home page, in the Device drop-down list, select your camera. Importing media files Overview of importing media files 43 Tip: If your camera supports both the WIA and TWAIN interfaces, the Device list contains an entry for each interface. Hover the mouse over the entries to identify the one for the WIA interface. 4 Select the digital media files to import. To select or deselect individual files, press and hold Ctrl while you click the files. Note For some types of video camera, photos and videos are stored in different folders. You can only import photos or videos from one folder at a time. If your camera stores photos and videos in multiple folders, you must import the photos or video from each folder separately. 5 6 Select the check box for each location in which you want to save the media files. In the Rename files text box, enter a name for the selected files. Media Import uses the text entered in this box as the beginning of the file name for each imported media file. For example, if you are importing multiple photos and enter "PhotoDec15," the imported files are named "PhotoDec15 00000," "PhotoDec15 00001," and so on. 7 Optional: Select the Delete files from device after transfer check box to delete the photos from the camera after the import process is complete. To burn the files to disc after importing them, select Burn to disc. Click Import Now. Media Import imports the digital media files to the selected folder. Note This chapter provides an overview of Media Import and the import process, using photos as an example. For detailed information about how to use all of the features of Media Import, see the Media Import Help Center. 8 9 44 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com 45 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 46 48 50 53 57 58 59 62 46 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com About Media Manager Your media files--photos, video clips, music tracks, and Roxio projects-- come from many different sources, and can be stored in various locations on your computer. They can also be stored on network drives, on removable storage devices, such as CD or DVD discs, or on compatible wireless devices, such as mobile phones. Media Manager provides two tools for organizing and viewing your media files: Smart Views: Media Manager automatically groups your media files based on common characteristics, such as media type, project type (PhotoSuite, MyDVD, and so on), keyword, and date (last week, last month, and so on). A media file can belong to multiple Smart Views. You can also create custom Smart Views based on searches. My Albums: You can group media files with a common theme into albums. As with Smart Views, a media file can belong to multiple albums. When you move a file into an album, the physical location of the file does not change. For example, you might have a photograph of your children at the zoo in the summer of 2004. You can create the following albums, and include that photograph in all of them: Kids, Summer Vacation 2004, Zoo. If you've already organized your photos and videos into folders, Media Manager automatically creates an album for each folder. When you add a photo or video to one of these folders, Media Manager automatically adds it to your album. Note This chapter gives an overview of managing your media files. For more information, see the Media Manager Help Center. Managing your media files 47 What you can do with Media Manager You can use Media Manager to: Browse through and organize your photos, video clips, music tracks, and Roxio projects. For more information, see Working with albums on page 53. Preview, rename and delete your media files, as well as assign keywords and ratings. For more information, see Working with media files on page 59. Find media files quickly and easily by searching on file names, keywords, comments, or file type. For more information, see the Media Manager Help Center. 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. Share your media files with friends and family. For more information, see Chapter 4, Printing and sharing media files. Supported file formats Media Manager supports all of the photo, video, and audio file formats supported by the Roxio components. Only files in supported formats are visible in Media Manager. Watching for new media files Media Manager can automatically monitor your computer for new media files. You can choose the folders to be monitored, and you can stop and start monitoring (monitoring automatically starts after you install Media Manager). To open the Watched Folder Settings dialog box: Choose Tools > Select Watched Folders. The Watched Folder Settings dialog box appears. 48 Roxio Easy Media 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. My Media tab Folders tab My MediaSpace tab My Devices tab Task Bar Options Bar Menu Bar Browse area Managing your media files Getting to know the Media Manager window 49 Media Manager offers the following views to help you easily access and organize the media files on your computer and connected devices: My Media This view shows your Smart Views, playlists, and albums. Smart Views are media file groupings automatically created and maintained by Media Manager, based on characteristics such as media type, keyword, and date, so you can find your media files more easily. Playlists are groups of audio files that you create and manage yourself. You can use playlists to group files you want to listen to, burn to a CD, or sync to an audio device. Albums are media file groupings that you create and manage yourself. You can use albums to group media files from vacations, events, or special occasions. If you've already organized your photos and videos into folders, Media Manager automatically creates an album for each folder. When you add a photo or video to one of these folders, Media Manager automatically adds it to your album. For more information on using the My Media view, see Working with My Media on page 50. Folders Your files are organized into folders for easy access. The Folders view shows you the media files stored in Windows folders on your computer storage devices, including the hard disk and removable storage devices such as CD or DVD discs. 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 58. My MediaSpace Media Manager enables you to view and share your digital media with other computers on your home network, provided that the computers on your home network support the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) networking technology. For more information, see Using MediaSpace to share media on your home network on page 86. 50 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www.roxio.com My Devices Using Media Manager, you can view digital media on compatible wireless devices, such as mobile phones. The My Devices view shows you all detected devices, and allows you to browse the media files on these devices. For more information, see Sharing media files with wireless devices on page 75. 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. You can also create Smart Views from your search queries, or from existing Smart Views. Albums are media file groupings that you create and manage yourself. You can use albums to group media files from vacations, events, or special occasions. If you've already organized your photos and videos into folders, Media Manager automatically creates an album for each folder. When you add a photo or video to one of these folders, Media Manager automatically adds it to your album. A single media file can be included in multiple Smart Views and albums. Moving media files from one album or Smart View to another does not affect the files' physical location on the disk. When you remove media files from Smart Views or albums, the media files are not physically deleted from your disk. You can remove a media file from a Smart View, which removes the file from all other Smart Views to which it belongs. (The files are not removed from the Windows file system.) You can also rename files within a Smart View, which renames the file in all other views to which it belongs, as well as in the Windows file system. You cannot delete, rename, or move Smart Views.