Creating a Multimedia CD

Tools Menu

From the Tools menu, choose Burn Disc and choose Multimedia CD from the submenu to render your project and burn it to a data CD. The rendered project can be played in any computer with the appropriate player.

  1. From the Tools menu, choose Burn Disc and choose Multimedia CD from the submenu. The Burn Multimedia CD dialog is displayed.

  2. Select recording options for your CD-recordable drive:

  1. Choose a drive from the Burn drive drop-down list to specify the drive you want to use to burn your CD.

  2. From the Burn speed drop-down list, choose the speed at which you want to record. Max will record using the fastest speed possible with your drive; decrease the speed if you have difficulty recording.

  3. Select the Buffer underrun protection check box if your CD recorder supports buffer underrun protection. Buffer underrun protection allows a CD recorder to stop and resume burning.

  4. Select the Automatically erase rewritable discs check box if you’re burning to rewritable media and want to erase the disc before burning.

  5. Select the Eject when done check box if you want to eject the CD automatically when burning has completed.

  6. Choose a burn mode.

Item

Description

Burn CDs

Begins recording audio to your CD immediately.

Test first, then burn CDs

Performs a test to determine whether your files can be written to the CD recorder without encountering buffer underruns. No audio is recorded to the CD during the test, and recording begins after the test if it is successful.

Test only (do not burn CDs)

Performs a test to determine whether your files can be written to the CD recorder without encountering buffer underruns. No audio is recorded to the CD.

  1. Choose the movie file you want to use:

  2. If you want to render the current project, select the Render format radio button.

  1. Edit the contents of the File path box to specify the name and location of your rendered file.

  2. Choose a file type from the Format drop-down list.

  3. Choose a template from the Template drop-down list to specify the parameters that should be used for rendering your file. For more information about creating or editing templates, click here.

  4. Select the Render loop region only check box if you want to use only a portion of your project. If the check box is cleared, the entire project will be rendered and saved to the Video CD.

  5. Select the Stretch video to fill output frame check box if you want to reformat your video so it fills the output frame size listed in the Description box. When the check box is cleared, the current aspect ratio is maintained, and black borders are added to fill the extra frame area (letterbox). This option is useful when the desired output format does not match the frame aspect ratio of your project.

  6. Select the Use project output rotation setting check box if you’re rendering a rotated project and want to use the Output rotation setting from the Project Properties dialog for your rendered file.

    When the check box is cleared, the media is rotated according to its Media Properties setting, but the project itself is unrotated—you can use this setting to proof your project on an unrotated display.

  • If you want to use an already-rendered file, select the Use an existing file radio button, and enter the path to the file in the File path box (or click the Browse button to locate the file).

  1. Select the Play movie inside Web page check box if you want to create an HTML file that will automatically play your movie when the CD is inserted.

  2. Select the Include movie player installer check box if you want to include movie player software with your CD. You’ll be sure to win friends and influence people when you save them a hefty download. Click the Browse button to locate the movie player’s installation program.

  1. Click OK.

 

Creating a Multimedia CD