Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) [Paperback]

Greg Harvey (Author)

Book Description

Series: For Dummies (Computers) | Publication Date: January 4, 2006

Your step-by-step guide to digital media fun - no experience required!

Share your movies, create a music library, or preserve important records

What do you want to put on CDs or DVDs? Whether you need a backup archive for valuable business data or a personalized video library that rocks, you can do it with Roxio Easy Media Creator 8. Follow this handy guide to find the task you want to perform and make it happen, quickly and easily.

Discover how to

• Quickly navigate the Creator 8 suite
• Copy data with Drag-to-Disc
• Schedule regular backups
• Produce slideshows with background music
• Build media projects with task Assistants
• Create DVDs with audio, video, and photos

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Your step-by-step guide to digital media fun — no experience required!

Share your movies, create a music library, or preserve important records

What do you want to put on CDs or DVDs? Whether you need a backup archive for valuable business data or a personalized video library that rocks, you can do it with Roxio Easy Media Creator 8. Follow this handy guide to find the task you want to perform and make it happen, quickly and easily.

Discover how to

• Quickly navigate the Creator 8 suite
• Copy data with Drag-to-Disc
• Schedule regular backups
• Produce slideshows with background music
• Build media projects with task Assistants
• Create DVDs with audio, video, and photos

About the Author

Greg Harvey Ph.D. has authored tons of computer books, the most recent being Excel 2003 For Dummies and Adobe Acrobat 6 PDF For Dummies. He started out training business users on how to use IBM personal computers and their attendant computer software in the rough and tumble days of DOS, WordStar, and Lotus 1-2-3 in the mid-80s of the last century. After working for a number of independent training firms, he went on to teach semester-long courses in spreadsheet and database management software at Golden Gate University in San Francisco.
His love of teaching has translated into an equal love of writing. For Dummies books are, of course, his all-time favorites to write because they enable him to write to his favorite audience, the beginner. They also enable him to use humor (a key element to success in the training room) and, most delightful of all, to express an opinion or two about the subject matter at hand.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (January 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471747408
• ISBN-13: 978-0471747406
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,197,460 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Greg Harvey has authored tons of computer books, the most recent being Excel Timesaving Techniques For Dummies and Roxio Easy Media Creator For Dummies, and the most popular being Excel 2003 For Dummies and Excel 2003 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies. He started out training business users on how to use IBM personal computers and their attendant computer software in the rough and tumble days of DOS, WordStar, and Lotus 1-2-3 in the mid-80s of the last century. After working for a number of independent training firms, he went on to teach semester-long courses in spreadsheet and database management software at Golden Gate University in San Francisco.
His love of teaching has translated into an equal love of writing. For Dummies books are, of course, his all-time favorites to write because they enable him to write to his favorite audience, the beginner. They also enable him to use humor (a key element to success in the training room) and, most delightful of all, to express an opinion or two about the subject matter at hand.
Greg received his doctorate degree in Humanities in Philosophy and Religion with a concentration in Asian Studies and Comparative Religion last May. Everyone is glad that Greg was finally able to get out of school before he retired.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Roxio to the Rescue, August 9, 2006

By 

R. R. McGregor (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) (Paperback)

If I hadn't bought this book my computer would now be at the bottom of the swimming pool. While the Roxio program has good help tips and tutorials, having this secondary source on paper was absolutely necessary to me.

I haven't even begun to explore the depths of the full program but this book made it possible for me to cut my learning curve significantly - and enjoyably, too!

Even though I have now penciled in a couple of my own tips not included in the book, this book has got to be Roxio's best friend. If you going to buy and use the Roxio program then you certainly should include this book in your purchase plans.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)), August 2, 2006

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Herbert H. Lewis Jr. (Marble Falls, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Roxio Easy Media Creator 8 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computers)) (Paperback)

It is an oustanding handbook on how to use Media Creator 8.

1.0 out of 5 stars Never received the item., December 28, 2010

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John - See all my reviews

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I never received the item ordered. Also never received the Roxio Media Creator 10 software. Check it out for me.

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