To write a CD or DVD, perform the following steps:
Open Applications ▸ System Tools ▸ CD/DVD Creator. The file manager opens the CD/DVD Creator folder.
In a File Browser window, the CD/DVD Creator item is available in the Go menu.
Drag the files and folders that you want to write to CD or DVD to the CD/DVD Creator folder.
Insert a writable CD or DVD into the CD/DVD writer device on your system.
Press the Write to Disc button, or choose File ▸ Write to CD/DVD. A Write to Disc dialog is displayed.
Use the Write to Disc dialog to specify how you want to write the CD, as follows:
| Dialog Element | Description |
|---|---|
| Write disc to | Select the device to which you want to write the CD from the drop-down list. To create an CD image file, select the File image option. A CD image file is a normal file that contains all of the data in the same format as a CD, that you can write to a CD later. |
| Disc name | Type a name for the CD in the text box. |
| Data size | Shows the size of the data to be written to disc. The blank disk must be at least this size. |
| Write speed | Select the speed at which you want to write the CD from the drop-down list. |
Click on the Write button.
If you selected the File image option from the Target to write to drop-down list, a Choose a filename for the disc image dialog is displayed. Use the dialog to specify the location where you want to save the disc image file. By default, disc image files have a .iso file extension.
A Writing disc dialog is displayed. This process takes some time. When the disc is written or when the disc image file is created, a message to indicate that the process is complete is displayed in the dialog.
You can set the CD/DVD Creator folder to open automatically when you instert a blank disc. See Section 6.12.6 ― Media Preferences.
The filesystem written to the CD will be readable with long filenames on all recent operating systems. Both the Joliet and the Rock Ridge CD-ROM filesystem extensions are used.