3.1.2 D
RAGGING FROM
W
INDOWS
E
XPLORER
You can create an album with folders and files from Windows Explorer. Simply drag the folder with
audio files and drop it onto the album list in Media Organizer to make a new album. Different types
of music will be added, and if there is an image file in the folder, it will become the album icon.
You can also add different types of music separately. Simply select an audio file in Windows
Explorer and drag it to an album or to the Playlist of Media Organizer.
3.1.3 C
REATING AN
A
UDIO
A
LBUM FROM
CD
Encoding Format
In Media Organizer, you can encode music from CD to WMA or MP3 format. The format can
be selected from [Option] on the [Tool] menu. The default format is set to ‘Encode to WMA for-
mat.’ If you want MP3 format, select ‘Encode to MP3 format’ and then click [Change] to select
the folder of MP3 encoder. You must download an MP3 encoder from the Internet. Currently,
only BladEnc (BladeEnc.dll) is supported.
Caution:
You can not encode to MP3 with software that is incompatible with Medi@ TV. You
must first download BladeEnc.dll from ‘www.bladeenc.mp3.no’ to a folder and appoint the loca-
tion of the file. If BladeEnc.dll does not exist in the appointed folder, you can not encode to
MP3. Deleting BladeEnc.dll can cause errors during the process of copying music from CD.
Importing music from CD
Depending on the encoding format, you can import music from CDs with the following procedure.
1. Insert an audio CD into the CD-ROM drive.
2. Select
File-Import-From Audio CD
.
3. It will download CD information from the Internet and will show the title, artist, year, label,
and genre of the CD. Check the information and then click
Next
.
4. If you select ‘All Tracks,’ all tracks on the CD will be copied.
If you select ‘Select Tracks,’ the playlist of the CD will show so you can use checkboxes to
select the music you want to copy.
5. Once you click on
Next
, the music will start copying. It may take some time to copy CD
music into WMA or MP3 format.
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