Roxio Easy Media Creator For Dummies

Want to preserve those Super 8 movies of Grandpa with hisStudebaker or you in your prized Lone Ranger get -up? Want tocreate a CD of the newest hits from Napster or old 45s? Want totake videos or photos from Christmases past and turn them intoChristmas presents? It's Roxio Easy Media Creator for Dummiesto the rescue!With Roxio's digital media toolbox, you can capture video,pictures, and sound, edit photos, store data files, create customcalendars, and more. You can do everything from burning CDs andDVDs to labeling them. First you get acquainted with Easy MediaCreator Home--the hub from which all the applications arelaunched. Then you create your own flight plan. You don'thave to read each helpful tidbit--each chapter stands on itsown, ready for you to dig in and start:* Backing up and organizing media files for quick retrieval* Using Photo Suite to fix, edit, and enhance photos and showthem off in slideshows, photo collages, calendars, and thelike* Recording and editing digital audio with Easy MediaCreator's Sound Editor* Enhancing your audio with Alienizer, Enhancer, Equalizer,Maturizer, Robotizer, Room Simulator, and more* Playing audio backward (if you're determined to hear thehidden message at last)* Using the Capture tool to acquire the digital media (audio,photo, and video) you need for DVD projects* Using DVD Builder to assemble and burn multi-media projects onDVD, combining video clips, still photo images, text, and audiotracks* Using VideoWave to assemble and edit video projectsRoxio Easy Media Creator For Dummies was written by GregHarvey, author of Excel 2003 For Dummies, Windows XP forDummies and numerous other computer books. It helps you takefull advantage of all of Roxio's application programs andtools and discover how to:* Use Sound Editor to record audio from audio devices connectedto your computer, including analog sources such as cassettes and LPrecords* Get album titles, artist's names, and track titles fromGracenote CDDB online* Use StoryBuilder to turn video clips into finished videos usingpre-designed themes and templates* Add special effects, transitions to bridge scenes, and colorpanels and text to introduce new scenes or provide creditsComplete with a Help Center & Tutorials link that speeds toyou help on a particular topic, Roxio Easy Media Creator ForDummies gives you the tools and puts you at the controls.