CD Writer Settings

For more information about copying/burning, see CD Burning Tips from the Media Center Interact Help menu.

CD WRITER

Lists the writable CD-ROM drive to be used for writing the audio CD. If your writable CD-ROM drive(s) are not listed, click the Detect button and Media Center will scan your system for them.

WRITE SPEED

The CD write speed. The drop-down menu will list the available write speeds for your burner (for example, 1x to 12x). Some computer systems cannot handle the top speed of a CD writer so if you experience problems, the first thing to try is to lower your writing speed.

GENERAL OPTIONS

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Test Mode. If this option is checked, Media Center will test the CD writing process without actually writing to the disk.

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Eject After Write. If this option is checked, Media Center will eject the CD when it completes.

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Play Sound After Write. If this is checked, Media Center will alert you when the writing process is over by playing a sound.

AUDIO CD OPTIONS

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Decode MP3 Files Directly To CD. If this is checked, mp3 files will be decoded and burned to the CD simultaneously. If this is not checked, mp3 files are converted to WAV format prior to the start of the burn process. Decoding and burning simultaneously puts more of a burden on your CPU, so if you are having problems with the burn failing part way through, deselect this option. Note that if you select the normalization feature, this checkbox will have no effect since all files need conversion to WAV in that case.

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Write CD-Text. If your burner supports it, Media Center will write special "CD-Text" information onto burned audio CDs. This consists of the CD title and the track names, which will then be displayed on home or auto CD players that support this feature.

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Apply Cross-Fade and DSP Effects to the CD. See Audio Analysis for more information.