Walkthrough: Roxio Creator 2011 Digital Media Suite  (9/2011)

    by Douglas Dixon

Learning Center
Features and Enhancements
Roxio Creator Applications
Visual Tour - Interface and Functions
Roxio Streamer
Roxio Video Capture USB
Roxio Creator 2011 Products

A summary of the new Roxio Creator 2011 -- 
    Key new features and enhancements, plus a visual tour of the interface and applications.

Roxio Creator 2011 is Roxio’s flagship suite of digital media applications -- Roxio describes it as the leading toolset for digital media with over 350 million units shipped worldwide, and in 2009, Roxio digital media applications secured almost 50% category share in North American retail (www.roxio.com).

Creator is a deep collection of media tools, with over 10 major applications to handle data, video, music, and images, plus 20-some additional tools for dedicated tasks. Recent versions of the Creator suite have added more sharing options, from converting to portable devices, uploading and sharing online, plus support for high-definition video, especially though AVCHD camcorders and Blu-ray Disc drives.

New 3D and Streamer

But the big new addition for 2011 is support for creating 3D productions -- you can import, edit, and export 3D videos and photo creations, and view then on your computer, online, and on 3D TVs from DVD or Blu-ray disc. Creator also solves the chicken-and-egg problem of getting content for new technology formats by allowing you to get started without requiring any new hardware displays or cameras -- you can view 3D on standard displays with red/blue anaglyph glasses, convert existing 2D photos and videos to 3D, and even view 2D videos in 3D in real time.

The other major addition is Roxio Streamer, software that turns your PC into a media server, so you can view your content over your home network on other PCs and on compatible consumer electronics devices. Plus Streamer allows you to share your media folders over the Internet, so friends and family can log in and view your clips though a Web browser.

Creator 2011 adds other improvements for editing, including video stabilization for shaky home movies, video rotation for digital camera videos, plus additional sharing options including iPad device support, direct publishing to Facebook, higher-quality DVD menus, and additional project templates. The new Creator also has faster processing through processor and graphics card acceleration.

Creator Design

Creator 2011 continues the emphasis on  consumer-friendly design, with an approachable and friendly design, with a main launch pad application for quick access to tasks and creation tools, plus an integrated Learning Center with video tutorials and how-to articles.

Use the main Roxio Creator launch pad application to access the right tool for the job: Capture and import video, audio, and photos, from analog and digital devices, including HD camcorders. Edit and transfer directly to CD, DVD, and Blu-ray, or convert to other formats. Create projects and compilations. Then Enjoy and share your movies, music, and photo mixes on disc, on your TV, online on YouTube, and on portable devices like the iPad.

       Creator 2011 - Home tab

The Creator suite also deep roots. Roxio is the consumer brand of Sonic Solutions, which is a long-time leader in professional DVD and Blu-ray authoring, and is growing in digital media for home consumer electronics (www.sonic.com). The data copy and burn part of the suite goes back to Easy CD Creator for disk burning, which expanded to Easy Media Creator with DVD, and now is plain Creator. Sonic also added tools like MyDVD and BackOnTrack for backup. Plus the suite include digital media editing tools for music, photos, and movies, built around a core of rather comprehensive applications including VideoWave and PhotoSuite (originally from MGI).

Creator 2011 Products

See my articles on previous releases:

• Roxio Creator 2010 Digital Media Suite (8/2009)
• Digital Media Suites for Mobile Media: Nero 8 Ultra Edition and Roxio Easy Media Creator 10 (4/2008)
• Summary: Roxio Easy Media Creator 10 (11/2007)
  
• Desktop Digital Media Trends 2007 -- with Roxio Easy Media Creator 9 (2/2007)
• Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 (2/2006)
• Roxio Easy Media Creator 7.5 Suite (8/2005)
• Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 (CNET Reviews, 3/2004)

Find related Sonic / Roxio articles in the Manifest Tech Blog

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Learning Center

The expanded Learning Center is the bottom tab on the Creator 2011 screen. It includes a selection of  video tutorials for each media type that you can watch to see how specific tasks are performed (e.g., Burn data across multiple discs, Create 3D discs, Capture Internet audio, Restore old photos).

Most video tutorials also have accompanying step-by-step PDF instructions that you also can print out and reference. The Tutorials are hosted online, with new material added regularly.

       Learning Center

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Features and Enhancements

    Key features and new enhancements in Roxio Creator 2011

Roxio Creator 2011

• Digital media suite for video, music, photo, authoring, and burning
• Edit movies and create DVDs and Blu-ray Discs
• Comprehensive 3D support:
• Capture, edit, create, and share personal 3D photos, videos, and projects
• Edit in 3D, create SD and HD 3D movies on DVD
• Convert standard 2D digital photos and home videos to 3D content
• Create 3D photos from existing cameras: 3D from two 2D photos (or single photo)
• Enjoy 3D on standard PCs, HDTVs, YouTube
• Anaglyph glasses in box

New / Enhanced Suite Enhancements

• New - 3D video support - Edit, convert, burn to DVD, watch 3D video
• New - 3D photo support - Create 3D photos, from pair of photos or single photo from standard camera
• New - Roxio Streamer by HipServ - Use home PC as media server
  • Securely access media from the road via a browser
  • Access media from home PCs and compatible consumer electronic devices
  •             (TVs, DVD players, game consoles -- via UPNP and DLNA)
• New - Video stabilization for shaky home movies
• New - Video rotation between portrait and landscape (especially for digital camera videos)
• Additional project templates for creating personalized DVDs, high-resolution calendars, cards
• New - Connected devices - iPad device support
• New - Web sharing - Direct publishing to Facebook
• New - Higher-quality DVD menus, Web MKV file import
• Enhanced - Built-in Learning Center
  • Dozens of video tutorials and printable step-by-step instructions for quick help
• Faster processing - processor and graphics card acceleration
  • Intel i7 and i9, ATI Stream, NVIDIA CUDA technologies
  • Reduce rendering and encoding times
• Redesigned - File backup and recovery

New Easy Personal 3D

Create 3D video productions in VideoWave and MyDVD

• Supports standard 2D photo and video file formats
• 3D video editing views and preview - Simplified Storyline, and advanced 32-track Timeline
• Full range of 3D video editing options
  • including trimming, title creation, narration, music tracks, video correction
• 3D-like video transitions and special effects
• 2D to 3D real-time video conversion
• Author videos and photo shows to 3D-enabled DVDs and Blu-ray Discs
• Export to common 3D video file formats
  • including RealD format for personal home 3D TV
• Direct upload of 3D video to YouTube

Create 3D Photos app

• Import common 3D photo formats: Side-by-side, Top/bottom, Fuji MPO
• 2D to 3D photo conversion
• Export 3D photos: Side-by-side, Top/bottom, Anaglyph

View 3D productions with CinePlayer

• Play common video file formats
• Support common 3D video frame formats:
• Side-by-side, Top/bottom, Row Interleaved, Anaglyph
• Real-time 2D to 3D conversion for playback, with display format and depth adjustments

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Roxio Creator Applications

Creator Components

The Creator 2011 suite includes tools for working with media formats (video, audio, photos), disc tools (CD, DVD, Blu-ray), and options for sharing on disc, online, and to portable devices.

• Video & Movies - Edit videos and create DVDs like a pro - even in 3D
• Music & Audio - Rip music and convert audio files to popular formats
• Photos - Fix and enhance photos, make cards, calendars and slideshows
• Disc Burn and Copy - Back up, copy, burn CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs
• Share - Share on DVD, portable devices, YouTube or Facebook
• Access - Share videos and movies over Internet with Roxio Streamer
• DVD Creation - Create and play DVDs and Blu-ray Discs
• Mobile Devices - Convert and transfer from PC to mobile phones, iPod, etc.
• Built-in Learning Center with dozens of video tutorials and printable step-by-step instructions

Creator Applications

• Roxio Creator 2011 - Main interface, select media (Data,Video, Audio, Photo) and task (Import, Edit, Create, Enjoy)
• BackOnTrack - Scheduled Backup selected files: location, date, type, Restore
• CinePlayer - DVD / VCD playback, plus HD Blu-ray / AVCHD
• Creator Classic - Archive to CD, DVD, multiple discs
• Label Creator - Design with styles, graphics
• Music Disc Creator -  Import, clean/edit, add info, export / burn music compilations
• MyDVD -  Create disc projects - DVD / [S]VCD, plus HD Blu-ray / AVCHD
• PhotoSuite - Repair, enhance, share digital photos
• Roxio Burn - Enable drag and drop burn for specific discs
• Sound Editor - Record, apply effects, enhance, convert audio
• Video Copy & Convert - Copy entire DVD, or create compilation to files, disc, portable devices
• VideoWave - Create video productions with video, photos, music

Creator also includes a broad array of assistant applications for specific tasks in processing discs, video, audio, and photos, as well as common tools for media organization, including:

• Media Import - Common media capture / import: Record and copy images, audio, video, DVD titles
• Media Manager - Organize and view media files, with smart views & albums
• Disc Image Loader - Install disc image file as virtual / emulated drive
• Express Labeler - Make disc labels, inserts, sleeves, case covers
• Plug and Burn - Capture from DV tape direct to DVD disc
• AVCHD Archive - Capture from AVCHD camcorder (folder) to DVD
• SyncIt! - Drag and drop convert video, photos, music formats, transfer to portable device
• Share Video - Upload to YouTube
• Multiple Audio CD Importer - Rip audio CDs from multiple drives, transfer to portable devices
• LP and Tape Assistant - Convert LPs and tapes to digital - Record, Identify & Enhance, Output
• Easy Audio Capture - Capture streaming audio from sound card, extract songs, transfer to iTunes
• Audio Converter - Batch convert formats, rename based on tags, transfer to portable devices
• Audio Tag Editor - Update audio tags, manually, or online music database
• Audiobook Creator - Convert CDs and files to MP3s or iTunes, chapters as tracks
• Music Disc Creator -  Import, clean/edit, add info, export / burn music compilations
• DVD Music Assistant - Music on DVD Video, with menus and track lists, 25 hrs/1 layer
• Slideshow Assistant - Create photo slide show with audio and transitions, send to VideoWave or MyDVD
• Panorama Assistant - Combine multiple overlapping photos
• Photo Projects Assistant - Create personalized calendars, greeting cards, and more
• Print Assistant - Arrange photos on pages to print
• Photo Email Assistant - Email individual photos or slideshows
• Share Photo - Share photos online (Facebook)

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Visual Tour -- Interface and Features

    A visual tour of Roxio Easy Media Creator 2011 interface elements and associated features

The Creator 2011 suite includes over 10 major applications to handle data, video, music, and images, plus additional integrated applications and specific tools for dedicated tasks.

These are listed below, grouped by tabs in the Creator application (which correspond to media types):

• Home - Frequent tasks
• Data / Copy - Create (Burn, Labels), Copy (Disc, Image, Convert), Backup (and Restore)
• Video / Movies - Import, Edit and Transfer, Create (DVDs, Labels), Enjoy (Play, Manage, Share)
• Music / Audio - Import (Rip CDs, Digitize LPs and Tapes), Edit and Transfer, Create (Discs, Labels), Enjoy (Manage)
• Photo - Import, Edit (Enhance), Create (3D, Slideshows), Enjoy (Share, Browse)
• Learning Center - Play how-to video clips, View Step by Step PDFs (see Learning Center above)

Creator / Home Tab

The Roxio Creator 2011 provides a launch pad for accessing the capabilities of the suite. It provides tabs down the left side to select the media type you want to work with (Data,Video, Audio, Photo), and then lists the tasks to perform on that media, grouped by category (Import, Edit, Create, Enjoy). Each tab also includes commonly-used tasks along the top.

Some tasks like Copy / Burn Disc are built in; otherwise, the control panel will launch the appropriate external application or assistant tool to perform the selected task. (External tasks are marked with a shortcut arrow.)

The list of tasks is also organized under the File menu. You also can launch the major applications individually from the Start menu (see Roxio Creator Applications above).

       Creator - Music / Audio Tab

• Built in: Burn Data Disc, Burn Disc Image, Copy Disc, Burn Audio CDs
• External Apps: Create DVDs, Edit Video - Advanced, Copy and Convert Video

Additional disc tools also are listed under Tools menu (Eject, Information, Erase, Finalize, Disc Image).

Help is available for each tool in Windows Help format, and through Roxio Online Support.

Data / Copy Tab - and Backup

Back up, copy, and burn to disc - CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs

• Copy data, audio, photo or video CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs
• Archive and share on CDs or DVDs, span across multiple discs
• Back up to CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc, network drive. Scheduled or manually
• Create custom DVD compilations - 9 GB DVD movie onto standard 4.7 GB disc
• Convert DVD video, web video, video files to preferred format for portable devices
• Burn multiple DVD copies from ISO Image file

For disc burning and archiving, you can use the built-in Copy and Burn tools for discs and disc image files (virtual discs, stored as files on hard disk). Use the new Roxio Burn widget to drag and drop files for burning or copying on your desktop. Roll out Creator Classic for more control of archiving files to CD and DVD, and BackOnTrack for scheduled backups of selected files. Then use Label Creator to design disc labels, as well as inserts and sleeves.

       Copy Disc (built-in)

Create - Burn discs (CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc) or disc image files; Create disc labels

• Burn Data Disc (built-in) - Create and burn data CD, DVD, BD,
• Burn Disc Image (built-in) - Create and burn disc image
• Burn Data Disc - Advanced (Creator Classic) - Archive to disc, multiple discs - with encryption
• Create Labels (Express Labeler) - Make disc labels, inserts, sleeves, case covers
• Create Labels - Advanced (Label Creator) - Design custom labels with styles, graphics

Copy - Copy discs (CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc) or disc image files

• Copy Disc (built-in) - Duplicate non copy-protected discs
• Copy Disc to Image (built-in) - Duplicate non copy-protected disc to disc image
• Copy and Convert Video (Video Copy & Convert) - Copy entire DVD, or create compilation to files, disc, portable devices

Backup - Backup and restore files

• Backup and Restore (BackOnTrack) - Scheduled Backup selected files: location, date, type

Tools Menu

Additional disc tools are listed under Tools menu

• Eject / Close Drive Tray (built-in) - For specific drive
• Get Disc Information (built-in) - For drive and inserted disc
• Erase Disc (built-in) - Quick or Full erase
• Finalize Disc (built-in) - Finish disc when done writing, DVD+/-R
• Load Disc Image (Disc Image Loader) - Install disc image file as virtual / emulated drive
• Configure Roxio Burn Desktop App (Options) - Enable for specific drives

Was in Creator 2010

• Catalog Your Discs (built-in) - Disc Gallery: Index contents of discs: files, folders, audio 

Video / Movies Tab - and DVD

Edit videos and create DVDs - now in 3D

• Import and edit standard and HD videos
• Edit automatically, or with transition, overlays, effects
• Rotate, Add picture-in-picture effects, titles and scrolling credits
• Video stabilization of shaky footage
• Auto-adjust color, brightness and contrast
• Access and share videos and movies on your PC from the Internet
• Capture streaming web videos (YouTube)
• Convert to play on portable devices
• Archive and trim TiVo shows and movies to DVD and Blu-ray Disc

Creator 2011 centralizes the handling of multiple digital media types (audio, images, video) with common applications: Media Import to import and record videos and photos, and Media Manager to organize and view media files. Then use the media-specific tools to edit, enhance, convert, and share media files.

Use VideoWave for extensive video editing, or use CineMagic to automatically generate a polished movie from video clips and photos. For more focused tasks, use Video Copy & Convert to copy entire DVDs, or to create video compilations to files, disc, and portable devices. Use SyncIt! for drag and drop conversion and transfer to portable devices.

Use MyDVD to author projects to disc, for DVD and [S]VCD, plus high-def Blu-ray and AVCHD. Then run CinePlayer to play back material in all these formats.

       VideoWave

3D Video Editing

Then to work with 3D video, both VideoWave and MyDVD can import video in a variety of 3D formats, as well as convert 2D video to 3D -- to preview, edit, enhance, and author in 3D. However, not all editing options are available in 3D, including stabilization and rotation effects. It's also best to avoid effects that distort the video, blur edges, or adjust colors (for anaglyph) -- which can lessen the 3D effect. With MyDVD, you can author 3D DVDs in anaglyph or RealD format, albeit without menus (but with chapters). You even can author 3D in high definition, and burn in AVCHD format to a standard DVD, which will play in HD on Blu-ray players. Or upload to YouTube to view online in 3D.

And to view 3D video, CinePlayer not only plays 3D videos, but it also converts 2D standard-def video to 3D -- in real time. It supports a variety of display formats, including active shutter, line polarized, and anaglyph. You can even adjust the 3D format during playback, including the 3D depth and position.

3D Video Formats

• Capture 3D video from stereoscopic cameras (such as Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D models)
• Import and edit 3D video in common 3D formats (VideoWave):
  • Side-by-side left/right and right/left -- full and half width
  • Top/bottom left/right and right/left -- full and half width
  • Anaglyph red/cyan
  • Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D - MPO Multi-Picture format (3D digital camera)
  • RealD (used by most 3D TVs)
• Preview 3D video on a variety of 3D display technologies (VideoWave):
  • Anaglyph -- With red/cyan glasses (for standard monitors)
  • Polarized LCD -- Polarized screens with polarized glasses
  • DLP (Digital Light Processing)
  • Active shutter - 3D HDTVs / NVIDIA 3D Vision with active shutter glasses
• Export 3D video in common 3D video formats (VideoWave):
  • Anaglyph red/cyan
  • Side-by-side / top/bottom - L/R & R/L -- full and half
  • RealD

Import - Capture video and archive from camcorders

• Capture Video (Media Import) - Common media capture / import: Record and copy images, audio, video, DVD titles
• Plug and Burn (Plug and Burn) - Capture from DV tape direct to DVD disc
• Archive AVCHD Video (AVCHD Archive) - Capture from AVCHD camcorder (folder) to DVD

Edit and Transfer - Edit and convert video

• Edit Video - Automatically (CineMagic) - Make auto movie from video clips and photos
• Edit Video - Advanced (VideoWave) - Create video productions with video, photos, music
• Drag and Drop Convert (SyncIt!) - Convert video, photos, music formats, transfer to portable device
• Copy and Convert Video (Video Copy & Convert) - Copy entire DVD, or create compilation to files, disc, portable devices

Create - DVDs and Labels

• Create DVDs (MyDVD) -  Create disc projects - DVD / [S]VCD, plus HD Blu-ray / AVCHD
• Create Labels (Express Labeler) - Make disc labels, inserts, sleeves, case covers
• Create Labels - Advanced (Label Creator) - Design with styles, graphics

Enjoy - Manage and Play Videos

• Play Movies (CinePlayer) - DVD / VCD playback, plus HD Blu-ray / AVCHD
• Browse and Manage Media (Media Manager) - Organize and view media files, with smart views & albums
• Share Video (Share Video) - Upload to YouTube

Music / Audio Tab

Rip music and convert audio files to popular formats

• Rip audio tracks from CD, capture Internet radio
• Sound Editor - Trim, combine tracks, normalize, effects
• Digitize classic analog LPs and cassette tapes, clean up pops and hissing
• Convert audio books to iTunes format, with chapters
• Automatically add title, artist and genre
• Create music mix playlists, auto beat matching synchronizes rhythm from song to song
• Create DVD Music Discs with menu access to 50 hours of music
• Create custom ringtones

The central audio tool in the Creator suite is Sound Editor, to record audio, apply effects, enhance, and convert formats. But you also can work with music to capture audio and create music discs, with a variety of Assistant tools for recording and converting, plus Music Disc Creator to import tracks, clean and edit, add song information, and then export or burn music compilations.

       Easy Audio Capture

Import - Rip CDs, Record LPs and Tapes, Capture from Sound Card

• Rip (built-in) - Extract music tracks from audio CD
• Rip - Advanced (Multiple Audio CD Importer) - Rip audio CDs from multiple drives, transfer to portable devices
• Digitize LPs and Tapes (LP and Tape Assistant) - Convert LPs and tapes to digital - Record, Identify & Enhance, Output
• Capture Audio from Sound Card (Easy Audio Capture) - Streaming audio or from sound card, extract songs, transfer to iTunes

Edit and Transfer - Batch Convert, Edit Audio, Create Audiobooks

• Batch Convert and Transfer (Audio Converter) - Convert formats, rename based on tags, transfer to portable devices
• Edit Song Information (Audio Tag Editor) - Update audio tags, manually, or online music database
• Edit Audio (Sound Editor) - Record, apply effects, enhance, convert audio
• Create Audiobooks (Audiobook Creator) - Convert CDs and files to MP3s or iTunes, chapters as tracks

Create - Copy and Burn Music CDs, Create Labels

• Burn Audio CDs (built-in) - Create playable audio CDs
• Burn MP3 CDs (built-in) - Create CDs with MP3 music 
• Copy Disc (built-in) - Duplicate non copy-protected discs
• Create Music Disc Projects (Music Disc Creator) -  Import, clean/edit, add info, export / burn music compilations
• Create DVD Music Discs (DVD Music Assistant) - Music on DVD Video, with menus and track lists, 25 hrs/1 layer
• Create Labels (Express Labeler) - Make disc labels, inserts, sleeves, case covers
• Create Labels - Advanced (Label Creator) - Design with styles, graphics

Enjoy - Browse and Mange Media

• Browse and Manage Media (Media Manager) - Organize and view media files, with smart views & albums

Photo Tab

Fix and enhance photos, then make cards, calendars and slideshows

• Edit and enhance photos -  fix red eye, erase blemishes, correct color, add effects
• Create online multimedia slideshows - Roxio PhotoShow service
• Restore old photos - Remove scratches, adjust exposure, crop, straighten, adjust color
• Create photo projects - Calendars, collages, gift cards
• Create panoramas - Stitch pictures side-by-side

The core photo application in Creator 2011 is PhotoSuite to repair, enhance, and share digital photos.  Plus there are a variety of Assistant tools to enhance photos (including in batches), create slideshows and other collections, and upload online.

        PhotoSuite

3D Photo Creation

To work with 3D photos, the new Create 3D Photos application allows you to view photos in 3D and adjust the stereo positioning before exporting. It imports photos in three formats:

• Existing 3D formats - Including side by side and the MPO format from Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D digital cameras, including the FinePix Real 3D W3 (www.fujifilm.com/products/3d/camera/finepix_real3dw3)
• Photo pairs taken with a standard camera - Made by moving the camera a few inches between shots to simulate human stereo vision
• Standard 2D photos - Which can be converted into 3D

Creator 2011 does not support editing photos in 3D (i.e., in PhotoSuite). You can export individual photos in a variety of 3D formats to show on the compatible displays, or in anaglyph red/cyan to view on standard displays. Or create a 3D slideshow, or import 3D photos into VideoWave and MyDVD to include in your video productions to show on compatible displays, including AVCHD HD content on 3D TVs.

3D Photo Formats (Create 3D Photos)

• Import 3D photos in common 3D formats
  • Left/right, Side-by-side, Top/bottom
  • MPO -- FinePix REAL 3D digital camera
• Export 3D photos in common 3D formats
  • Side-by-side, Top/bottom
  • Anaglyph red/cyan

      Create 3D Photos

Import - Import photos

• Import Photos (Media Import) - Common media capture / import: Record and copy images, audio, video, DVD titles

Edit - Edit and Enhance Photos

• Edit Photos (PhotoSuite) - Repair, enhance, share digital photos
• Enhance Multiple Photos (Photo Enhancement Assistant) -  Edit batch of photos: resize, rotate, adjust, effects, convert

Create - Create Photo Shows

• NEW - Create 3D Photos (Create 3D Photos) - Create 3D photos from a 2D image or a pair of images
• Create Slideshows (Slideshow Assistant) - Create photo slide show with audio and transitions, send to VideoWave or MyDVD
• Create PhotoShows (Photo Show Express) - Create shows with up to 400 photos, share online
• Create Panoramas  (Panorama Assistant) - Combine multiple overlapping photos
• Create Projects (Photo Projects Assistant) - Create personalized calendars, greeting cards, and more
• Create Labels (Express Labeler) - Make disc labels, inserts, sleeves, case covers
• Create Labels - Advanced (Label Creator) - Design with styles, graphics

Enjoy - Print and Share Photos

• Print (Print Assistant) - Arrange photos on pages to print
• Email (Photo Email Assistant) - Email individual photos or slideshows
• Browse and Manage Media (Media Manager) - Organize and view media files, with smart views & albums
• NEW - Share Photos (Share Photo) - Share photos online (Facebook)

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Roxio Streamer

The new Roxio Streamer turns your desktop PC into a media server for the home. It supports UPNP and DLNA technology, allowing you to access your PC media files from any PC on your home network, as well as from connected DLNA consumer electronics devices. Look for DLNA support in many new TVs, AV receivers, set-top DVD players and game systems including the Sony PS3.

      Roxio Streamer

Beyond the home, Roxio Streamer also allows you to share your media across the Internet, making it available securely through a Web browser (using Adobe Flash). You can organize your media in albums and share them with family and friends directly from your home system, without needing to upload and synchronize with a separate online storage site.

A premium service is available for $19.99 per year, including access to your media from an iPhone and Android-based phones.

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Roxio Video Capture USB

To help convert your older tapes and other media, the Roxio Video Capture USB is a separate hardware device that is designed to work with Creator 2011 to capture older analog material (VHS tapes, LPs, and audio tapes) and convert into digital formats.

Hook up the video and audio from your external source (VHS player, LP turntable, and audio cassette player).

Creator then can capture your material, convert into digital files of for portable players, and even separate out individual song tracks and look up title, artist and genre information.

• Preserve your VHS, Hi8, and V8 movies and home videos, transfer to DVD
• Transfer LPs audio tapes to CDs or portable players, automatically add song information
• Capture video from most analog camcorders, VCRs, even DVD players
• Capture video at full resolution, DVD-quality (720x480)
• Automatic NTSC/PAL detection
• Video inputs: Composite video (RCA), S-Video (mini-DIN)
• Audio inputs: Stereo audio (RCA x2)
• $39.99
• www.roxio.com/enu/products/creator/device

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Roxio Creator 2011 Products

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