Printing CD Labels

     

VisiTrax supports use of SureThing CD Labeler (version 3 or later), a design and printing tool for CD labels, jewel case inserts, and related matter. Two alternative methods are available:

 

Print to CD Labeler This option, selected from the File menu, activates the CD Labeler program and opens a new design window, with an active playlist containing a track listing selected from VisiTrax.

 

Copy as CD Labeler Playlist This option, selected from either the Edit menu or the right-click menu, copies a selected VisiTrax track listing to the Windows clipboard as an Audio CD playlist, then activates CD Labeler without creating a new design window. If you are using SureThing CD Labeler Deluxe, which supports playlist copy and paste, you can then paste the track listing into the current design's active playlist.

 

Note 1:These two menu options are available only if CD Labeler is installed on your computer.
 
Note 2:CD Labeler uses the term "playlist" to denote a list of titles, artists, etc. for a single CD. This should not be confused with "playlist" as generally used within VisiTrax.

 

Selecting a Track Listing Source from VisiTrax

 

For either transfer method described herein, you first need to select the track listing source:

 

From the Volumes view: tracks will be taken from the selected volume.
From the Tracks view: tracks will be taken from the selected track's volume.
From the Volume Contents view: all listed tracks will be taken.
From the Playlist view: all listed tracks will be taken (the CD title will be taken from the first listed track's volume).

 

Using "Print to CD Labeler"

 

To use this option, perform the following steps:

 

(1)Select the track listing source from VisiTrax, as described above.
 
(2)Select Print to CD Labeler from the File menu. If you are in the Tracks or Volumes view, VisiTrax automatically switches to the Volume Contents view.
 
(3)A file selection dialog will appear. Select the label design set file to be used, then click Open.
 
(4)CD Labeler automatically activates, opening a new design window using the selected label design set and track listing.
 
(5)Refer to CD Labeler's documentation for help on making any necessary layout adjustments and printing.
 
(6)You can switch back and forth between VisiTrax and CD Labeler as often as you like; there is no need to close either program until you are all done with it.

 

Using "Copy as CD Labeler Playlist"

 

This option takes advantage of the "playlist paste" feature available in SureThing CD Labeler Deluxe. It is not intended for use with more limited versions of CD Labeler that don't have this feature. The main advantage of this option is that it avoids opening a separate design window for each track playlist imported from VisiTrax, since it's basically a copy/paste operation.

 

To use this option, perform the following steps:

 

(1) Select the track listing source from VisiTrax, as described above.

 

(2) Select Copy as CD Labeler Playlist from either the Edit menu or the right-click pop-up menu (or press Ctrl-L). This does the following things:

 

If in the Tracks or Volumes view, VisiTrax automatically switches to the Volume Contents view.
Data is copied to the clipboard as a CD Labeler Audio CD playlist.
The CD Labeler program is activated automatically.
If a label design form is open, the Edit Active Playlist dialog is activated (from CD Labeler's Playlists menu).

 

(3) Click the CDLabelerPaste button at the bottom of the Edit Active Playlist dialog, to paste the clipboard data into CD Labeler's currently active playlist.

 

(4) Within CD Labeler, select the label format, style, and playlist fields you wish to use. (To include playlist fields on a label, select Insert Playlist Fields from the Playlists menu.) You can do this either before or after steps (1) and (2).

 

(5)You can switch back and forth between VisiTrax and CD Labeler as often as you like; there is no need to close either program until you are all done with it.

 

Refer to CD Labeler's documentation for additional help.

 

Tip:With SureThing CD Labeler Deluxe, you can quickly create a ready-to-use "starter" set of CD labels, complete with playlist fields, using the New CD Wizard. Select the "Audio CD" SmartDesigns option.

 

For additional information on using playlists within CD Labeler Deluxe, please refer to their tutorial entitled "Working with Playlists", and in particular their tutorial subtopic entitled "Adding Playlist Fields to an Existing Design".

 

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