Choosing a disc burner.... 13 Choosing a file system.... 14
Creating a Data Disc... 15
Compiling a data disc.... 15 Burning a data disc.... 16
Creating a secured data disc... 17

Burn.Now Retriever... 18

Creating an MP3 disc.... 19
Compiling an MP3 disc.... 19 Burning an MP3 disc... 20
Creating an audio disc... 21
Compiling an audio disc... 22 Compiling a CD Extra disc.... 23 Compiling a Music DVD-Video disc... 23 Editing audio files.... 26
Trim audio....26 Audio gap.....26 Export audio tracks....27 Audio effects....27 Music DVD-Video project settings...25
Adding CD-Text (Audio CD only)... 28 Burning the audio disc.... 29
Creating a DivX disc... 30 Creating a bootable disc.. 31 Converting audio files... 31
Convert Audio Files dialog box... 32

Ripping CD audio... 34

Rip CD Audio dialog box... 34 CD and file info.... 36
Disc burning options... 37

Output settings.... 37

Write CD-Text information....37
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Mirror UDF metadata.... 37 Joliet.... 37 Close disc.... 37

Advanced settings....38

Direct burn.... 38 Test before burning.... 38 Buffer underrun protection.... 38 Check source files.... 38 Verify after burning.... 39 Burn with synchronization info.... 39
Span disc.... 40 Editing a disc.... 42
Modifying disc contents....42 Burning the edited disc....44

Copying a disc.... 45

Making a disc to disc copy...45 Creating a disc image file...46 Burning a disc from a disc image file...47
Copying a movie... 48 Handling rewritable discs... 49
Erase....49 UDF Format....49 UDF Certify....50
Checking burner and disc information... 51
Checking burner capabilities...51 Checking disc properties...52
Appendix A: Menus and commands.. 53
Disc menu.... 53 Edit menu.... 53 View menu.... 54 Tools menu.... 54 Burner menu..... 54
Appendix B: Glossary... 55 Index.... 58
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Welcome to Ulead Burn.Now
Ulead Burn.Now is an easy-to-use burning tool versatile enough to handle a wide range of recording tasks and storage media. All you really need to decide is what kind of discs you want to use, and what you want to burn on them. Fully compatible with Microsoft Vista, Burn.Now allows you to burn files and projects to CDs, DVDs, BDs, and HD-DVDs. You can also perform multi-session burning of dual-layer DVD-R using Layer-Jump Recording technology.

Things you can do in Burn.Now
Write to BD (Blu-ray Disc) and HD DVD (High Density Digital Versatile Disc)
Burn data to the next-generation BD and HD DVD formats. A single-layer BD can hold up to 25 GB of video and other data types while its dual-layer counterpart can store up to 50 GB. HD DVD has a single-layer capacity of 15 GB and a dual-layer capacity of 30 GB. There is also a triple-layer disc which offers 45 GB of storage.
Create and edit a data disc
Store a collection of all types of files onto a disc. Burn.Now supports both ISO and UDF file systems, including UDF 2.6 for writing data to discs. If you are working with rewritable and appendable discs, whether CD, DVD, BD, or HD DVD, Burn.Now enables you to edit 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.
Create and edit a secured data disc
Create a password-protected data disc to safeguard files against unauthorized access. Burn.Now encrypts data on-the-fly as you burn your disc. You do not have to go through the process of saving and encrypting your files first before burning. Secured data discs can then be executed on any PC without having to install additional software.
Create and edit an MP3 disc
Collect MP3 files and compile 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 and some set-top players that support it. Burn.Now also lets you edit appendable MP3 discs. Note: If an MP3 disc is not DVD+/-RW, a new data session is created after editing. This new session may not be readable on some MP3 players that reads the first session only.
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Create an audio disc

Collect all types of sound files and create audio discs in various formats. You can output in Audio CD, DVD-Audio, Music DVD-Video, and CD Extra. With CD Extra, you can include both audio and data on your audio disc. You can use this technology to combine music with artist profiles, lyrics, interviews, and other related materials.

Create a DivX disc

Create your own DivX discs by directly burning supported DivX files. You can burn them onto CD, DVD, BD, or HD DVD discs and play them on computers and players that support DivX.

Create a bootable disc

If you are using the ISO 9660 or ISO 9660 + Joliet file system, you can create bootable discs that contain all the necessary operating system files for your computer to start up without having to access the hard disk.

Copy discs directly

Burn an exact replica of a disc straight to another disc without requiring any step in between. This is a speedy method that has the further advantage of not requiring a large amount of space on your computer if you copy on-the-fly.

Choosing a disc burner

When creating discs, you can specify the physical burner drive with which to burn the disc by selecting Burner: Select Burner. This opens the Select Burner dialog box where you can choose your physical burner. Click Advanced to view your burners read and write capabilities. However, instead of directly recording to a burner, Select Burner also provides an alternative method. When compiling a new disc, it is not necessary to burn it immediately to a disc. Instead, you can select Disc image file and save your compilation as a disc image file to be burnt to disc later. See Creating a disc image file and Burning a disc from a disc image file for details. Notes: You can also select the burner at the Disc Layout Window toolbar. Burn.Now can create ISO 9660 and UDF/ISO 9660 disc image files only. For UDF 1.5 file system or above, the program can only directly burn to disc. (See Choosing a file system for more information on file systems.)
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Choosing a file system

When creating a new disc, you need to select an appropriate file system that will make the disc readable on the device or operating system where the disc will be viewed or played. Choose the file system in the Burning Options dialog box before burning the disc. (Click Burn disc on the Toolbar.) The file systems that are available include: ISO 9660 ISO 9660 is a cross-platform file system that is readable on Windows operating systems that include Vista, Macintosh, and Unix. When you create an ISO 9660 disc with Joliet extensions, names of files/folders burned onto discs can have up to 64 characters in length. Burn.Now allows ISO 9660 to be used as the file system for data and MP3 discs. UDF 1.5, 2.0 and 2.01 UDF (Universal Disc Format) is a file system developed by OSTA (Optical Storage Technology Association). There are various UDF versions. UDF 1.5 (readable on Windows 2000 and above) and higher versions (readable on Windows Vista 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 separated areas on a disc. This enhances the integrity of the file system data on a disc. UDF 2.6 UDF 2.6 file system supports the Pseudo OverWrite (POW) mechanism for recording on write-once discs and drives such as BD-R (Blu-Ray Disc-Write Once). The POW mechanism allows write-once media to function like a rewritable disc. This file system also increases compatibility between consumer electronics video recorders and computer systems. UDF/ISO 9660 UDF file system/ISO 9660 (also known as UDF Bridge) is a combination of two file systems: UDF 1.02 and ISO 9660. Discs burned with this file system can be read by Macintosh and Windows.

TV system sets the standard 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 the Music DVD-Video disc. Auto repeat when disc playback ends sets the disc to replay automatically after playback. Use the Preview Window to view the results. To display tooltips, moved the pointer over the font, size, colors and shadows controls.
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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. These tools may vary depending on the format you selected.

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 dragging on the jog bar to the start position and click , then, drag it to the end position and click.

Mark-in/out

Jog Bar

Fade-in/out

Note: You can also apply fade-in/out effects on the audio track.

Audio gap

Audio gap is the silent area between audio tracks in audio CDs that tells the listeners a new track is about to start. To change the audio gap length, select the audio file(s) and click to enter a value.
Notes: The first audio track uses the industry standard of 2 seconds as audio gap length before the track and cannot be changed. You can adjust the default audio gap length at General: Audio gap on audio CD in Preferences.
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Export audio tracks

You can export audio tracks to mu-law (.au), MP3 Audio Files (.mp3), MPEG Audio Files (.mpa), Ogg Vorbis Audio Format (.ogg), Microsoft WAV Files (.wav), and Windows Media Audio (.wma). To do this, select the audio files and click. The Export Audio Tracks dialog box opens to allow you 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 volume at a fixed level, ranging from 83 (+0) to 95 (+12) db. Vocal Reduction lowers human voice in your audio file. Click Reduction diminishes clicking noise in your audio file. Hiss Reduction diminishes hissing noise in your audio file. To edit the audio effect, select your audio file, select Edit: Effects or right-click your audio file in the Disc Layout Window and select Effects. To delete audio effects, select the audio file(s) and click the icon of the audio effects to remove. You can also right-click files and select Effects: Remove All to remove all effects on the selected files.

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Adding CD-Text (Audio CD only)
The CD-Text feature lets you store track and CD information onto an audio CD. To display this information, the disc must be played on a CD player that supports CD-Text features. When 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 another language, select the track and press [F2] to edit it directly or you can configure Windows to display the appropriate language. For more information, see CD and file info. Note: CD-Text can be written to an audio CD only when the disc is to be closed. To add track and album information: 1. To add track information, select a track then click Add CD-Text Track Information on the Disc Layout Window toolbar. To add CD information, click Add CD-Text Album Information 2. Enter information as prompted, then click OK.
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Burning the audio disc

1. To burn an Audio CD, insert a blank 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, DVDRW, or DVD+RW. 2. Click Burn disc on the Toolbar. The Burning Options dialog box will be displayed. The available options may vary depending on the format you selected.
Burning Options dialog box (Audio CD)
3. For Audio CD, select Write CD-Text information and Close disc if you want to add CD-Text (that is, track and album information) on the disc. (CD-Text cannot be added if the disc is not closed.) 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. 4. In the Disc burner area, you can confirm whether to save a disc image file 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 program will check the write speed of the burner and the disc, and by default, choose the highest speed that both can handle.

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 settings for the selected audio encoding format. This option is enabled when User-defined is selected in Quality. Information Displays additional information about the selected encoding format.
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Add to project after converting Adds the converted files to your project in Burn.Now. Convert Converts all selected audio files in the list to the specified audio encoding format. To convert audio files: 1. Select Tools: Convert Audio Files (or click on the Toolbar).
2. Click Add to browse for the audio files to be converted. Select them and click Open. Note: You can select a file and click the title to rename it. You can also click metadata information to modify them. When you click Convert, Burn.Now will write the modified metadata information to the converted files. 3. Click Browse to specify the output folder for the converted audio files. 4. Select an audio file format from File type. 5. Select the output quality from Quality. Note: Select User-defined and click Options to specify additional settings for the selected audio encoding format. 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: A progress bar under Status indicates the conversion status for each file.
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Ripping CD audio

The process of copying an audio track from an audio CD is commonly referred to as ripping. When creating an audio disc, you can rip Audio CD files and convert them to file formats compatible with most multimedia software. Supported file types are: mu-law (.au), MP3 (.mp3), MPEG Audio (.mpa), OGG Vorbis (.ogg), Microsoft WAV (.wav), and Windows Media Audio (.wma). Note: Install Apple QuickTime to use the mu-law format.

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Advanced settings

Direct burn
Direct burn is a quick way of burning discs since it allows data to be written directly onto the disc. When this feature is disabled, a temporary disc image file will first be created on the hard drive before the disc is burnt. Direct burn must be selected when burning a disc with UDF 1.5 file system or above since Burn.Now does not allow the creation of disc image files with these file systems. You can also select this option if you have a fast computer and burner. You can clear the Direct burn option when burning a disc with ISO 9660 or UDF/ISO 9660 file system, or if you have a slow computer and faster burner device (with a write speed of higher than 8X) to prevent burning errors. Note: It is recommended that multiple programs are not running while directly burning to disc, to prevent burning errors and to increase your computers performance.

Test before burning

Selecting 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. Note: If your burning device has buffer underrun protection and this function is enabled, you can clear the Test before burning option to save time when burning discs.
Buffer underrun protection
If the burning device has buffer underrun protection capability, this feature is enabled in the Burning Options dialog box. Selecting this option ensures an uninterrupted flow of data to minimize the risk of errors in the burning process.

Check source files

This option verifies if each source file exists and is readable before starting the burning process.
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Verify after burning

When burning data, MP3, DivX, bootable, DVD-Audio, or Music DVD-Video, discs, you can select this option to have Burn.Now compare the final result with the original data. This will 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 the Preferences dialog box.

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Span disc

When creating a data, MP3, DivX, or bootable disc and the total size of your compilation in Disc Layout Window exceeds the capacity of your current disc, 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.
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After clicking the Burn button in the Burning Options dialog box, the program checks your disc and prompts you to confirm if you want to span your data. Clicking Yes opens the Span Disc Options dialog box for you to select the way your data will be arranged.
Fast (same file order) arranges your files in their originally sequence. Although 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 be applied if Burn with synchronization info is selected under Advanced Settings in the Burning Options dialog box. A single large file cannot be spanned into multiple discs.
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Editing a disc

Burn.Now harnesses the versatility of rewritable discs by allowing you to edit the contents of a data disc, secured data disc, or an MP3 disc without needing to erase or format them first. You can also add files and folders on appendable discs.

Modifying disc contents

To add and edit data on a disc: 1. Insert the rewritable disc to be edited into the disc burner. 2. In the Select a Task dialog box, select Edit Disc and then specify the disc burner. Tip: Detailed information about both the burner and the disc can be viewed by clicking then selecting Drive Information and Disc Information. respectively. 3. Select the type of disc (Data disc or MP3 disc) to be edited and then click OK. The contents of the disc will be displayed in the Disc Layout Window. Note: If Refresh compilation automatically is selected in Preferences, and the disc was created with synchronization info in Burn.Now, the disc contents will be automatically compared with their original files located on the hard drive. 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.

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, and by default, will choose the highest speed that both can handle. Tip: When copying audio CDs, choose a low read speed to preserve the audio quality. When copying data discs or other types of discs, choosing a high read speed minimizes buffer underrun errors. 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 number of disc Copies to burn.
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8. Select On-the-fly to directly copy from the source disc. 9. Select Buffer underrun protection to prevent interruptions in the flow of data from the source disc to the burner and ensure a safe burn. 10.Click Copy to start copying. Note: If you encounter a buffer underrun error even with the Buffer underrun protection option selected, choose a lower write speed or clear On-the-fly and try copying the disc again. Disabling on-the-fly copying allows a temporary disc image file of the source disc contents to be saved first in the hard drive before burning the disc. This reduces the risk of copying failure.
Creating a disc image file
A disc image file is a single file that has captured the entire contents and file structure of a disc. Creating a disc image file on your hard disk allows you to archive the source disc contents for backup or future burning. You will need sufficient space on your hard disk to store the disc image file. 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 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 file can be saved as an.ixb file which is the Ulead native format and is readable only in Burn.Now. You can also save it as an.iso file which is the industry standard format and is compatible with all burning software. 7. Specify a file name for the disc image file, and click Save to create the disc image file.
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Burning a disc from a disc image file
If you created a disc image file from a source disc, or if you previously saved a disc image file for a data, MP3, or audio disc created in Burn.Now, you can easily burn multiple disc copies using the image file. To burn a disc from a disc image file: 1. Insert a blank disc in your disc burner. 2. In the Select a Task dialog box, select 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.

Quick format - Provides a fast way of reformatting CD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, BDRE, and HD DVD-RW and discs that have previously been full formatted. It simply removes the file system table from the disc without checking for defects (that is, bad sectors) and writes the selected UDF file system to the disc.
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Full format - Completely formats a disc using the selected UDF file system, and writes new tracks and sectors onto the disc. This formatting method takes a longer time to complete, but it makes the disc error-free. Burn.Now supports full formatting of all types of discs. 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 there is any problem. The certification process marks bad sectors to improve future writing reliability. On DVD-RW and CD-RW burners that support DRT-DM (Distributed Real-Time Defect Management), the certification process also moves the data in the recoverable defected sectors (DRT-DM Level-1 and Level-2 defects, if any) to healthy sectors for further improvement in data reliability.
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Checking burner and disc information
Before burning a disc, check the burner information to find out the capabilities of your burner. It is also recommended that you check disc status and other information before overwriting its contents.
Checking burner capabilities
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 as the different write and errorhandling methods that your burner uses when burning a disc.
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Note: You can also check burner information in Edit Disc, Copy Disc, or Disc Tools. Click select Drive Information. in the Select a Task dialog box then

Checking disc properties

Select Burner: Disc Information to check how much information has already been written to the disc. The dialog box will show the disc media type, its capacity, and the number of tracks and sessions that have been written onto the disc. Click Advanced to 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 disc information in Edit Disc, Copy Disc, or Disc Tools. Click Disc Information. in the Select a Task dialog box then select

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Appendix A: Menus and commands

Disc menu

Create Disc Edit Disc Copy Disc Burn from Disc Image Edit Existing Session Open Save Save As Revert Burn Disc Label@Once Erase Disc Format Disc Certify Disc Load/Eject Disc Preferences Recent File Exit Creates a new data, audio, or MP3 disc. Modifies the contents of a disc. Copies disc to disc, disc to image file, or image file to disc. Creates a disc from a disc image file. Adds or edits files in a specific session on a disc created in Burn.Now. Opens a Burn.Now project file. Stores the current project. Stores the project using a specified name. Restores current project to its previous saved state. Writes information to a disc. Opens the Label@Once program. Removes the contents of a disc. Formats a rewritable disc with the UDF file system. Scans and marks the disc for bad sectors. Inserts/removes the current disc into/from the burner. Opens the Preferences dialog box. Lists recently opened files. Closes Ulead Burn.Now.

Edit menu

Cut Copy Paste Delete New Folder Select All Cuts a selection to the clipboard. Copies a selection to the clipboard. Pastes a selection from the clipboard. Removes selected folders/files. Creates a new folder in Disc Layout Window. Selects all folders/files.
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Select None Invert Selection Sort by Move Track Play Pause Stop Effects Clears all selections. Reverses the selection to the unselected folders/files. Arranges folders/files in a specified order. Moves a selected track up or down. Plays a selected audio file. Pauses playback. Stops playback. Applies volume level control and removes unwanted elements in your audio file.

View menu

Toolbar Disc-space Meter Status Bar Shows or hides the Toolbar. Shows or hides the Disc-space Meter. 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. Opens a dialog box where you can copy files from an audio CD and then store them in your hard drive. Finds a file in your computer. Adds files to the Disc Layout Window.

Rip CD Audio

Find Add Files

Burner menu

Select Burner Disc Information Selects the disc burner. Displays disc status and other information.
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Appendix B: Glossary

Blu-ray Disc (BD)
A next-generation disc format to record, rewrite, and playback high-definition video (HD). The format is also likely to become a standard for PC data storage and highdefinition movies in the future.

Bootable disc

A disc containing a bootable image that the user can use to start a computer.
A standard that allows you to record both audio and data tracks on a single disc. The audio track can be played on a standard audio CD player and also on a computer CDROM drive that offers access to videos, games, databases, etc.

Mount Rainier

A storage format for CD-RW media that is developed by the Mount Rainier Technical Group. It intends to make the use of CD-RW discs a lot easier by allowing drag-and-drop file copying. Unlike conventional CD-RW burners, Mount Rainier capable burners provide background formatting and defect management features.

Music DVD-Video

A DVD burned in this format using Ulead Burn.Now is the same as the regular DVDVideo disc, except that the DVD is recorded with audio data only (without any video content). Similarly, recordings are stored as.vob files in the VIDEO_TS folder on the DVD.

OGG Vorbis

An open, free, and not patented audio compression format developed by Xiph.Org. This audio format can rival other proprietary, patented audio formats.

On-the-fly

A writing process that allows direct disc-to-disc copying without saving a temporary disc image file on the hard disk.
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Random Packet Write

A writing process where small amounts of data can be written and deleted in one action. This writing method allows disc space to be used more efficiently when burning data onto the disc. It allows data to be written onto the disc in 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 allows random overwriting of data. This method can only be used on pre-formatted DVD-RW discs.

Session-At-Once

A method that writes data in one uninterrupted sequence, that is, by session. A session is an area on the disc that contains one or more tracks depending on the amount of data burnt at a time. This writing method always closes each session but leaves the disc open.

Session

A collection of one or more tracks. In CD disc, each recording process generates a session containing all the tracks recorded at that time. A CD recorded in multiple recording sessions is known as a multi-session CD. In DVD disc, there is only one session in the disc.

DVD MovieFactory 4 Disc Creator

Features and Benefits

Ulead DVD MovieFactory 4 Disc Creator is the quick and easy way to make great DVD movies, music discs and write data on DVDs or CDs. Simply drag files to the quick-drop icons on your desktop. Create motion menus with free moving, resizable buttons. Shrink the files on your double-layer DVD to fit on a single-layer DVD. Compatible with any DVD player.

Get Media from Anywhere

Videos From Anywhere - Use video clips on your hard drive, from the Internet, set-top DVD recorder discs, camcorders, TV tuner cards, VCRs, TVs, home DVDs and DVD-RAM recorders.
Intelligent Capture by Scene - Capture your DV tapes by scenes for easier navigation, editing and authoring. MPEG-Direct Capture - Save conversion time and disc space by capturing directly to DVD-ready MPEG format. Accurate Timed Recordings - Set an expected duration to capture video from the beginning of the tape, or from pre-defined in/out points. Full DVD Compliant Audio Encoding - Author DVD movies with MPEG-1 Layer 2 Audio, LPCM (Linear PCM) audio, or Dolby Digital for broader set-top player support.
ENHANCED Capture New Video Formats - Now you can capture Digital TV broadcasts (DVB-T*) on-the-fly for quick burning to DVD.
NEW Complete Digital TV Support - Capture and burn full-quality Digital TV straight to disc from Digital Terrestrial devices. DVD MovieFactory also fixes occasional signal losses that can occur when capturing digital TV to the MPEG standard. Photos From Anywhere - Get photos from digital still cameras, PCs, webcams, mobile phones and more. Automatic Field Order Detection - Stops DVD movies from flickering due to reversed field orders on video clips taken from different sources.
ENHANCED Dolby Digital Import & Burn - Enjoy smaller audio file sizes than offered by MP3 audio files with much higher sound quality and more video on your discs.

The Need for Speed

NEW Quick-Drop Desktop Icons - Simply drag files to the floating, quick-drop icons on your desktop to instantly preview, edit and burn your music, data, VCDs and DVD movies. Easy Step-By-Step Wizard - Lets you create impressive DVDs, VCDs and SVCDs in no time. Effortless Video-to-Disc Burning - Burn video faster and easier than before. In just a few steps, you can burn digital video, VHS movies or TV programs straight from your camcorder, VCR, or TV to discs without taking the time and space to store the video on your hard drive first.
ENHANCED Automatic Chapter Points - For easy navigation through your DVD movies, you can choose to create automatic chapter points by scene or date according to the DV source tape.
NEW Auto-Fit Video to Disc - DVD MovieFactory 4 will make an instant calculation and automatically fit the video onto one disc with the best quality possible.
ENHANCED Ready-to-Go Menus - Depending on the video format
you are using, you can quickly pick a standard 4:3 or widescreen 16:9 motion menu template from many styles to make a professional-looking DVD.
Add First-Play Video - Add an introduction video or photo slideshow to automatically play as soon as the disc is inserted into a player just like copyright warnings at the beginning of Hollywood DVD titles. This is great for company logos and animations. Edit DVDs in a Flash - Easily edit any project directly on a rewritable DVD by adding more video or images to slideshows, or modifying menu items. Playback Simulation - Save time and money by previewing the DVD/VCD de-interlaced in real-time before burning to disc.
Pro Technology for Great Movies
NEW Change your Disc Format Anytime - If you started a DVD project, you can change the format to VCD, SVCD or back to DVD anytime in the authoring process before you start burning a disc. NEW NTSC & PAL Safe Colors - Use video friendly and safe fonts and colors to ensure that your DVD menus always look good on any monitor or TV.
NEW Multiple Background Audio for Video Titles - Add multiple background music and audio files to your video titles and also set the audio to fade-in/-out between tracks.
*DVB-T only applicable in Europe & Taiwan

NEW Signal Detection Support - Capturing will automatically stop if the video signal is interrupted for more than 30 seconds.
NEW Full 16:9 Video Authoring & Menus - Now you can preview, edit, add menus, and author 16:9 video and render it in nonsquare pixels DVDs to be viewed on widescreen TVs.
NEW Delete Temporary Files - Simply click a button to delete temporary files, freeing up disc space.
ENHANCED Multi-Trim - Use fast forward/backwards and the new speed shuttle buttons to efficiently find time codes to remove or keep video clips. Easily get rid of unwanted video and commercials from TV.
Variable Bit Rate (VBR) - Maximize disc space by squeezing the highest quality video on to a disc. VBR is superior to Constant Bit Rate encoding, but the user has the freedom to choose a quality preset or customizable VBR, CBR and data rate settings.
Voice-overs - Record a voice-over for any portion of a video or slideshow. Adjustable Background Audio - Add background audio to the video, adjust the volume and mix the new audio by percentage with the original audio. The audio will also auto fade out, or repeat to fit the video or slideshows duration.
Easy Chapter Creation - Automatically scan for scene changes to add convenient chapter points based on DV tape stops and starts, scene changes or at fixed time intervals, or simply insert a chapter point at any time. Audio Normalization - When creating a DVD movie this feature will adjust the volume levels of different video clips to maintain consistent audio levels through-out the project. MPEG.Now Encoding - The performance-enhanced video compression engine (MPEG codec) produces great looking movies when played back on TV or computer.
NEW Double Layer Support - Import from and burn movies to double layer DVD+R discs with twice the capacity of standard DVDs. NEW Fit to Disc - Import a DVD, select the content, language and subtitles you want, and convert it to DVD-video. Back up and compress long videos or double layer DVDs to a single disc or hard drive.
Automatic Scene Selection Menus - Create scene selection menus automatically just like those in professional DVDs.
ENHANCED Smart Re-linking of Files - Use Smart re-link to find files belonging to a project to save you valuable time and improve your workflow.

Time to Get Creative

Unlimited Menu Template Combinations - Select and modify menu layouts with titles, thumbnail frame styles, buttons, and photo or video backgrounds. Menus can be customized with thousands of styles and saved for convenient future use.

Combine Video and Still Images - Add single still images to a DVD project without having to make a slideshow first. Creative Transition Effects - Add professional-looking transitions on scene changes by DV time code or content, or between selected points on video clips or slideshow images. Flexible DVD Navigation Control - You can define the play-end action to return to the original menu or play the next video clip, and also set it to auto-repeat the entire disc.
NEW Resizable Free Moving Menu and Text Buttons - Move and resize all the menu objects freely and place them anywhere for complete creative freedom.
ENHANCED Adjustable Motion Menu Duration - Set the motion menu loop duration and make it match the duration of the background video anything between 1 and 30 seconds. You can also set the starting frame of the motion background and/or motion buttons to prevent the black opening section of your video to be part of the motion menu.
Motion Menus in Real-Time - Add the excitement of full-motion menus with motion buttons and backgrounds all with real-time preview.
ENHANCED Customizable Default Transition Duration - You can now customize the duration of the default transition as well as the duration for audio fade in/out to suit your particular needs and style. NEW Auto Video Enhancement - Automatically make dark video clips lighter to make your DVDs smoother to watch.
Liven up Menus with Music - Add background music in WAV, MPA and MP3 formats. Add favorite songs from audio CDs which are automatically converted to WAV files.
NEW Dynamic Pan & Zoom - Add motion panning and lift out individual faces and places from your photos with exciting Pan & Zoom effects.
Slideshows Come to Life - Add transitions and titles on any picture in any position. Background music can automatically loop, fade out or adjust the slideshow timing to fit the length of the music.
Complete Set-Top DVD Recorder Support
Smart On-Disc Editing - Make direct changes to any rewritable discs from set-top DVD recorders. Put the same disc back in your recorder and add more. DVD+VR - With set-top DVD recorders (such as DVD+RW) that support the DVD+VR format, add video, photos, audio, DVD menus, and special effects the smart way to make great DVDs that are fun to watch. DVD-VR - With set-top DVD recorders that support the DVD-VR format (such as DVD-RW or DVD-RAM recorders), you can multi-trim, add/ remove video directly on the disc and also choose to have dual soundtracks for different languages.

Video from DVD Recorders - Want to play DVDs recorded on your settop DVD recorder on a standard DVD player? Just import any video from DVD-RAM, DVD-RW or DVD+RW set-top recorders. Edit movies, add photos, create great menu designs and burn a DVD disc to be played on any DVD player. Greater Playback Compatibility - In one click convert DVD-VR settop recorded video to standard DVD-compliant video for playback on any home DVD player or computer.
NEW Protect Disc - User-specified sections of DVD-VR discs can be locked and unlocked to prevent accidental erasure or formatting
NEW DVD-VR Movie Export - Export DVD-VR programs or play lists as MPEG, MOV, WMV and ASF video directly to the hard drive.

The Power of Sharing

One-Click Disc Copies - Easily copy home-produced DVDs, VCDs and SVCDs with disc-to-disc convenience. One-Drive Copies - There is no need for an extra ROM drive: copy discs with only one CD or DVD burner. All Disc Formats Supported - Make VCDs, SVCDs and DVDs that are playable on all PC and standalone DVD players. NEW Create Video File Function - If you're not quite done with a video project, you don't have to burn to DVD or CD. You can simply create a video file and return to your project at a later time or use it in another project. Customized CD and DVD Labels - Give your CDs and DVDs a personal finish using the many available label templates. Customize your disc labels and save them for future use.
NEW Double Layer, XDVD and DVD+VR 2.0 support - Make sure that everyone can view your DVD. All the new formats are now supported to keep up with the latest developments in technology.
Disc Image Burner - Save completed projects (disc images) on the hard drive to burn more CDs or DVDs at any time. Video and Data on One Disc - JPEG files, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint documents, PDFs and other data can be added while burning video and slideshows to VCD, SVCD or DVD discs.
NEW Print Menu Information on DVD Labels - You can easily add the menu background, scene button image and titles to your DVD labels without recreating the images or retyping the titles.

Versatile Software CD and DVD Player - The Ulead DVD Player
will play all audio and media files, music CDs, VCDs, DVDs and discs created by Ulead products.
Create Great Music Collections
NEW Make Dolby Digital Audio DVD Discs - You can pack 45 hours of Dolby Digital Audio music onto one DVD disc. Import uncompressed CD music and it will automatically be converted. Play the completed discs on any DVD player in your home or car.
CD Text Info Logging - Enter the album name, artist, arranger and language data, which are displayed when the Audio disc is played on CD Text-capable players. Make DVD and CD MP3 Music Discs - Create MP3 CD and DVD music compilations by importing and arranging existing MP3 formatted files and edit MP3 information data tags to keep track of your music.
NEW Burn DVD-Audio Discs - Get 6 hours of great, uncompressedquality music on a DVD-Audio disc. Play on DVD-Audio players or on DVD players that support the DVD-Audio format.
NEW Edit Music Files - Trim and normalize your music files, make them fade in and out, and add gaps between tracks.
Create Audio Compilation CDs - Easily create your own collection of Compact Disc-Digital Audio (CD-DA) tracks and automatically convert MP3, WMA or other audio files into CD-DA format that can be played on any commercial CD player.
Built-in Preview Player - Play instant previews of selected audio tracks as you build your audio compilation.
NEW MP3 Encoding - Collect your favorite music from multiple albums and convert it to MP3 for long-play MP3 discs.
NEW Easy Audio and Video Conversions - Save time by automatically converting many audio and video formats like WAV, MPA, WMA, Dolby Digital, ASF, Au, AVI, MOV, QT, Mpeg, WMV and Dat to CD and DVD player-supported file formats like MP3 or CDA.
NEW Audio CD Ripping - Easily get music from CDs and convert songs to MP3 files or simply make a new mix CD - ideal for compiling your favorite music to a play list.

Back Up Your Data

Backup data to any CD - Take advantage of CD discs to burn data as an inexpensive way to store and share files. Backup data to any DVD - Burn any files from your hard disk to DVD. DVDs offer a storage size of 4.7GB (or 8.5GB for double layer discs), which allows you to backup any critical files and photo/video memories from you hard drive to DVD for safekeeping. Data disc editing - Whether using CDs or DVDs in the rewritable format, you can continue to edit data on a disc like you would on a portable hard drive. NEW Make DVDs/CDs act like hard drives - Format your discs with Data-Add to conveniently drag files on and off the disc, just like it was a computer hard drive.

NEW Burned Disc Verification - After burning, the data on the disc will be compared with the source data. This is to make sure that your data is safe and can be read from the disc.
NEW Double Layer Support - Now you can import from and burn movies and data to double layer DVD+R discs with twice the capacity of standard DVDs.

General

Erase Discs - You have two options to erase discs depending on your needs. Quick Erase is useful to save time and Full Erase will do a more thorough erasure of the CD. Format Discs - You have the flexibility to specify disc formats. The UDF format allows discs to be created that exceed the 4GB limit in file size, which is a limitation of the ISO format. Built-in Info - Disc Info and Drive Info gives you vital information to customize your CD/DVD projects.
Disc Meter - To save time and money, the Disc Meter visually depicts the available disc space. For audio disc compilations, the Disc Meter automatically displays total time available. Burning Speed Options - During the Disc Creation Step, you can specify the disc writing speed to guarantee successful burning.
Preview, Burn & Edit the Smart Way
NEW Quick-Drop Desktop Icons - Simply drag files to the floating, quick-drop box icons on your desktop to easily and quickly edit, burn and play media. Each box has multiple functions: 1) Play box - Drag media files like video, photos and music into this box. The Preview Pad will open and playback will start immediately. You can also drag and drop files directly to the Preview Pad, capture video and photos, and switch TV channels (if you have a TV tuner card). 2) Video box - Drag video or photo files onto the box to burn video or slideshow discs immediately. You can also connect a TV source, DV camcorder or digital still camera to the computer. Then just click the red button to start burning. If you want to edit the content first, double-click the Video box to open Ulead MovieFactory 4. 3) Data box - Simply drag files into the Data box, and click the red button to start burning. If you want to edit the content or setup options, double-click the Data box to open Ulead Burn.Now. 4) Music box - Simply drag music files into the Music box, and click the red button to start burning. If you want to edit the content or setup options, double-click the Music box to open Ulead Burn.Now. 5) Copy box - For disc-to-disc copies, put a writable disc in your burner, drag the source drive letter in Windows Explorer to the Copy box, and click the red button to start burning. If you want to edit the content or setup options, double-click the Copy box to open Ulead Copy.Now. 6) Sync box - This is used to synchronize the data between a portable device (such as a flash disk) to maintain data consistency.

System Requirements

Minimum Requirements Intel Pentium III 800-MHz, AMD Athlon 800 MHz 128 MB RAM (512 MB or above recommended) Microsoft Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, XP 950 MB hard disk free space for program installation DirectX 9.0, Windows Media Format 9, Macromedia Flash Player 7,
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or above Windows compatible sound card Windows compatible display with 1024 x 768 resolution or above Windows compatible AGP or PCI graphic card (overlay support is recommended) Windows compatible mouse or pointing device
5 GB of available hard drive space or higher for 2 hours of high quality DVD video capturing 5 GB of available hard drive space or higher for DVD disc burning

File Format Support

Input:
Video: DVD-Video, DVD+VR, DVD-VR, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI, DV AVI, DAT, VOB, WMV, QuickTime, Sony MICROMV Image: BMP, GIF, JP2, JPC, JPG, PNG, TGA, TIF Audio: CDA, MPEG Audio (MPA), MP3, WAV, Dolby Digital

Output:

Video: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AVI, WMV, ASF, QuickTime, MOV. Audio: LPCM, MPEG audio, Dolby Digital Stereo, MP3, Ogg Vorbis Audio, Wav, Windows Media Audio, AU Image: BMP, JPG Disc: DVD (DVD-Video, DVD+VR, DVD-VR), miniDVD, VCD, SVCD, DVD-Audio, Audio-only DVD, Audio CD, MP3 CD/DVD, Data CD/DVD Media: CD-R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD+R/DVD+R (Single/ Double Layer)/DVD-RAM (CPRM)
Optional Requirements Intel Pentium 4, 1.8 GHz, AMD Athlon 1.7 GHz or higher is required
when capturing and burning from DV/TV Tuner to DVD discs directly USB1.0/2.0 or PCI capture devices compliant to WDM standards and PC cameras IEEE-1394 (FireWire) I/O devices compliant with OHCI standards cards for use with DV/D8 camcorders Windows compatible DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R/RW drives for creation of DVD/VCD/SVCD discs
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