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250 million shipped worldwide
Tagline: The most powerful software for all your digital media needs
• 40+ Integrated Primium Products
Including:
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MyPC, Roxio Easy Media Creator, Drag-to-Disc, CineMagic, VideoWave, RecordNow!, Plug &
Burn, CinePlayer, MyDVD, Sonic, and Sonic Solutions are registered trademarks owned by Sonic
Solutions in the United States, and may be registered in some other jurisdictions. Microsoft and
Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Windows Vista is either a registered
trademark or a trademark of Microsoft corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Intel, Centrino, Pentium, and Pentium Inside are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel
Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. DivX and associated
logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license. Dazzle is a trademark and/or
registered trademark of Pinnacle Systems, Inc. and its affiliates in the United States and other
countries. MPEG Layer-3 and mp3PRO audio coding technology licensed from Coding
Technologies, Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson. VST Plugin Technology by Steinberg. Audio effect
engine licensed by Algorithmix. www.algorithmix.com. ‘Dolby’ and double-D symbol are
trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Gracenote and CDDB are registered trademarks of Gracenote.
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trademarks used are owned by their respective owners. Use of this product is subject to the
acceptance of the license agreements included in this package. This product may be protected by
one or more US and/or foreign patents, including certain patents that may be listed at
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Minimum System Requirements:
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Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home/Business/Ultimate,Windows® XP Home/Pro/MCE (Service
Pack 2), Windows XP Pro x64 Edition
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For burning music and data discs: 500 MHz Intel® Pentium III or equivalent; 128 MB RAM
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For DVD, slideshow or video authoring: 1.4 GHz Intel® Pentium 4 or equivalent; 256 MB RAM
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For real-time MPEG-2 capture and burning:1.6 GHz Intel® Pentium 4 or equivalent; 256 MB
RAM
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For viewing DivX HD or H.264 video files in full screen mode: 2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or
equivalent; 512 MB RAM
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7200 RPM hard disk drive recommended for video projects
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1 GB of free hard disk space for typical installation of all components
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1 GB of free hard disk space for every 5 minutes of video for video capture
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Up to 9 GB of free hard disk space for copying DVD-Video†† discs
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1024x768, 16-bit color graphics card; 24-bit or 32-bit true color recommended
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DirectX 9 or higher compatible sound card and graphics card
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QuickTime 7 or greater for burning of M4A files
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Windows Media Player 10 or higher for Windows Vista and
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or higher
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DVD-ROM drive to install the software
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Internet connection required for registration, activation, product updates, and some features
including ring tones, photo sharing, and Gracenote MusicID™ support (to retrieve artist, album
and track information). Any Internet charges are the user’s responsibility.
Windows XP systems
Import, capture, editing, copying, burning, export, or viewing of MPEG-2 files, DVD-Video titles or
HD-V video, and burning of DVD, mini DVD or SVCD discs requires one-time product activation via
the Internet. Product activation is fast, free and anonymous.
For Dazzle® video capture device:
• Hi-Speed USB 2.0 port
Optional:
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For burning: multimedia compliant CD, DVD, or BD recordable drive
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For audio capture or playback: 16-bit Windows compatible sound card and speakers
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For video capture: OHCI compliant IEEE 1394 FireWire card (for use with DV camera) or
analog video capture device
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For SightSpeed support: requires Internet connection, web cam
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For mobile phone support: a multimedia capable mobile phone with USB cable or Bluetooth
wireless connectivity. For information about supported phones, visit www.roxio.com/support
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For Windows Media portable player support: player compatible with Windows Media Device
Manager 9 or higher
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For iPod support: iTunes 6.0.1 or higher
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For PSP support: PSP firmware 2.6 or higher
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For TiVo file support: TiVo Desktop 2.3 or higher
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Broadband Internet connection required for LiveShare photo sharing, and UPnP-compliant home
network router required for LiveShare and MediaSpace features.
and microphone.
Supported Recordable Formats:
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Supports all popular recordable formats: CD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD-R DL,
DVD+R DL, DVD-RAM, BD-R/RE, BD DL
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Supports popular image formats: ISO, C2D, and BIN/CUE
Contents:
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Roxio Easy Media Creator® 9 Deluxe Suite software
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Dazzle® video capture device
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Content CD with additional menus and themes
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User Guide
†† Does not copy encrypted or copy-protected discs.
www.roxio.com
Roxio, by Sonic Solutions
* Based on NPD Intellect unit and dollar sales of Roxio recording, photo editing and DVD authoring
brands within the personal productivity category: 1999–2006
Intro panel (left inside flap)
Introducing new Easy Media Creator® 9 Suite. Burning and so much more.
Get the most out of your digital videos, music and photos. Creator 9 lets you create, manage and
enjoy them the way you want, on your computer, home theater, or TV – and even on the go, on
your iPod®, PSP™ or mobile phone. With dozens of new and improved features plus Windows
Vista™ and Blu-ray disc compatibility, it's the essential software for your digital life.
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New! Easily transfer your music, photos and video to an iPod, PSP, mobile phone or other
portable player and enjoy on-the-go.
New and Improved in Creator 9
Re-mix and rediscover your music.
•Automatic perfect mixes from your PC music library.
•50 hour music DVDs with custom on-screen menus and random play shuffle options.
•"Pre-roll" captures any audio playing on your PC even before you push "Record".
•Automatic renaming of incorrectly tagged song files.
•Custom ringtones for your cell phone from an audio file.
•Fast music transfer to iPod, PSP or mobile phone.
Back up fast and copy with ease.
•Easy backups with up to 50 GB of data on a single Blu-ray disc.
•Movies to go – back up DVDs and copy video to iPod, PSP, and mobile phone.
•Custom menu styles for your DVD compilation discs.
•Copies and compilations from discs created in set-top DVD recorders.
Share your memories and movies.
• Easy photo transfer from mobile phone camera to PC.
• Emailable photo postcards for every occasion.
• Fast and efficient digital video and HD video capture with SmartScan.
• Fit-to-DVD™ compression optimizes video quality & disc space.
• Video Doctor auto correction of video color, contrast and brightness.
• Impressive new widescreen styles with matching chapter menus.
• Easy removal of commercials from set-top DVD recorder discs.
• CineMagic® auto movie creation – now with professionally-designed cool styles, production
quality intros and easy scene selection.
• Blu-ray disc burning – hours of hi-def or standard definition video.
• File conversion of virtually all video formats.
• TiVo®, DivX® or WMV file conversion for iPod, PSP, mobile phone and more.
Your digital life — to go.
Easy music, photo, and video sharing – transfer to iPod, PSP, cell phone or
device.
Simple photo transfer from cell
other portable
phone camera to PC.
LiveShare™ peer-to-peer photo sharing – now supports mobile phones.
Media access and playback from UPnP-compliant living room devices with PC remote control.
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Tap: Copy and Photo
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New!
Over $300 Extra Value Inside
Dazzle® video capture device.
The best noise cleaning for your music and video soundtracks.
Pro-quality DivX encoding and publishing.
Multi-party videoconferencing and voice calls over the Internet.
Automatic tracking & cataloging of your disc contents.
15 new Hollywood-style DVD menus and movie intro themes.
When you copy or back up, burn with the best.
Don’t risk losing your irreplaceable data, music and memories to computer failure or other
disaster. Back them up with Creator 9. Copy data to discs or external drives, or transfer to
iPod®, PSP™ or other portable devices for on-the-go access. Roxio has set the CD and DVD
burning standard for consumers, corporations and professionals for over a decade. Trust the
leaders – burn with the best.
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Back up data to iPod, PSP or other portable devices for on-the-go access.
Burn fast and confidently.
Burn audio and data discs, mixed mode
your system in case of a crash.
and enhanced CDs. Create bootable discs to recover
New! Save up to 50 GB of data on a single Blu-ray disc.
Automatically span large files or projects across multiple discs; burn simultaneously to multiple
drives.
Use discs like giant floppies where you can drag and drop files.
Use advanced diagnostic tools to check drive and media speed, errors and jitter.
Preserve original media, avoid disc swapping and extend batteries by creating virtual drives and
loading disc images.
Copy data, audio, photo and video CDs/DVDs with one click.
Easily copy* video CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs.
Make high-quality compressed copies* of your DVD movies, fitting entire 9 GB video on standard
4.7 GB DVD.
Maximize video quality and available disc space by selecting which movies,
subtitles and audio format to include.
extras, languages,
Copy to double layer discs preserving the original video quality.
Convert DivX and WMV files into standard DVDs that you can watch on any player.
Create compilation DVDs from DVD movies, DivX, WMV, TiVo or other video files; or discs
created in set-top recorders.
New! Copy your movies to iPod, PSP, mobile phone or other portable video player.
*Does not copy encrypted or copy-protected discs
Finish your discs with custom-designed labels.
Create personalized disc labels, case inserts and booklets — while you burn.
Choose from included professionally-designed templates or use full-featured text editing and
design tools to create your own.
Add a photo index to your disc label or insert to easily locate photos.
New! Print labels directly on disc with supported LightScribe and Labelflash drives and media.
Back up all your digital media — and recover with ease.
Perform full, partial or incremental backups on demand – or schedule them to be done
automatically.
Recover all of your data after a system crash or drive failure.
Easily restore files to original or alternate location.
Back up to CDs, DVDs, external or network drives.
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Enjoy Your Digital Media to the Max!
The most products, latest features, and best value — Our premiere Creator package integrates
over forty products – more than any other digital media suite – bringing you dozens of powerful
new features for enjoying and sharing your movies, memories, and music. Capture, edit, and
burn like never before, creating high-quality CDs and DVDs that your family and friends will
love. Transfer, index, and back up your collections. Includes an $80-value Dazzle® device for
capturing video from analog-output-equipped VCRs, camcorders, and DVD players. This is the
complete digital media solution you’ve always wanted!
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Organize, edit, customize, create, copy, back up and burn any way you want.
Import digital media from anywhere.
Transfer, share and enjoy on any device.
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Upgrade to the latest version of the #1 best selling digital media suite.
Key NEW and IMPROVED Features
Creator 9
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Capture video from old VHS tapes
and analog camcorders with Dazzle
video capture device and save it on
your PC.
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Remove clicks, crackle, hiss,
buzzing, rumble and other
soundtrack noise while preserving
the desired audio.
Connect with your friends and
family via multi-party
videoconferencing, video mail, and
voice calls over the Internet.
Create and publish superior-quality,
highly compressed DivX video,
optimized for multi-threaded, dualcore, and dual-CPU systems.
Automatically catalog and track the
contents of CDs, DVDs, or Blu-ray
Discs – even when the discs are not
in the drive.
15 additional professionally
designed DVD menu styles and
CineMagic themes.
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to iPod, PSP, cell phone or other
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Burn up to 50 GB of data or video
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Create custom ringtones for your
cell phone from a PC audio file.
Instantly capture audio playing on
your PC with one click – even mute
all system sounds.
Automatically create perfect
playlists for any mood or occasion
based on the source song of your
choice.
Create up to 50-hour music DVDs
with custom on-screen menus and
shuffle play.
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The world leader in digital media software
Sonic is the leading developer of consumer and professional
software is the Hollywood standard for DVD creation.
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Roxio is consumer division of Sonic Solutions.
digital media software. Sonic
Logos:
Dolby logo,
HD logo
New Gracenote logo
Algorithmix
Dazzle logo
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Music page:
Tab: Intro and Music
Music any way you want it.
It’s your music — the soundtrack of your life. Now you can do more with it! Capture whatever you
want, convert old LPs and tapes to digital, build perfect playlists for any occasion, even create
unique ringtones. Then burn what you like onto a CD or DVD mix, or load onto your iPod®,
PSP™, cell phone, or other portable player. You decide how and where to enjoy your music —
Creator 9 makes it happen, flawlessly.
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New! Send your music to a mobile phone, PSP, iPod or
Windows® Media portable player to enjoy wherever you are.
Capture all the audio you want.
New! Desktop capture widget helps you capture streaming Internet radio and music instantly.
New! "Pre-roll" feature captures any audio playing on your PC without missing a beat.
New! Mute all system sounds such as IM
want.
or new e-mail notifications and capture only what you
Extract soundtracks from live concert DVDs* and use in personal mixes.
Easily rip audio CDs into MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV, FLAC and more.
• Works with non-encrypted DVDs.
Restore and rediscover old favorites.
Give new life to your old LPs and tapes, and turn them into CDs and DVDs, or use them for
slideshow soundtracks.
New! Automatically rename incorrectly tagged song files turning each "Track_01" into a real title.
Convert audio files to formats compatible with your portable player and UPnP-compliant living
room devices.
Create perfect mixes for any mood or occasion.
New! Automatically create perfect mixes from your PC music library.
Add smooth transitions and automatic volume adjustments for studio quality sound.
Create unique sound collages with up to 8 layers of audio.
Automatically burn hundreds of songs across multiple CDs.
Your music, your way.
New! Create personalized ringtones for your mobile phone*** from your music library and send to
your phone with one click – no cables needed.
Enjoy up to 50 hours of Dolby-quality music on a single DVD with custom on-screen menus &
random Shuffle play mode.
New! Choose a menu style for your music DVD that fits your mood, or customize your own.
New! Archive your entire music project including all songs and background artwork.
Automatically add title, artist, and genre information to your audio files - even those captured from
Internet radio or streaming music services.
*** Requires a multimedia capable mobile phone and text messaging with your service provider.
Any text messaging charges are the user's responsibility. For information about supported
phones visit http://www.xingtone.com
Supported audio formats.
Input: Audio CD, MP3, WAV, WMA, Dolby Digital AC-3, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, M4A (iTunes
format), MP4, Playlists (WPL, ASX, M3U)
Output: MP3, WAV, WMA, Dolby Digital AC-3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, MPEG-1/2, M4A, AAC,
Playlists (M3U, PLS, HighMAT, MPV)
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• The capture widget sits on your desktop and is ready to capture audio whenever you are
• Use Sound Editor to record, preview, cut, and enhance audio tracks hiss from analog recordings.
even remove pops &
• Enjoy thousands of songs on a music DVD - navigate by artist, album, or playlist with your TV
remote control.
Video page:
Tab: Video and DVD
Headline (cross the spread):
Turn your home videos into Hollywood-style DVD hits.
With Creator 9 you get Hollywood-quality editing tools. Create and edit professional-looking
videos that you’ll be proud to show on your widescreen HDTV or on your iPod or PSP. Start with
fast video capture. Progress to time-saving automatic movie creation tools like CineMagic®, then
pro-level timeline editing functions to experiment with effects, text, audio and more.
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New! Easily export your video productions to iPod, PSP, or video-enabled cell phones.
Capture analog, digital, and HD video with ease.
New! Capture analog or digital video effortlessly – now with auto-stop for unattended capture and
more extensive capture card support.
Capture HD video from the latest HDV camcorders.
Preview and capture only desired scenes with SmartScan and auto scene detection.
Plug & Burn® automatically records the entire contents of your video camera or VHS tape to
DVD.
Get instant Hollywood effects with CineMagic.
Let CineMagic automatically create a movie from your raw video - complete with soundtrack,
transitions and effects.
New! Easily filter and select those perfect scenes that must be in your movie.
New! Personalize your movie with new professionally-designed themes fit for any occasion.
New! Create a feature-film look with high-quality intros that dazzle audiences.
Powerful timeline video editing tools.
Take control of your production with advanced 32-track timeline tools and the creative freedom to
edit virtually everything.
New! Remove commercials and
discs.
unwanted video segments from your set-top DVD recorder
New! Let Video Doctor auto-correct video color, contrast and brightness – or make manual
adjustments to improve video recorded under poor conditions.
Spice it up with special effects.
Add multiple 2D or 3D effects; adjust their duration or speed.
Overlay multiple images, text or video clips – with adjustable position, 3D rotation, shape and
transparency – and create picture-in-picture effects.
Choose from over 300 Hollywood-style transitions, effects and overlays.
New! Your movie deserves great sound – add multiple audio tracks and use the built-in equalizer
to enhance the audio, and special filters to reduce background camera or wind noise.
Preview everything in real time and make it perfect.
Get the most out of your home theater gear.
Optimize video for your home theater viewing experience with Dolby Digital audio and widescreen
16:9 aspect ratios.
Supports the latest video formats, including, HDV, DivX® HD, TiVo®, and Windows®Media
Center TV recordings.
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• New! Create feature-film look with high-quality intros that dazzle audiences.
• Trim & cut video clips, move them around, set chapter markers, fade audio and add text
DVD page:
Tab: DVD and Video
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When your video is edited exactly the way you want, burn it to a DVD. Creator 9 includes the
same Sonic technology used to create almost all Hollywood DVDs on the market. MyDVD helps
you add impressive flare to your final disc, from widescreen motion menus to Dolby Digital sound.
Your friends and family will beg for encores!
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New! Convert video files for easy transfer to your PSP or other portable player.
Burn Hollywood-style DVDs.
Author professional quality DVDs with custom motion menus, buttons, chapters and background
audio.
Edit titles, personalize text credits and overlay videos and images.
New! Create OpenDVD discs for importing and editing in MyDVD or other popular products, and
let your friends extract their favorite parts.
Maximize video quality and available disc space with Fit-to-DVD compression.
Choose from dozens of DVD menu styles.
New! Customize your DVDs with professionally-designed menu styles.
Available for both standard (4:3) and widescreen (16:9) formats and featuring scene selection
sub-menus, they make every DVD project look like a Hollywood hit.
Set motion or edit the background buttons or audio to fine-tune your menus.
New! Use your own video or photos as menu backgrounds.
Create dazzling DVD slideshows with music.
Mix photos and video clips to create widescreen HD slideshows.
Make your still images come alive with professional transitions, themes, music and pan & zoom
motion effects.
Automatically adjust slideshows to perfectly fit your music's length – or trim the track to work with
just a few photos.
Edit and produce stunning DVDs and HD Blu-ray discs.
Edit HD footage with the built-in editor, and produce high-quality videos.
New! Save to popular HD video formats including MPEG2 HD, DivX HD, and advanced H.264.
New! Create Blu-ray BDAV video discs with hours of high definition video.
Play Hollywood DVDs, VCDs and more on your PC.
Use CinePlayer to play Hollywood DVDs, VCDs, and slideshows on your PC.
New! Enjoy interactive menu options, improved viewing experience and dynamically updated
LiveDisc content.
So many ways to share life memories.
New! Access your music, pictures and video files across home PCs and play back from UPnPcompliant living room devices with a PC remote control.
Supported video formats.
Input: AVI, DV, HD-V, DV-AVI, MPEG-1/2/4, MPEG2-HD, IFO/VOB, DivX, DivX HD, XviD, DVRMS, TiVo, ASF, MOV, WMV, QuickTime, 3GP, MPEG2 Transport Stream, H.264, OpenDVD
Output: AVI, DV-AVI, HD-V, MPEG-1/2/4, MPEG2-HD, DivX, DivX HD, WMV, WMV HD, H.264,
MP4, 3GP
Video disc formats: DVD, Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), Mini DVD, BDAV
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• DVD Menu Styles for every occasion.
• Customize your DVDs with the button gallery.
• Dazzle your audience with impressive results..
Copy page:
Tab: Photo and Copy
Share a lifetime of memories.
Personalize and preserve on CDs and DVDs all the images from life’s most memorable moments.
Creator 9 lets you turn every photo event into a unique opportunity to delight and move your
family and friends. Show off your creativity by producing digital albums, slideshows, calendars,
cards and more. Creator's quick and intuitive tools produce professional-looking results that you'll
be proud of.
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New! Access and share photos through mobile
phones and Internet-enabled portable devices.
Quickly organize and locate your photos.
New! Transfer photos from your cell phone** camera to Media Manager via Bluetooth technology
or USB cable.
Keep thousands of photos organized, using custom views to search and quickly find your
favorites.
Sort and view photos by date taken, most recently imported or used, rating or image quality.
** Requires a multimedia capable mobile phone with USB cable or Bluetooth wireless
connectivity. For information about supported phones, visit www.roxio.com/support
Make every picture perfect.
Crop, rotate, correct brightness and remove red-eye with one click.
Correct exposure, sharpness and color saturation instantly with AutoFix.
Effortlessly turn ordinary photos into striking black & white, sepia or watercolor images.
Experiment as much as you like with cloning, brushes, smart edge detection, layers masking and
other tools.
Impress friends and family with gifts, cards and more.
New! Add your child’s smiling face to a personlized email-ready birthday invitation.
Give a gift calendar of travel photos to your travel companions.
Produce cards and gifts with your photos from dozens of professionally-designed templates for all
occasions.
Use Photo Assistants to create impressive panoramas and photo collages, easily setting layers,
edge fading and transparency effects.
Save ink and paper with predictable and flexible multi-image printing.
Share photos on PCs, mobile phones and devices.
Share photos or whole albums with anyone, anywhere, using LiveShare peer-to-peer technology.
Just select the photos to share and invite your friends to view them with any standard web
browser.
No need to email large attachments or upload to a web site or sharing service.
New! Automatically resizes photos for accessing LiveShare albums from mobile phones or
Internet-enabled portable devices.
New! Easily access your photos, video and music files across all home PCs and play back from
UPnP-compliant living room devices.
Supported image formats.
Input/Output:
JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, GIF