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How to create, or burn a DVD or CD disc using Windows Media.

Follow this process to burn a DVD or CD disc using the Windows Media® Thespian.

Important: Burning and playback of Blu-ray Disc® media is non supported in Windows Media Player.

NOTES:

  • This procedure explains how to use the Windows Media Player to burn information to a DVD or CD disc. For other types of discs, such as a DVD-Video disc or an sound CD, y'all will need to use a different programme or characteristic of Windows.
  • Not all computers have a writeable optical drive. To see if your computer has a writeable optical drive, check the specifications. Manuals are posted on your model back up page.
  • Because Windows Media Player does non back up the CD-Text standard, the disc that you burn will non include the media information from the original files. This means that if you fire an audio disc containing songs from multiple sources and y'all try to play that disc on another computer, the other computer may not be able to display the names of the songs or artists.
  • If yous want to make a standard music CD that volition play in well-nigh whatsoever CD player, choose the Audio CD option, if you want to make a disc that tin hold several hours of music (as opposed to an audio CD that only holds almost 80 minutes of music), cull the Information CD or DVD option.
  • Yous can also add picture and video files to data discs. If you want the power to erase the disc later on and add new files to information technology utilise a CD-RW, DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc.
  • If needed, follow this procedure to erase a Rewritable disc  (CD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-RW) before starting the procedures below.
  1. Identify a recordable disc in the optical drive of your computer.

    NOTE: The following total sized (12cm) recordable discs can exist used:

    • CD-R
    • CD-RW
    • DVD+R
    • DVD+R DL
    • DVD+RW
    • DVD-R
    • DVD-RW
  2. In the AutoPlay window, click Burn down an audio CD using Windows Media Thespian. Image

    NOTES:

    • If the AutoPlay window does not appear, click Start, click Figurer, and and then double-click the optical disc drive containing the recordable disc.
    • In footstep 2 you volition be presented with two different options for burning a disc: Audio CD or Data CD or DVD. Considering yous chose to fire a disc using Windows Media Player, both methods volition allow you to drag and driblet the desired files to the recordable disc. Select the method most advisable for your needs.
    1. In the Windows Media Player window, click the Burn down tab.
    2. On the Burn tab, click the Burn options button, and so click to select either Audio CD or Information CD or DVD. Image
    3. Browse to the items in the Library that you desire to burn to the audio CD and, to create a burn list, elevate items from the details pane (the pane in the centre of the window) to the list pane (the pane on the right side of the window).

      NOTES:

      • To alter the order of the songs in the Burn list, drag and driblet a song upward or down in the list.
      • To remove a vocal from the Fire list, correct-click the song and so click Remove from list.
      • You tin keep to add together music tracks up to the point at which the media icon shows information technology is full. Image
    4. When the media icon shows it is full or the Burn list contains all the tracks you want information technology to contain, click the Start burn button. Image

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