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Install AVS DVD Copy. AVS DVD Copy includes AVS Cover Editor. AVS Cover Editor is a compact and fully functional application that lets the user create different labels for optical discs and box covers, edit them and print or save into graphical files. You can use AVS Cover Editor together with all the other AVS4YOU products or as a separate application. Using AVS Cover Editor you can quickly and easily perform the following tasks: * create labels for your recorded CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray discs; * create front and back covers for different types of disc boxes; * various presets and templates are available if you do not want to spend your time drawing; * print your created labels and covers using a dozen of disc layouts; * save your created labels and covers into an image file if you do not have a possibility to print them right now. The program does not require any specific knowledge but at the same time has extended editing capabilities that will let you create labels and covers to your taste and needs. Using AVS Cover Editor you can add a touch of individuality to your optical discs collection and label them so that you could find the necessary discs faster. Program Interface The AVS Cover Editor program has a simple and user-friendly interface. Its Main Window consists of the following areas: * Quick Access Toolbar - is used to get quick access to the basic functions of the program: open, save and print projects. * Ribbon Command Bar - is used to get access to all the features the program offers, such as work with projects, copy-paste functions, zoom, etc. * Application Button - is used to quickly perform all the operations with projects. * Navigation Panel - is used to let the user select a page for editing: disc, front or back covers. The content of this panel depends on the project type you selected while creating it. * Editing Area - is used to add different objects, change their position and preview the result. * Status Bar - is used to zoom in or out the elements displayed in the Editing Area as well as to view information relating to the opened project type, the page you are editing and the objects currently selected. 
To label your disc you can use one of the following methods: * Printers that support printing on optical media You can also use ink jet printers, which include a dedicated CD/DVD/BD tray for printing directly on the disc surface. But to use these printers for labeling media, you'll need to buy printable discs. Furthermore you will have to wait at least 24 hours before using your disc in a CD/DVD/BD player. * LightScribe technology This technology lets you use the burner's laser to etch labels with text or graphics onto the top of specially coated recordable CD and DVD media. So, special discs and a compatible disc writer are required. Before or after burning data to the read-side of the disc, you need to turn the disc over and insert it with the label side down. The drive's laser then etches into the label side in such a way that an image is produced. But this method also has drawbacks - special storage precautions are necessary to prevent LightScribe discs from fading. But they are however purely superficial; they do not affect the data stored upon the disc. Disc Covers Disc covers are created to insert them into a disc case that are designed to protect the media from scratches and other types of exposure damage. There are a lot of disc case types and each case type requires its own cover. That's why before creating a disc cover, determine what case type you will use for storing the CD/DVD/Blu-ray disc you recorded. Here are some of them: * Jewel case A jewel case is the original compact disc case that has been used since the compact disc was first released in 1982. There are also slimline jewel cases that first gained popularity as cases for CD singles sold in Japan and Europe, and have become a common space-saving packaging for burned CD-ROMs. There are a number of issues with the format of the jewel case. The structure has a weakness in that the case is hinged on two brittle plastic arms which often break if the case receives shock or stress. * Keep case A keep case is the most common type of DVD packaging. It is taller and thicker than a jewel case, and is made of much softer, less brittle plastic, so it does not break as easily. They usually hold one or two discs, but are capable of holding up to six discs. Operations with Projects AVS Cover Editor lets the user create different disc labels and box covers or edit existing presets. All the actions you perform in the program are stored in projects when you save them. A project contains all the arrangements information of the images and objects included in your cover and all the modifications made. A saved project file in AVS Cover Editor has a *.cov file name extension. By saving your projects, you can open the project file later and begin editing it in AVS Cover Editor from where you stopped. Creating Projects When you launch AVS Cover Editor, it begins with all the presets loaded and the 'Project 1' started. However, you can create a project of your own from the very beginning. To do that click the New button on the Home Tab of the Ribbon Command Bar or select the New item of the Application Button menu. Then you will need to choose the type of project you would like to start: 
There are several options to select from: * DVD Case Templates - use this option to create labels for different DVD discs, covers for DVD boxes and cases (the presets include DVD Clear Case, 14 mm DVD 4 disc case, 14 mm double DVD case, 14 mm single DVD case, 7 mm double DVD case, 7 mm single DVD case, 9 mm double DVD case, 9 mm single DVD case). * Blu-ray Case Templates - use this option to create labels for different Blu-ray discs, covers for BD boxes and cases (the preset includes 12 mm single Blu-ray case). * CD Case Templates - use this option to create labels for different CD discs, covers for CD boxes and cases (the presets include Single CD case, Slim CD case, 2 CD case, Jewel CD case for 6CD, DDPack, Double VCD Box). * CD 3.5" Case Templates - use this option to create labels for different 3.5 inch CD discs, covers for 3.5 inch CD boxes and cases (the presets include CD 3.5" and Slim CD 3.5"). When you modify your project in some way, you will need to save it to be able to use it later. Saving can be done in the following way: click the Save button on the Home Tab of the Ribbon Command Bar, select the Save Project item in the Quick Access Toolbar or the Save option of the Application Button menu or select the Save as option of the Application Button menu if you plan to save the existing project under a different name. You can open previously saved projects pressing the Open button on the Home Tab of the Ribbon Command Bar, selecting the Open Project item in the Quick Access Toolbar or using the Open option of the Application Button menu. The AVS Cover Editor projects will be displayed in the opened window and will have the *.cov file name extension. Editing Projects Editing the covers and labels is quite easy and does not require any specific skills. You can select one of the available presets on the Home Tab or create your own image from scratch. You only need to select an element you want to add on the Edit Tab, set its properties on the Format Tab and change its shape and position within the Editing Area using the mouse. The main elements you can add to your image are: * Image. * Text and Round Text; * Line and Polyline; * Rectangle and Polygon; * Circle and circle-like shapes; You can add an image to your created disc label or box cover. It will serve as a background or as a part of the disc label or box cover. To do it you should open the Edit Tab of the Ribbon Command Bar and press the Add Image button within the General Tools group: Add Image - Use this button to add an image to your created project. After that a rectangle containing the added image will be seen within the created label or cover. The following window will open to let you select an image in one of the graphic formats in the Thumbnails folder. You can also select an image from any folder present on your computer hard disk drive: 
After the image is selected, you can change the picture size in the Editing Area, Constrain and Restore Proportions of it, select its Opacity or choose some other image to replace the current one, clicking the Select Image button. You can also rotate the loaded image, if you direct the mouse cursor to the green circle - it will turn into a round arrow - and move the cursor in the direction you want. 
Here is how an image will look like on your disc box back cover: 
The same way an image can be placed on a disc label or disc box front cover. To add some captions and inscriptions on your disc or box cover you should open the Edit Tab of the Ribbon Command Bar and press the Add Text or Add Round Text button within the General Tools group: Add Text - Use this option to add common text to your created image. Add Round Text - Use this option to add rounded text to your image. When you press either of the buttons the Edit Text window will appear letting you enter your own text. As soon as you press the OK button the entered text will be shown within the Editing Area and Text Format Tab will appear on the Ribbon Command Bar allowing you to adjust its properties. The buttons group lets you select the Font type, Font Size, font style (bold, italic, underline), Text Alignment: align left, align by center, align right, align by width, Color, its Opacity and Width used to draw the text edge, Shadow settings (Color, Opacity, Blur, Distance X (horizontal) and Distance Y (vertical)). You will also be able to select to either show or hide the text Shadow. 
Printing and Saving as Images After the images for your disc label and box cover are ready, you can print them using a printer. To do that click the Print button on the Home Tab of the Ribbon Command Bar, select the Print Project item in the Quick Access Toolbar or use the Print option of the Application Button menu. The following window will open: 
You can select here: * Printer - select the printer from the list of available ones. If you have only one printer connected to your personal computer, it will be selected by default. Otherwise, the printer marked as default by your system will be selected until you choose some other one. Settings - click this button to open the printer setup window and to adjust the printer parameters, specific to each printer. The parameters of the printer will differ depending on the printer type and model and the printer drivers installed. * Print Discs - you can select to print the created disc label or not. Layout - the paper layout depending on the printer you use. Inner Radius - the inner radius of the disc label. * Print Covers - you can select to print all the created covers or only one of them - the box Front or Back Cover. The amount of covers displayed depends on the project type you selected while creating the project. Print Borders - use this option to print the box cover borders on paper. It might be especially useful, if your cover background is white and you will not know where the boundaries are unless you print them on the paper. After you select the necessary settings, you can click the Print button to start printing the images or Cancel to close this window. However, if you do not plan to print the result right now or have not got an available printer at the moment, you can save your resulting covers and labels as images. Select the Export Images item in the Application Button menu to open the following dialog window: 
Here you can choose: * Folder to save the resulting images. The My Documents folder on your computer will be chosen by default. Click the Browse button to find a specific folder on your computer hard disk drive. * Select Images to Export - you can select to export all the created labels and covers or only some of them - a Disc label, a box Front or Back Cover. The amount of covers displayed depends on the project type you selected while creating the project. * File Prefix - the title that the images will be saved with. * File Format - the image file format selected from the list. You can use most of the currently known formats - *.bmp, *.jpg, *.tga and *.png. * Image Quality - the output resolution of the images that will be exported. The following options are available: default (96 dots per inch) and high (300 dots per inch). After you select the necessary settings, you can click the Export button to save the images or Cancel to close this window. |
