CD DVD Workshop

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CD/DVDWORKSHOP

By

Heman Lee

For use by the Asian Community Center

and E.M. Hart Senior Center computer class.

CD/DVD Workshop may not be used or reproduced

without permission from Heman Lee


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Table of ContentsTable of Contents ............................................................................................ 3

SESSION 1CD/DVD FORMAT ................................................................ 1

Compact Disc .............................................................................................. 1

Understanding CD Burner Speeds .............................................................. 1

How much can you store on a CD/DVD ..................................................... 2

Capacity of CD/DVD .................................................................................. 3

CD-R Versus CD-RW ................................................................................. 3

Blank CDs and DVDs come in several flavors. .......................................... 4

DVD Formats .............................................................................................. 5

Why So Many DVD Formats? ................................................................. 5

Plus or Minus - What's The Difference?.................................................. 5

DVD+R and DVD+RW ........................................................................... 5

DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM ....................................................... 5

High Def Format ......................................................................................... 6

HD-DVD .................................................................................................. 6

Blu-ray ..................................................................................................... 7

CD/DVD Burner .......................................................................................... 7

Typical Specifications .............................................................................. 7

Compatible Writable Media: CD-R ....................................................... 8

Supported Formats: CD-DA .................................................................. 8

Additional Features .................................................................................. 8

SESSION 2HOW TO BURN ..................................................................... 9

How to Burn a CD or DVD in Windows Vista or XP ................................ 9

Live File System (UDF) .............................................................................. 9

Free Burn Software ................................................................................... 10

How to Burn UDF (Packet Writing) in Window XP ................................ 11

Setting Write Speed in Windows XP ........................................................ 11

Burn a UDF CD using Vista ..................................................................... 12

Add More Data Later ................................................................................ 14


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Erase a disc ................................................................................................ 15

Updating Files ........................................................................................... 15

Burn ISO 9660 Format (Mastered) ........................................................... 15

SESSION 3AUDIO CD ............................................................................ 16

Concept ...................................................................................................... 16

Window Media Screen .............................................................................. 16

Media Player Version 10 (Vista or XP SP1) ......................................... 17

Media Player Version 11 (Vista or XP SP2) ......................................... 17

Play a CD or DVD ..................................................................................... 18

Ripping a CD ............................................................................................. 18

How to Create a Playlist ............................................................................ 19

Burn an Audio CD using Media Player 11 ............................................... 20

SESSION 4VIDEO CD/DVD .................................................................. 25

Changing DVD Project Options ................................................................ 25

Choose How Your DVD is Played Back .................................................. 26

DVD Aspect Ratio ................................................................................. 26

Video Format ......................................................................................... 27

Temporary file location .......................................................................... 27

BURN DVD .............................................................................................. 27

Preview Your Disc Before Burning ....................................................... 29

Choose DVD Menu ................................................................................ 30

Change Menu Title ................................................................................ 31

3rd Party DVD Software ............................................................................ 34

DVD Authoring ..................................................................................... 34

Notes .......................................................................................................... 35

Media Player 11 Shortcut Keys ................................................................. 36

Appendix A ..................................................................................................... 1

Windows Writing Wizard ............................................................................... 2

Using AutoPlay ............................................................................................... 2

Appendix B ..................................................................................................... 1

Using Roxio Creator 9 ................................................................................. 3

Data Disc Options ....................................................................................... 7


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Type: ........................................................................................................ 7

Mode: ....................................................................................................... 7

File System:.............................................................................................. 7

File system notes: ..................................................................................... 7

BACKUP SCREEN .................................................................................. 10

Erasing a CD-RW or DVD+/-RW disc. .................................................... 12

To erase a rewritable CD or DVD using Roxio Creator Plus. .................. 14

Copying a CD or DVD disc. ..................................................................... 16

Notes .......................................................................................................... 19


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CD DVD Workshop.doc 1 5/8/2009

SESSION 1 CD/DVD FORMATCompact DiscKnown by its abbreviation, CD, a compact disc is apolycarbonate with one or more metal layers capableof storing digital information. The most prevalenttypes of compact discs are those used by the musicindustry to store digital recordings and CD-Rs used tostore computer data. Both of these types of compactdisc are read-only, which means that once the datahas been recorded onto them, they can only be read,or played.

Another type of compact disc, called CD-RWs, can have their data erasedand overwritten by new data. Currently, erasable optical storage is too slowto be used as a computer's main storage facility, but as the speed improvesand the cost comes down, optical storage devices are becoming a popularalternative to tape systems as a backup method.

Understanding CD Burner Speeds

20x12x48Have you ever wondered what all those numbers mean when you go to buy aCD burner? When you see a configuration that looks like three numbers

separated by the letter "x"), these numbers indicate the drive speeds of theCD drive.

The "x" stands for the transfer of 150 KB of data per second, and eachnumber represents a different action that the CD drive can take. A CD-Rdrive has two actions -- recording onto and reading from compact discs. ACD-RW drive has three actions -- recording, rewriting (erasing andrecording over) and reading.


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When looking at the drive speeds, the first number ("20" in the aboveexample) indicates the speed at which the CD drive will record data onto aCD-R compact disc. So, in the above example, the CD drive will record dataat 20 times 150 KB/second.

The second number ("12" in the above example) indicates the speed atwhich the CD drive will rewrite data onto a CD-RW compact disc. So in theabove example, the CD drive will rewrite data onto the compact disc at 12times 150 KB/second.

The last number ("48in the above example) indicates the speed at which thedrive will read data from a compact disc. So in the above example, the CDdrive will read data from a compact disc at 48 times 150 KB/second.

CD-R compact discs are discs that can be recorded on only once. Once thedata has been burned, it is permanent and cannot be erased. CD-RW

compact discs are discs that can berecorded, erased and re-recorded over.Most audio CD players, especiallyolder models, can only read CD-Rdiscs, so it is best to record musiconto CD-Rs. CD-RWs are typicallyused to store data or used as back upfiles.

How much can you store on a CD/DVD

Unit Abb. Size Equivalent

Bit 1 bit

Byte B 8 bits 1 text character

Kilobyte K 1,025 bytes 1 page of text

Megabyte MB 1,048,576 bytes A novel

Gigabyte GB 1,024 Megabytes An encyclopedia


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Capacity of CD/DVD

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Media Cost per Disc Capacity

Audio CD-R .30-40 80 minutes of music

Data CD-R .15-30 700 MB

Archive CD-R 1.002.00 700 MB

DVDR or +R .25-1.00 4.7 GB

DVD-DL 1.803.00 8.54 GB

DVD-DL Printable 2.00 0 3.00 4.7 GB

DVD-RW DL 3.00 9 GB

Bluray 10.00-15.00 25 GB-50GB

CD-R Versus CD-RWCD-R (compact disc, recordable) and CD-RW (compact disc, rewriteable)media is very similar, but there are some key differences.

CD-R (or DVDR or DVD +R)

Write Once, Read Multiple Times

Once written, cannot be re-written

CD-RW (or DVDRW or DVD +RW)

Write Multiple Times, Read Multiple Times

Can be used in the same way as a diskette, but hundreds of times morestorage space

Can copy to/from and delete from


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May need to be formatted

Can take a long time

Blank CDs and DVDs come in several flavors.

CD-R

Data/Musicuse once

CD-RW

Data /Musicuse multiple times

DVDR or + R

Movies/Datause once

DVDRW or + RW

Movies/Datause multiple times


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DVD Formats

Why So Many DVD Formats?

The crucial difference among the standards isbased on which standards each manufacturer

adheres to. Similar to the old VHS/Beta tape warswhen VCRs first hit the markets, differentmanufacturers support different standards. Oftencalled a "format war", both the industry andconsumers are still waiting to see which format will emerge as the industrystandard.

Plus or Minus - What's The Difference?

The different variations on the term DVD (e.g. +R, -R, -ROM, and so on)describe the way data is stored on or written to the disc itself. These are

called physical formats.

DVD+R and DVD+RW

DVD+R and DVD+RW formats are supported by Philips, Sony, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Ricoh, Yamaha and others.

DVD+R is a recordable DVD format similar to CD-R. A DVD+R canrecord data only once and then the data becomes permanent on the disc. Thedisc cannot be recorded onto a second time.

DVD+RW is a re-recordable format similar to CD-RW. The data on aDVD+RW disc can be erased and recorded over numerous times withoutdamaging the medium.

Note: DVDs that have been made using a +R/+RW device can be read bymost commercial DVD-ROM players.

DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD-RAM

These formats are supported by Panasonic, Toshiba, Apple Computer,Hitachi, NEC, Pioneer, Samsung and Sharp. These formats are alsosupported by the DVD Forum.

DVD-R is a recordable DVD format similar to CD-R and DVD+R. A DVD-R can record data only once and then the data becomes permanent on thedisc. The disc cannot be recorded onto a second time. There also are twoadditional standards for DVD-R disks: DVD-RG for general use, and DVD-


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RA for authoring, which is used for mastering DVD video or data and is nottypically available to the general public.

DVD-RW is a re-recordable format similar to CD-RW or DVD+RW. Thedata on a DVD-RW disc can be erased and recorded over numerous timeswithout damaging the medium. DVDs created by a -R/-RW device can beread by most commercial DVD-ROM players.

DVD-RAM discs can be recorded and erased repeatedly but are compatibleonly with devices manufactured by the companies that support the DVD-RAM format. DVD-RAM discs are typically housed in cartridges.

DVD-ROM was the first DVD standard to hit the market and is a read-onlyformat. The video or game content is burned onto the DVD once and theDVD will run on any DVD-ROM-equipped device. DVD-ROMs are similarto CDs.

DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL

Dual layer technology is supported by a range of manufacturers includingDell, HP, Verbatim, Philips, Sony, Yamaha and others. As the namesuggests, dual layer technology provides two individual recordable layers ona single-sided DVD disc. Dual Layer is more commonly called DoubleLayer in the consumer market, and can be seen written as DVD+R DL orDVD-R DL.

DVD+R DL (also called DVD+R9) is a Dual Layer writeable DVD+R.

DVD-R DL (also called DVD-R9) is a Dual Layer writeable DVD-R. Thedual layered discs can hold 7.95GB

The dual layered discs (DVD+R9 and DVD-R9) can hold 7.95GB anddouble sided dual layer (called dvd-18) can hold 15.9GB.

High Def Format

HD-DVD

Short for high definition-DVD, a generic term for the technology ofrecording high-definition video on a DVD. In general, HD-DVD is capableof storing between two and four times as much data as standard DVD.

On February 19, 2008, Toshiba issued a release stating that it would nolonger develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders,with cessation of the player and recorders targeted for March 2008. Severalmajor retail chains, such as Wal-Mart followed with plans to no longer carrythe product, and major Hollywood studios have also dropped plans to releaseproduct in HD-DVD format as well.


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Blu-ray

Blu-ray Disc (BD) - uses a 405nm-wavelength blue-violet laser technology,in contrast to the 650nm-wavelength red laser technology used in traditionalDVD formats. The rewritable Blu-ray disc, with a data transfer rate of36Mbps (1x speed) can hold up to 25GB of data on a single-layer disc and50GB on a dual-layer disc. On a 50GB disc, this translates into 9 hours of

high-definition (HD) video or approximately 23 hours of standard-definition(SD) video. The Blu-ray format was developed jointly by Sony, Samsung,Sharp, Thomson, Hitachi, Matsushita, Pioneer and Philips, Mistubishi andLG Electronics.

CD/DVD Burner

Most computers will have a CD/DVD burner as a standard feature. Usuallyit will have Dual Layer support (DL), which means it can read and writeDVD that support DL.

Typical Specifications

Cache Size: 2 MB

DVD+R Write Speed: 20x

DVD+RW Rewrite Speed: 8X

DVD-R Write Speed: 20x

DVD-RW Rewrite Speed: 6x

DVD Read Speed: 16X

DVD-RAM Read Speed: 12x DVD Access Time: 160 ms

CD Write Speed: 48x

CD Rewrite Speed: 32x

CD Read Speed: 48x

CD Access Time: 140 ms

Interface Type: SATA VS EIDE


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Compatible Writable Media: CD-R

CD-RW

DVD+R

DVD+/-RW Dual Layer

DVD+RW

DVD-R

DVD+R DL DVD-R DL

Supported Formats: CD-DA

CD-Extra

CD-ROM

CD-Text

DVD-RAM

DVD-ROM

DVD-Video CD Photo CD

Additional Features

LightScribea laser DVD/CD label burning technology found in manypopular brands of DVD/CD burners, laptops and PCs -- gives people theability to easily burn silkscreen-quality photos, graphics, images and textdirectly onto LightScribe CDs and DVDs. A simple title printed in normalmode will typically take a couple of minutes. A fuller disc image will take

approximately 15-20 minutes. LightScribe CDs are available in gold, red,orange, yellow, and blue and green.


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SESSION 2 HOW TO BURNHow to Burn a CD or DVD in Windows Vista

or XPIn Windows Vista, it is very easy to burn CDs or DVDs without having topurchase additional software. If your computer includes a CD or DVDrecorder, you can copy files to a writeable optical disc. This process is called

burning a disc. By default, Windows burns discs in the Live File Systemformat (UDF), but you can also choose to burn discs in the Masteredformat (ISO 9660).

Note: Without 3rd party software, a Windows XP

system can only burn data in ISO 9660 (Mastered)format or Audio CD format.

You can use Windows to burn a data disc, whichis useful for storing, archiving, and sharing filesamong different computers. If you want to make adisc that will play in a music or video player, you

should burn the disc using a music or video program.

Live File System (UDF)Now there are some more decisions to make. You can create a so called'Live File System disc' (also called an UDF-disc) or you can create a socalled 'Mastered disc'.

If you want to use the disc as a flash drive or floppy disk, you better choosefor a 'Live File System disc'. The Live File System disc (UDF) disc is onlyhas to be compatible with Windows Vista and Windows XP. If you want tocreate a Live File System disc (UDF) which also has to be compatible with

other operating systems, you click 'Show formatting options' and click on the'Change version' link.

The compatibility of a UDF disc is with other computers depends on whichUDF version is chosen.

UDF 1.02: This can be read by Windows 98 and some Applecomputers.

UDF 1.5: Is compatible with Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003.


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UDF 2.01: Compatible with Windows XP and Server 2003. EarlierApple computers can possibly not read these discs. This is the versionwhich will automatically be chosen when you don't choose anotherversion manually. (Default)

UDF 2.5: Specially designed for Windows Vista. Only use this whenthe disc only has to be read by Vista computers.

Free Burn SoftwareCDBurnerXP- CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs,including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. It also includes the feature to burn andcreate ISOs, as well as a multi language interface.

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DeepBurner Free- DeepBurner is a lightweight, powerful and solid burningapplication. It can burn Data/Audio/Video CDs, all types of DVDs,composing photo albums and even burning backups

http://www.deepburner.com/index.php

InfraRecorder- InfraRecorder is a free CD/DVD burning solution forWindows. It offers a wide range of powerful features; all through an easy touse application interface and Windows Explorer integration.

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How to Burn UDF (Packet Writing) in WindowXPFor this you must install a third party UDF package. These usually come aspart of a complete suite of programs for burning CDs/DVDs, whichincludes a mastering program to burn ISO 9660 format (single sessions).

Most Windows XP computer systems will include one of these majorpackages:

Direct CD, part of Easy CD Creator (version 5.02 or later), or Dragto Disk (its new name with version 6.0), fromwww.roxio.com.While Easy CD Creator version 4 upgraded to 4.05 often will work ifinstalled on its own, the related Direct CD will not.

InCD, part of Nero, from www.nero.com or www.nero.com. Get thelatest version. Version 3.21 of InCD, specifically created forWindows XP, is now available for download.

DLA. This is available as a stand-alone item from Sonic. DLA also ispart of the RecordNowMax Platinum package. Sonic is the parentcompany of Roxio. You can get a Free versions of DLA and a Liteversion of RecordNow are available for Hewlett-Packard drives fromwww.hp.com.

Any of the mastering programs inthese suites also will create Audio CDsfrom simple WAV files and from

compressed MP3 files.

Setting Write Speed inWindows XPIn My Computer, right-click on theCD-drive, then clickProperties.There should be:

a Recording page with a check

box to Enable Recording onthis drive;

a pane to change the folder usedas work space during the actualwriting (which needs to have asmuch space available as thecapacity of the CD you wish towrite); and
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a box to let you specify the speed of the drive.

It is recommended that you manually choose a speed in the provided box,especially if you do choose to use the technique with CD-RW media, forwhich the drive will usually not be capable of the speed assumed (the fasterone, for CD-R writing).

Burn a UDF CD using VistaUDF 2.01 is the default format setting for burning CDs/DVDs on aWindows Vista system.

1. Insert a blank CD or DVD into your computer's CD or DVD recorder.If the AutoPlay appears, select Burn a DVD/CD data disc. If your

AutoPlay is disabled, then double-click on the CD/DVD icon inWindows Explorer.

2. In the dialog box that appears, enter data disc title. Click the arrownext to Show formatting options.


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3. In the Burn a Disc dialog box, type a name for this disc

4. The default is UDF 2.01. To change it, clickChange version, andthen click the down arrow to show the list box:

5. ClickOK, and then clickNext to prepare the disc. This will take afew seconds. The Formatting screen will appear. Wait for the

progress bar to finish. This will take a few minutes.


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6. Once the CD is formatted, you can use any Windows FileManagement technique such as cut and paste, drag and drop or send to,to copy files to the CD.

Add More Data Later

If you previously formatted a CD-R, CD-RW, or DVD-Recordable disc asUDF (Live system), you can add more files to it until the CD is full.

This is known as multi-session. The CD or DVD does not have to be a RW(Read/Write) to support multi-session.


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Erase a discIf you created a mastered format CD/DVD on a CD-RW or DVD-RW discs,you can be erased so you can write new data to them even though the disc isRW. You can however, reformat the disc and rewrite new data on to it.Remember the mastered format is still and single session write format.

On a UDF format disc, you can erase a few files from it, even if the disc isnot RW. Erasing file from a UDF disc, does not reused any file space, itsimply marks it as being deleting.

Updating FilesNew file can be added to a UDF formatted disc. Copying file with the samefilename will be over-written on a RW disc. However, copy files with thesame filename on a CD-R can still be done. Even though the directoryentry will show only one updated file, the new file is actually written to a

new blank area of the CD-R. You can keep doing this, until the disc if full.

Burn ISO 9660 Format (Mastered)If you have chosen to burn a mastered disc format, you can drag and dropfile to the Windows Explorer window, but file are not written immediately.The files displayed are waiting to be burned to disc. Notice the down arrowin the file icon, indicating this.

After you have placed all of the files in the window, clickBurn to disc tostart the burn process.

Ready toBurn Icon


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Media Player Version 10 (Vista or XP SP1)

Media Player Version 11 (Vista or XP SP2)


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Play a CD or DVDWith Windows Media Player, you can play standard music CDs, MP3 andMicrosoft own WMA files.

These are the commands to handle the player

.

Version 10

Version 11

The large round button is used to play as well as to pause. This means thatthis button is used to start and pause a song.

This button is used to stop the song or video being played.

The following buttons are used to move ahead or skip back.

This button skips back to the previous song on the list. For example fromsong 7 to song 6. Hold down the mouse to rewind.

This button is used to skip to the next song or video on our playlist.Hold down the mouse to fast-forward.

To move forward or move backward in a song you can also use the bar thatindicates the progress of the song we are listening to.

Click with the left mouse button on the bar and drag it to the right to moveforward of to the left to move back. We can also control the Volume bydragging the volume bar.

.

Ripping a CDYou can transfer your CD music library to your PCs hard dirve in WMA orMP3 file format. This is called Ripping. Once your music library is


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transferred you can download to your mobile devices such as iPod or createcopies of your own personalize play list.

Many people who rip a CD archive the music files in a personal library onthe hard disk. Over time, the music library grows. Keeping your music in anarchive provides flexibility for more listening options. Soft jukeboxes, orsoftware designed to play music, can play your current favorite tunes whileyou work or play on the computer.

Another great reason to rip a CD is to make a new CD using only the songsyou like. This is called burning a CD. In the ripping process, you can chooseto only copy certain songs, or you can rip a CD in full, then leave off thetunes you dont want when you burn the new CD. Compile CDs that onlyfeature the best songs in the order you want them. Combine artists andgenresits all up to you.

How to Create a PlaylistTo create a playlist we need to select Library tab.

Click on Playlists and then on New Playlist.... In the dialog box that willappear put the name of the list you want to create and click OK.

Then check in My playlists to see that your new playlist appears.

To add a file to a playlist select Library tab since it

should be in the list of files that the library has inorder to add it.

From the list select the files you want and right clickto select Add to playlist... option.

This will show you a dialog box with the playlists;select the playlist you want to add the song or songs

to and click Ok.

In the same way we can add a file to a playlist, we can also delete it; to dothis select the playlist and, from within that playlist, select the file you wantto delete. Right click on it and select Delete from playlist. You can alsodelete it from the library by selecting Delete from library


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Insert a blank CD-R disc into the CD burner.

If you have multiple CD burners installed on your computer and the burneryou want to use is not the one selected, in the List pane above the playlist,clickNext Drive, as shown in the following screen shot until the CD burner

drive you want is selected.

To add albums, songs, or playlists from your Player library, drag them fromthe Details pane to the List pane to create a list of songs to burn. To removea song, right-click on it and select Remove from List.


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Click the Start Burn button.


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Wait to the green progress bar to finish for each file.


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The CD will automatically eject from the burner when it is done burning.The following screen will appear:


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SESSION 4 VIDEO CD/DVDNote:, There is not built-in DVD authoring software on a Windows XPsystem. Therefore most system will include some type of DVD videosoftware. If you do not have any DVD software, you can purchase a

3

rd

party software such as: Sonic DVD for Photostory 3 Plugin $19.95

Changing DVD Project OptionsFrom the Start menu, open Windows DVD Maker.

Clicking on Options from the main DVD project window will give you thefollowing project options:


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Choose How Your DVD is Played BackIf you want the DVD menu to display when the disc is inserted in a DVDplayer, click Start with DVD menu.

If you want the video to play automatically when the disc is inserted in aDVD player and have the menu display at the end, click Play video and endwith DVD menu.

If you want the video to play automatically and loop continuously, click Playvideo in a continuous loop.

DVD Aspect Ratio

The DVD Aspect ratio represents the width vs. the height of a screen.Widescreen televisions typically have 16 points in width for every 9 pointsof height. You should consider what you would like the output to look likewhen considering 4:3 or 16:9 aspect ratios.

If you are targeting a widescreen television for playback, choose 16:9.Standard televisions are 4:3.

Note that this setting is used for determining the aspect ratio of both thevideo and menus.


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Video Format

Most of the time you will not need to change this setting. However, if youintend to share your DVD with a friend or family member who lives in adifferent country/region, you might need to change the video format to one

that matches theirs. The video format that is currently selected, NTSC orPAL, is based on the Regional and Language Option settings in ControlPanel. Those in the United States should have NTSC selected.

Temporary file location

This option allows you to change the location for temporary files to a drivewith more space than the default. The best results are on a fast drive orpartition with at least 5GB of free space. If you are unsure, leave this blank.

In this example, there is a 2nd Hard Drive (D:). You can increaseperformance of video on a 2nd drive that has more space.

BURN DVDFrom the tool bar, click on the Add Item button to add pictures or videos toyour DVD burn list. You can use the Shift for contiguous selection or Ctrlor non-contiguous selection or CTRL-A for all.


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After selecting the items, this confirmation dialog box appears. ClickOK toconfirm your selection.


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Now you're ready to burn your DVD! You could simply press Start Burn,but if you want to really personalize the disc, Windows DVD Maker givesyou plenty of options!

Click the Next button to design your DVD menu.

Preview Your Disc Before Burning

One of the best ways to get an idea of what the final DVD will look like, andto get ideas for things to customize, is to see a preview. You can do this bypressing the Preview button.

A dialog will pop up to let you know how the preview generation is

progressing.


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Choose DVD Menu

Select on of the DVD menu design from the right list box.


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Change Menu Title

You can customize the menu by adding your own Disc Title. In thisexample, we added Ryans 2

ndBirthday Party to the title field. You canalso change the name of the Play and Scene button. The Font selection

arrow, allow you do change the text style of the menu.

You can addition notes or comment to the menu. This could be informationabout your video, location, trip, etc.


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3rdParty DVD SoftwareWhy do you need additional software? Windows Vista burning software isvery limited. It only has a few basic function for create CD or DVDs. Ifyou want to do more creative CD/DVD, like multimedia (data and music orvideo), copy disc image, video CDs and DVDs, etc.; look into one of thesesoftware:

Nero 8.0 (9.0 just released)

Sonic/Roxio Creator 2009

Cyberlink DVD Suite 6

CDBurnerXP ver.4.2.2 (Free)

DVD Authoring Nero Vision

RoxioMy DVD

CorelWinDVD

Sonic/Roxio MyDVD


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Media Player 11 Shortcut Keys

* Show video in full screen - ALT+ENTER

* Switch to full mode - CTRL+1* Switch to skin mode - CTRL+2

* Play the previous item - CTRL+B

* Play the next item - CTRL+F

* Move the focus to the search box in the library - CTRL+E

* Turn shuffle on or off - CTRL+H

* Show or hide the Classic Menus (menu bar) in full mode - CTRL+M

* Create a playlist - CTRL+N* Open a file - CTRL+O

* Play or pause a file - CTRL+P

* Stop playback - CTRL+S

* Rewind video - CTRL+SHIFT+B

* Turn captions and subtitles on or off - CTRL+SHIFT+C

* Fast-forward through video or music - CTRL+SHIFT+F

* Play faster than normal speed (time compression) - CTRL+SHIFT+G

* Play at normal speed - CTRL+SHIFT+N

* Play slower than normal speed (time expansion) - CTRL+SHIFT+S

* Repeat the playlist - CTRL+T

* Close or stop playing a file - CTRL+W

* Open Help - F1

* Show the Classic Menus (menu bar) -F10

* Switch to full-screen mode - F11

* Edit media information on a selected item in the library - F2

* Add media files to the library - F3

* Refresh information in the panes - F5

* Increase the size of album art - F6

* Decrease the size of album art - SHIFT+F6


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* Mute the volume - F7

* Decrease the volume - F8

* Increase the volume - F9


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Appendix A - CD Wizard A.2 5/8/2009

Windows Writing WizardWindows Writing Wizard is included in a Windows XP system. WindowWriting Wizard only has the capability to create ISO 9660 (Mastered)format. That is why a most XP system comes with some type of CD

writing software like Roxio or Nero.

Using AutoPlayFirst make sure that all files are closed that you might wish to copy to a CD.

1.Insert a blank CD in the read/write CD drive. A dialog box

will appear on the monitor screen (Figure 1).

Figure 1 Dialog box for writing CD

2. Highlight the first item in the CD Drive (X:) dialog box (where X

is the letter for your CD-R/CD-RW or DVD-RW): Open

writable CD folder using Windows Explorer. (Figure 2)


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3. Click OK.

Figure 2 Folder to collect files and folders to write

Manually Burn CD

1. Click Start and select My Computer (Figure 3).


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Figure 3 Start My Computer

2. Select the drive where the files or folders you wish to copy tothe CD are located (Figure 4).

Figure 4 Select drive to get files and folders

3.Select the files or folders to be copied.

4.Right click on the selection and in the drop down menu

select Send to, and in the next menu select CD-R Drive

(X). (Figure 5)


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Figure 5 Files to be sent to CD-RW

5.Repeat steps 4, 5, and 6 until you have selected all the files

and folders you wish to copy to the CD.

6.In the taskbar at the bottom of the screen select the

button with the named your CD-R Drive (X) to restore

that window.

Note: Open and second window and use drag & drop to

stage files to be written.

7.On the left side of the screen in the CD Writing task box

select Write these files to the CD (Figure 6).


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Figure 6 Windows XP(Home) Files ready to be written to CD-RW

6B Windows XP (Pro Ed) Files ready to be written to CD-RW

8.Enter a name in the CD name: box or accept the default

name. Click the Next (Figure 7 Figure 8).


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Figures 7 Name the CD dialog box

Figure 8 Writing to the CD

9. When the files have been copied, if you do not want to create

another CD the same as the one just created, click Finish(Figure 9).


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Figure 9 Wizard last dialog box

10. Verify that the file was copied correctly by opening My

Computer and select the CD-RW drive. (see step 5

above). Double click on the file and it should open.

11. When the CD-R drawer opens close it and a new dialogbox will appear. Select the command Open folder to

view files using Windows Explorer and click OK. You can

then verify that the copy was made as you wanted.

Procedure to Add a File to a CD

1. Insert a previously created CD in the read/write CD

drive. A dialog box with the title showing the name of

the CD in the title bar will appear. Select the

command Open folder to view files using Windows

Explorer and click OK.

2. Note: Windows and Dialog boxes for this activity will

be similar to those shown above.


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3. Click Start and select My Computer.

4. Select the drive where the files or folders you wish to

copy to the CD are located

5. Select the files or folders to be copied.

6. Right click on the selection and in the drop down menuselect Send to, and in the next menu select CD-R Drive

(X).

7. Repeat steps 3, 4, and 5 until you have selected all the

files and folders you wish to add to the CD.

8. In the taskbar at the bottom of the screen select the

button with the name of the CD and your CD-R Drive

(X) to restore that window.9. On the left side of the screen in the CD Writing task

box select Write these files to the CD. On Windows

XP Pro Ed. Use File menu.

10. In the dialog box which opens, click on Next.

11.When the files have been copied, if you do not want to

create another CD the same as the one just created,

click Finish.12. When the CD-R drawer opens close it and a new

dialog box will appear. Select the command Open

folder to view files using Windows Explorer and click

OK. You can then verify that the copy was made as

you wanted.


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Appendix BUsing Roxio Creator 9In this lesson you will learn to burn a CD or DVD using a popular 3rd partyCD/DVD software, Roxio Creator 9

Objectives

Learn how to burn a file to a CD or DVD using Roxio Creator 9


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Appendix B - Using Roxio Creator 9

Roxio Creator B.2 5/8/2009

Contents Page

Using Roxio Creator 9 ................................................................................. 3

Data Disc Options ....................................................................................... 7

Type: ........................................................................................................ 7

Mode: ....................................................................................................... 7

File System:.............................................................................................. 7

File system notes: ..................................................................................... 7

BACKUP SCREEN .................................................................................. 10

Erasing a CD-RW or DVD+/-RW disc. .................................................... 12

To erase a rewritable CD or DVD using Roxio Creator Plus. .................. 14

Copying a CD or DVD disc. ..................................................................... 16

Notes .......................................................................................................... 19


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Using Roxio Creator 9Your Windows XP system might already include a version of Roxio Creator,such as 9, 9 XE, 9 Plus or 10. The current version of Roxio Creator series is2009. The only different between the newest version if the support for high-def AVCHD video format.

To open Roxio Creator 9, find the appropriate program link and double-click The program link will either be on the desktop, or you can find it in

the Start/All Programs list

On the Lab Computers, you may need to click on the Register Later

button on the registration screen

That will bring up the Roxio Creator 9 home page shown in Figure 2.1

Figure 2.1

The home page lists the main menu items on the left hand side of the screen,info or additional choices related to the selected menu item in the mainwindow, and status items in the windows along the bottom.


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Figure 2.4 Backup Menu Items

Figure 2.5 Copy Menu Items


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Figure 2.6 Data Menu Items (Data Guide)

Figure 2.7 Data/Data Disc Screen


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Other than creating music CDs, this screen is the one that you would usemost often to copy files from your computer to a CD; this could be any file,although most typically it would be a data file or a picture. In order to createa CD, click on the Add Data button. That will open the Select Files andFolders to Add dialog box. As you select files or folders, the Add buttonwill become active. When you click on the Add button, any selected files

and folders will be added to the list of files and folders to be burned to theCD/DVD.

Data Disc OptionsTo change file system format, click on the Options button in the lower rightcorner of the Data screen.

CD Recording OptionsChoose from the following recording types. (Notall disc recorders support all these options.)

Type:

Track-at-Once (TAO) , OpenTracks are recorded individually. Unlessthe disc is full, additional data can be added to the disc after it is recorded.

Track-at-Once (TAO), ClosedTracks are recorded individually. Noadditional data can be added to the disc after it is recorded.

Disc-at-Once (DAO), ClosedThe entire disc is recorded in a singlesession. No additional data can be added to the disc after it is recorded.

Mode:

The options include Mode 1 and Mode 2 XA. Mode 1 is used in almostevery circumstance except advanced format discs such as CD Extra or VideoCD. Unless you're sure you want to make a Mode 2 disc, its best to leavethis setting alone.

File System:

The default setting is ISO+Joliet. If you are going to be making a disc thatwill be played back within Windows, you do not need to change this setting.

File system notes:

Microsoft Joliet has been used since Windows 95. This system can handlefile names up to 106 characters.

Choose ISO+Joliet to make a disc readable by as many computers aspossible.

Use ISO Level 2 only if you are familiar with this file system type.

The DVD file system is preset to ISO+Joliet+UDF. It cannot be changed.


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Write-Once DVD CompatibilityBefore recording to a write-once DVDdisc, you should consider whether you want the disc left open (appendable)

or closed (nonappendable) at the end of a recording session.

To leave your disc open, choose the option that reads: I would like to use

discs for more than one recording. You will be able to record multipletimes to a single disc, but fewer drives will be able to read the disc. This is a

good choice if you expect to make many, small recordings on high-capacitydiscs or dont need to share your discs.

To close your disc at the end of a recording, choose the option that reads: I

only need to use discs for one recording. You will only be able to record to

the disc once, but the disc will be compatible with a larger number of drives.This is a good choice if you typically fill your discs during a singlerecording session or need to use a disc on more than one computer.


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Figure 2.8 Select Files and Folders to Add

Repeat the above steps as often as necessary to get all of the files that youwant to copy listed in the Data Disc window.

HINT: To select contiguous files or folders, click on the first file that

you want to select, hold down the SHIFT key, and click on the last file

that you want to select; all of the files in between will be selected

HINT: To select discontiguous files of folders, click on any file that

you want to select, hold down the CONTROL key, and then click on

any additional files that you want to select; any files that you click onwill be selected

Once all of the files that you want to copy to the CD are selected, click onthe red Click button to continue button to begin recording the CD. If ablank recordable CD is not in the drive, a message will appear on the screenrequesting that a CD be inserted.

When the copying is completed, the CD will be ejected from the CD drive.


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BACKUP SCREEN

Figure 2.10 Backup/Easy Archive Screen

Most CD burning software also includes a backup features, which allowsyou to regularly back up files meeting certain criteria to a CD. This is one ofmany backup alternatives available to PC owners.


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Figure 2.11 Tools Menu Items (Tools Guide)


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Erasing a CD-RW or DVD+/-RW disc.Because CD-RW and DVD +/-RW discs are rewritable you can erase them

just like floppy disks. It is most likely that you will use the software thatcame with your CD or DVD drive for erasing, however the functionally isincluded in Microsoft Windows should you need it.

To erase a rewritable CD or DVD using Microsoft Windows.

13. Insert the CD or DVD into the drive.

14. If the AutoPlay feature has been selected then:

15. Close the default audio player that opens.

16. Otherwise, select Take no action and click OK to close

the dialog box.

17. Click on Start, then My Computer.

18. Right click on the drive icon for the drive that contains

the CD or DVD and select Erase This CD-RW. Note:

You may see additional options if 3rd party software

has been installed.

Figure 2.15 Erase this CD-RW

19. Click Next to erase the CD or DVD.


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Figure 2.16 Welcome to the CD Writing Wizard

20. When erasing is complete, click Next.

Figure 2.17 Erasing the CD

21. Click Finish to exit the wizard.


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Figure 2.18 Completing the CD Writing Wizard

To erase a rewritable CD or DVD using RoxioCreator Plus.

Insert the CD or DVD into the drive.

If the AutoPlay feature has been selected then:

Close the default audio player that opens.

22. Otherwise, select Take no action and click OK to close

the dialog box.

23. Select Creator Home from the Roxio folder in All

Programs.

24. Select Tools from the left menu and the Erase Disc

option.


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Figure 2.20

25. Specify the options and click on the red Erase Disc

button.


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Figure 2.21

26. When erasing is complete the drive door will open.

27. Remove the CD or DVD and click Done.

Copying a CD or DVD disc.One of the uses for a CD-R/RW or DVD-R/RW is storage of family photosor videos. Once youve created your CD or DVD you may wish to makecopies for other family members or friends. The easiest way to do this isthough the use of a 3rd party software package such as Roxio Creator Plus.

To create a copy using Roxio Creator Plus and one CD/DVD drive. NOTE:Most 3rd Party software will not allow you to duplicate copy protected

media. This includes some audio CDs and the majority of movies on DVD.

Insert the CD or DVD into the drive.

28. If the AutoPlay feature has been selected then:

29. Close the default audio player that opens.

30. Otherwise, select

Take no action and click

OK to closethe dialog box.

31. Select Creator Home from the Roxio folder in All

Programs.

32. Select Copy from left menu.


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Figure 2.24

Insert the CD or DVD that you wish to copy and click on the

red Disk Copy button.


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Figure 2.25

33. When the original has been read the drive will eject the

CD or DVD.

34. Remove the CD or DVD and insert a recordable orrewritable CD or DVD. Use a CD-R/CD-RW if copying a

CD or a DVD+/-R/RW if copying a DVD.

35. When the copy is complete the drive will eject the CD

or DVD.

36. Remove the CD or DVD and click Make Another or

Done.


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