CdCoverCreator 2.0
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SHORT DESCRIPTION
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CdCoverCreator is a useful tool to easily create audio CD covers, inlays,
labels and booklets. Design time for your covers is as short as possible.
The track lengths are read from the audio CD, titles can be retrieved via
CDDB from the internet - or entered manually, of course.
Cover images can be scanned or downloaded from the internet directly in
CdCoverCreator.
The Layout of the covers is specified by style templates.


FEATURES
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- Prints Jewel Case Covers, Inlays and CD labels as well as booklets

- Track length is read from the CD

- CDDB support to retrieve track titles via the internet

- Match&Merge function for own compilations

- Scanner support

- Cover images and Lyrics can be downloaded from the internet

- Background: color gradients and transparent textures
  Sample background images are provided

- Layout is defined by customizable style templates

- Many predefined cover/label sizes

- Version checking/Auto-updating


KNOWN PROBLEMS
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- The backgrounds are not printed in the right colors or appear entirely black.
  Solution:
  Open the program options dialog (File -> Program Options) and print a test page
  to determine the best suitable printing mode.


DISCLAIMER
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CdCoverCreator is free software.
Feel free to copy and distribute this software.

This software is provided "as is" without warranties of any kind.
The use of CdCoverCreator is at your sole risk.
In no event shall the author be liable for any damages arising out of or
related to the use, inability to use, performance or nonperformance of this software.

It is illegal to use covers of CDs you don't possess.
The author is not liable for the use of this feature nor for the content of the
websites linked by Cover Browser or Lyrics Browser.

This program is not SpyWare. However, An existing internet connection may
be used for version checking. You may turn this off by unticking the
"Check program version" check box in the "Program settings" dialog.


COPYRIGHTS
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Copyright (c) 2001-2003 by M.-M. Christen (Application)

Portions Copyright:
(c) 2002 Samuel Abels
(c) 2002 Brent Corkum
(c) 2000 Paul DiLascia
(c) 2000 Tadeusz Dracz
(c) 1995-1998 Jean-Loup Gailly, Mark Adler
(c) 1991-1996 Thomas G. Lane
(c) 1998-1999 Chris Maunder, Alexander Bischofberger
(c) 2002 Pablo van der Meer
(c) Gustav Munkby
(c) 2001 Johann Nadalutti
(c) 2000 Rajiv Ramachandran
(c) 1997 Keith Rule
(c) 1998-1999 Kirk W. Stowell


CONTACT
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E-Mail: mmchristen@yahoo.com


BUG REPORTS
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If you have detected a bug, please feel free to contact me.

Thanks to L. Ballerstedt and G. Palmer for bug reports and testing.