Apple G5 Recording Information on a DVD, To record music on a CD-R disc from your iTunes library

To record music on a CD-R disc from your iTunes library:

1Open iTunes (click its icon in the Dock).

2Select the playlist you want to record.

3Insert a blank CD-R disc.

4Click Burn CD at the top of the iTunes window.

To record data on a CD-R disc from the Finder:

1Insert a blank CD-R disc.

2In the dialog that appears, enter a name for the disc and select the format you want. An icon for the CD appears on the desktop.

3Double-click the CD icon, then drag files and folders to it.

4Choose File > Burn Disc or select the disc and drag it to the Burn Disc icon in the Dock.

For information about how to use iTunes to record music files on a CD, see iTunes Help. Open iTunes (in Applications) and choose Help > iTunes and Music Store Help.

Recording Information on a DVD

If you have a SuperDrive, you can record an interactive DVD using your own digital movies and a blank DVD-R (DVD-recordable) disc. You can also record other kinds of digital data to DVD-R discs; you can back up files, for example. However, once you record information on a DVD-R disc, it cannot be overwritten.

With applications such as iDVD or DVD Studio Pro, you can create your own customized DVD project, burn it on a blank DVD-R disc, and play it on most standard DVD players.

To burn a disc with iDVD:

1Open iDVD and open your completed DVD project.

2Click the Burn button.

3Insert a new, blank DVD-R disc into the drive when prompted.

4Click the Burn button again.

To record data on a DVD-R disc in the Finder:

1Insert a blank DVD-R disc in the drive.

2In the dialog that appears, enter a name for the disc and select the format you want to create. An icon for the DVD appears on the desktop.

3Double-click the DVD icon, then drag files and folders to it.

4Choose File > Burn Disc or select the disc and drag it to the Burn Disc icon in the Dock.

For more information about iDVD, open iDVD (in Applications) and choose Help > iDVD Help.

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