Using all the Burn Discs modes is similar to each other and comprise the following steps:

• Select the Burn Discs mode - Burn DVD, Burn DATA or Burn ISO - depending on the data type that you are going to burn.

• Select the target drive - optical disc or computer hard drive (when recording ISO-image).

• Add the files to your compilation - DVD video files when in the Burn DVD mode, ISO-image when in the Burn ISO mode and any data type when Burn DATA mode. Use the Add button for that.

• Adjust the burning settings for your compilation clicking the Settings button.

• Erase the disc if it is not empty using the Erase button. Note, that this step can be skipped as the program will offer you to erase the non-empty disc before the burning starts.

• Click the Start burning! button to begin the recording or image creation process.

Before you start burning your discs you should compile a list of all the files you would like to record onto your disc.

To do that use the Add button or the Express Menu, clicking with the right mouse button within the File list area and selecting Add... The window will open that will let you navigate through your personal computer drives and find the necessary files and folders:

Button	Description
	Use this button to move up one level from the current one on your computer hard disk drive.
	Use this button to move directly to My Computer folder of your computer hard disk drive to add files from there.
	Use this button to move directly to My Documents folder of your computer hard disk drive to add files from there.
	Use this button to move directly to My Videos folder of your computer hard disk drive to add files from there.
	Use this button to move directly to My Music folder of your computer hard disk drive to add files from there.
	Use this button to move directly to view your network to add files from a network drive.

You can also drag the files and folders from the standard windows explorer and drop them to the File list area.

If you would like to add a new folder to your compilation you can use the Express Menu, clicking with the right mouse button within the File list area and select New Folder. To remove files and folders, select them and press the Delete button on the keyboard or again, use the Express Menu.

If you already have some data on the CD/DVD/BD and it was recorded using multisession mode you can add some more data. When you insert such a disc the files already present on it will be displayed in the Files list and marked in blue. The newly added files will be displayed in black font color:

Note: if there are some files already recorded on the disc they will not be removed from the list when you select Delete All in the Express Menu.

Before you start burning, you might want to view and if needed change the additional settings. To do that you will need to click the Settings button when you are in the Burn DVD, Burn DATA or Burn ISO work mode. The following window will be opened:

Here you can change the following parameters:

The same settings are available for ISO-image burning.

In case you are going to record DVD-video, the Finalize disc setting will be disabled. That is done to ensure compatibility with the hardware DVD players. The Joliet structure also cannot be used as DVD-video discs use only UDF file structure:

After you select all the parameters you can close the window clicking the appropriate button. The changes will be applied automatically.

If you use a rewritable disc (CD-RW, DVD-RW or BD-RE), you might need to erase it prior to recording your compilation. To do that you should press the Erase button when you are in the Burn DVD, Burn DATA or Burn ISO work modes. The erase dialog window will appear to let you delete all the information from the rewritable disc:

Here you should select:

• Drive - the name of the drive that you use to record your discs.

• Erase type - Quick erase or Full format of the rewritable disc.

  • If you select the Quick erase, the data on the disc will not be actually erased as in this mode only the Table of Contents of the disc is deleted, the disc will appear empty and ready for burning but the data can be restored later using special software.

  • If you select the Full format, all the data on the rewritable disc will be physically erased and you will not be able to restore it later. This mode will take much more time. Use this type of erase if you have some confidential data on the disc that must be erased.

You can also enable the Eject disc after erasing check-box, if you do not plan to work with the disc afterwards. If you plan to use the same disc for burning after erasing, it might be useful to leave it unchecked.

When all the erasing parameters are set, you can press the Erase button to start the erasing process itself. Once the erasing is started, it cannot be stopped. Please, wait for the erasing process to be finished.

After you select all the settings click the Start burning! button to start the recording process. You will see the progress of the burning, the current operation and the file that is being written at the moment:

You can click the Cancel button to abort the recording, although it is not recommended as the disc might become unreadable afterwards if the burning process is not complete. You won't be able to read or write a CD-R, a DVD±R or a BD-R after you press this button in the middle of the burning process.

If you already have some data on the CD/DVD/BD and it was recorded using multisession mode you can add some more data. When you insert such a disc the files already present on it will be displayed in the Files list and marked in blue. The newly added files will be displayed in black font color:

After that you can click the Start burning! button to record the new data onto the disc.

Sometimes you might need to create an image for your disc prior to recording it onto a CD, a DVD or a BD. You can do that with the help of the AVS DVD Copy. Currently it supports ISO-type images, compatible with all the main programs on the market nowadays. You can burn this image onto a CD, a DVD or a BD later if you would like to with AVS DVD Copy or mount it to some third party virtual drive.

You can select the ISO-image creation from the program main window:

After that you should set the file name and destination for your image and then you can record the files and folders to the image as if it were a common optical disc.

If you already have ISO-images on your computer hard disk drive you can burn them onto a CD, a DVD or a BD using the AVS DVD Copy software. To do that you should switch into Burn ISO work mode, locate the image file on your computer and add it to your compilation (using drag-and-drop method, the Add button or the Express Menu). The program will add the files that the ISO-image contains to your compilation.

Note: if you would like to record the ISO-image as a single file to be able to transfer it to a different computer you will need to switch to Burn DATA work mode and add the needed ISO-image as if it were an ordinary file. In this case the files and folders "recorded" into the image will be left inside it and you will not be able to see them without additional software.