18 ULEAD BURN.NOW USER GUIDE
Making an audio disc
An audio disc is a disc that holds songs or music. Burn.Now makes the audio disc
production process easy for you. Simply compile your audio files, then create your
audio disc.
To create an audio disc:
1. In the
Select a Task
dialog box, select
Create Disc
and then select
Audio
disc
.
2. Choose a data format that will allow your disc player to recognize and play the
disc:
•
Audio CD
- Records audio in Compact Disc-Digital Audio (CD-DA) format on
CD-R or CD-RW media. A disc may contain up to 99 tracks or songs. Audio CD
can be played on any CD or DVD player, such as portable units or the CD-
ROM/DVD-ROM drive in your PC.
•
DVD-Audio
- Records audio in LPCM stereo (44.1 kHz, 16-bit stereo) on
DVD. A DVD disc can contain up to 99 tracks or songs. Audio are saved as
.aob files in the AUDIO_TS folder on the DVD.
DVDs burned in this format can be played in DVD-Audio capable players. When you
play the DVD, use the player’s controls or its remote control to select and playback
tracks.
•
Music DVD-Video
(Audio-only DVD-Video) - Records audio in DVD-Video
format. A DVD burned in this format is the same as a regular DVD movie disc
which can be played on your computer, home or car DVD player, except that
the DVD does not contain video content.
Audio can be recorded in MPEG audio, LPCM audio, or Dolby Digital audio (at
48 kHz 16-bit stereo). MPEG audio is a compact high-quality format which is
highly recommended for EU DVD players in areas using the PAL TV system.
LPCM provides uncompressed audio quality but with a larger file size, while
Dolby Digital offers a lossy audio compression format with a smaller file size.
A DVD disc, or each side of a dual-sided DVD, is divided into a maximum of
99 titles, and each title may contain up to 99 tracks or songs. Audio are saved
as .vob files in the VIDEO_TS folder on the DVD. When you play the DVD, a
playlist selection menu with a still background image will be displayed on-
screen where you can select tracks to play.
3. Click
OK
. The
Main Window
will then appear where you can collect audio files
to be burned onto the disc. (See
“Compiling an audio disc”
for details.)
4. Choose
Burner: Select Burner
to decide whether to burn directly to a disc
burner or create a disc image file. (See
“Disc burning options”
for details.)
