Features:

Drag-and-Drop burning:

• Windows Sidebar Gadget — drag-and-drop then burn files directly via the Windows Sidebar.
• MP3 ripping and audio file conversion — take your favorite CDs and quickly create files for playback on a music player or your home media center PC.
• New-look interface — feel right at home with the new look of Windows Vista; easier navigation and a cleaner design.

Burn any disc, any file:

• Burn any disc and any fileData burning — burn a huge amount of data to disc, on CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs and HD DVDs.
• Video and photo disc authoring — create discs of videos and photo slideshows that play on a home DVD player.
• Creation of Audio CDs — create compilation CDs.
• Mixed media CDs — burn data files and audio files onto the same disc, play your music on your CD player, then access data on your PC.

Search and burn:

• Search for files quickly using tags or titlesSimplified burning process — find files in an instant, search using tags or titles.
• Drag to burn — drag complete folders or individual files in one easy step.
• Disc capacity bar — manage the number of files you can burn for your current disc media using the easy-to-read capacity bar.
• Burner settings — take control of the burning process with speed, data settings, auto-run, and other burning options.

Safeguard your data:

• Secured data disc —add a password and encrypt to ensure better protection.
• Disc copying — create perfect duplicates of your discs.
• Erase disc and disc image utilities — save or burn disc images, erase and re-use re-writable discs.

System Requirements:

Operating System:

• Windows Vista, XP, or 2000 (Vista and XP recommended)

Screen Resolution:

1024 x 768 pixels

Memory:

• 128 MB SDRAM for data and music burning
• 256 MB DDR RAM for video burning (512 MB recommended)

CPU:

• CD/VCD (MPEG-1) production: Intel Pentium II 450
• DVD (MPEG-2) production: Intel Pentium III 800 MHz, or AMD Athlon 700 MHz

(Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz, AMD Athlon 2100+ or above recommended)

Hard Drive Disc Space:

• 1 GB for making VCDs
• 5-10 GB for making DVDs
• 15 GB for making HD DVDs
• 25-30 GB for making Blu-ray discs