Burn a Mixed Disc

The Mixed Disc option allows you to burn mixed content to CD. The different disc formats (CD Extra, Mixed Mode CD, and HighMAT) allow you to burn different types of media to the same disc. Each of the formats is slightly different, so the different formats are presented separately below.

CD Extra

The CD Extra format allows you to burn audio files (in CDA, MP3, WAV, or WMA format) and the audio of video files in Audio CD format followed by data files and folders on the same CD-R/RW disc. You can play the music on your computer with the proper playback software or in a normal CD player, and view the data files like a normal data disc.

To burn a CD Extra disc, do this:

1. Open Power2Go. In the Select a Burning Task window, click the Mixed Disc icon, then select CD Extra. The CD Extra window opens.

2. Select your burning drive from the drop-down box.

3. Drag and drop music or video files to the middle pane. (Dragging a folder to the pane adds the files it contains, but does not create a folder on the disc.)

Note: If you drag music or video files to the bottom pane, you will be unable to play them later, as they will be read as data files.

• To remove a file, highlight it, then click .

• To remove all files, click .

• To move a file up or down in the list, highlight it, then click or .

• To play a file before burning, highlight it, then click . Click to stop. Drag the slider to set the audio volume level.

4. Drag and drop data files and folders to the bottom pane. (Dragging a folder to the pane creates a folder on the disc.)

5. When you have added all of the content that you want to burn, click . The Configuration/Information window opens to the Burner tab, to allow you to set your burning configuration. (For more information, see Burner Tab.)

6. Make any necessary modifications to your burning configuration, then click Burn. Power2Go burns the disc.

7. When burning is complete, select an option in the dialog box that opens:
   • Click Print Label to print a disc label. The LabelPrint program opens. For information on using LabelPrint, please check the program's online help system.

Note: LabelPrint is an optional feature for Power2Go. In your version of Power2Go, this feature may be limited or unavailable.

• Click View Log to view the burning log. The log opens in your default TXT editor, where you can view and save it.

Mixed Mode CD

Mixed Mode format allows you to burn data files and folders followed by audio files (in CDA, MP3, WAV, or WMA format) and the audio of video files in Audio CD format on the same CD-R/RW disc. You can play the music on your computer with the proper playback software, and view the data files like a normal data disc.

To burn a Mixed Mode CD disc, do this:

1. Open Power2Go. In the Select a Burning Task window, click the Mixed Disc icon, then select Mixed Mode CD. The Mixed Mode CD window opens.

2. Select your burning drive from the drop-down box.

3. Drag and drop data files and folders to the middle pane. (Dragging a folder to the pane creates a folder on the disc.)

4. Drag and drop music or video files to the bottom pane. (Dragging a folder to the pane adds the files it contains, but does not create a folder on the disc.)

Note: If you drag music or video files to the middle pane, you will be unable to play them later, as they will be read as data files.

• To remove a file, highlight it, then click .

• To remove all files, click .

• To move a file up or down in the list, highlight it, then click or .

• To play a file before burning, highlight it, then click . Click to stop. Drag the slider to set the audio volume level.

5. When you have added all of the content that you want to burn, click . The Configuration/Information window opens to the Burner tab, to allow you to set your burning configuration. (For more information, see Burner Tab.)

6. Make any necessary modifications to your burning configuration, then click Burn. Power2Go burns the disc.

7. When burning is complete, select an option in the dialog box that opens:
   • Click Print Label to print a disc label. The LabelPrint program opens. For information on using LabelPrint, please check the program's online help system.

Note: LabelPrint is an optional feature for Power2Go. In your version of Power2Go, this feature may be limited or unavailable.

• Click View Log to view the burning log. The log opens in your default TXT editor, where you can view and save it.

HighMAT CD

HighMAT format allows you to burn a specially formatted data disc with movie, image, and music files that can be played on your computer or on a HighMAT player. Since the files are copied onto the disc instead of encoded, this format offers the advantage of retaining the original file quality.

To burn a HighMAT disc, do this:

1. Open Power2Go. In the Select a Burning Task window, click the Mixed Disc icon, then select HighMAT. The HighMAT window opens.

2. Select your burning drive from the drop-down box.

3. Highlight the files or folders you want to burn, then drag to the destination disc or click .
   • Click the Music, Photo, and Video icons to display the files that have been added under each category.

   • To remove a file, highlight it, then click .

   • To remove all files, click .

   • To move a file up or down in the list, highlight it, then click or .

   • To play a file before burning, highlight it, then click . The Media Preview window opens, in which you can preview media clips using full playback controls.

4. When you have added all of the content that you want to burn, click . The Configuration/Information window opens to the Burner tab, to allow you to set your burning configuration. (For more information, see Burner Tab.)

5. Make any necessary modifications to your burning configuration, then click Burn. Power2Go burns the disc.

6. When burning is complete, select an option in the dialog box that opens:
   • Click Print Label to print a disc label. The LabelPrint program opens. For information on using LabelPrint, please check the program's online help system.

Note: LabelPrint is an optional feature for Power2Go. In your version of Power2Go, this feature may be limited or unavailable.

• Click View Log to view the burning log. The log opens in your default TXT editor, where you can view and save it.