User manual ROXIO EASY MEDIA CREATOR 9

[. . . ] Roxio Easy Media Creator 9 User Guide ii Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www. roxio. com Legal Information Copyright ©1994 - 2006 Sonic Solutions. Roxio Easy Media Creator, Easy CD & DVD Creator, Easy CD & DVD Burning, WinOnCD, Retrieve, DLA, Music Disc Creator, MyDVD, Backup MyPC, Disc Copier, Label Creator, Sound Editor, Creator Classic, JUST!BURN, WOCBlock, CinePlayer, Roxio Updater, Media Manager, VideoWave, PhotoSuite, Roxio Easy DVD Copy, DVD Info Pro, Disc Image Loader, Easy Audio Capture, RecordNow!, DMX, CineMagic, Drag-to-Disc, Roxio Backup, Media Import, Disc & Device Utility, Express Labeler, Slideshow Assistant, Multi Photo Enhance, Panorama Assistant, Photo Email Assistant and all styles and templates are protected by copyright law and international treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of these programs, or any portion of them, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law. Use of these products is subject to the acceptance of the license agreement included in this product. [. . . ] For more information, see Creating discs using Drag-to-Disc on page 109, or the Drag-to-Disc Help Center. Data discs A data disc is a CD or DVD that contains any computer data. With Creator Classic, you can make your own data discs by burning files and folders from your hard disk and other discs. Select this project type to include any type of data files on the disc. Multimedia discs A multimedia disc is a CD or DVD that contains media files--photos, video clips, and audio files. You can add files from your hard disk, or from other sources such as audio CDs. Select this type of project when you want to create a disc that contains photos, audio, and video clips, but not data files. Bootable discs A bootable disc is a CD or DVD that contains a bootable image, which is an exact representation of a bootable floppy disk or hard disk. With Creator Classic, you can make a bootable disc that can be used to start your system. Bootable discs are useful if you want to start your system, bypassing the operating system on your hard disk. Bootable discs are also useful if you want to run backup, drive utility, or virus scan software. Note This chapter gives procedures for the basic steps for all types of Creator Classic projects. For more information about each type of project, see the Creator Classic Help Center. Making discs using Creator Classic Starting a new project 119 Starting a new project To start a new project: 1 In the Projects area, select the type of project you want to create (or choose File > New Project). For information about the types of projects you can create, see Deciding which type of project to create on page 118. An untitled project appears in the Project area. 2 Add files to your project. For more information see Adding files and folders to your project on page 119. Adding files and folders to your project You can locate and add files and folders from your hard disk and other discs to your project. To browse for files and folders and add them to your project: 1 You can browse for files and folders in any of these ways: My Media Folders My Devices Click My Media to browse your Smart Views and albums. Smart Views are media file groupings created and maintained automatically by Media Manager, based on characteristics such as media type and date. Albums are media file groupings you create and manage yourself. See the Media Manager Help Center for more information about Smart Views and albums. 120 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www. roxio. com Click Folders to browse files in the Windows folders on your computer. Click My Devices to browse files on cell phones and other compatible devices detected by your computer. See the Manager Help Center for more information about browsing files on other devices. 2 Click the desired file. Tip: To select more than one file at a time, press and hold Ctrl while you click the files. 3 4 5 6 7 Optional: Select the type of files that you want to view from the Files of type drop-down list. To select more than one file at a time, press and hold the Ctrl key while you click the files. The Status Bar at the bottom of the Project area displays the estimated size of your project. [. . . ] The bottom row buttons change depending on the type of object selected in the Layout area. For example, if you have selected a text object, the tools are text object property tools, such as font and font color. The Layout Navigator The Layout Navigator displays thumbnails of the layouts in the current project. You can only work on one layout at a time in the Layout area, but thumbnails of the other layouts are displayed in the Layout Navigator. To work on another layout, click its thumbnail in the Layout Navigator. [. . . ]