Ulead BURN.NOW 4, User Manual

Page 1: ...Burn Now User Guide Ulead Systems Inc June 2006 ...

Page 2: ...istered and unregistered trademarks mentioned are used for identification purpose only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners 2003 2005 Ulead Systems This software is based in part on the work of the independent JPEG Group Portions of this program are licensed under U S Patent No 4 558 302 and foreign counterparts Template files Files provided as samples on the program CD can...

Page 3: ...io disc 19 Editing audio files 20 Trim audio 20 Audio gap 21 Export audio tracks 21 Audio effects 21 Adding CD Text Audio CD only 22 Burning the audio disc 23 Music DVD Video project settings 25 Making an MP3 disc 26 Compiling an MP3 disc 27 Burning the MP3 disc 28 Making a bootable disc 29 Converting audio files 29 Convert Audio Files dialog box 30 Ripping CD audio 32 Rip CD Audio dialog box 32 C...

Page 4: ...ge file 44 Burning a disc from a disc image file 45 Handling rewritable discs 46 Erase 46 UDF Format 46 UDF Certify 47 Checking burner and disc information 48 Checking burner capabilities 48 Checking disc properties 49 Appendix A Menus and commands 50 Disc menu 50 Edit menu 50 View menu 51 Tools menu 51 Burner menu 51 Appendix B Glossary 52 Index 56 ...

Page 5: ...it the contents of discs that have already been burned There is no need to wipe the whole disc and start over if you only wish to remove or add files or simply to reorganize your folders and files Make and edit an MP3 disc Collects MP3 files and compiles them into an MP3 disc MP3 is a very popular format because of its relatively small file size It is primarily played back on personal computers an...

Page 6: ...urn from disc image Alternatively you can burn an image of the contents of a disc and store the image on your computer A disc can be burnt directly from the image file This takes a little longer but is more stable and allows you the flexibility of creating the image file on one occasion and burning at a later date as well as being more convenient for burning multiple copies and for backup purposes...

Page 7: ...urn Now Use the DVD MovieFactory launcher and select a task when it is associated with Burn Now Open an existing Burn Now project file with ubn extension Click Start Programs and select Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5 Plus Ulead Burn Now 4 0 Using Burn Now project files To open a previously saved Burn Now project file either double click the ubn file select it from Existing project in the Select a Task C...

Page 8: ...k dialog box This is displayed each time you launch Burn Now The Select a Task dialog box displays the four available tasks on the left side When a task is selected all the options available for that task are displayed on the right A brief description of the selected option is displayed in the lower half of the Options Panel Note If you click Cancel Burn Now will be closed Click to open the Prefer...

Page 9: ...g a new project to finding product updates See Appendix A Menus and commands for more details The Toolbar enables you to access the most commonly used functions easily The buttons on the Toolbar are available through the menus and some are also available through the context menu in the Main Window The options vary depending on the selected task You can also open Label Once by clicking to print dis...

Page 10: ... require you to first include the files from the Source Explorer Window to the Disc Layout Window Use any of the methods below Drag the files or folders from the Source Explorer Window to the Disc Layout Window Select the files or folders and click Click Add files Disc space Meter The Disc space Meter indicates how much space will be occupied on the target disc A progress bar starting from the lef...

Page 11: ...sc available depending on the Burn Now version you purchased will automatically help you burn all files onto several discs For details see Span disc In such a case the Disc space Meter automatically shifts to spanning mode and displays the estimated number of discs required as you add your files Note You can change the selected disc type anytime using Output disc type not available for audio CD Sa...

Page 12: ...porary files You can change the default folder by entering the path name on the text box or by clicking Available space shows the available and maximum disk space in the working folder CD Info Select Get CD Text info from audio CD to extract disc and track information embedded on an audio CD that you copy These are album titles artist names track titles and other information Burn Now is also freed...

Page 13: ...n your computer and store it there to be burnt to disc later Choose Burner Select Burner You can then choose a physical burner if you want to burn directly to disc Click Advanced to view your burner s read and write capabilities To burn a disc image file select Disc image file from the drop down list When you start the burning process you will be prompted to specify where to save the image file an...

Page 14: ...here are various UDF versions UDF 1 5 readable on Windows 2000 and above and higher versions readable on Windows XP and above support random packet writing and allows over 4 GB of data to be burnt onto a DVD disc See Appendix B Glossary for information on random packet writing UDF 2 5 UDF 2 5 file system provides the Mirror UDF metadata option storing 2 copies of your data structure in physically ...

Page 15: ...s their compactness allows for easy storage and transportation Burn Now streamlines the process of putting together a data disc taking care of all the complicated decisions for you All you need to do is decide the kind of disc to use and what data to write onto your disc To create a data disc 1 In the Select a Task dialog box select Create Disc and then select Data disc 2 Select the disc type CD D...

Page 16: ...out Window and drag it to its new location up or down the folder structure in the left pane or directly across to a different folder from the left pane to the right 3 To create a new folder right click in the right pane then select New Folder from the context menu 4 To rename a selected folder or file right click the file or folder and select Rename The selected folder file name will be highlighte...

Page 17: ...O 9660 which supports Unicode in file names and permits extended file names of up to 64 characters in length including spaces 3 In the Disc burner area you can specify whether to create a disc image file or burn directly to disc If you are burning directly to a physical burner the write Speed can also be selected If there is a disc inserted in the burner the program will check the write speed of t...

Page 18: ...nly DVD Video Records audio in DVD Video format A DVD burned in this format is the same as a regular DVD movie disc which can be played on your computer home or car DVD player except that the DVD does not contain video content Audio can be recorded in MPEG audio LPCM audio or Dolby Digital audio at 48 kHz 16 bit stereo MPEG audio is a compact high quality format which is highly recommended for EU ...

Page 19: ...udio format for encoding audio on DVD by clicking on the Disc Layout Window toolbar 2 Add the audio files to burn from the Source Explorer Window to the Disc Layout Window using any of the methods mentioned at Source Explorer Window and Disc Layout Window Note You can also click to save your project for future use Note When adding audio tracks check the Disc space Meter to ensure that you are not ...

Page 20: ...d select Rename or press F2 Editing audio files Burn Now offers various tools that let you edit audio files before burning them to discs To use them simply add the audio files to the Disc Layout Window and click the tool to use from the toolbar Trim audio Trim audio is used to extract part of an audio track To do this select the audio file and click You can set the part to be extracted by first dr...

Page 21: ...ou to specify the target location of your exported files select output format and quality Audio effects Audio effects applies volume level control and removes unwanted elements in your audio file To add audio effects select one or multiple audio files in Disc Layout Window and click the icon of the audio effect to apply You can apply multiple effects to your audio files Volume Leveling normalizes ...

Page 22: ... you drag or add cda files that contain CD Text from the Source Explorer Window to the Disc Layout Window the CD Text information is automatically included in the disc that you will create When you drag or add other audio files to the Disc Layout Window the metadata information from these audio files can be used as CD Text track info and included on the disc that you will create If CD Text is in a...

Page 23: ...CD R or CD RW into the burning device To burn a DVD Audio or Music DVD Video disc insert a blank DVD R DVD R DVD RW or DVD RW 2 Click Burn disc on the Toolbar The Burning Options dialog box will be displayed Burning Options dialog box Audio CD Burning Options dialog box DVD Audio and Music DVD Video ...

Page 24: ...c and by default choose the highest speed that both can handle 5 Click Burn to start the burning process Notes If the Audio CD is closed you will not be able to add additional content to the CD at a later stage DVDs are always closed Notes For details on the other options available in this dialog box see Disc burning options Since the audio size to be burned onto DVD is enormous DVD folders and fi...

Page 25: ...in viewing your video NTSC is generally used in North America and Asia while PAL SECAM is used in most of Europe The TV safe area defines the boundaries within which your track titles will automatically fit Parts of the background image that fall outside the margins may be truncated when viewed on a TV screen Archive source audio and video files burns the source audio files to an archive folder in...

Page 26: ... CD player A CD player that supports MP3 playback is required for playing MP3 Burn Now lets you easily collect your favorite MP3 files and burn them to disc To create an MP3 disc 1 In the Select a Task dialog box select Create Disc then select MP3 disc 2 Select the disc type CD DVD or BD that you will be burning to then click OK 3 Choose Burner Select Burner to select whether to burn directly onto...

Page 27: ...ow 2 To reorganize data select any MP3 file or folder in either pane and drag it to its new location up or down the folder structure in the left pane or directly across to a different folder from the left pane to the right 3 To create a new folder right click in the right pane then select New Folder from the menu 4 To rename a selected folder or file right click and select Rename 5 To delete any M...

Page 28: ...660 file system which supports Unicode in file names and permits extended file names of up to 64 characters in length including spaces 3 In the Disc burner area you can specify whether to create a disc image or burn directly onto a disc See Choosing a disc burner If you are burning directly to a physical burner the write Speed can also be selected If there is a disc inserted in the burner the prog...

Page 29: ...ocal drive Make sure that you have your bootable floppy disk USB flash drive or other source files ready 3 Follow the steps as you would for burning a data disc Converting audio files When creating an audio disc you can convert audio files to several audio file formats mu law au MP3 mp3 MPEG Audio mpa OGG Vorbis ogg Microsoft WAV wav and Windows Media Audio wma You can view the metadata informatio...

Page 30: ...file Audio file list Displays the audio files to be converted Output folder Displays the location of the converted audio files Click Browse to locate a folder where the converted audio files will be saved File type Specifies the output format for the converted audio files Quality Specifies the output quality of the converted audio files Options Opens a dialog box where you can specify additional s...

Page 31: ...r for the converted audio files 4 Select an audio file format from File type 5 Select the output quality from Quality 6 Keep the checkboxes of the audio files to convert selected and click Convert to start the conversion process Press Ctrl or Shift to select or deselect multiple files or checkboxes Note You can select a file and click the title to rename it You can also click metadata information ...

Page 32: ...ultimedia software Supported file types are mu law au MP3 mp3 MPEG Audio mpa OGG Vorbis ogg Microsoft WAV wav and Windows Media Audio wma Rip CD Audio dialog box Audio drive Specifies the CD drive which contains the audio CD CD and File Info Displays a menu for showing file information or updating CD information either from the audio CD or the Internet Play Plays back the selected audio file Note ...

Page 33: ...es and saves all selected audio files from the list to your output folder To rip files from an Audio CD 1 Insert an Audio CD into your CD ROM drive 2 Select Tools Rip CD Audio or click on the Toolbar 3 In the Rip CD Audio dialog box the track information of all your CD files are displayed Keep the checkbox es of the track s that you want to rip selected Clear the checkbox es of the track s that yo...

Page 34: ... Refreshes the CD info from the CD Text information encoded on the audio CD An album and its tracks can have separate CD Text Update CD Info from Internet Opens the Get CD Info from Internet Database dialog box to allow you to query track info from the freedb server Click Access to start the connection then select the information to be included on disc Click Select when done Tip To add the ripped ...

Page 35: ...ve it open A data disc can be left open CD ROM and DVD ROM drives will be able to read open data discs Leave an MP3 disc open to keep adding more MP3 files CD ROM drives MP3 players and CD players that support MP3 playback will be able to play open MP3 discs If an Audio CD is left open it can be appended with data files and used as a data disc as well An Audio CD that contains both audio tracks an...

Page 36: ...this option simulates the recording process before burning data to disc This helps in checking if the system speed or CD ROM DVD ROM speed is fast enough to send data to the burner at the specified write speed However this doubles the burning time Buffer underrun protection If the burning device has buffer underrun protection capability this feature is enabled in the Burning Options dialog box Sel...

Page 37: ... make sure the process is successful Burn with synchronization info When creating a data disc you can select this option to include synchronization info when burning The next time you edit the disc in Burn Now the recorded files will be automatically compared with the files in the original location on the hard drive and the disc compilation will be updated based on settings in the Edit Disc tab of...

Page 38: ...sc Burn Now can arrange or span your data in two or more discs As you insert your files the Disc space meter instantly shows the estimated number of required discs and the amount of space used on each one Note When creating a bootable disc and you need to apply the Span disc function you can choose to make only the first disc that you will burn bootable or all the succeeding discs ...

Page 39: ...h this method may require more disc space it is the faster and easier way to burn to multiple discs Optimize minimum number of discs rearranges your files to save on disc space Processing time may take longer Clicking OK continues the disc spanning process Tips When burning multiple discs use discs of the same brand and media type to avoid possible differences in size The Span disc function cannot...

Page 40: ...be edited and then click OK The contents of the disc will be displayed in the Disc Layout Window Existing files and folders will be shown in grayed out text but can be moved deleted renamed and reorganized in the same way as when compiling a new disc Once existing files are edited they are no longer shown as grayed text but black Tip Detailed information about both the burner and the disc can be v...

Page 41: ...ct the type of disc Data disc or MP3 disc to be edited and then click OK 4 The contents of the disc will be displayed in the Disc Layout Window 5 Select Disc Edit Existing Session 6 Select the session to edit in the Selection Session dialog box and click OK to continue editing 7 To add more files or folders use any of the methods mentioned at Source Explorer Window and Disc Layout Window New and m...

Page 42: ... file system 3 In the lower half of the dialog box you can change the write Speed If a disc is already inserted in the burner the program will check the write speed of the burner and the disc and by default will choose the highest speed that both can handle 4 Click Burn to start the burning process Notes If the disc was created in Burn Now the Burn with synchronization info option under Advanced S...

Page 43: ...M or DVD ROM drive and a blank disc into your disc burner 2 In the Select a Task dialog box select Copy Disc 3 Under Source select Disc Folder then choose your source drive Under Destination choose your burner drive 4 Click to see more burning options 5 Set the Read speed If there is a disc inserted in the source CD ROM DVD ROM drive the program will check the read speed of the drive and the disc ...

Page 44: ... backup or future burning To create a disc image file 1 Insert the source disc into your CD ROM or DVD ROM drive 2 In the Select a Task dialog box select Copy Disc 3 Under Source select Disc Folder then choose your source drive 4 Under Destination select Disc image file 5 Click Copy The Save As dialog box will be displayed 6 Select a file format The disc image file can be saved in iso which is a s...

Page 45: ...t Copy Disc 3 Under Source select Disc image file then click Browse to open an image file 4 Under Destination choose your burner drive 5 Click Advanced to see more burning options 6 Set the Write speed If there is a disc inserted in the burner drive the program will check the write speed of the burner and the disc and by default will choose the highest speed that both can handle 7 Specify the numb...

Page 46: ...isc The file system tracks and sectors on the disc are not physically removed This method simply allows the disc to be overwritten Full erase Deletes all the information including the file system tracks and sectors from the disc UDF Format UDF Format writes the UDF Universal Disc Format file system to a rewritable disc to enable random packet writing Random packet writing allows disc space to be u...

Page 47: ...iscs If Full format is selected or your disc had been fully formatted and you are using the UDF 2 5 file system you can select the Mirror UDF metadata option This records 2 copies of your data structure in physically separated areas on your disc to enhance the readability of your disc UDF Certify For a UDF formatted DVD RW and CD RW you can apply disc certification to scan the disc and check if th...

Page 48: ...ities To find out about the capabilities of your burner select Burner Select Burner and choose the burner drive The dialog box will show the read and write speeds of your burner Click Advanced to see more information about the burner A list of disc formats and write methods will then be displayed Items with check marks indicate the disc formats that your burner can read from and write to as well a...

Page 49: ...o see more information about your disc Items with check marks indicate the current status of your disc for instance whether it is blank or a formatted disc and the types of operations that can be performed on your disc Note You can also check burner information in Edit Disc Copy Disc or Disc Tools Click in the Select a Task dialog box then select Drive Information Note You can also check disc info...

Page 50: ...ct using a specified name Revert Restores current project to its previous saved state Burn Disc Writes information to a disc Label Once Opens the Label Once program Erase Disc Removes the contents of a disc Format Disc Formats a rewritable disc with the UDF file system Certify Disc Scans and marks the disc for bad sectors Load Eject Disc Inserts removes the current disc into from the burner Prefer...

Page 51: ...control and removes unwanted elements in your audio file View menu Toolbar Shows or hides the Toolbar Disc space Meter Shows or hides the Disc space Meter Status Bar Shows or hides the Status Bar Tools menu Convert Audio Files Opens a dialog box where you can change an audio file s format and then save it as another file Rip CD Audio Opens a dialog box where you can copy files from an audio CD and...

Page 52: ...e closes the disc after the writing process Dolby Digital audio An audio compression format developed by Dolby Lab for multiple audio channels Burn Now supports 2 audio channels DVD Audio DVD A A format that allocates most of the DVD disc space to audio and is primarily used for recording high quality songs and music on DVD Audio can be recorded on DVD in a wide range of sampling frequencies betwe...

Page 53: ...t handles long file names up to 64 characters in length including spaces Linear Pulse Code Modulation Linear PCM LPCM An uncompressed audio format that is similar to CD audio but with higher sampling frequencies and resolutions It encodes audio on a DVD with a sampling frequency of 48 or 96kHz resolution of 16 20 or 24 bits per sample and with up to eight channels LPCM s maximum bit rate is 6 144 ...

Page 54: ... the same way as the hard disk freeing disc space as data are deleted and reusing freed space Raw Mode A disc writing process which reads and writes data as is In this mode the disc burner does not correct or repair errors before burning data onto the disc If this method is used errors on the original source will also be present on the disc Restricted Overwrite A writing method for DVD RW that all...

Page 55: ...the disc Span disc A feature that arranges files into multiple discs when the total size of a compilation exceeds the capacity of the current disc Test Write A simulation of the burning process before actually writing data to the disc Track At Once A writing mode that writes data to a disc by track When burning a disc in this mode the burner s laser turns on and off in between tracks creating a ga...

Page 56: ...og box 23 audio CD 23 data disc 17 edited disc 42 MP3 disc 28 C CD audio 32 CD Text 22 24 52 checking 48 burner capabilities 48 disc properties 49 commands 50 copy 43 copying a disc 43 burning a disc from a disc image file 45 creating a disc image file 44 making a disc to disc copy 43 D data disc 15 burning 17 compiling 16 creating 15 disc burner 13 choosing a disc burner 13 disc burning options 3...

Page 57: ...t 12 Erase 46 Full erase 46 Quick erase 46 Export audio tracks 21 F file systems 14 ISO 9660 14 UDF 1 5 2 0 and 2 01 14 UDF 2 5 14 UDF ISO 9660 14 format 46 I Incremental Write 53 ISO 9660 14 J Joliet 53 L LPCM 19 53 M Main Window 9 making a bootable disc 28 menus 50 Menus and Toolbar 9 Mount Rainier 53 MP3 disc 26 burning 28 compiling 27 creating 26 editing 38 Music DVD Video 18 53 O OGG Vorbis 5...

Page 58: ...ng 32 running the program 7 S Select a Task dialog box 8 Session At Once 54 Source Explorer Window 10 Span disc 38 T Test Write 55 Tools menu 51 Track At Once 55 Trim audio 20 U UDF 14 UDF 1 5 2 0 and 2 01 14 UDF 2 5 14 UDF 2 6 Low 14 UDF Certify 47 UDF Format 46 Full format 47 Quick format 47 UDF ISO 9660 14 user interface 8 V View menu 51 ...