Ulead BURN.NOW 1.5 User manual

User Guide
Ulead Systems, Inc.
May 2004

First English edition for Ulead Burn.Now version 1.5, May 2004.
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Table of Contents
Welcome to Ulead Burn.Now .................................... 5
Things you can do in Burn.Now ................................. 5
What’s new ............................................................ 7
System requirements .............................................. 8
Basics ....................................................................... 9
The user interface: an overview ................................ 9
Setting preferences ................................................12
Choosing a disc burner ...........................................13
About file systems ..................................................14
Making a data disc .................................................. 16
Compiling a data disc ..............................................17
Burning the data disc ..............................................18
Making an audio disc .............................................. 20
Compiling an audio disc ..........................................22
Adding CD-Text (Audio CD only) ..............................24
Burning the audio disc ............................................25
Making an MP3 disc ................................................ 27
Compiling an MP3 disc ............................................28
Burning the MP3 disc ..............................................29
Converting audio files ............................................. 31
Convert Audio Files dialog box .................................31
Ripping CD audio .................................................... 33
Disc burning options ............................................... 35
Close disc .............................................................35
Direct burn ............................................................35
Perform test before burning .....................................36
Buffer underrun protection ......................................36
Editing a disc .......................................................... 37
Modifying disc contents ...........................................37
Burning the edited disc ...........................................39
Copying a disc ......................................................... 40
Making a disc to disc copy .......................................41

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Creating a disc image file ........................................42
Burning a disc from a disc image file ........................ 43
Handling rewritable discs ....................................... 44
Erase ...................................................................45
UDF Format .......................................................... 45
UDF Certify ...........................................................46
Checking burner and disc information .................... 47
Checking burner capabilities .................................... 47
Checking disc properties .........................................48
Appendix A: Menus and commands ......................... 50
Appendix B: Troubleshooting .................................. 52
Appendix C: Glossary .............................................. 55
Index ...................................................................... 59

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Welcome to Ulead Burn.Now
In an increasingly technologically demanding world, file sizes are
getting larger and the need for storage space to keep up with the
pace is high. Burning CDs enables you to free up valuable space on
your computer and retain important backups. Moreover DVDs,
which have superior data storage capacity, are ideal for burning
very large files, such as video footage and multimedia files.
If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the thought of burning your own
discs, Ulead Burn.Now offers the solution you've been looking for. It
is easy to use, yet versatile enough to handle a wide range of tasks
and media without requiring you to make tricky technical decisions.
All you really need to decide is what kind of discs you want to use,
and what you want to burn on them.
Things you can do in Burn.Now
Make a data disc
There is no limit to the type of information you can burn to disc with
Burn.Now. Whether you need to back up important word-processed
documents, spreadsheets, presentations and projects, or compile
photos, video footage, sound clips and more to share with your
family and friends, Burn.Now has all the options you need.
Burn.Now supports both ISO and UDF file systems for writing data
to discs. Furthermore, if you are working with rewritable discs,
whether CD or 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.
Make an audio disc
With Burn.Now you can also make your own audio discs. You can
collect all types of sound files, and create an Audio CD, DVD-Audio
disc, or “Audio-only” DVD-Video disc.

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Make an MP3 disc
In addition to audio discs, you can also collect MP3 files and compile
them into an MP3 disc. MP3 files are a very popular format, and are
primarily played back on personal computers, although they can
also be played on CD players that support the format. Since they
are relatively small files, the total play time of MP3s for the same
amount of disc space is far greater than that of traditional audio
formats, although there is a slight compromise in sound quality.
Copy discs
One of the simplest ways that you can distribute and share discs is
by burning copies of them. Burn.Now offers several ways of copying
discs.
The fastest and most convenient method is by directly duplicating
an existing disc. This enables you to burn an exact replica 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.
Alternatively, you can burn an image of the contents of the 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.

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What’s new
Create DVD-Audio discs
Burn stereo-quality music on DVD that can be played on DVD-Audio
capable players.
Create “Audio-only” DVD-Video discs
An “Audio-only” DVD-Video disc is the same as the regular DVD-
Video disc except that there is no video content recorded on the
disc. Burn stereo-quality music on DVD that can be played on your
computer, home or car DVD player.
MP3 encoding
Rip and convert audio files to MP3 using the Rip CD Audio and
Convert Audio Files functions.
Convert audio files
Convert your audio files to other popular audio formats.
Rip tracks from audio CDs
Easily extract your files from your audio CDs and convert them to
popular formats such as MPA, WAV, and WMA.
Double-layer DVD burning support
Burn a double-layer DVD up to 8.5GB of video, audio, image, or
data files.
UDF system driver for a wide range of Windows O/S
UDF system driver is now compatible with Windows XP, 2000, Me,
and 98.
UDF defect management (DRT-DM)
Distributed Real-Time Defect Management (DRT-DM) improves
writing reliability for DVD-RW and CD-RW.

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System requirements
To run Ulead Burn.Now, you must have the following minimum
requirements:
• Microsoft Windows 98 SE, ME, 2000, XP
• DirectX 8.0 driver or above
• Intel Pentium III processor or above (at least 500 MHz CPU)
• 128 MB RAM (256 MB or higher recommended)
• 30 MB of available hard disk space for installation
• CD or DVD-ROM drive
• Windows compatible DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-RAM, or
CD-R/RW burner drive that supports MMC (Multimedia
Command) standard

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Basics
Burn.Now has a simple, straightforward user interface that frees
you from the task of configuring complex settings. All you need to
do is choose the type of disc to create, compile and then burn the
disc. This section introduces you to the Burn.Now interface.
The user interface: an overview
Select a Task dialog box
The easiest way to make sure you are heading in the right direction
when compiling a new disc is by beginning with the Select a Task
dialog box. This is displayed each time you launch Burn.Now, but
can also be opened again by selecting Disc: Create Disc [Ctrl +
N] or by clicking on the Toolbar.

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The Select a Task dialog box displays the four available task types
on the left side. When a task type on the left 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.
Disc Layout Window
The Disc Layout Window is the area where you add and organize
the data to burn to disc.
The appearance of the Disc Layout Window depends on the type
of task chosen. When compiling data discs and MP3 discs, the Disc
Layout Window of Burn.Now displays two window panes beneath
the Toolbar, similar to the panes in Microsoft Windows Explorer.
The pane on the left displays, and also enables you to create, a
folder system for organizing your files, while the pane on the right
displays all subfolders and files contained within the selected folder
(shown highlighted) on the left. You can sort your files and folders
on the right by clicking on the column header.
Note: If you click Exit, Burn.Now will be closed.

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When compiling audio discs, the Disc Layout Window displays a
single pane listing selected audio tracks and displaying their file
information.
Below the Disc-space Meter is the Status Bar,which displays
information about the current device name, project size, and task
type.
Toolbar and Menus
The Toolbar enables you to access the most commonly used
functions easily. All of the buttons on the Toolbar are available
through the menus, and some are also available through the
context menu in the Disc Layout Window.
Disc-space Meter
The Disc-space Meter is located underneath the two panes. The
measurement markings on the meter indicates how much space is
available on the target CD or DVD. A progress bar on the Disc-
space Meter starting from the left side indicates the amount of
space to be occupied on the disc; or the total time of tracks when
compiling an audio CD. The progress bar extends to the right as
more data are added.
Safety markers (colored dotted lines) on the right running vertically
down the meter indicate capacity limits. The blue marker indicates
the recommended maximum capacity, while the red one indicates
the absolute maximum limit. Increasing the quantity of data
beyond the blue marker is risky, and is not recommended.

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Setting preferences
You can specify the folder where you want Burn.Now to store
temporary files created during the burning process. Click in the
Select a Task dialog box or select Disc: Preferences in the
program window to specify the working folder.
By default, Burn.Now automatically ejects the disc after burning is
complete. To disable auto-eject, select Don’t eject disc after
burning.
Burn.Now supports various DVD disc formats that differ in terms of
disc capacity. You can specify the disc size of your project in Fit to
target under Fit DVD. Once you change the disc size of your
project, the Meter Bar will adjust to the size you selected.
Note: Some burners do not refresh the disc contents after writing,
and thus, the new disc contents may not be read properly by other
applications. Such burners have to be forced to do a refresh by
ejecting and closing the disc tray.

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Choosing a disc burner
When creating discs, you would usually specify a physical burner
drive with which to burn the disc. However, instead of directly
recording to a burner, Burn.Now provides an alternative method.
When compiling a new disc, it is not necessary to burn it
immediately to a disc. Instead, you can save it as a disc image file
on 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 and what file format to use.
The files 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

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.iso file which is the industry standard format and is compatible
with all burning software. You will need sufficient space on your
hard disk to store the disc image file.
About file systems
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 Burn Disc dialog box before burning the disc. (Click
Burn Disc in the Toolbar.) The file systems that are available
include:
Note: 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 “About file systems” for more information
on file systems.)

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•ISO 9660
ISO 9660 is a cross-platform file system that is readable on
Windows, 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 only allows ISO 9660 to be used as the file system for
audio discs 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 XP and above) support
random packet writing and allows over 4 GB of data to be burnt
onto a DVD disc. (See “Appendix C: Glossary” for information on
random packet writing.)
•UDF/ISO 9660
UDF/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.

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Making a data disc
A data disc is a disc that contains computer files. Computer files can
include a wide variety of data including word-processed documents,
spreadsheets, multimedia files including music, video clips, images,
and much, much more. Discs are extremely convenient for storing
data as they can hold large quantities. CDs can hold up to 700MB of
data, while DVDs can hold gigabytes of data. Since recordable/
rewritable discs are relatively inexpensive, they are quick and
convenient way of backing up computer systems. As an added
bonus, their compactness allows for easy storage and
transportation.
Ulead 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 or DVD), and then click OK.
3. Choose Burner: Select Burner to select whether to burn to a
physical disc burner or create a disc image file. (See “Choosing a
disc burner” for details.)
4. Collect folders and files, and add them to the Disc Layout
Window.
5. When you are ready to burn the data disc, click Burn Disc
on the Toolbar.

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Compiling a data disc
The Disc Layout Window is where you compile and organize
folders and files to burn to a data disc.
To compile a data disc:
1. To select files from your computer, click Add Files on the
Toolbar. Once the navigation box is opened, select a file, (or
multiple files by holding down [Shift] for consecutive files, or
[Ctrl] for individual selection), then click Open. The selected
files will be displayed in the right panel.
2. To insert a whole folder into your compilation, click Add Folder
on the Toolbar. The Browse for Folder dialog box will be
displayed. Navigate to the folder, then click OK.
3. Alternatively, click Add from Explorer on the Toolbar,
which will launch Windows Explorer. Navigate directly to the
folders/files to copy, then select and drag across to either pane.
The folders/files will be added to the folder selected in the left
pane.

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4. To reorganize data, click on any 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.
5. To create a new folder, right-click in the right pane then select
New Folder from the context menu.
6. To rename a selected folder or file, right-click in the right pane
and select Rename. The selected folder/file name will be
highlighted and show a flashing cursor, and a new name can be
entered.
7. To delete any file or folder, select it then click Delete on the
Toolbar.
Burning the data disc
1. Click Burn Disc on the Toolbar. The Burn Disc dialog box
will be displayed.

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2. In the top half of the dialog box, the disc Volume can be
renamed and a File system can be selected. The volume name
can have up to 16 characters in length.
If ISO 9660 is selected as the file system, the Joliet option will
be available. Joliet is an industry standard extension of ISO
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. (See “Choosing a disc
burner” for details.)
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, will choose the highest speed that both can
handle.
4. Click Burn to start the burning process.
Note: For details on the other options available in this dialog box,
see “Disc burning options”.

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Making an audio disc
An audio disc is a disc that holds songs or music. Burn.Now makes
the audio disc production process easy for you. Simply compile your
audio files, then create your audio disc.
To create an audio disc:
1. In the Select a Task dialog box, select Create Disc and then
select Audio disc.
2. Choose a data format that will allow your disc player to
recognize and play the disc:
• Audio CD - Records audio in Compact Disc-Digital Audio
(CD-DA) format on CD-R or CD-RW media. A disc may
contain up to 99 tracks or songs. Audio CD can be played on
any CD or DVD player, such as portable units or the CD-ROM/
DVD-ROM drive in your PC.