Online Workshop: Scene-4 Making a CD

Getting Started Scene 1: Create a slide show with transitions and music Scene 2: Create a video with music and text Scene 3: Create an object animation with music and text Making a CD (return to Scene-4)

If you've completed the four scenes and the links are all correct. you can now prepare your project for CD or Computer DVD using MediaWorks' Distribution feature. The steps below are for Windows-based computers.

Requires a CD writer and mastering software before proceeding; e.g. Roxio's Easy CD Creator® or Toast.

Tip! We recommend adding a Quit button to the main menu (Scene-4). Otherwise, the viewer must know ALT-F4 or Command-Q to quit the MediaWorks Player. The Quit.pct image (Menu folder) can be added as a button. In the Button Attributes dialog, be sure to check Quit for the Button Type.

1. Save your Project (File>Save or CTRL-S).

2. From Author's main menu, select File>Make Player.

3. In the Save As dialog, choose the desktop, give your Player Document a name. e.g. "EdisonProject" (no spaces!), check the "Share on CD or Computer DVD " checkbox and enter the QuickTime version you're using (Figure 1).

Figure 1 - Save As dialog settings (detail)

Tip! When sharing a MediaWorks Player Document, the viewer will typically require the version of QuickTime used to build the project. To ensure your project can viewed by others, enter the version of QuickTime you are using in the QuickTime version field. You may freely distribute the QuickTime Installer with your project but must complete Apple's license agreement. *

4. After making your settings, click Save.

In a few seconds, a folder with the new name ("EdisonProject" or on Mac, "Distribution") is generated on the desktop. Navigate to and open this folder to find three files:

• EdisonProject.plr, (your entire project file in the form of a single MediaWorks Player Document)
• Player.exe (The MediaWorks Player runs .plr files)
• Autorun.inf (when burned to disc, this file automatically launches the Player.exe which in turn, automatically opens the .plr file).

To create an autorun CD on Windows:

a. Launch your CD/DVD writing software (not included with MediaWorks).
b. Insert and format a blank CD-R or DVD-R (disc). If desired, give your disc a name (11 Characters maximum).
c. Copy the three files created above onto the newly formatted disc.
d. Copy the QuickTime installer to the disc.
e. Burn the disc.

You should now have an autostart CD/DVD for any Windows computer with CD/DVD Autoplay enabled. If CD/DVD Autoplay is disabled, open the CD/DVD and double-click the .plr file to play. In either case, if needed, the QuickTime Installer will launch. If the installer is not on the CD/DVD, the viewer will be directed to Apple's QuickTime download page.

* The latest stand alone QuickTime installers are available at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download

* The QuickTime Software Licensing Agreement is available at http://developer.apple.com/softwarelicensing/agreements/quicktime.html

Thanks for taking the time to take MediaWorks Online Workshop. If you've made it through, congratulations! If not, we want to know where you ran into trouble. We're constantly updating and adding new materials. Contact us with your suggestions!