Cd Dvd Workshop

CD/DVD WORKSHOP

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

Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................ 3 SESSION 1 – CD/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 2 – HOW 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

Erase a disc ................................................................................................ 15 Updating Files ........................................................................................... 15 Burn ISO 9660 Format (Mastered) ........................................................... 15 SESSION 3 – AUDIO 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 4 – VIDEO 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 rd

3 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

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

SESSION 1 – CD/DVD FORMAT Compact Disc Known by its abbreviation, CD, a compact disc is a polycarbonate with one or more metal layers capable of storing digital information. The most prevalent types of compact discs are those used by the music industry to store digital recordings and CD-Rs used to store computer data. Both of these types of compact disc are read-only, which means that once the data has been recorded onto them, they can only be read, or played. Another type of compact disc, called CD-RWs, can have their data erased and overwritten by new data. Currently, erasable optical storage is too slow to be used as a computer's main storage facility, but as the speed improves and the cost comes down, optical storage devices are becoming a popular alternative to tape systems as a backup method.

Understanding CD Burner Speeds

20x12x48 Have you ever wondered what all those numbers mean when you go to buy a CD burner? When you see a configuration that looks like three numbers separated by the letter "x"), these numbers indicate the drive speeds of the CD drive. The "x" stands for the transfer of 150 KB of data per second, and each number represents a different action that the CD drive can take. A CD-R drive has two actions -- recording onto and reading from compact discs. A CD-RW drive has three actions -- recording, rewriting (erasing and recording over) and reading. CD DVD Workshop.doc

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When looking at the drive speeds, the first number ("20" in the above example) indicates the speed at which the CD drive will record data onto a CD-R compact disc. So, in the above example, the CD drive will record data at 20 times 150 KB/second. The second number ("12" in the above example) indicates the speed at which the CD drive will rewrite data onto a CD-RW compact disc. So in the above example, the CD drive will rewrite data onto the compact disc at 12 times 150 KB/second. The last number ("48in the above example) indicates the speed at which the drive will read data from a compact disc. So in the above example, the CD drive 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 the data has been burned, it is permanent and cannot be erased. CD-RW compact discs are discs that can be recorded, erased and re-recorded over. Most audio CD players, especially older models, can only read CD-R discs, so it is best to record music onto CD-Rs. CD-RWs are typically used to store data or used as back up files.

How much can you store on a CD/DVD Unit

Abb.

Bit

Size

Equivalent

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

Media

Cost per Disc

Capacity

Audio CD-R

.30-40

80 minutes of music

Data CD-R

.15-30

700 MB

Archive CD-R

1.00 – 2.00

700 MB

DVD – R or +R

.25-1.00

4.7 GB

DVD-DL

1.80 – 3.00

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-RW CD-R (compact disc, recordable) and CD-RW (compact disc, rewriteable) media is very similar, but there are some key differences. • CD-R (or DVD –R or DVD +R) Write Once, Read Multiple Times Once written, cannot be re-written • CD-RW (or DVD –RW or DVD +RW) Write Multiple Times, Read Multiple Times Can be used in the same way as a diskette, but hundreds of times more storage space Can copy to/from and delete from CD DVD Workshop.doc

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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/Music – use once CD-RW Data /Music– use multiple times DVD – R or + R Movies/Data – use once DVD – RW or + RW Movies/Data—use multiple times

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DVD Formats Why So Many DVD Formats? The crucial difference among the standards is based on which standards each manufacturer adheres to. Similar to the old VHS/Beta tape wars when VCRs first hit the markets, different manufacturers support different standards. Often called a "format war", both the industry and consumers are still waiting to see which format will emerge as the industry standard. 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, HewlettPackard, Dell, Ricoh, Yamaha and others. DVD+R is a recordable DVD format similar to CD-R. A DVD+R can record data only once and then the data becomes permanent on the disc. The disc cannot be recorded onto a second time. DVD+RW is a re-recordable format similar to CD-RW. The data on a DVD+RW disc can be erased and recorded over numerous times without damaging the medium. Note: DVDs that have been made using a +R/+RW device can be read by most 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 also supported by the DVD Forum. DVD-R is a recordable DVD format similar to CD-R and DVD+R. A DVDR can record data only once and then the data becomes permanent on the disc. The disc cannot be recorded onto a second time. There also are two additional standards for DVD-R disks: DVD-RG for general use, and DVDCD DVD Workshop.doc

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RA for authoring, which is used for mastering DVD video or data and is not typically available to the general public. DVD-RW is a re-recordable format similar to CD-RW or DVD+RW. The data on a DVD-RW disc can be erased and recorded over numerous times without damaging the medium. DVDs created by a -R/-RW device can be read by most commercial DVD-ROM players. DVD-RAM discs can be recorded and erased repeatedly but are compatible only with devices manufactured by the companies that support the DVDRAM format. DVD-RAM discs are typically housed in cartridges. DVD-ROM was the first DVD standard to hit the market and is a read-only format. The video or game content is burned onto the DVD once and the DVD will run on any DVD-ROM-equipped device. DVD-ROMs are similar to CDs. DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL Dual layer technology is supported by a range of manufacturers including Dell, HP, Verbatim, Philips, Sony, Yamaha and others. As the name suggests, dual layer technology provides two individual recordable layers on a single-sided DVD disc. Dual Layer is more commonly called Double Layer in the consumer market, and can be seen written as DVD+R DL or DVD-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. The dual layered discs can hold 7.95GB The dual layered discs (DVD+R9 and DVD-R9) can hold 7.95GB and double 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 of recording high-definition video on a DVD. In general, HD-DVD is capable of storing between two and four times as much data as standard DVD. On February 19, 2008, Toshiba issued a release stating that it would no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders, with cessation of the player and recorders targeted for March 2008. Several major retail chains, such as Wal-Mart followed with plans to no longer carry the product, and major Hollywood studios have also dropped plans to release product in HD-DVD format as well. CD DVD Workshop.doc

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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 traditional DVD formats. The rewritable Blu-ray disc, with a data transfer rate of 36Mbps (1x speed) can hold up to 25GB of data on a single-layer disc and 50GB 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 and LG Electronics.

CD/DVD Burner

Most computers will have a CD/DVD burner as a standard feature. Usually it will have Dual Layer support (DL), which means it can read and write DVD 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 CD DVD Workshop.doc

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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 LightScribe – a laser DVD/CD label burning technology found in many popular brands of DVD/CD burners, laptops and PCs -- gives people the ability to easily burn silkscreen-quality photos, graphics, images and text directly onto LightScribe CDs and DVDs. A simple title printed in normal mode 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 BURN How to Burn a CD or DVD in Windows Vista or XP In Windows Vista, it is very easy to burn CDs or DVDs without having to purchase additional software. If your computer includes a CD or DVD recorder, 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 System format (UDF), but you can also choose to burn discs in the Mastered format (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, which is useful for storing, archiving, and sharing files among different computers. If you want to make a disc 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 so called 'Mastered disc'. If you want to use the disc as a flash drive or floppy disk, you better choose for a 'Live File System disc'. The Live File System disc (UDF) disc is only has to be compatible with Windows Vista and Windows XP. If you want to create 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 which UDF version is chosen.  UDF 1.02: This can be read by Windows 98 and some Apple computers.  UDF 1.5: Is compatible with Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003. CD DVD Workshop.doc

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 UDF 2.01: Compatible with Windows XP and Server 2003. Earlier Apple computers can possibly not read these discs. This is the version which will automatically be chosen when you don't choose another version manually. (Default)  UDF 2.5: Specially designed for Windows Vista. Only use this when the disc only has to be read by Vista computers.

Free Burn Software CDBurnerXP- CDBurnerXP is a free application to burn CDs and DVDs, including Blu-Ray and HD-DVDs. It also includes the feature to burn and create ISOs, as well as a multi language interface. http://cdburnerxp.se/download.php DeepBurner Free- DeepBurner is a lightweight, powerful and solid burning application. 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 for Windows. It offers a wide range of powerful features; all through an easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration. http://infrarecorder.org/

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How to Burn UDF (Packet Writing) in Window XP For this you must install a third party UDF package. These usually come as part of a complete suite of programs for burning CDs/DVDs, which includes a ―mastering‖ program to burn ISO 9660 format (single sessions). Most Windows XP computer systems will include one of these major packages:  Direct CD, part of Easy CD Creator (version 5.02 or later), or Drag to Disk (its new name with version 6.0), from www.roxio.com. While Easy CD Creator version 4 upgraded to 4.05 often will work if installed on its own, the related Direct CD will not.  InCD, part of Nero, from www.nero.com or www.nero.com. Get the latest version. Version 3.21 of InCD, specifically created for Windows XP, is now available for download.  DLA. This is available as a stand-alone item from Sonic. DLA also is part of the RecordNowMax Platinum package. Sonic is the parent company of Roxio. You can get a Free versions of DLA and a Lite version of RecordNow are available for Hewlett-Packard drives from www.hp.com. Any of the ―mastering‖ programs in these suites also will create Audio CDs from simple WAV files and from compressed MP3 files.

Setting Write Speed in Windows XP In My Computer, right-click on the CD-drive, then click Properties. There should be:  a ―Recording‖ page with a check box to ―Enable Recording on this drive‖;  a pane to change the folder used as work space during the actual writing (which needs to have as much space available as the capacity of the CD you wish to write); and CD DVD Workshop.doc

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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, for which the drive will usually not be capable of the speed assumed (the faster one, for CD-R writing).

Burn a UDF CD using Vista UDF 2.01 is the default format setting for burning CDs/DVDs on a Windows 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 in Windows Explorer.

2. In the dialog box that appears, enter data disc title. Click the arrow

next 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, click Change version, and

then click the down arrow to show the list box:

5. Click OK, and then click Next to prepare the disc. This will take a

few 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 File

Management 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 as UDF (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 disc If 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 is RW. 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 is not RW. Erasing file from a UDF disc, does not reused any file space, it simply marks it as being deleting.

Updating Files New file can be added to a UDF formatted disc. Copying file with the same filename will be over-written on a RW disc. However, copy files with the same filename on a CD-R can still be done. Even though the directory entry 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 drop file to the Windows Explorer window, but file are not written immediately. The files displayed are waiting to be burned to disc. Notice the down arrow in the file icon, indicating this.

Ready to Burn Icon

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SESSION 3 – AUDIO CD Concept Ripping is the process of digitally extracting audio from CDs to your hard drive in some type of digital format such as MP3, WMA or WAV.

Analog

Digital Encode

00100110011 10100

Ripping

MP3 or WMA

Audio CD

Window Media Screen This new tool that Windows incorporates allows us to listen to music from a CD, tune radio stations, play a video, etc. It also lets us burn record songs from a CD to our hard drive so that we can set up a playlist to listen to the songs.

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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 DVD With Windows Media Player, you can play standard music CD’s, MP3 and Microsoft 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 that this 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 from song 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 that indicates 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 move forward of to the left to move back. We can also control the Volume by dragging the volume bar.

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Ripping a CD You can transfer your CD music library to your PC’s hard dirve in WMA or MP3 file format. This is called ―Ripping‖. Once your music library is CD DVD Workshop.doc

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transferred you can download to your mobile devices such as iPod or create copies of your own personalize play list. Many people who rip a CD archive the music files in a personal library on the hard disk. Over time, the music library grows. Keeping your music in an archive provides flexibility for more listening options. Soft jukeboxes, or software designed to play music, can play your current favorite tunes while you work or play on the computer. Another great reason to rip a CD is to make a new CD using only the songs you like. This is called burning a CD. In the ripping process, you can choose to only copy certain songs, or you can rip a CD in full, then leave off the tunes you don’t want when you burn the new CD. Compile CDs that only feature the best songs in the order you want them. Combine artists and genres – it’s all up to you.

How to Create a Playlist To create a playlist we need to select Library tab. Click on Playlists and then on New Playlist.... In the dialog box that will appear 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 in order to add it. From the list select the files you want and right click to 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 do this select the playlist and, from within that playlist, select the file you want to delete. Right click on it and select Delete from playlist. You can also delete it from the library by selecting Delete from library CD DVD Workshop.doc

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Burn an Audio CD using Media Player 11

Analog

Digital 00100110011 10100 MP3 or WMA

Audio CD You can use Windows Media Player 11 to burn an audio CD containing any mix of songs you want from your library. Once you've burned a CD, you can play it in any standard CD player, such as your home stereo system, your car, or your portable CD player, as well as on your computer. Burning custom CDs makes it easy to listen to your favorite songs anywhere and anytime you want.

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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 burner you want to use is not the one selected, in the List pane above the playlist, click Next 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 from the Details pane to the List pane to create a list of songs to burn. To remove a 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/DVD Note:, There is not built-in DVD authoring software on a Windows XP system. Therefore most system will include some type of DVD video software. If you do not have any DVD software, you can purchase a 3rd party software such as: Sonic DVD for Photostory 3 Plugin $19.95

Changing DVD Project Options From the Start menu, open Windows DVD Maker.

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

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Choose How Your DVD is Played Back If you want the DVD menu to display when the disc is inserted in a DVD player, click Start with DVD menu. If you want the video to play automatically when the disc is inserted in a DVD player and have the menu display at the end, click Play video and end with DVD menu. If you want the video to play automatically and loop continuously, click Play video 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 points of height. You should consider what you would like the output to look like when 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 the video and menus. CD DVD Workshop.doc

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Video Format Most of the time you will not need to change this setting. However, if you intend to share your DVD with a friend or family member who lives in a different country/region, you might need to change the video format to one that matches theirs. The video format that is currently selected, NTSC or PAL, is based on the Regional and Language Option settings in Control Panel. 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 drive with more space than the default. The best results are on a fast drive or partition 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 increase performance of video on a 2nd drive that has more space.

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

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After selecting the items, this confirmation dialog box appears. Click OK to confirm 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 gives you 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, and to get ideas for things to customize, is to see a preview. You can do this by pressing 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 this example, we added ―Ryan’s 2nd Birthday Party‖ to the title field. You can also 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 information about your video, location, trip, etc.

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You can select a foreground video that will display on the windows of the menu. Or you can select a background video. You can add music or voice file you your menu.

Once the preview has been generated, you will be shown a window that "mimics" the functionality of a DVD player or DVD player software.

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You will notice that moving your mouse over menu options will select them, much like using the arrows on a remote control can select menu items. To make things even more realistic, a set of remote control buttons including Play, Pause, Previous Chapter, and Next Chapter buttons, as well as DVD Menu, movement, and enter buttons are available. Browse through the "DVD" and make sure you like how things look. Keep track of things that you would like to change. When you have finished testing the DVD preview out, press OK. Save your DVD project before you burn. You will be returned to the Burn Disc screen where you can improve your DVD (and test again) before burning the final disc. When you are done editing, save your DVD project before you burn. Select File>Save As. Enter a filename for your project. Now you are ready to click the Burn button. Insert a black DVD disc into your DVD burner.

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3rd Party DVD Software Why do you need additional software? Windows Vista burning software is very limited. It only has a few basic function for create CD or DVDs. If you want to do more creative CD/DVD, like multimedia (data and music or video), copy disc image, video CD’s and DVD’s, etc.; look into one of these software:  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  Roxio – My DVD  Corel – WinDVD  Sonic/Roxio MyDVD

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Notes

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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 CD DVD Workshop.doc 36

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* Mute the volume - F7 * Decrease the volume - F8 * Increase the volume - F9

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Appendix A

Using CD Wizard In this lesson you will learn to burn a data CD using standard Windows XP software.

Objectives  

Learn how to burn a files a CD using Windows XP (Home and Pro Ed. Learn how to erase a CD-RW

Windows Writing Wizard Windows Writing Wizard is included in a Windows XP system. Window Writing 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 AutoPlay First 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 to the 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

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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.

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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.

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. Appendix A - CD Wizard

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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 menu select 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 B

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

Objectives 

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

Appendix B - Using Roxio Creator 9 Contents

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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 9 Your 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 is 2009. The only different between the newest version if the support for highdef 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 main window, and status items in the windows along the bottom.

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Figure 2.3 Audio Menu Items

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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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Appendix B - Using Roxio Creator 9 Other than creating music CDs, this screen is the one that you would use most 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 create a CD, click on the Add Data button. That will open the Select Files and Folders to Add dialog box. As you select files or folders, the Add button will 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 the CD/DVD.

Data Disc Options To change file system format, click on the Options button in the lower right corner of the Data screen. CD Recording Options — Choose from the following recording types. (Not all disc recorders support all these options.) Type: Track-at-Once (TAO) , Open — Tracks are recorded individually. Unless the disc is full, additional data can be added to the disc after it is recorded. Track-at-Once (TAO), Closed — Tracks are recorded individually. No additional data can be added to the disc after it is recorded. Disc-at-Once (DAO), Closed — The entire disc is recorded in a single session. 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 almost every circumstance except advanced format discs such as CD Extra or Video CD. Unless you're sure you want to make a Mode 2 disc, it’s best to leave this setting alone. File System: The default setting is ISO+Joliet. If you are going to be making a disc that will 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 handle file names up to 106 characters. Choose ISO+Joliet to make a disc readable by as many computers as possible. 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. Roxio Creator

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Appendix B - Using Roxio Creator 9 Write-Once DVD Compatibility — Before recording to a write-once DVD disc, 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 multiple times 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-capacity discs or don’t 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 single recording 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 you want 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 on will be selected

Once all of the files that you want to copy to the CD are selected, click on the red Click button to continue button to begin recording the CD. If a blank recordable CD is not in the drive, a message will appear on the screen requesting 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 allows you to regularly back up files meeting certain criteria to a CD. This is one of many 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 that came with your CD or DVD drive for erasing, however the functionally is included 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 Roxio Creator 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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Appendix B - Using Roxio Creator 9 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 photos or videos. Once you’ve created your CD or DVD you may wish to make copies for other family members or friends. The easiest way to do this is though 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 close the 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 or rewritable 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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