50 Chapter 3 Using Your PowerBook
To record music from your iTunes library:
1Click the iTunes icon in the Dock.
2Select the playlist you want to record.
3Insert a blank CD-R or CD-RW disc.
4At the top of the iTunes window, click Burn CD.
Important: If your battery runs down when you are burning a CD, the burn can fail and
you will not be able to use the CD disc again. To prevent this, always use your power
adapter when burning a CD.
Recording Information on a DVD
You can record your own digital movies on a blank recordable DVD disc. You can also
record other kinds of digital data, such as backing up files onto a recordable DVD disc.
With applications like iDVD, you can create your own customized digital media project,
burn it on a blank recordable disc, and play it on most standard DVD players.
To burn an iDVD project onto a blank DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, or DVD+RW disc:
1Open iDVD and open your completed iDVD project.
2Click the Burn button.
3When prompted, insert a blank recordable DVD disc into the drive.
4Click the Burn button again.
Note: The SuperDrive can read and record on both sides of a double-sided DVD+R disc.
To record data on DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, or DVD+RW discs:
1Insert a blank recordable DVD disc into the drive.
2In the dialog that appears, enter a name for the disc and select the format you want to
use.
3Double-click the DVD icon that appears on your desktop, and then drag files and
folders to it.
4Click the Burn Disc icon beside the disc name in the Finder sidebar.
For more information about how to use iDVD, open iDVD and choose Help > iDVD
Help.
Important: If your battery runs down when you are burning a DVD, the burn can fail
and the DVD disc will not be able to be used again. To prevent this, always use your
power adapter when burning a DVD.