CD/DVD Creator
is a CD and DVD burner.
12.7.1.1. Using CD/DVD Creator
To open select
System > CD/DVD Creator
. You can access the Help manual can be accessed by pressing the
F1
key or clicking
Help > Contents
on the top menu bar.
To create a data disc:
-
Drag the files and folders, that you want to write to CD or DVD, to the
CD/DVD Creator
folder.
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Insert a writeable CD or DVD into your writer device. Doing this step first usually opens the
CD/DVD Creator
automatically. You can configure the
CD/DVD Creator
to open automatically by going to
System > Preferences > Hardware > Multimedia Systems Selector
and on the
Audio
and
Video
tabs select
Autodetect
from the drop-down menu.
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Click the
Write to Disc
button, or choose
File > Write to CD/DVD
. Choose to write to your
CD/DVD
or to a
File Image
. An image file (ISO) is a normal file that will be saved to your computer and you can write to a CD later.
You can type a name for your CD or DVD in the
Disc name
window and select a
Write speed
from the drop-down under
Write Options
. You will also see the size of your data that will be written to the disc.
-
Press the
Write
button to copy your data to the CD/DVD.
To write a disc image to a CD/DVD, right-click on the
Disc Image File
, then choose
Write to Disc
from the popup menu.
To make a copy of a CD or DVD
-
Insert the disc you want to copy.
-
Choose
Places > CD/DVD Creator
from the top panel menu bar.
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Right-click on the
CD
icon, and choose
Copy Disc
.
-
Follow the
Write to Disc
dialogue as above.
If you have only one write drive the program will first create a file on your computer. The original disk will be ejected, and ask you to change it for a blank disk to copy on.
