Cakewalk MediaWorks Audio/Video Softare (Windows)

Manufacturer's Description for Cakewalk MediaWorks Audio/Video Softare (Windows)

MediaWorks All-In-One Digital Media Experience
MediaWorks is the all-in-one digital media creator for enjoying, organizing, backing up, and sharing photos, music, video, and data on CDs, DVDs and the Internet.

Key Features:
MediaWorks provides an integrated environment where you can create enhanced slideshows with photos, video and background music

Build Web-ready photo albums with thumbnail index pages and captions

Arrange your digital video & music into playlists for personal "best of" compilations

Rip, record, enhance, mix, and burn your favorite digital music.

Create VCDs or DVDs of your slideshows and digital videos that play on home DVD players

Make photo albums ready to upload to the web, or burn them to CD or DVD

Take your music with you on your portable music player, burn it to audio CD or data CD/DVD, encode it to MP3 or WMA for Internet sharing

Make back-up copies of audio or data CDs with just one click

Archive valuable data files to DVD or CD

With MediaWorks fast, easy-to-use interface, everything you want to do is only one click away - all within one program. And with its friendly and informative on-screen guides, you'll be having fun in no time at all.

MediaWorks is Perfect for:
Creating enhanced slideshows

Creating digital photo albums

Burning video CDs/DVDs

Making audio CDs & MP3s

Copying audio and data CDs

Archiving data files to CD/DVD

MediaWorks - PhotoVideo Slideshows
Blend photos and digital video along with music soundtracks and audio commentary to create the ultimate memory of special occasions like weddings, birthdays, vacations, and more. You also can use this unique feature to create powerful business presentations or promotional materials for your band. You can easily synchronize music to transitions using MediaWorks unique MatchBeat feature.

Build Web-Ready Photo Albums
Build digital photo albums from PhotoVideo shows in one simple step. MediaWorks will automatically generate thumbnails and index pages - formatted to share on the web or back up on CD/DVD.

MediaWorks - Burn & Play Video CDs & DVDs
Share PhotoVideo slideshows by burning them to video CDs and DVDs that will playback on most DVD players. You can also watch video CDs and DVDs on your PC with the included InterVideo WinDVD 4, the #1 software DVD player - included free.

Copy Audio & Data CDs
MediaWorks can make direct, disc-to-disc copies of audio & data CDs on PCs that feature multiple drives. If you only have one drive, not a problem - simply rip the audio CD or copy the data CD to your hard drive, then burn away.

Backup and Protect Valuable Data Files
MediaWorks provides a simple and integrated interface for burning data CDs and DVDs to easily archive important files onto disc. Burn up to 4.7 GB of data on DVD, 700 MB on CD.

MediaWorks Includes all the great audio features of Pyro
Whether you want to make MP3s, burn and share mix CDs of your favorite music, digitize and restore LPs or cassettes, archive important data files, or create backup copies of your favorite CDs, MediaWorks does it all in one easy-to-use application.

Record, mix, organize & enjoy digital music

Rip & burn music CDs to/from MP3, WMA, WAV

Unlimited professional-quality MP3 & WindowsMedia 9 encoding

Backup Audio CDs with easy disc copying

Restore LPs & tapes on CD

Record Internet broadcasts

Make razor-sharp graphical edits right on the audio waveform

Automatically set volumes & crossfade songs together for DJ-style mixes

Maximize, clean, & enhance audio with pro effects

Recognizes album names, song titles, and artists names from commercial CDs

Listen to playlists on your PC, or take the music with you on CD or portable music player

BONUS: NEATO CD-labeling graphics package

MediaWorks includes the fastest, easiest, most feature rich labeling software available for Windows.

Give your CDs & DVDs fun and professional flair with NEATO MediaFACE 4 labeling software

Design & print full-color CD-Labels and jewel case inserts using the included images or your own

Create labels, inserts and sleeves for CD/DVD, MiniCD, video, MiniDisc, and more

Digital recognition of MP3 and other music files - no more typing in track names

500 high resolution background images in a variety of categories

Wizard Mode - design and print a label in under 30 seconds

Expert high-end graphics tools

Direct import images from scanner, webcam, digital video/still camera

Highlights:
Record, organize, and enjoy photos, music, video, data

Easy-to-use, all-in-one interface

Everything is just a mouse click away

Friendly task-based guides and instructions to get started fast

Create Web-ready photo albums that you can also share on CD or DVD

Generate Photo albums automatically with thumbnails, captions, and index pages

Create PhotoVideo slideshows with digital photos, digital videos, and background music

Synchronize photos to the music beats

Burn video and slideshow VCDs and DVDs for playback on home DVD players

Play VCDs and DVDs on your PC with InterVideo's WinDVD 4

Rip audio CDs and convert LPs & tapes to MP3, WAV, WMA files

Create unlimited digital files with fast, professional MP3 and WindowsMedia 9 encoding

Instantly download song title and artist name from Gracenote/CDDB

Create & listen to smooth, DJ-style playlists with automatic crossfades and consistent volume levels

Integrated audio editor with waveform preview for razor-sharp edits

Get the most out of your audio with 64-bit EQ and Loudness Maximizer

Professional audio restoration with DeNoiser, DeClicker, DeClipper

Add the special touch of reverb, chorus, and delay to your audio with Plasma FXPad

Add additional DirectX-compatible audio effects

Take the music with you on audio CD, MP3 data CD/DVD, or your portable digital music player

Back up CDs with easy disc-to-disc copying

Burn Data DVD discs for backup storage of up to 4.7 GB per disc, data CDs up to 700 MB per disc

Free NEATO MediaFACE 4 CD and DVD labeling software zZounds is an authorized dealer of Cakewalk products.

Minimum System Requirements
Intel or AMD processor, 500MHz or better

Windows(R) 98SE/Me/2000/XP

128 MB RAM

CD-R or CD-RW writer for burning CDs

DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, or DVD+RW writer for burning DVDs

Recommended System Requirements
Intel or AMD processor, 1.5GHz or better

Windows(R) 2000/XP

256 MB RAM

CD-R or CD-RW writer for burning CDs

DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, or DVD+RW writer for burning DVDs

5 GB free disk space for video projects

Burning CDs & DVDs in MediaWorks

Supports VCD 2.0, DVD-Video, Red Book Audio CD, ISO9660 CD, and ISO/UDF bridge DVD formats.

Records onto CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, and DVD+RW discs.

Not all DVD recorders and players can burn and play back every type of disc - please check with the manufacturers of your DVD burners and players for a list of formats and recordable media that they support.