User manual ROXIO EASY MEDIA CREATOR

[. . . ] Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide ii Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www. roxio. com Legal Information Copyright ©1994 - 2007 Sonic Solutions. Roxio Easy Media Creator, Easy CD & DVD Creator, Easy CD & DVD Burning, WinOnCD, Retrieve, DLA, Music Disc Creator, MyDVD, Backup MyPC, Disc Copier, Label Creator, Sound Editor, Creator Classic, JUST!BURN, WOCBlock, CinePlayer, Roxio Updater, Media Manager, VideoWave, PhotoSuite, Roxio Easy DVD Copy, DVD Info Pro, Disc Image Loader, Easy Audio Capture, RecordNow!, DMX, CineMagic, Drag-to-Disc, Roxio Backup, Media Import, Disc & Device Utility, Express Labeler, Slideshow Assistant, Multi Photo Enhance, Panorama Assistant, Photo Email Assistant and all styles and templates are protected by copyright law and international treaties. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of these programs, or any portion of them, may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law. Use of these products is subject to the acceptance of the license agreement included in this product. [. . . ] Once the effects are installed on your computer, you can select them from the Sound Effects menu on the Clip Editor toolbar. If the VST sound effect comes with an installation program, use that program to install the sound effect. If it does not, use the following procedure: Note Some VST plug-ins may not be compatible with Vista; be sure to check with the plug-in developer. Sonic assumes no responsibility for problems caused by plug-in installation. We recommend that you log in as Administrator when installing VST plug-ins. To install a VST plug-in: 1 2 In Sound Editor, click Sound Effects and choose VST > Add VST effect. Browse to and select the VST file, and click Add. Note VST sound effects are implemented as . dll files, but they may be distributed as archives (such as . zip files). Extract them from the archive before installing. 120 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www. roxio. com The VST effect is added to the list of Sound Effects. Tip: When you delete the effect from your computer, it is removed from the list. Completing Sound Editor projects When you finish making changes to your Sound Editor project, you have several options: Save your project to a Sound Editor project format. Sound Editor lets you export each track or audio clip from your project to a separate file. For more information, see Exporting sets of tracks or audio clips on page 122. If you have too many tracks to fit on one audio CD, Sound Editor will automatically span them across multiple CDs. For more information, see Burning tracks or clips to audio CDs on page 124. Note The output medium you use for your music determines the best format in which to save your audio files. Creating audio projects Installing new sound effects 121 Saving Sound Editor projects Sound Editor lets you save your work to a Sound Editor project file (DMSE), so you can continue working on it later. The DMSE format preserves all of the information about the audio clips, tracks, and layers used in your project. For more information about the Sound Editor project format, see Sound Editor project file format (. dmse) on page 112. If this is the first time you are saving your project to a file, the Save As dialog box appears. 2 Choose the folder in which you want to save the project, specify the file name, and click Save. Exporting audio clips Sound Editor lets you export audio clips from your project to a variety of popular file formats. To export an audio clip: 1 Right-click the audio clip in the Project View area, and choose Export Current Clip. To define your own customized settings, select Custom and click Options (see the following step). In the Save To box, specify the folder in which you want to save the files, or click Browse to search for a folder. Click Export. 3 4 5 6 122 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www. roxio. com Exporting sets of tracks or audio clips Using the Sound Editor, you can export a set of tracks or audio clips. To export a set of tracks or audio clips to separate files: 1 2 In the task area, under Export, click Export Tracks/Clips. [. . . ] In the Edit Layout area you can select a Style for your project, show and hide Smart Objects, or change the background of your project. 240 Roxio Easy Media Creator User Guide www. roxio. com The Layout area A layout is the design for your label, insert, booklet, or cover. The Layout area is where you work on the content and appearance of your project. For more information, see the Label Creator Help Center. The Toolbars The Toolbars provide the tools to work with objects on your layout. The top row buttons are always available, for example, the zoom, print, and alignment buttons. [. . . ]